Paediatric Emergency Update 2025
Join us in person or online to expand your paediatric emergency knowledge and skillset from guest speakers and subject matter experts.
Date and time
Location
Lorimer Dods Lecture Theatre, Level 4, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead
Corner of Hawkesbury Road and Hainsworth Street Westmead, NSW 2145 AustraliaRefund Policy
About this event
- Event lasts 6 hours 20 minutes
About this event
Hosted by The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, the biannual Paediatric Emergency Update returns on Wednesday 21 May at the Lorimer Dods Lecture Theatre.
This event is tailored for the Multidisciplinary team looking after children in the community and in the hospital including, General Practitioners, Nurses, Paediatric and Emergency trainees, Ambulance and Retrieval services, Emergency Physicians and General Paediatricians. The aim is to update skills and knowledge around paediatric emergency healthcare featuring subject matter experts and guest speakers.
What's new in the May Update?
- 8 mainstage lectures delivered in person and streamed to our online attendees, covering the latest in paediatric ED presentations
- Full day programme covering a wider variety of topics.
- Keynote presentations that will take a deep dive into high blood pressure in children & adolescents, bites and stings, supporting the teenager in an emergency department and Inotropes in ED.
- Morning tea and lunch provided to facilitate networking opportunities (in-person only).
- Streaming option is available to offer flexibility to our remote attendees.
- 4-month access to recordings available to registered attendees (subject to speaker consent).
All profits are re-invested into educational resources in the Emergency Department at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead for training and development of healthcare professionals.
In-person places are limited! Purchase your ticket and complete the registration form via Eventbrite to secure your spot. We look forward to seeing you there!
Agenda
8:50 AM - Introduction
Dr Blessy John-Denny, Paediatric Emergency Specialist, CHW
9:00 AM - Neonatal lumps and bumps
Dr Nitin Mohan, Paediatric Emergency Specialist, CHW
9:30 AM - Keynote session: High blood pressure in children & adolescents
Dr Siah Kim, Paediatric Nephrologist, CHW
Dr Sugandha Gupta, Paediatric Emergency Fellow, CHW
10:20 AM - Keynote session: Inotropes and vasopressors in ED
Dr Stephen Jacobe, Paediatric Intensivist, CHW
Dr Robyn Goodier, Paediatric Emergency Fellow, CHW
11:10 AM - Morning tea
11:30 AM - Keynote session: Bites and stings
Dr Pramod Chandru, Toxicologist & Emergency Physician, NSW Poisons Information Centre, WSLHD & Nepean Hospitals
Dr Joshua Stephenson, ACEM Advanced Trainee, Campbelltown Hospital
12:20 PM - Complex mental health frequent flyers: challenges and opportunities for care
Rupleen Kaloty, Mental Health CNC, CHW
Dr Lauren Jones, Paediatric Emergency Fellow, CHW
12:50 PM - Lunch
1:20 PM - What’s new in PEM literature?
Dr Marie-Pier Lirette, Paediatric Emergency Post Graduate Fellow, CHW
1:50 PM - Keynote session: Supporting the teenager in an emergency department
Dr Jane Ho, Adolescent Physician, CHW
Dr Danielle O’Brien, Paediatric Emergency Fellow, CHW
2:40 PM - Managing patient complaints to improve your practice
Dr Mim Scharkie, Paediatric Emergency Specialist, CHW
Dr Lyndall Owen, Paediatric Emergency Fellow, CHW
3:10 PM - Closing remarks
Dr Blessy John-Denny, Paediatric Emergency Specialist, CHW
Ticket information
Only 120 in-person tickets available!
- Doctor*: $150 incl. GST
* includes Paediatrician, Consultant, General Practitioner - Trainee/Junior Medical/Allied Health/Nurse: $95 incl. GST
Group booking discount
Email michelle.giaquinto@health.nsw.gov.au for the code to unlock 10% discount on group ticket prices. Offer is strictly available for groups of 10 or more.
Support and assistance
Please email michelle.giaquinto@health.nsw.gov.au.
Frequently asked questions
Sunday 18 May 2025, 11:59pm AEST
Cancellations requested by Friday 16 May 2025 will receive a full refund. No refunds will be issued for cancellations requested from Saturday 17 May 2025 onwards. Cancellations must be submitted in writing to blessy.johndenny@health.nsw.gov.au.
Lorimer Dods Lecture Theatre, Level 4, The Children's Hospital at Westmead (Corner Hawkesbury Road and, Hainsworth St, Westmead NSW 2145). Level 4 is best accessed by the glass elevator which is located on the left as come through the main entrance.
Yes, the event will be available to both in person and online attendees. For our online audience, there will be a Microsoft Teams meeting link shared closer to the event date. Please ensure you have access to Microsoft Teams and stable internet connection on the day.
The Children's Hospital at Westmead is a 15-minute walk from Westmead Railway Station, with connecting bus and train services from Parramatta and Central. A light rail stop is located metres away from the main entrance, with regular services between Westmead, Parramatta and Carlingford.
Limited parking is available at the visitor's carpark located on Hainsworth Street (cost is $24.20 for the day). Visit our website for more information: https://www.schn.health.nsw.gov.au/visiting-and-staying/patient-handbook/childrens-hospital-westmead/getting-westmead.
Email michelle.giaquinto@health.nsw.gov.au
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