11 episodes
BNSSG Paeds Pod BNSSG Training Hub
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- Health & Fitness
Join Dr. Ruth Bowen as she interviews local specialists from around Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire on a range of topics related to primary care paediatrics -- the non-blanching rash, enuresis, the limping child, infant feeding issues, and more!
This podcast is aimed at primary professionals only and does not substitute professional medical advice or consultations. Topics will be discussed with BNSSG primary care in mind, and with references to local referral pathways, but the majority of content covered will be based on national guidelines and applicable nationally.
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#11 Cow's Milk Protein Allergy
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 and clinical immunology
ICON -
#10 CYP Health Inequalities
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 Helen Tapson guides us through the challenging topic of CYP health inequalities: highlighting exciting current national and local projects and using cases to explore practical tips and resources to empower us in Primary Care.
Resources
South Gloucestershire Director of Public Health Report: Giving Children the Best Start in Life
One stop shop (South Gloucestershire)
Virtual hub for financial support (North Somerset)
Citizens advice (Bristol, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset)
Cost of living advice (South Gloucestershire)
Cost of living advice (North Somerset)
Cost of living support (Bristol)
Healthy start vouchers
NHS stop smoking app
The Haven (BNSSG) -
# 9 Childhood Obesity
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 commissioning of severe obesity in CYP clinics.
Resources
NHS: fussy eaters
BeeZees bodies: top tips to tackle fussy eating
Change4life (renamed 'healthier families')
Live well: advice for parents of overweight children
Healthy start (money for healthy food for 0-4s with a carer on benefits)
Health Education England Childhood Obesity elearning -
# 8 School non-attendance
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 support, community resources and thresholds for CAMHS input.
Episode resources
www.nhs.uk: ADHD
www.nhs.uk: Autism
ADHD UK
National Autistic Society
The Autism Education Trust
Ambitious About Autism
ADHD foundation
Papyrus
Great Ormond Street: ADHD
Great Ormond Street: Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Bristol Autism Support
Bristol syndiass
Bristol.gov.uk: EHCPs
Bristol.gov.uk: parenting courses
Addressing Education and Health Inequality: Perspectives from the North: -
#7 Asthma
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 Action Plans and management options including MART regimes.
Episode resources
NRAD report: Why asthma still kills
Asthma and Lung UK: Personalised Asthma Action Plan
Bristol Children's Hospital: Child asthma plan
Bristol Children's Hospital: Teenage MART asthma plan
Bristol Children's Hospital: Teenage non-MART asthma plan
Allergy UK: House dust mite
Asthma and Lung UK: Inhaler technique -
#6 Nocturnal enuresis
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 with night-time wetting
ERIC 'Advice for children with constipation'
ERIC 'Advice for children with daytime bladder problems'
ERIC 'Children's continence pathway'
ERIC 'Night-time diary'
ERIC 'How to use macrogol laxatives'
ERIC 'A parent's guide to disimpaction'
ERIC 'Guide for children with additional needs'
Bladder and bowel UK 'Understanding bedwetting in children with Down's Syndrome and other learning disabilities
Sirona CCHP: Neurodiversity advice and signposting