The 2019 conference took place from 8-10 November in the Ramada Plaza Sutton Coldfield
- Plenary
- Parallel sessions
- Research Sessions
- Masterclasses
- Posters
- AGM
- Photos
- The conference on Twitter
- Round tables
- Video roundup
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- Chair’s Welcome – Nigel Gooding Vice Chair, NPPG
- Mental health – Rapid tranquillisation and psychosis in children and young people Nicole Fung, Clinical Lead for Inpatient CAMHS, Biringham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundaiton Trust
- It ain’t what you say: Surprising truths for understanding and tackling adherence in children Dr Tom Kenny, CEO and Medical Director of Spoonful of Sugar, University College London
- Burns with pain team/case study (safeguarding, multi-disciplinary Claire Thomas, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
- Praise projects and LfE three years on Adrian Plunkett and Alison Jones, LfE Fellow; PICU Research Project Manager, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
- Caring for babies in neonatal settings: A family-centred care approach Dumisani Nyathi, Training and events programme lead Bliss and Rachel Corry Parent
- Development of Consultant Pharmacist Roles Stephen Doherty, National lead for pre-registration pharmacists in general practice project, Associate Dean, Wider Workforce Medicines Optimisation, HEE North

Nigel Gooding

Nicole Fung

Tom Kenny

Claire Thomas

Adrian Plunkett

Alison Jones

Dumisani Nyathi

Rachel Corry

Stephen Doherty
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- Drug handling in liver dysfunction Penny North-Lewis, Paediatric Liver Pharmacist, Leeds General Infirmary
- Sedation in critical care and further afield Jennie Craske, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Pain and
Sedation Service, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital - Cystic fibrosis Lucy Paskin, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
- When a child dies-an emotional and social staff round Abigail Mee, Chief Pharmacist, University Hospital Bristol
- The treatment-related experiences of children and young people prescribed regular medications
Jeff Aston, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust - Reducing incidents and harm of extravasations Karl Emms, Lead Nurse for Patient Safety & Project Lead; Rhian Isaac, PICU & Clinical Services Lead Pharmacist; Richard Standage, Safety Fellow & Lecturer in Nursing (Child Field),Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital
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Abstracts of presentations are published in Archives of Disease in Childhood online here (free access)
- Evaluating Medicines Use (MURs) reviews in children Rebecca Venables, Keele University
- Management of ethylene glycol poisoning in an adolescent : a clinical pearl Nicola Wilson, PICU Pharmacist, Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board
- Evaluating the impact of concentrated standardised parenteral nutrition on growth of preterm infants Lucy Stachow, Advanced Specialist Pharmacist – Neonatal, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
- Medicines optimisation in action : the development of a dosing schedule and an extemporaneous formulation of pazopanib to treat a child with a recurrent Desmond tumour of the head and neck Victoria Holden, Lead Pharmacist Paediatric Oncology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Winner – best oral presentation
- Tenfold medication errors in children – Welsh Paediatric Surveillance Unit Study 2017-9 Yincent Tse, Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist, Great North Children’s Hospital
- Building on the druggle : personalised feedback to improve and maintain good prescribing practice Thomas Wylie, Specialist Clinical Pharmacist, University Hospital Wales Winner Innovation Award
- Switching to clonidine transdermal patches in four paediatric cases : strategies, benefits and challenges Kazeem Olalekhan, Paediatric Pharmacist, Southampton Children’s Hospital UHSFT
- Creating acceptable tablets 3D (CAT 3D): a feasibility study to evaluate the mouthfeel of 3D printed tablets in children and young people Louise Bracken
- The KidzMed project Part 1 : Pill popping heroes Nicola Vasey, Lead Paediatric Pharmacist, Royal Victoria Infirmary

