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SUMMARY:Paediatrics Annual Meeting (MPC) – Presentations, Presidential Address & Symposium 
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DESCRIPTION:Please note: the programme timings below are provisional and subject to change.\n\n9.30 am\nRegistration & Coffee\n\n10.00 am\nWelcome and introduction, followed by\nResearch and Audit Presentations \n\n10.00 am           \nElizabeth Jeffrey – Improving Smartpage Use in Paediatrics\n\n10.10 am           \nElizabeth Aston - A Service Evaluation (10 Year) of Blood Culture Positive Neonatal Sepsis\n\n10.20 am           \nTom Hancock - Auditing the Referrals and Outcomes for Children \n\n10.30 am           \nSophie Maccoy - Patient Safety Audit: Improving Documentation of Radiology Imaging in Royal Oldham Hospital\n\n10.40 am           \nCoffee Break\n\n10.55 am           \nOlivia Timperley - Psychological Support for Paediatric Staff Following Resuscitation Events in a District General Hospital\n\n11.05 am           \nBonnie McLaughlin - Identifying Obesity in a Busy DGH Paediatrics Department Serving a Deprived Population\n\n11.15 am           \nEllie Grinnell - Improving Access to Abdominal Ultrasound in Children Presenting with Abdominal Pain: A Longitudinal Quality Improvement Project \n\n11.25 am           \nElyse Camp - Auditing the Referrals and Outcomes for Children Under 16 Years with Headaches in Rapid Access Clinic\n\n11.35 am           \nA comfort break for the judges to confer\n\n11.45 am\nA brief Annual General Meeting of the Section of Paediatrics will take place immediately prior to the Presidential Address, to formally elect new Office Bearers and members of Council.\n\n11.50 am\nPresidential Address by Professor Madhavi Paladugu, Consultant Paediatrician, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust\n"Blueprint for the Future: How Evidence Shapes What We Teach and How We Assess in Paediatrics"\n\nTalk synopsis: \n\nMedical education is undergoing a fundamental shift from static, knowledge-based testing to dynamic, evidence-driven evaluation. This presentation explores the evolution of paediatric curricula and assessments, highlighting how educational theory directly informs clinical competence and patient safety.\n\nBy weaving together John Biggs’ principle of Constructive Alignment, Bloom’s Taxonomy of cognitive depth, and Miller’s Pyramid of clinical performance, the session illustrates how to bridge the gap between textbook learning and real-world ward practice. Moving from the traditional, paper-based exams of the past to today's workplace-based assessments, we look ahead what might come in future _ continuous digital dashboards, programmatic assessment, and immersive simulation.\n\nDesigned to be interactive and practical, this talk is aimed to provide trainers and trainees alike with actionable strategies to transform assessment from a tick-box exercise into a meaningful ways for learning, growth, and quality child health care.\n\nLearning Objectives:\n\nCritique Paediatric Assessment Models: Evaluate the evolution of assessment in paediatrics—from traditional written exams to workplace-based assessments—identifying their strengths and limitations in measuring clinical competence.Apply Constructive Alignment: Map intended learning outcomes directly to teaching activities and assessment tasks by synthesizing Bloom’s Taxonomy with Miller’s Pyramid.Adopt Evidence-Based Trends: Identify key advances—such as programmatic assessment, continuous digital dashboards, and simulation—and apply practical strategies to enhance trainee feedback in everyday practice.12.30 pm\nLunch & Networking\n\nAfternoon Symposium starting from 1.30 pm\n\nThe afternoon session will explore a theme of Diversity, Compassion and Inclusion in Paediatrics and Child Health, with speakers addressing contemporary challenges and future directions in paediatric training.\n\n1.30 pm\nSupporting doctors with neurodiversity\nDr Edward Mellor, Consultant Psychiatrist, Manchester\n\n2.10pm\nCatherine Chisholm Memorial Lecture "My Leadership journey - Personal reflection"\nProfessor Mumtaz Patel, President, Royal College of Physicians \n\nTalk Synopsis:\n\nIn this talk, Professor Patel will reflect on her professional career development and journey - from medical student to President of RCP. She will discuss leadership challenges that she has faced over her career and how she overcame them. She will link these to key leadership principles and styles. She will discuss the role of advocacy and driving organisational cultural change. Finally, Professor Patel will warm up with some Key takeaways from her leadership journey.\n\n2.50 pm\nCoffee break\n\n3.10 pm\nRacial Inequity in Paediatric Medicine: From Awareness to Action\nDr Kaylita Chantiluke\n\n3.50 pm\nUnderstanding Compassion\nDr Anna Sibley, Consultant Paediatrician and Director of Medical Education, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust\n\nTalk Synopsis:\n\nIntroducing the concept of compassion and how this can be relevant and make clinical sense in paediatrics and for paediatricians.\n\n4.30 pm\nFinal comments and meeting close\n\nAll attendees will receive a CPD certificate of attendance\n\n
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LOCATION:📍 In-Person Event Only - MANDEC, 3rd Floor, University Dental Hospital, Higher Cambridge Street, Manchester M15 6FH
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