British Academy of Childhood Disability (BACD), British Paediatric Respiratory Society and Down Syndrome Medical Interest Group

Programme

Bridging disciplines: Optimising outcomes for children with complex respiratory and neurodevelopmental needs

Long-term ventilation in neurodisability - Dr Elaine Chan Consultant Respiratory Paediatrician, Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Silent, subtle or obvious? Making sense of aspiration in children - Kay Jones, Laura Bottiglieri, Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapists, Children’s SLT Eating, Drinking and Swallowing Difficulties Team, Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust

Respiratory complications of Down syndrome: Pathophysiology and management - Dr Hazel Evans, Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine

Abstracts

• Safe to go at three? Evidence for shorter ED observation in mild asthma and wheeze
• Assessing adherence to 48-hour GP follow-up guidance after paediatric asthma hospitalisation in Northwest London: An observational linked data study
• Determining the age at diagnosis of cerebral palsy in a high-risk neonatal cohort: A five-year retrospective review
• The use of whole genome sequencing in the community paediatric special educational needs school population
• Systemic barriers and enablers in childhood disability services: A thematic analysis of children’s and families’ experiences
• Everyone has the right to have a voice: Pilot study to evaluate using the ‘Tree of Life’ in students with complex physical disability and communication needs

Speakers

• Dr Julian Legg - BPRS President, Southampton
• Dr Richard Harrison - Community Paediatrician, Birmingham Community Healthcare
• Dr Amy Taylor - Consultant, Nottingham University Hospitals
• Dr Elaine Chan - Consultant, GOSH
• Kay Jones  Highly - Specialist SLT, Birmingham Community Healthcare
• Laura Bottiglieri - Highly Specialist SLT, Birmingham Community Healthcare
• Dr Hazel Evans - Consultant, Southampton