Community Child Health — Autumn 2022
6th Oct - 7th Oct 2022
Our long-running conference, Community Child Health, keeps doctors and paediatrics professionals up to date with the latest developments in a wide range of topics across the speciality. It combines clinically-focused, evidence-based updates with national guidance and strategy, as well as some personal perspectives.
The presentations are valuable to anyone caring for children in a community setting.
The two-day conference will take place virtually in Autumn 2022.
Registration fees:
Full conference (2 days) —
Doctor / Consultant: £265
Speciality and Associate Specialist (SAS)/Trainee/nurse/AHP: £234
Single day —
Doctor / Consultant: £136
Speciality and Associate Specialist (SAS)/Trainee/nurse/AHP: £120
Speakers confirmed:
Thursday 6th October 2022
Prof Helen Bedford
Update in Childhood Immunisation
Dr Michael Yoong
SUDEP – when to talk about it
Dr Liz Marder
Preventing infections in Down syndrome
Dr Ian Male
How can we improve the delivery of diagnostic services for autism and related neurodevelopmental conditions?
Ms Sara Geater
Independent Review of gender identity services for children and young people (the Cass Review)
Dr Jo Cryer
ARFID: diagnosis, innovations & research
Prof Sue Fletcher-Watson
The transdiagnostic approach to neurodiversity
Friday 7th October 2022
Dr Tamsin Owen
Tics and Tourette’s and Management
Dr Elaine Clark
Practical use of genomics in community paediatrics
Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou
Siblings of disabled children
Prof Christopher Gillberg
The ESSENCE of Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Conditions: Rethinking Co-Morbidities, Assessment, and Intervention
Dr Biju Hameed
Management of Spasticity in Children
Dr Arpana Silwal
Dystonia approach and management
Drs Nivedita Bajaj and Chinnaiah Yemula
ADHD in Girls
CHAIRS
Dr Katarina Harris: Consultant Community Paediatrician, Designated Doctor for safeguarding, Islington, Northern Health Centre, London
Dr Nicole Horwitz: Consultant Neurodevelopmental Paediatrician – Whittington Health NHS Trust, Northern Health Centre, London
Dr John Loftus: Consultant Community Paediatrician Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Children Services, Diagnostics & Outpatients Division, Hackney Ark
SPEAKERS
Dr Nivedita Bajaj
Consultant Community Paediatrician, East and North Herts Trust, Designated Doctor for LAC and CL, Hertfordshire. Executive member of George Still Forum
Prof Helen Bedford
Professor of Children’s Health, Population, Policy & Practice Dept, UCL GOS Institute of Child Health (London)
Dr Elaine Clark
Consultant Paediatrician in Neurodevelopment, Great Ormond Street Hospital
Dr Jo Cryer
Consultant Paediatrician, Evelina Hospital, London
Prof Sue Fletcher-Watson
Professor of Developmental Psychology, Director of the Salvesen Mindroom Research Centre, The University of Edinburgh
Ms Sara Geater
Head of engagement and communication – Cass Review, St. Leonards, England, United Kingdom
Prof Christopher Gillberg
Professor in Child Psychiatry, Gothenburg University, Gillbergcentrum, Sweden
Dr Biju Hameed
Consultant Paediatric Neurologist
Movement Disorder Service
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London
Dr Ian Male
Consultant Community Paediatrician Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust and honorary senior lecturer Brighton and Sussex medical school
Dr Liz Marder
Consultant Paediatrician
Community and Neurodisability, Nottingham Children’s Hospital
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Dr Tamsin Owen
Clinical Psychologist Tics and Neurodevelopmental Movements Service (TANDeM), Evelina London
Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou
Lecturer in Developmental Psychology and Mental Health (UCL IOE)
Lead workforce trainer in Autistic Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Services (UCL PALS/Anna Freud Centre)
Senior Research Associate (UCL PALS/Anna Freud Centre)
Trainee UKCP Psychotherapist (MINTH East London NHS Foundation Trust)
Dr Arpana Silwal
Consultant Paediatrics Neurologist, Barts Hospital, the Royal Hospital, London
Dr Chinnaiah Yemula
Consultant Community Paediatrician, Ex Clinical Lead for ADHD Service, Cambridgeshire Community Services. Executive member of George Still Forum
Dr Michael Yoong
Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Royal London Hospital, Bart’s Health NHS Trust