Course
Monday 12th May 2025
SOP Paediatrics AM
Speakers: Dr David Capehorn, Dr Marie Wheeler, Victoria Brittle
10.45-11.15am break
11.15-12.30pm Marie Wheeler/ Victoria Brittle.
1. To discuss some primary care paediatric top tips
2. To review the diagnosis and management of milk intolerance in babies
3. To discuss the assessment of childhood allergy including when to prescribe an epipen
About the speaker
Dr David Capehorn
Dr David Capehorn has been at the forefront of work on the interface between primary and secondary care paediatrics in the south west for over thirty years. Having combined his work as Honorary Associate Specialist in children’s emergency medicine in Bristol with his work as a GP in Bristol Gloucestershire, he has been involved in development of innovative new services throughout his career.
He won an NHS innovation award for the primary care paediatric service he founded in 2003, providing advice and local clinic support for GPs. Dr Capehorn and his team took thousands of referrals per year, with the emphasis on keeping paediatric management within primary care. In addition to his practice, he has worked as an author and educator, publishing the first symptom based textbook on paediatric accident and emergency medicine. He also formed part of the clinical guidelines group for Bristol children’s hospital. Latterly in his career, as well as clinical work, he has been working as a GP educational supervisor and NHS England appraiser, as well as a keynote speaker and lecturer in paediatric primary care for Medscape , Pulse and Mediconference .
About the speaker
Dr Marie Wheeler
Consultant in Paediatrics
Dr Wheeler graduated from Sheffield University in 1989 and completed Specialist Paediatric Registrar training in Birmingham and the South West, beginning allergy training in Bristol .
Since her Consultant appointment, she leads the Paediatric allergy Team at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and Cheltenham General Hospital. She is also a member of the European Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
About the speaker
Victoria Brittle
Specialist Paediatric Dietitian, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust
Victoria has been working as a Registered Dietitian for 15 years after graduating from the University of Surrey in 2008 with an Honours Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics. She has worked at some of the top teaching hospitals in the UK including Addenbrooke Hospital, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children and the Evelina London. She is currently leading the Paediatric Dietetic team at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust and has a strong interest in Allergy, ketogenic diets and Inherited metabolic disease.
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