RCPCH Grand Round: Paediatrics – not just little decision making | with Professor Damian Roland

In this episode, Professor Damian Roland explores how decisions are made in paediatric practice, why errors occur, and how cognitive bias, system pressures and caregiver concerns influence outcomes. Drawing on research and real‑world experience, this session offers practical insights for clinicians working across acute and general paediatrics.

Speakers

  • Professor Damian Roland

Date of Recording

April 17, 2026

Available Until

April 16, 2027

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Speakers

  • Professor Damian Roland

    Paediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant and Honorary Professor

    Professor Damian Roland is a Paediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant and Honorary Professor. His research interests include scoring systems in emergency and acute care and educational evaluation. Damian is a past chair of PERUKI (Paediatric Emergency Research United Kingdom and Ireland), which gives him and the team an opportunity to raise awareness of the important of research and evidence based practice at scale. The list of the many things Damian hasn’t done or achieved is far longer but through these he learns and develops new ideas.

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