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ST4-5 Regional Teaching

Refreshment & Lunch provided. 

Please email if any special dietary requirements - pinar.preston@hee.nhs.uk 

Location: Academy, Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton,  parking available on site (pay at car park on leaving)

 

Program:

9.30	Welcome and Introduction to study day	Amy Whiting
9.40 -10.30	Epilepsy diagnosis and epilepsy mimics	Amy Whiting
10.30- 11.15	Epilepsy specialist nurse role: Epilepsy, more than just seizures	Fareda Fakhrai Natalie Cooke
Morning coffee break
11.30 -12.30	Newborn neurological problems	Pieter Van Hensbergen
Lunch
1.30 – 2.30	Neurodevelopmental assessment in Newborns	Helen Robinson
2.30-3.30	Treatment of epilepsy – starting medications	Amy Whiting
Afternoon coffee break
3.45 – 4.45	Managing complexity in neurodisability	Anna Baverstock

Speakers:

Amy Whiting: Consultant general paediatrician with a special interest in epilepsy and lead for the epilepsy service at Musgrove Park Hospital.

Fareda Fakhrai & Natalie Cooke: experienced epilepsy specialist nurses and key members of our local epilepsy team

Pieter Van-Hensbergen: Consultant paediatrician and Neonatologist. Local child protection lead

Helen Robinson: Senior neonatal physiotherapist with a wealth of experience in newborn neurology and neurodisability

Anna Baverstock: consultant community paediatrician and local well being lead

 

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