Vitamin D Deficiency

Clinical

Length

60 minutes

Target Audiences

  • A wide range of child health professionals, including nurses and health visitors

Self-paced

Work through the module at your own pace.When you have completed the module, you can return at any time to re-review any of the sections.

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Course information

Welcome to the Vitamin D Deficiency in Children Course. This module is divided into 3 sessions, each expected to take approximately 20 minutes to complete.

Learning objectives:

  • Explain the biology & metabolism of vitamin D
  • Understand the pathophysiology & recognise the clinical features of vitamin D deficiency
  • Identify children at risk of vitamin D deficiency
  • Choose appropriate investigations and know when they are indicated
  • Describe the management of vitamin D deficiency and be aware of current guidelines for its prevention

Subject matter experts

Dr Emre Basatemur

Subject matter expert

Dr Sarah Nethercott

Subject matter expert

Dr Sarah Arthur

Subject matter expert

Professor Mitch Blair

Subject matter expert

Creation and review log

Creation/reviewDate
Launch dateNovember 2014
Review dateOctober 2017
Review date October 2019
Next reviewOctober 2023

Continued Professional Development (CPD)

As of 1st September 2016 the Revalidation and CPD team of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health no longer allocates a number CPD credits to courses or events. The removal of credits associated with events allows delegates to record the educational benefit of the activity through written reflection, in contrast to quantifying the significance based on the time duration of the course. This is in accordance with changes made to the CPD Scheme guidelines published in April 2016.

Detailed information and scheme guidance can be found on the RCPCH website

When recording the activity, delegates should focus on the reflection and detail the following:

  • What did you learn?
  • What effect has/will the learning had/have on your current practice?
  • What further learning or action, if any, is needed as a result of the original learning activity?

Should you have any questions regarding the removal of credits, please feel free to contact the CPD team

If you use the RCPCH CPD Diary, you can click here to visit the diary and record your learning: Log your learning on the RCPCH CPD Diary

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