On behalf of the Wellington Branch of the Paediatric Society of New Zealand we warmly invite you to attend the 2024 GP Paediatric Update.

The Annual GP Update is based on GP requests from the 2022 meeting and suggested topics from speakers where there appears to be a knowledge gap or there have been significant advances. This usually includes clinical case discussions. There are great networking possibilities as one of the major GP education events for the Greater Wellington Region!

Many thanks to our generous sponsors - Danone/Nutricia, Inmunotek & Aspen

The GP Paediatric Update 2024 has been endorsed by The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) and approved for up to 8 CME credits for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) purposes.

GP Paediatric Update 2024 Programme (subject to change)

FRIDAY 10 MAY 2024

8.00-8.30 Welcome coffee & Registration (Room CS801, Level 8, Clinical Services Building, Wellington Hospital)

8.30 Welcome – Dr Thorsten Stanley

8.30-9.00 Bacterial vaccine for viral respiratory infections? And update on RSV – Dr Thorsten Stanley

9.00-9.30 Fussy eating - Miss Elisse Crawford

9.30-10.00 Common Paediatric Infections - Dr Hazel Dobinson

10.00-10.30 Does desense work for hay fever? Time for a reappraisal – Dr Thorsten Stanley

10.30-11.00 Morning Tea

11.00-11.30 Bee/wasp venom immunotherapy in children- results up to 2023 - Dr Thorsten Stanley

11.30-12.00 Paediatric Infectious Diseases from a microbiologist’s perspective - Dr Tim Blackmore

12.00-12.30 Floppy infants - Dr Krishna Ragu

12.30-1.00 New treatment for an incurable skin disease and other difficult skin disorders – Dr Thorsten Stanley

1.00 - 1.30 Lunch

1.30 - 2.00 Managing Common Mental Health Presentations - Dr Narmali Bandaranayake

2.00 - 2.30 Drugs for neuromaturational difficulties (ADHD, Anxiety, Challenging behaviour) - Dr Andrew Marshall

2.30 - 3.00 Children's Bereavement - Dr Amanda Evans

3.00 - 3.30 Recent Developments in Cystic Fibrosis - Dr Laurel Teoh

3.30 - 4.00 Afternoon Tea

4.00 - 4.30 Recurrent/Functional abdominal pain in Children - Dr Ashwin Bhana

4.30 - 5.00 Abdominal pain/vomiting - when to refer from a surgeon's perspective - Mr Dirk von Delft

5.00 - 5.30 Foreskins, hernias and when not to bother with balls – Mr Prabal Mishra

5.30 -6.00 Paediatric Orthopaedic surgery - bring your cases to discuss! - Messrs. Koen de Ridder/Tim Gregg

6.00 Wrap-up and Conclusions - Dr Thorsten Stanley