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Prof Laura Viani speaking at Faculty of Paeds study day. 30 years experience with cochlear implants in Ireland. Highlighting positive impact of universal newborn hearing screening on age at implantation and outcomes. @RCPI_news @RCSI_Irl @HSELive

Dominic and John at the Faculty of Paediatrics study day @RCPI_news @TCDPaeds

#ssiem Sabine Fuchs gives super engaging talk on Liver models of rare disease and promising uses of Hepatic liver like organoids (HeLLOs)

#ssiem2024 Martina Messina shows muscle bx of limited use in dx of primary mitochondrial disease in children in genomic era. However, can still be useful in some situations.

#ssiem2024 very nice presentation from Simon Moser on safer anaesthesia in MPS disorders

New national algorithm for the diagnosis of Coeliac Disease in Children in Ireland hse.ie/eng/about/who/cspd/nc… @gpbuddy @CHI_Ireland @TCDPaeds @HSE_CDI @ICGPnews

Impressive presentation at Saolta Paediatric QPS symposium on The Saolta Critically ill and injured child project. An effective network at work @saoltagroup @siobhanmh @CNMEMayoRos @IPATS_NASCCRS

Irish Society for Inherited Metabolic Disorders annual conference Friday April 17th. Details snd Registration on isimd.ie

In theory should have been detected in newborn exam if done properly…. But I know you speak from experience… ! See page 23 of the HSE newborn exam guide rb.gy/0109hx

Check out the Updated Paediatric Algorithms for common paediatric presentations. rb.gy/cwnder Here’s a handy QR code page which can be printed off. rb.gy/ni90ym @HSE_CDI @jackiede13 @TCDPaeds

Worrying figures - 19.5% of children who attending the paediatric inclusion health service @CHI_Ireland are <0.4th height percentile for age/sex. Also huge dental care needs and developmental concerns identified. Presentation by @AoibhWalsh86 @hans_kluge @HSE_SI

Glycerol intoxication - appears to be a relatively recent phenomenon in UK and Ireland (An unintended consequence of sugar tax?). Paed/ED teams consider this if a young child presents unwell shortly after slushie ingestion (*send urine organic acids) @DrMBarrett @jim_hickson

The sun shone over Galway Bay for the 90th anniversary of the Irish Paediatric Association 🥳 Congratulations on an excellent conference @IPA63778405

Posters at the Irish Paediatric Association annual conference in Galway today. Temple st study demonstrating good parental knowledge of #RSV and interest in vaccination.

Congrats to @RCPIArchive and team on the launch of ‘The Diaries of Kathleen Lynn. A life revealed through personal writing’ by Mary McAuliffe and Harriet Wheelock. @RCPI_news

Excellent panel of speakers at afternoon session @rcpi_news Fac of Paeds study day. Great topics (and anagrams!) include tics, POCUS, iGAS, PAG (paed and adol gynae) and SIK (stroke in kids)