Rebecca Venables

Nicola Wilson

Lucy Stachow

Victoria Holden

Yincent Tse

Thomas Wylie

Kazeem Olelekhan

Louise Bracken

NicoleVasey
- Epilepsy Rajat Gupta, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Head of Specialist Clinical Teaching Academy Deputy Regional Lead for West Midlands, RCPCH, Birmingham Children’s Hospital
- Childhood infections Jane Cassidy, Birmingham Women and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
- Cystic Fibrosis Dr Maya Desai, Respiratory Clinical Lead, Birmingham Children’s Hospital
- Research that matters! How to make sure that your research and innovation reaches those who matter to you Dr Hannah Batchelor, Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutics, Formulation and Drug Delivery, School of Pharmacy, Institute of Clinical Sciences, College of medical and Dental Sciences
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Abstracts of presentations are published in Archives of Disease in Childhood online here (free access)
P01 An evaluation of vancomycin therapy in paediatric patients post guideline change Agbonin Adedoyin; Crook Joanne 1Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
P02 Methods used when preparing non-standard glucose concentrations: A survey of UK neonatal units Hart Robyn1; Al Rifai Adriece2; Wignell Andrew3 1School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham; 2Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust; 3Derby Rd
P03 Preparing glucose infusions in neonatal intensive care: does it matter which method is used?Al Rifai Adriece1; Hart Robyn2; Wignell Andrew1 1Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust; 2School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham
P04 Barriers and facilitators to medicines adherence in children: a systematic review Aldosari Mohammed; Oliveira Ana; Conroy Sharon University of Nottingham
P05 An audit of proton pump inhibitor prescribing, in adherence with the trust’s guidance, in gastro-oesophageal reflux disease Asif Yusuf1; Huynh Chi2; Hussain Awais2 1Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust; 2Aston University
P06 Improving renal function monitoring during chemotherapy – a role for cystatin C? Boys Rachel Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
P07 Prescribing practices in neonatal hypoglycaemiaThorold Colette1; Batra Dushyant2; Calthorpe Rebecca2 1University of Nottingham; 2Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
P08 Ten-fold medication errors in a tertiary paediatric hospital Cubbin Caitlin Alder Hey Hospital
P09 A survey of the NPPG group concerning medication administration problems among children and young people aged 0 to 18 years old Dahmash Dania; Huynh Chi; Kirby Daniel; Terry David Aston University
P10 An audit to assess the prescribing of analgesia in children who present with pain crisis due to Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Dhanji Masuma Luton and Dunstable Hospital
P11 Are low molecular weight heparins being initiated, monitored and subsequently adjusted appropriately for paediatric patients? Duffy Colleen Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
P12 Evaluation of energy and protein intake in neonates using SCAMP regimen Gaze Sian1; Okoye Chidubem2; Davies Graham2 1Evelina London Children’s Hospital; 2King’s College University London
P13 Optimising paediatric intravenous fluid management plans: A Quality Improvement Project Gray Jenny1; Gage Susie2 1University Hospitals Bristol; 2Bristol Children’s Hospital
P14 Reducing medication errors using prescribing nudges: Intravenous aciclovir on paediatric intensive care Gray Jenny1; Jones Nicholas2; Fuller Olivia3; Schia Andrew3 1Bristol Children’s Hospital; 2University Hospitals Bristol; 3University of Bath
P15 Using prescribing nudges to reduce medication errors: Paracetamol on paediatric intensive care Gray Jenny1; Aubrey Nicole2; Hipkin Emma2; Jones Nicholas3 1Bristol Children’s Hospital; 2University of Bath; 3University Hospitals Bristol
P16 CEASE: Deprescribing on discharge from PICU Hayes Charlotte; Brooks Teresa Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
P17 Introducing concentrated preterm stock parenteral nutrition and the impact on bespoke compounding Hibberd Suzannah; Hill Amy Southampton Children’s Hospital
