There are 12 million young people aged 10-25 in the UK, forming 18% of the population. Adolescence is one of the most rapid and formative phases of human development. The distinctive physical, cognitive, social, emotional and sexual development that occurs in adolescence demands special attention from health practitioners as their health and wellbeing affects not only themselves but also their family, friends, and communities. Young people also report increasing difficulties accessing health care thus widening inequalities in relation to both mental and physical health.
This ODE will present the latest evidence and recommendations on pertinent clinical topics providing you with key actions you can take with you to use with young people and their families in practice.
Learning objectives:
- Describe the range of clinical problems currently affecting young people’s health
- Understand the perspectives of young people seeking healthcare
- Evaluate latest research on clinical areas of importance in young people's health
- Identify key actions that can improve health care for young people in your practice.
Topics:
- An overview of adolescent health
- Gynaecology
- Barriers to Primary Care access
- Health inequalities
- Neurodiversity
- Mental health
- Access, consent and capacity
- Musculoskeletal health
- Rheumatology
Conference Chair:
Dr Stephanie Lamb, GP, Co-founder and Clinical Lead of the Well Centre
Conference Speakers:
Miss Jemma Johns, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at King's College Hospital and senior lecturer at King's College London
Dr Ichechim White, GP, Adolescent Health Clinical Lead, RCGP adolescent health board
Daniel Mclaren, Young Trainer at Association for Young People's Health
Arshan Mahi, Young Trainer at Association for Young People's Health
Esta Orchard, Training Design and Development Lead at Association for Young People's Health
Dr James Gordon, Clinical Lead at South Tyneside and Sunderland LDT Regional Transformation Team
Cheryl Gascoigne, Advanced Occupational Therapist
Fran Martin, Learning Disability Practitioner
Lucy Fulton, Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner and Non medical prescriber
Lynn Robson, Advanced Occupational Therapist and ARFID practitioner
Dr Amina Al-Yassin, GPwER in child and adolescent mental health, Brent CAMHS clinic and specialist for Bernardo's
Dr Emma Park, GP and trainer at Clover Group Sheffield, Clinical lead for Sexual Health and Community Gynaecology and CASES peer reviewer for Primary Care Sheffield
Dr Elspeth Wise, salaried GP at Talbot Medical Centre, writer for South Tyneside's Health Pathways site
