Paediatrics

08 Dec 2016
07:30 - 13:00
Galle Face Hotel

Paediatrics

This session has traditionally been one of our favourites and this year is no exception.

April Kam from Canada and Srilal De Silva from Sri Lanka have organised a fantastic group from around the globe to present and discuss some of the burning issues in Paediatric and Critical Care Medicine.

With discussion of everything from the management of paediatric dengue all the way through to the current state of play with point of care ultrasound in paediatrics this session is sure to keep you in the room on the last day of the conference.

  • Seven 30 Minute Presentations
  • Two 30 Minute Panel Discussions
  • One Refreshment Break

Session breakdown;

  • 0730-0800 – Welcome
  • 0800-0830 – Practice Changing Paediatric Articles- APRIL KAM
  • 0830-0900 – Challenges in the management of paediatric dengue haemorrhagic shock- NALIN KITHULWATHTHA
  • 0900-0930 – What about the Children during Disaster Management?- Joelle Donofrio
  • 0930-1000 – Panel Discussion- POCUS: Evidence for Pediatric FAST- misconceptions and facts and the many paths to updating faculty ROBYN BRADY and STEPHANIE DONIGER
  • 1000-1030 – Break
  • 1030-1100 – Paediatric Sedation, Adverse Effects- MAALA BHATT
  • 1100-1130 – Traumatic Brain Injury – When to CT – JIM HOLMES
  • 1130-1200 – Practical Paediatric Resuscitation: From Transport to the Hospital- Dr Rahul Goswami
  • 1200-1300 – Panel Discussion- Fluids in Paediatric Sepsis- Too much or not enough JIM HOLMES, Nalin Kitulwatte and MANJULA HEWAGEENGANAGE
  • 1300-1400 – LUNCH

PRESENTERS

JOELLE DONOFRIO NALIN KITULWATTE MANJULA HEWAGEENGANAGE
JIM HOLMES RAHUL GOSWAMI ROBYN BRADY
MAALA BHATT