Paediatric Injuries and Illness Conference 18 September 2026

Live Online Paediatric CPD Conference for Primary Care & Urgent Care Clinicians

This one day live webinar delivered via zoom is recommended for clinicians who assess and manage children and young people in primary care, urgent care and emergency settings. The conference will build confidence in spotting the sick child, recognising red flags and managing common presentations including fever, sepsis, respiratory illness, minor injuries, head injuries and concussion. Delegates will explore structured paediatric assessment, clinical decision-making, escalation and effective safety-netting through practical cases and discussion. The programme is particularly relevant to GPs, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Nurse Practitioners, Paramedics, Pharmacists and other clinicians involved in assessing children and young people.

Date: Friday 18 September 2026 Time: 09:00–16:00 CPD: 6 hours participatory learning Format: Live interactive webinar via Zoom

Conference Agenda

• Welcome & Introduction
• Spotting the Sick Child
• Fever, Sepsis & the Seriously Unwell Child
• Respiratory Presentations in Children
• Common Paediatric Illnesses in Primary Care
• Assessing the Injured Child
• Paediatric Head Injuries & Concussion
• Common Paediatric Injuries
• Practical Clinical Cases & Case Discussions
• Key Learning Points & Q&A

Who Should Attend?

This paediatric CPD webinar is suitable for healthcare professionals who assess children in primary, urgent or emergency care, including:

• General Practitioners and GP Trainees
• Advanced Clinical Practitioners
• Advanced Nurse Practitioners
• Nurse Practitioners
• Paramedics
• Physician Associates
• Pharmacists
• Practice Nurses
• Urgent Treatment Centre clinicians
• Walk-in Centre clinicians
• Out-of-Hours clinicians
• Other healthcare professionals involved in assessing children and young people

Why Attend?

Children can deteriorate quickly, and distinguishing a minor childhood illness or injury from a potentially serious presentation is an essential skill for clinicians working in frontline healthcare.

This conference provides 6 hours of participatory CPD with a strong emphasis on practical assessment, clinical reasoning, red-flag recognition, escalation and safety-netting.

Delegates will leave with practical approaches they can use when assessing paediatric minor illness, the sick child, paediatric injuries, head injuries and concussion in everyday clinical practice.

• Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
• NHS England
• Resuscitation Council UK

Conference Lead : Professor Sam Thenabadu

Professor Sam Thenabadu is a Consultant in Adult and Paediatric Emergency Medicine and Programme Director and Professor at the GKT School of Medicine, King’s College London. He has extensive experience in paediatric and emergency medicine, having worked as a consultant since 2011. He has postgraduate qualifications in Advanced Paediatrics, Clinical Medical Education and executive leadership, and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine and the Academy of Medical Educators. He is particularly passionate about practical, inclusive medical education and improving the assessment and management of acutely unwell children.