BNSSG Paeds Pod

Speaker: Dr Neky Sargant: Consultant Paediatrician with an interest in Eating Disorders, UHBW Clinical Lead for Eating Disorders, BNSSG Clinical Lead for Paediatric Mental Health. Blurb IN THIS PODCAST FINALE Neky Sargant shares her 'top tips' for assessing and managing eating disorders in Children and Young People in Primary Care. She highlights key guideline changes with the 2023 MEED guidelines...

Speakers: Dr Katy Pike: Senior Lecturer at the University of Bristol, Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine and BNSSG ICB asthma lead   Dr Deborah Marriage: Consultant nurse in Allergy and Asthma and BNSSG ICB asthma lead   Blurb: Hot of the press: NICE, BTS and SIGN all reached agreement for new, revolutionary asthma guidelines. In this episode Katy Pike and Deb Marriage demystif...

Speaker:  Mr Julian Gaskin -Paediatric ENT consultant at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children   Blurb: When are sleep studies warranted for children with suspected obstructive sleep apnoea? How do we avoid missing cholesteatomas? When should we refer infants with laryngomalacia? Is there a link between gastro-oesophageal reflux and laryngomalacia?  Paediatric ENT consultant Julian Gaskin answers th...

Speaker: Dr Frances Hutchings -Consultant General Paediatrician at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children   Blurb How should we assess the child with recurrent infections? When can we reassure with a diagnosis of toddler diarrhoea? How do we manage Tics and when should we be concerned? What is benign transient hyperphoshatasemia of infancy? Dr Frances Hutchings answers these questions and more, addre...

Speaker:   Dr J-C Sconce: General Paediatric consultant at BRHC, co-author of the BRHC 'Gastro-oesophageal reflux in infants' guideline.   Blurb When should we prescribe for infants with reflux? How can we help parents practically giving medications? Do dummies have a role? Are pro-kinetic agents still an option? General Paediatric consultant Dr J-C Sconce guides us through these questions and mor...

Speaker:  Dr Rachel Gaywood -GP clinical lead for Learning Disabilities and Autism in Devon   Blurb: How do we identify learning disabilities? Why is the learning disability register import? What are the common pitfalls around learning disabilities? How can we support families? Join us as Dr Rachel Gaywood explores these questions and more.   Resources: NHS England: Improving identification of peo...

Speaker Dr Clare Sheahan: consultant in Community Paediatrics Blurb When should we suspect Autism? What social factors can muddy the water? Who should we refer? How can we practically support families? What is the role of the education sector? Why are the rates of Autism increasing and what is BNSSG ICB doing to tackle the increased waiting times? Join us as Consultant Community Paediatrician Clar...

Speaker:   Pippa Bowen - General Paediatric consultant BRHC with an interest in endocrinology.   General Paediatric consultant Dr Pippa Bowen brings the child with precocious or delayed puberty to life. She guides us through a methodical Primary Care assessment with underpinning explanations. We explore cases of delayed puberty, precocious puberty and premature adrenarche.   Resources Archives of...

Speaker Dr Dan Magnus - consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine Blurb Want to brush up on your knowledge on your knowledge of measles and pertussis? Refresh your clinical knowledge, keep up to date and be prepared to answer any parental queries. Paediatric Emergency Medicine consultant Dan Magnus guides us through diagnosis and management of measles and whooping cough as well as taking us back...

Speaker Dr David Capehorn - GP partner and Honorary Associate Specialist in Paediatrics.  Blurb Should we always investigate lymphadenopathy in children and how worried should we be? Is fever a predictor of illness? When should we investigate intermittent abdominal pain? How do we interpret investigations in children?  GP and Honorary Associate Specialist in Paediatrics tackles these questions and...

Speaker Dr Anirban Majumdar: consultant Paediatric Neurologist Blurb Join GP Ruth Bowen exploring the challenging topic of chronic headaches with consultant Paediatric Neurologist Dr Anirban Majumdar. We discuss management of migraines and tension headaches including alternative medicines and supplements, the often challenging overlap between headache phenotypes in CYP, red flags and indications f...

Speaker  Dr Nick Sargant: consultant in Paediatric Allergy and Paediatric Emergency Medicine at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.   Nick Sargant breaks down CMPA, guiding our Primary Care assessment, management and referral criteria as well as helping us distinguish CMPA from commonly confused differentials.   Resources: Allergy UK -cow's milk allergy Anaphylaxis UK British society of allergy a...

Speaker  Helen Tapson -South Gloucestershire Public Health Consultant. Lead for health inequalities in CYP. "We are all in the same storm but we are not all in the same boat".  What local and national projects are striving to tackle health inequalities in Children and Young People? What part do we play in Primary Care?  Play on to find out more as South Gloucestershire Public Health consultant Hel...

Speaker: Dr Dinesh Giri, consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist (Bristol Children's Hospital)   With rates of obesity in Children and Young people on the rise, consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist Dr Dinesh Giri gives tips on approaching this tricky subject, what we can do in Primary Care to support and appropriately manage these children and onward referral, including the new government commissio...

Speakers: Dr Anthony Crabb: Associate Clinical Director for CAMHS in Devon and founder of Held Health Limited, a private healthcare provider of assessment and intervention for CYP with neurodiversity or mental health needs. In this episode Dr Anthony Crabb explores common Primary Care presentations of CYP non-school attendance. He shares knowledge and experience helping families navigate school su...

In this episode Paediatric Allergy and Respiratory Clinical Nurse Specialist Deb Marriage shares essential learning from her 6 month Paediatric Asthma outreach clinic pilot. Deb Marriage and Respiratory Paediatric consultant Katy Pike then explore the challenging topic of asthma, guiding us through common pitfalls in asthma diagnosis, the role of objective testing, red flags, Personalised Asthma A...

In this episode ERIC Paediatric continence nurse Brenda Cheer guides us through the systemic assessment of nocturnal enuresis, effective promotion of healthy bladder and bowels and targeted further management. Dr J-C Sconce explores nocturnal enuresis in children with complex needs, highlights red flags and guides us through appropriate referral routes. Episode resources ERIC 'Advice for children...

Dr Michael Malley, Paediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant at Bristol Children's Hospital, is back, guiding us through evidence-based management of head injuries in children. We discuss red flags warranting immediate referral to A&E, NICE guidelines for CT heads, expected course of symptoms, concussion, safety-netting resources and later indications for hospital referral. Episode resources: N...

Two podcasts in one! In this episode we are joined by Dr Natasha Smallwood, Paediatric consultant with an interest in Rheumatology, and Mr James Barnes, Paediatric Orthopaedic consultant. They share their approaches to the complex topic of the limping child. We discuss the possible breadth of differentials, red flags, referral criteria and tips for assessment in primary care. Episode resources BCH...

In this episode, we're joined by Dr. David Capehorn, Honorary Associate Specialist and Expert in Paediatrics, who's been at the forefront of the Primary-Secondary Care interface for 30 years. With reference to two classic cases, David helps us navigate key learning from the new 2022 NICE guidelines on correct management of UTIs in children and his own summary article on identifying and treating UT...

In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Michael Malley, Paediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant, as he guides us through the non-blanching rash in children. More specifically, we discuss: Differentials of meningococcal septicaemia Other causes of sepsis with DIC Non-accidental injury Haematological malignancies Henoch schonlein purpura Idiopathic thrmbocytopenic purpura And benign mechanical causes...

Watch this space for episodes of the new BNSSG Paeds Pod, brought to you by BNSSG Training Hub, and set to cover topics relevant to local primary care clinicians.