Paediatric Update Course 2025 (online)

Paediatric Update Course 2025 (Online) is organized by Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) for Children NHS Foundation Trust and will be held on Dec 04, 2025.

Learning Aims:
A course specifically designed to provide the latest updates on current management strategies for common paediatric problems. The talks will cover key paediatric subspecialties. The teaching will be enhanced with interactive questions and answers.

Recording:
The event will be recorded (unlimited access to the recording for 6 months).

Speakers:

• prof Stephen Marks, Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist and Clinical Lead for Renal Transplantation, GOSH

• Dr Andrew Turnbull, Paediatric Respiratory Consultant, Complex Asthma Service, GOSH

• Dr Matilde Pescarin, Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist with Special Interest in Neuro-Gastroenterology and Motility, GOSH

• Dr Filip Kucera, Consultant in Paediatric Cardiology, Lead for Kawasaki disease, GOSH

• prof Robert Boyle, Consultant Paediatric Allergist, Director of the Paediatric Research Unit, ICL

• Dr Mariacristina Scoto, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Neuromuscular Team, GOSH

• Dr Nivedita Desai, Consultant in Paediatric Neurology and Epilepsy, GOSH

• Dr Elena Moraitis, Consultant in Paediatric Rheumatology, GOSH

• Dr Austen Worth, Consultant Paediatric Immunologist, GOSH, and Associate Professor at UCL

• Dr Preeya Rehsi, Consultant in Paediatric Metabolic Medicine, GOSH

• Dr Moira Cheung, Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist with Special Interest in Rare Bone Disorders, GOSH

• Dr Federico Minen, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist, King’s College Hospital

• Dr Anne Kelly, Consultant Paediatric Haematologist, Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centre, GOSH

• Dr Elwira Szychot, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist with Special Interest in Neuro-Oncology, GOSH

PROGRAMME:

8:55 – 9:00 INTRODUCTION

9:00 – 9:30 NEPHROLOGY 

• Understanding Glomerular Diseases: A Practical Guide

 [prof Stephen Marks, Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist and Clinical Lead for Renal Transplantation, GOSH]

9:30 – 10:00 RESPIRATORY MEDICINE 

• Childhood Asthma: Wheezing Phenotypes and Asthma Prediction, Evaluation of Severity, Treatment Strategies, Assessment of Control

[Dr Andrew Turnbull, Paediatric Respiratory Consultant, Complex Asthma Service, GOSH]

10:00 - 10:30 GASTROENTEROLOGY 

• Paediatric functional gastrointestinal disorders: A Comprehensive Review

[Dr Matilde Pescarin, Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist with Special Interest in Neuro-Gastroenterology and Motility, GOSH]

10:30 – 10:55 CARDIOLOGY 

• Kawasaki Disease: Presenting the Facts and Dispelling Myths

[Dr Filip Kucera, Consultant in Paediatric Cardiology, Lead for Kawasaki disease, GOSH]

10:55 – 11:15 BREAK

11:15 - 11:40 ALLERGOLOGY 

• Drug Allergy: Diagnosis and Management

[prof Robert Boyle, Consultant Paediatric Allergist, Director of the Paediatric Research Unit, ICL]

11:40 - 12:10 NEUROMUSCULAR 

• Neuromuscular Diseases: Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment

[Dr Mariacristina Scoto, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Neuromuscular Team, GOSH]

12:10 - 12:40 NEUROLOGY 

• Neurocutaneous syndromes in children

[Dr Nivedita Desai, Consultant in Paediatric Neurology and Epilepsy, GOSH]

12:40 – 13:30 LUNCH BREAK

13:30 - 14:00 RHEUMATOLOGY 

• Joint swelling and/or pain: a practical approach to the diagnosis and management

[Dr Elena Moraitis, Consultant in Paediatric Rheumatology, GOSH]

14:00 - 14:30 IMMUNOLOGY 

• When to Suspect an Immunodeficiency: Approach to the Child with Recurrent Infections

[Dr Austen Worth, Consultant Paediatric Immunologist, GOSH, and Associate Professor at UCL]

14:30 - 15:00 METABOLIC MEDICINE 

• Clinical Scenarios in Metabolic Medicine: Useful Tips, Learning from Common Mistakes

[Dr Preeya Rehsi, Consultant in Paediatric Metabolic Medicine, GOSH]

15:00 - 15:30 ENDOCRINOLOGY 

• Disorders of Calcium and Phosphate Metabolism in Children

[Dr Moira Cheung, Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist with Special Interest in Rare Bone Disorders, GOSH]

15:30 - 15:45 BREAK

15:45 - 16:10 INTENSIVE CARE 

• Intravenous Fluid Administration: Challenging the Common Practice

[Dr Federico Minen, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist, King’s College Hospital]

16:10 - 16:35 HAEMATOLOGY 

• Haemophilia: State-of-the-art Review, Current and Emerging Therapies

[Dr Anne Kelly, Consultant Paediatric Haematologist, Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centre, GOSH]

16:35 – 17:00 ONCOLOGY 

• Paediatric Brain Tumours: Diagnostic Challenges, Current Treatment Strategies, Future Perspectives

[Dr Elwira Szychot, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist with Special Interest in Neuro-Oncology, GOSH]

17:00 – 17:05 CLOSING REMARKS