Paediatric MCLG Group April – May 2016
Learning Objectives
1.To best manage the child’s journey, accessing help from the appropriate source at the appropriate time
(To learn what you can do in your role and to understand the referral pathways and services available for paediatrics and how to use the hot line and to understand when to use acute/AE services)
2. To improve confidence in managing common paediatric problems that present to you in your workplace
(Update on current learning needs in paediatrics and update on what’s new in paediatrics)
Methods
E mail GPs for a question and answer session
Quiz before the meeting
Start session deciding what the priorities are for this session
Case scenarios
Question and answer session
Develop Resource pack based on learning needs and compile a pack “ Things you need to know in Paediatric care”
Pre meeting
E mail to GPs:
Please send us 2-3 areas where you would like help in managing a child who presents to you in the pharmacy , at the surgery or in your place of work.
Try to pose a specific question.
Action Yvette and Zoe – done topics raised so far are “the crying baby “ and “the wheezy infant”
Send a quiz on Paediatric topics.
Action Su( ask registrars to devise a question in MCQ format based on the queries sent in by GPs) - awaited
Develop a Resource pack “ 10 things you need to know in paediatrics and what’s new”
Action Su( could be done after the meeting)
Ideas suggested include:
Diagnosing Diabetes
The hot infant < 6 months
Lactulose and constipation
Recurrent viral induced wheeze and asthma
Format of meeting
1.0– 1.15 Lunch, Welcome, Introductions.
Consider the questions sent in by the group and prioritise these.
Facilitator to consider use of the pre prepared scenarios and which ones to use. Can give nutshell of each scenario and group can vote on how to make best use of the time and resource of having a paediatrician there.
1.15 – 1.35
Topic 1
The screaming baby with desperate parents
Action Yvette to write - done
1.35 – 1.55
Topic 2
The tired child with aching joints whose parents have googled Hypermobility syndrome
Action Zoe to write - done
1.55 – 2.15
Topic 3
The child with a fever and petechial rash whose parents had asked for a meningitis b vaccine and were refused
Action Yvette to write - done
2.15 – 2.30 Plenary
Summarise learning points
Summarise what unanswered questions there are and how best to resolve this
Identify what resources would be useful
Evaluation forms
Post meeting
To compile a resource pack based on the needs identified in each group
Action Su, Zoe and Yvette
Facilitator Tasks
First 15 minutes:
- Start the meeting summarizing the questions sent in by the group and any learning needs identified form the quiz
- Advise the group of the 3 prepared topics ( The screaming infant, the aching teenager and the hot child with a rash)
- Prioritise how the group would like to spend the time
One hour
For each topic/question and answer session ( For 3 topics/questions , 20 minutes each) Ask group to discuss the problem in groups of 2-3 ( enabling everyone to participate)
What can I do to manage this problem?
Which paediatric services could I use? What is the response time for these?
Ask the group to report their answers to the paediatrician and have a discussion on what may be the best approach.
Plenary 15 minutes
Summarise learning points
Summarise what unanswered questions there are and how best to resolve this
Identify what resources would be useful
Evaluation forms