Continuing Professional Development: Common paediatric illnesses part one—identification and management
Volume 6 · Issue 2
Abstract
Overview
This Continuing Professional Development (CPD) module will focus on the identification and management of common paediatric illnesses, their history, epidemiology, key signs and symptoms, transmission, complications and specific treatments. This module will also present the current list of notifiable diseases in the UK.
Learning Outcomes
After completing this module you will be able to:
• Identify and describe some common minor paediatric illnesses presenting in the pre-hospital setting.
• Outline the treatment and management for minor paediatric illnesses.
• Emphasise common and specific complications arising from minor paediatric illnesses.
• Identify the key notifiable infectious diseases in the UK.