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This one day conference has been organised by the All Wales Paediatric Critical Care Network to update DGH doctors and nurses in current thinking and future trends in management of paediatric critical illness presenting in a District General Hospital.

The topics will be of relevance to medical, nursing and allied health care professionals from Anaesthesia, Intensive Care, Paediatrics and Emergency Medicine.

Cost £30 (including lunch and refreshments)
Places are limited and applicants are advised to book early.
Fees are payable strictly in advance - cheque made payable to Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust. A receipt will be issued on payment.
Contact details: Tele: 029 20746423
Email: Pat Davies

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Thank you to all the speakers and delegates who attended this meeting, and made it such a successful one. The initial feedback we have had has been very positive, and suggestions for improvement noted. The presentations will be posted here shortly - once they are available you can just click on the title of the talk to open it as a pdf. Bear in mind the authors retain copyright, and any use of their material in your own presentations should be done only with the authors permission, and be appropriatel acknowledged.


Thursday 8th May 2008
Session one
Chair Dr Marcus Pierrepoint Chair of the South Wales Paediatric Critical Care Network Group
9am	Registration and Coffee
9.25am	Welcome and Introduction
	Dr Helen Fardy, Lead Clinician for the South Wales Paediatric Intensive Care Service
9.35am	Rapid Response Teams and Early Warning Scores
	Dr Dawn Edwards, Consultant Paediatrician, Swansea NHS Trust. Alison Oliver, All Wales Regional Training and Development Nurse for Paediatric Critical Care Service
10.15am	Sepsis and Goal Directed Therapy-The First Few Hours
	Dr Michelle Jardine, Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care, University Hospital of Wales
11am	Coffee
Session two
Chair Eirlys Thomas Senior Nurse, Swansea NHS Trust
11.30am	Management of a Child Presenting in Cardiac Arrest
	Dr Allan Wardhaugh Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care, University Hospital of Wales
12.15pm	The Development of Personal End of Life Plans in Children with Life Limiting illness
	Dr A Wolff, Consultant Paediatrician, City Hospital/Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham
1pm	Lunch
Session three
Chair Alison Oliver, All Wales Regional Training and Development Nurse for Paediatric Critical Care Services in Wales
2pm	Anaesthesia in Paediatric Emergencies
	Dr Grant McFadyen, Consultant Anaesthetist, Swansea NHS Trust
2.45pm	Care Bundles
	Sylvia Ireland Sister in Intensive Care, Nevill Hall Hospital
3.20pm	Pre-retrieval Care Bundles
	Dr Marcus Pierrepoint Consultant Paediatrician, Nevill Hall Hospital
3.45pm	Network Panel Facilitated Discussion
	Network Group Members
4.15pm	Closing remarks

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