This webinar is the first in a monthly series developed in collaboration with ASGBI and The Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh SSB and Trainee Committee. The purpose is to support those preparing for the General Surgery FRCS exam. The focus of this webinar will include a recap of critical conditions in children and a viva-style approach to assessment and management of a child with abdominal pain.
Aims
Enable trainees to recognise and manage common surgical causes of abdominal pain in children
Learning Objectives
By the end of this webinar the participant should be able to recongise acute surgical pathology in children and discuss the appropriate management of the following conditions:
- Appendicitis
- Meckels Diverticulum
- Malrotation
- Umbilical Hernia
- and Intussusception.
Panellists
Our panellists include:
- Rachel Harwood - Paediatric Surgical Trainee in Alder Hey Children's Hospital, L:iverpool.
- Mike Kipling - Colorectal and Paediatric General Surgeon, Sunderland Royal Hospital, South Tyneside.
- Hetal Petal - Paediatric Surgeon, Birmingham
- Kellie Bateman - General Surgery Trainee and President of the Moynihan Academy (ASGBI).
CPD
1 Hour