Child health | One Day Essentials | REWIND

This is a recording of a live webinar that took place on 05 December 2024. This recording will be available to view until September 2025.

Children and young people make up 25% of consultations in primary care. Amongst the simple and straightforward, there are some complexities and conditions that need careful thought and care. We will equip you to better manage conditions in Primary Care and to diagnose and treat common childhood illness along with appropriately managing more challenging or complex cases in children’s health. 

Learning objectives:

• Paediatric Allergy update- To identify, diagnose and manage common paediatric allergies, including eczema, food allergies, allergy testing  and when to consider allergy testing and a referral
• Paediatric ENT update including recurrent infections, obstructive sleep apnoea and which patients needs surgery
• Paediatric Ophthalmology update on common eye presentations, what can be done in GP setting and how quickly to refer
• Paediatric Mental Health and Adolescent update- with a new focus on mental health conditions in children and young people, what are the best strategies and resources in dealing with this very challenging patient group both in primary and secondary care
• Paediatric Infectious Disease update on challenges around immunisation and common presentations to primary care and how to recognise a sick child

Topics include:

• Paediatric ophthalmology
• Common allergic presentations in children
• Eczema
• Infectious diseases
• Paediatric ENT
• Mental health and Adolescents