Royal College of General Practitioners - Online Learning Environment

This is a recording of a live conference that took place on 22 January 2026. This recording will be available to view until 16 November 2026.

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. As a GP you are brilliantly placed to support children and young people in every crucial stage of their development, both through the direct care you provide them and the family-centred approaches you take around population health and improving health equity. With the help of an expert group of clinicians, all of whom work in hospital childrens services but with experience of working in partnership with colleagues in primary 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 that can come up in children and young people. 

Learning objectives:

• Strengthen skills in recognising and diagnosing a broad range of conditions commonly seen in children and young people
• Increase confidence using the latest evidence in treating key common conditions in children and young people
• Broaden skills in working in partnership with local and specialist paediatricians in managing some of the more challenging or complex cases that can come up in children and young people

Topics: 

• Eczema
• Asthma
• Cow's milk protein intolerance
• ADHD and Autism
• Adolescent gynaecology
• Vaccine preventable diseases

Conference co-chairs:

Dr Sharon Jheeta, Consultant Paediatrician, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust 

Dr Bob Klaber, Consultant Paediatrician & Director of Strategy, Research & Innovation, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust