Recent advances in paediatrics and Tim David prize
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Venue: Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, LONDON, W1G 0AE
A joint meeting with RCPCH
We are no longer accepting registrations for this meeting via the website. If you would like to attend this meeting please contact Andrea Török on 020 7290 2986.
Places are still available for the meeting, however at this stage we may not be able to offer you lunch.
9.00 am |
Registration, tea and coffee |
| Chair: Dr Deniz Gurtin, President, Section of Paediatrics & Child Health, RSM | |
9.30 am |
What is new in children's brain tumours? |
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Dr Darren Hargrave, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist, Neuro-oncology & Experimental Therapeutics, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children |
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10.00 am |
Recent advances in malaria |
| Dr Delane Shingadia, Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children | |
10.30 am |
Growth disorders: New insights in management |
| Professor Mehul Dattani, Professor of Paediatric Endocrinology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children | |
11.00 am |
Coffee break |
| Chair: Alan Smyth, Professor of Child Health, School of Clinical Sciences, University of Nottingham | |
11.30 am |
Recent developments in inflammatory bowel diseases |
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Dr Matthias Zilbauer, Clinical Lecturer in Paediatric Gastroenterology, Honorary Consultant, Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Addenbrooke's Hospital |
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12.00 pm |
Recent advances in paediatric immunology |
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Dr Stephen Hughes, Consultant in Paediatric Immunology, The Royal Manchester Children's Hospital |
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12.45 pm |
Lunch |
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Tim David Prize |
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| Chair: Dr Swee Fang | |
2.00 pm |
Trainee presentations |
3.00 pm |
Role of the paediatrician and the RCPCH in the future |
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Dr Hilary Cass, President of RCPCH Consultant Paediatrician, Great Ormond Street Hospital |
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3.30 pm |
Tea break |
| Chair: Professor Mike Dillon, Emeritus Professor of Paediatric Nephrology, UCL Institute of Child Health |
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4.00 pm |
Recent advances in genetics: "Exomes to new genes for epithelial disease" |
| Professor David Kelsell, Professor of Human Molecular Genetics, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry | |
4.30 pm |
Announcement of prize winners |
4.40 pm |
Presentation of Otto Wolff medal |
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Otto Wolff Memorial Lecture |
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4.50 pm |
Advances in child health the changing contributions of genes, clocks and circumstances |
| Professor Brian Wharton, Honorary Professor and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Institutes of Child Health, London and Birmingham | |
5.20 pm |
Completion of evaluation forms |
5.25 pm |
Close of meeting |
5.30 pm |
Annual General Meeting for Section Members only |
6.00 pm |
Drinks reception |
6.30 pm |
Annual Dinner |
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Meeting ref: PDC15 CPD: 5 credits |
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