Network Five: Paediatrics

Network Five: Episode 15 – Paediatrics

Guest Speakers – Dr Kerf Tan (FACEM) and Dr Karl Pobre (paediatrician and paediatric emergency medicine specialist) – Sydney, Australia.

Part 1

In this episode, we discuss rates of delayed diagnosis of appendicitis and its complications across various racial groups. The interlude segment will be presented by paediatric emergency physician, Dr Karl Pobre.

• Goyal MK et al. Racial and ethnic disparities in the delayed diagnosis of appendicitis among children. Acad Emerg Med. 2021 Sep;28(9):949-956

Part 2

In this second part of the series, we discuss the implications of family presence during paediatric cardiac arrest. The second interlude segment will be presented by Dr Kerf Tan.

• Dainty KN et al. Family presence during resuscitation in paediatric and neonatal cardiac arrest: A systematic review. Resuscitation. 2021 May;162:20-34

Part 3

In this final part of the series on paediatrics, we discuss some of the challenges that children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and ADHD encounter during hospital presentations.

• Bourke EM et al. Emergency mental health presentations in children with autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. J Paediatr Child Health. 2021 Oct;57(10):1572-1579.

These episodes were produced with help of HETI’s Emergency Medicine Training Network 5. Please send us an email to let us know what you thought. You can contact us at [email protected]