P18 Provocation of paediatric hearts – A Safe & Smart Solution Howlett Moninne; Fitzpatrick Anne; Prendiville Terence Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin
P19 Direct observational study of infusion errors associated with smart-pump technology in paediatric intensive care Howlett Moninne1; Brereton Erika1; Breatnach Cormac1; Cleary Brian2 1Children’s Health Ireland; 2School of Pharmacy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
P20 Evaluation of analgesic doses prescribed postoperatively for overweight and obese children Husain Nicola1; Wadwa Anushka2; Christiansen Nanna1 1Evelina London Children’s Hospital; 2King’s College London
P21 Scurvy during home parenteral nutrition Iglesias Natalia1; Cernat Elena1; Trippett Jennifer2 1Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; 2Leeds Teaching Hospitals
P22 Developing a pharmacology module for the paediatric non-medical prescribing course Khan Farrah London South Bank University
P23 Accelerating and de-risking the production of paediatric oral formulations Khan Dilawar1; Kirby Daniel1; Bryson Simon2; Shah Maryam2; Afzal Mohammed1 1Aston University; Proveca ltd
P24 Does an interdisciplinary approach to tablet/capsule swallowing increase the uptake of or transition to solid oral dosage forms in paediatric patients with ALL acute lymphoblastic leukaemia? Kinsella Anna Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust
P25 Incidents involving paediatric parenteral nutrition Zhu Kouzhu1; Gill Andrea2 1Wuxi Children’s Hospital; 2Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
P26 Pharmacy discharge service to facilitate early discharges and to improve the quality of electronic discharge letters (EDL’s) Ladani Sonal; AbouDaya Mohammed; Thornhill William; Christiansen Nanna Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
P27 Impact of having a paediatric medicines management pharmacy technician in a district general hospital Le Maistre Rebecca Northampton General Hospital
P28 Gentamicin-related incidents in neonates before and after the introduction of electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA) Mak Kimberly Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
P29 The preventative management of migraine headaches in paediatrics Martin Judith Royal Hospital Belfast Sick Children
P30 Prescribing Vedolizumab in paediatric patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) and Ulcerative colitis (UC) in accordance with the clinical guideline in an NHS trust Mc Geehan Eimear University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
P31 Improving paracetamol safety in a tertiary paediatric hospital McCann Joe1; Copeland Rachel1; Keaney Aideen1; Laverty Leanne2; Marcus Simon1 1Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children; 2Altnagelvin Area Hospital
P32 An audit to assess the suitability of patients at a tertiary/quaternary paediatric hospital to switch from intravenous (IV) to oral (PO) antimicrobial therapy McGarrity Orlagh; Pabani Aliya Great Ormond Street Hospital
P33 Antimicrobial prescribing point prevalence study at a paediatric tertiary/quaternary centre McGarrity Orlagh; Robson Coralie Great Ormond Street Hospital
P34 An audit of the testing and documentation of genetic mutation m1555a>g and aminoglycoside prescribing McGarrity Orlagh; Beard Rebecca Great Ormond Street Hospital
P35 Paediatric rheumatology virtual biologic clinic (VBC) Modha Jiten Evelina Children’s Hospital
P36 Numeta G13% preterm neonatal parenteral nutrition solution – a licensed all-in-one triple chamber, ready to use and terminally sterilised parenteral nutrition for preterm newborn infants Moreno Mar; McCormick Kenneth; Macfarlane Lindsey; Smith Laura; Scrivens Alexandra Oxford University Hospitals
P37 A model for reducing paediatric prescribing errors in secondary care Morgan Kate Royal Gwent Hospital
P38 An audit of antibiotic use in the treatment of neonatal necrotising enterocolitis (NEC): What do we use and how long for? Morris Stephen; Mak Kimberly; Lisseter Rebecca Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
P39 Pharmacy preparations for the birth of twins to an ebola survivor Marra Fiona1; Robertson Gayle2; Gallagher Joanne1; Mulholland Peter1 1Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow; 2Pharmacy Distribution Centre, Glasgow
