This year’s conference is being held virtually and will look at issues around paediatric neuro-development and neurology. The programme focuses on the topics which are relevant to day to day clinical practice and delivered by high profile national speakers. The aim of the conference is to help delegates consolidate their knowledge and skills about a range of paeditrics, neurology, neuro-developmental and psychiatric conditions that are regularly seen in paediatric clinical practice.
PROGRAMME
09.45 – 09.55 – REGISTRATION
09.55 – 10.00 – Welcome and introduction
Dr Ramesh Kumar, Consultant Paediatrician, South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Middlesbrough, UK
10.00 – 10.30 – Diagnostic approaches to children with Ataxia
Dr Santosh Mordekar, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Sheffield Children’s Hospital, Sheffield, UK
10.30 – 11.00 – Results of the UK National Autism Diagnostic Services Survey 2020: Similarities and differences between provision from paediatric and CAMHS teams, and recommendations for change
Professor Jeremy Parr, Consultant, Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle, UK
11.00 – 11.30 – Practical tips in the management of pain in children with neurological disorder
Dr Jennifer Noyes, Consultant, Paediatric Pain Team, South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Middlesbrough, UK
11.30 – 11.45 – MORNING BREAK
11.45 – 12.15 – Approach to a child with suspected sensory issues and practical suggestions in management
Dawn Dunn, Consultant Paediatric Occupational Therapist, Tree Tops North East, Stockton, UK
12.15 – 12.45 – Therapeutic approach in management of Dystonia in children
Dr Deepa Krishnakumar, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK
12.45 – 13.15 – A child with suspected neurometabolic disorder – how to approach?
Dr Bernd Schwahn, Consultant Clinical Paediatrician, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Manchester, UK
13.15 – 13.45 – LUNCH
13.45 – 14.15 – Development disabilities and sleep: interrelationship and new directions in management?
Dr Desaline Joseph, Consultant in Paediatric Sleep Medicine, Evelina London, Children’s Sleep Medicine, London, UK
14.15 – 14.45 – Precision and personalised management in children with Epilepsy
Dr Ines Roncero Sanchez Cano, Consultant, Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle, UK
14.45 – 15.15 – Abnormal head shape and management of hydrocephalus in children – neurosurgical perspective
Dr Paul Chumas, Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Leeds, UK
15.15 – 15.30 – AFTERNOON BREAK
15.30 – 16.15 – Panel discussion
16.15 – 16.30 – Final remarks and close
Dr Ramesh Kumar, Consultant Paediatrician, South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Middlesbrough, UK