<p> Taster in Paediatrics / Neonates</p><p>Supervisors: Dr Ana Del Rio Dr Chi-Ning Mo Dr Sheran Perera</p><p>Example timetable (may vary dependent on leave and supervisor availability)</p><p>AM (0900-1230) PM (1400-1700) Notes Monday Welcome to Department Children’s Paediatric Clinic, Children’s Observation and Outpatients, RBH Assessment Unit Dr Del Rio RBH</p><p>Shadow middle grade Tuesday White Ash School Clinic Diabetes Clinic Holly House Children’s RBH Centre Dr Del Rio & Dr Dr Perera Gardner</p><p>Wednesday Ward Round Children’s Children’s Unit Unit RBH RBH Shadow Trainee Dr Robertson & Dr Gardner Thursday Ward Round Neonatal Unit Neonatal Unit Lancashire Women and Lancashire Women Newborn’s Centre and Newborn’s BGH Centre</p><p>Dr Lama Shadow Trainee</p><p>Friday Paediatric Neurology Clinic Paediatric Teaching Shadsworth Children’s Centre Feedback</p><p>Dr Perera & Dr DeGoede</p><p>Page 1 of 3 Learning Objectives for Taster Week:</p><p>1. To meet the Paediatric and Neonatal Teams and understand the diversity of the Specialty (1.4, 7.9)</p><p>2. Experience a General Paediatric clinic and learn about the types of problems referred from Primary Care.</p><p>· Understand the process of a 3 way consultation involving child/young person, carer and doctor (2.2, </p><p>· Observe skills required to communicate with children of different ages (2.2, 2.3</p><p>· Understand importance of clear written communication with primary care (7.8, 7.9)</p><p>3. Experience a multidisciplinary clinic and follow patient journey through multi-professional team (1.4, </p><p>· Understand impact of a chronic disease on child/young person and family (10.1)</p><p>· Gain insight into the challenges of managing a chronic condition requiring daily intensive treatment and monitoring for different age groups (10.1)</p><p>· Understand how social challenges can impact on management of a chronic condition (10.1)</p><p>· Understand role of Paediatric Diabetes Dietitian and Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse (1.4, 10.1)</p><p>· Understand psychological aspects relevant to chronic conditions (10.1)</p><p>4. Understand role of the Community Paediatric Team (1.4</p><p> Recognise normal childhood development and how problems can arise within different fields of development (7.2)</p><p> Attend a Special School clinic to see how children with special developmental needs are supported in Education (10.1)</p><p> Understand the process of multi-professional assessments leading to production of a Statement of Special Educational Needs (1.4)</p><p> Understand how severe neurodisability is managed and the role of various members of Child Development Team including Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy (1.4, 8.3, 10.1</p><p> Understand other community based services with roles in monitoring and supporting Child Development including Health Visitors, Portage workers (1.4)</p><p>5. Gain experience of Acute In-patient Paediatrics</p><p>Page 2 of 3 · Join the Consultant Ward Round on the Children’s Unit and see children who have been admitted acutely to hospital (7.2,7.3, 7.4)</p><p>· Observe acute stabilisation and management of children presenting to hospital with critical illness (7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 8.1)</p><p>· Spend time on the Children’s Observation and Assessment Unit and see types of problems referred acutely to Paediatrics from GPs and Emergency Department (7.2, 7.3, 7.4)</p><p>· Gain some understanding of Child Protection and importance of safeguarding children (4.2, 7.1)</p><p>6. Gain experience in Neonatal Medicine</p><p>· Attend Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Ward Round and see how premature babies are managed in this setting, including babies requiring ventilator support (7.2,7.3, 7.4)</p><p>· Understand the specific thermoregulatory, fluid and nutritional requirements of premature babies (8.2</p><p>· Understand impact on families of admission of their baby to NICU</p><p>· Attend high risk deliveries to observe resuscitation and stabilisation of a new-born baby (8.1, 8.2, 9.1)</p><p>· Gain understanding of normal new-born physiology and anatomy by observing first day new- born examinations on the postnatal wards (7.2)</p><p>Page 3 of 3</p>