Primary School Presentations course for Medical Doctors
This session gives an overview of common emotional and behavioural presentations in children in primary school (5 to 11 years old). It offers guidelines to assess and address parental concerns. We discuss symptoms that suggest there may be important underlying problems (‘alarm bells’) and provide guidance for when you identify these problems.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:
- Describe issues arising when a child starts school or transfers to secondary school
- Describe common presentations in primary age children, recognise variations in normal development and distinguish these from developmental disorders
- Identify problems that interfere with a child’s functioning and progress, especially ‘red flag’ issues
- Assess likely causes, gather information to address parental concerns and provide advice at an early stage
This session uses self assessments that help you check what you have learnt. You do not have to use them and your answers are not seen by anyone else.
Alyson Hall is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at the Child and Family Practice and Honorary Consultant at East London NHS Foundation Trust.
Alyson also worked at the Royal London Hospital and Emanuel Miller Centre for twenty five years. She was involved in service development, undergraduate and post graduate education.
Her special interests include paediatric liaison, eating disorders, ADHD, psychological therapies, child abuse and neglect, fostering and adoption.
She now focuses on looked after children by providing consultation to fostering teams, residential staff and psychiatric assessments for Care Proceedings, as well as developing child mental health training and services in Uganda.
- Anaesthesia Fundamentals | Physiology | Visceral P...
- Posted By eIntegrity Healthcare e-Learning
- Posted Date: 2024-11-12
- Location:Online
- This session describes the clinical features of visceral pain and neuropathic pain, and contrasts these with somatic pain. The neurological pathway is discussed and the principle of central sensitization.
- Anaesthesia Fundamentals | Physiology | Pain - Per...
- Posted By eIntegrity Healthcare e-Learning
- Posted Date: 2024-11-12
- Location:Online
- This session works through the peripheral and central mechanisms of pain.
- Anaesthesia Fundamentals | Physiology | Neurologic...
- Posted By eIntegrity Healthcare e-Learning
- Posted Date: 2024-11-12
- Location:Online
- The session covers the organization of the spinal cord for motor functions, the types of motor neurones, the structure and function of muscle spindles and Golgi tendon organs, and the muscle stretch reflex, flexor and crossed extensor reflexes.
- Anaesthesia Fundamentals | Physiology | Autonomic ...
- Posted By eIntegrity Healthcare e-Learning
- Posted Date: 2024-11-12
- Location:Online
- This session summarises the structure and function of the autonomic nervous system.
- Anaesthesia Fundamentals | Physiology | The Brain
- Posted By eIntegrity Healthcare e-Learning
- Posted Date: 2024-11-12
- Location:Online
- Â This session covers the functional physiological divisions of the brain, the regulation of blood flow and physiology of cerebrospinal fluid.