P40 A qualitative study on the supply of specialist medication in children at the interface of care Ng Ka Mei Camie1; Thoong Hong2 1UCL School of Pharmacy; 2Great Ormond Street Hospital Winner – Best Poster
P41 Pharmacokinetics-based estimation of evolocumab dosing for homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) in patients aged 6 to 12 years old Paget Chris; Sutherland Adam Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
P42 All-in-one Parenteral Nutrition: A national survey Phipps Amy University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
P43 Concentrated standardised PN to optimise nutrition in preterm infants Price Zoe University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
P44 Vaccine in Pediatric Chronic Kidney disease (CKD) and hemodialysis Camara Aichetou1; Razurel Anaïs1; Moreau Christelle1; Kwon Thérésa2; Caseris Marion3; Bourdon Olivier4; Prot-Labarthe Sonia5 1Service de pharmacie, AP-HP, Hôpital Robert-Debré, Paris, France; 2Service de néphrologie pédiatrique, AP-HP, Hôpital Robert-Debré, Paris, France; 3Equipe Opérationnelle d’infectiologie, AP-HP, Hôpital Robert-Debré, Paris, France; 4Service de pharmacie, AP-HP, Hôpital Robert-Debré, Département de pharmacie clinique, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France; 5Service de pharmacie, Equipe Opérationnelle d’infectiologie, AP-HP, Hôpital Robert-Debré, Paris France
P45 Enoxaparin and tinzaparin in pediatrics: Impact of prescription recommendations on prescription quality and anti-Xa levels Noailly Julie1; Sadozaï Laïly1; Hurtaud-Roux Marie-Françoise2; Naudin Jérome3; Bonnefoy Ronan4; Farnoux Caroline5; Kwon Thérésa6; Bourdon Olivier7; Prot-Labarthe Sonia8 1Service de Pharmacie, AP-HP, Hôpital Robert-Debré, Paris, France; 2Service d’Hématologie, AP-HP, Hôpital Robert-Debré, Paris, France; 3Service de Réanimation Pédiatrique, AP-HP, Hôpital Robert-Debré, Paris, France; 4Service de Cardiologie Pédiatrique, AP-HP, Hôpital Robert-Debré, Paris, France; 5Service de Néonatologie, AP-HP, Hôpital Robert-Debré, Paris, France; 6Service de Néphrologie Pédiatrique, AP-HP, Hôpital Robert-Debré, Paris, France; 7Service de Pharmacie, AP-HP, Hôpital Robert-Debré, Département de pharmacie clinique, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France; 8Service de Pharmacie, AP-HP, Hôpital Robert-Debré, Université de Paris, ECEVE, Inserm, Paris, France
P46 Dose-banding limits for commonly prescribed medications for children in the UK Rashed Asia N1; Tomlin Stephen2 1King’s College London, UK; Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, UK; 2Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, UK
P47 Extent of paediatric exposure to pharmaceutical excipients: An exploratory study AbouDaya Mohammed1; Tomlin Stephen2; Rashed Asia N3 1Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, UK; 2Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, UK; 3King’s College London, UK; Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, UK
P48 An audit of compliance of age and critical drug related monitoring criteria/requirements for patients receiving carboplatin doses with therapeutic pharmacokinetic drug monitoring Samrin-Balch Lamia; Cheng Cindy Great Ormond Street
P49 An audit of baseline vitamin D level tests for newly diagnosed paediatric haematology/ oncology patients against trust guidelines Samrin-Balch Lamia; Mahmood Salma Great Ormond Street
P50 Time and motion study to assess workload versus staffing at in paeditraic hospital chemotherapy manufacturing unit Samrin-Balch Lamia1; Laxaman Jessica2 1Great Ormond Street Hospital; 2London School of Pharmacy
P51 Evaluating propranolol preparations for use in infantile haemangioma Sargent Greg North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
P52 A baseline review of the activity of the PICU pharmacists using electronically captured data Semple Diarmaid; Brereton Erika; Dawkins Ian Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin
P53 A review of the use of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) in paediatric neurology patients at a children’s hospital from April 2017 to April 2019 Stillwagon Olivia University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
