GP Paediatric Update 2025

On behalf of the Wellington Branch of the Paediatric Society of New Zealand we warmly invite you to attend the 2025 GP Paediatric Update.

The Annual GP Update is based on GP requests from the 2024 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!

The GP Paediatric Update 2025 is expected to be endorsed by The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) and approved for up to 7.5 CME credits for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) purposes.

GP Paediatric Update 2025 Programme (subject to change)

FRIDAY 16 MAY 2025

8.00-8.30     Registration, welcome coffee and introduction to the day (Level 3 Seminar Room, Te Wao Nui Child Health Hospital)

8.30-9.00      ADHD pathway and the liaison service - Dr Rosalind Wood, Paediatrician

9.00-9.30      ADHD & medication update - Dr Andrew Marshall, Developmental and General Paediatrician

9.30-10.00    Child and Adolescent Mental Health update - Dr Narmali Bandaranayake, Child Psychiatrist

10.00-10.30   Q&A on referral pathways for Paediatrics, with Drs Wood, Marshall, Bandaranayake and Sandle

10.30-11.00   Morning Tea

11.00-11.30   Developmental delay and when to worry - Dr Megan Sandle, Developmental Paediatrician, Child Development Service

11.30-12.00   Precocious puberty - Dr Anu Langdana, Paediatrician

12.00-12.30   Hypermobility syndromes including EDS - Dr Priscilla Campbell-Stokes, Paediatric rheumatologist

12.30-1.00    Seizures or not? - Dr Erik Andersen, Paediatric neurologist

1.00 - 1.30    Lunch

1.30 - 2.00    Sleep issues in children and adolescents - Dr Nick Reid 

2.00 - 2.30    Obstructive sleep apnoea & other common questions - Ms Rujuta Cameron, paediatric ENT surgeon

2.30 - 3.00    Non- IgE mediated allergy including FPIES, CMPI - Dr Emma Fitzsimons

3.00 - 3.30    IgE mediated allergy and options for desensitisation - Dr Judith Nitert, Paediatrician

3.30 - 4.00    Afternoon Tea

4.00 - 4.30   Urinary tract infections and constipation (Health Pathways update) - Dr Claudia Vallebella & Dr Judith Nitert

4.30 - 5.00   Paediatric surgery update - Mr Dirk von Delft 

5.00 - 5.30    Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery - bring your cases to discuss! - Mr Koen de Ridder/Mr Tim Gregg/ John Mortimer

5.30             End of program & closing karakia