P54 Mapping the prevalence and nature of drug related problems among hospitalised children in the United Kingdom: A systematic review Sutherland Adam1; Phipps Denham2; Tomlin Steve3; Ashcroft Darren4 1Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital; 2NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Translational Research Centre; 3Great Ormond Street Hospital; 4NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre
P55 Immunosuppression in the first six weeks following paediatric cardiac transplant Thomson Karen; Reinhardt Zdenka Freeman Hospital
P56 Vitamin D prescribing in children in UK primary care practices: a population-based cohort study Wan Mandy1; Horsfall Laura2; Basatemur Emre3; Patel Jignesh4; Shroff Rukshana5; Rait Greta2 1Evelina London Children’s Hospital; 2University of College London; 3University of College London Institute of Child Health; 4King’s College London; 5Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
P57 Continuous drug delivery is significantly affected by relative height changes between patient and syringe driver Zahid Aisha1; Wignell Andrew2; Raffaj Dusan2; Davies Patrick2 1School of Medicine, University of Nottingham; 2Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
P58 Managing access to ‘Out Of Hours’ medications in a tertiary paediatric hospital Worrall Mary; Devlin Elizabeth; Howlett Moninne Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin
P59 Assessing medicines for safe use in paediatrics Worrall Mary; Fitzpatrick Anne Children’s Health Ireland, Crumlin
P60 Efficacy of switching to Infliximab biosimilar (Remsima®) in Paediatric inflammatory bowel disease (PIBD): A 2-Year retrospective evaluation aqub Fatima1; Crook Joanne2; Fell John2 1Imperial College London; 2Chelsea and Westminster Hospitals NHS Trust
P61 Patient perspectives on switching to an Infliximab biosimilar in paediatric inflammatory bowel disease (PIBD) Yaqub Fatima1; Fell John2; Crook Joanne2 1Imperial College London; 2Chelsea and Westminster Hospitals NHS Trust
P62 Cyclophosphamide and maintenance mycophenolate mofetil for the treatment of anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (anti- NMDAR) encephalitis in a paediatric patient Yung Ka Yu; Fletcher Penny Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
P63 Do paediatricians recognise childhood obesity? Ferguson Elspeth1; Hannah Claire2; Stewart Emily3 1Sheffield Teaching Hospitals; 2Sheffield Children’s Hospital; 3University of Sheffield
P64 Implementation of a paediatric outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (p-OPAT) service at a specialist children’s hospital Porter Hannah; Stock Kate NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
P65 Advanced neonatal nurse practitioner (ANNP) review of neonatal antibiotics in 36hours to improve antibiotics stewardship Bilkhoo Charon; Gray Jim; Patel Mitul; Holder Gemma; Perry Michelle Birmingham Womens and Children’s Hospital
P66 Standardising strengths of unlicensed medicines in a large London Hospital Trust Lo Alice; Benn Chloe Barts Health
2019 conference award winners
The 2019 conference was supported by a wide range of pharmaceutical companies who develop and market medicines for children, as well as the Medicines for Children project

Abbvie

Baxter


Chiesi

Clinigen

Diurnal

Ethypharm



Kora

Medicines for Children

NeoMed

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

ParaPharm

Proveca

Recordati

Rosemont

Sintetica

Thame
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- 1A Rosemont Pharmaceutials
- 2A / 2B What’s new in paediatrics – Steve Tomlin, Chief Pharmacist, Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital
- 3A Neonatal Pharmacokinetics Gemma Holder, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS
Foundation Trust - 4A IV therapy in children (the basics i) Steve Cossey, Lead ANP, Birmingham Women’s and
Children’s NHS Foundation Trust - 3B Ketogenic diet and implications for pharmacists Vanessa Appleyard, Senior Specialist Ketogenic Dietitian, Birmingham Children’s Hospital
- 4B New methods, developments in advanced therapeutics Anne Black, Regional QA Specialist Pharmacist, Royal Victoria Infirmary
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