Live Courses
On this page, you will be able to view the details of the entire educational course portfolio offered by the RCPCH Education Team
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This page lists ALL courses offered by the RCPCH Education Team.
To view courses currently available to book, please visit the RCPCH courses page on the main RCPCH Website
If there is not a scheduled date for a course, you can submit an expression of interest to be alerted when the course next goes live.
If you have any questions related to our live courses, please contact the team
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How to Manage: Common Cardiac Problems
This a one-day course focusing on common cardiac problems encountered by any clinician involved in the care of children.
How to Manage: Common Dermatological Problems
This is a one-day, online course focusing on the common dermatological disorders encountered by clinicians involved in the care of children
How to Manage: Diabetes in Children
This course provides a clinical framework for the diagnosis and management of children and young people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. It also covers dietetic management and the psychosocial impact of having a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes.
How to Manage: Eating Disorders
Eating Disorders are classified as mental health disorders which can result in serious and life- threatening short and long-term medical consequences and are increasingly common in day to day paediatric practice.
How to Manage: Emotional and Behavioural Problems in Community Paedatrics
This online course will help you gain the skills and knowledge to effectively support children and young people experiencing emotional and behavioural problems, in community paediatrics.
How to Manage: FASD in Community Paediatric Services
This course will help you to develop an understanding of how to assess and diagnose Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) within a local child development service including assessment of key domains, and diagnostic formulation.
How to Manage: Gastroenterology
This online course provides you with a clinical approach to effectively investigate and manage common gastrointestinal presentations in children and young people.
How to Manage: Leadership and Practice in Health Improvement
Health improvement and health promotion are vital components of a functioning health system, but are often neglected in service provision and professional training.
How to Manage: Paediatric Allergy Training 1 (PAT1)
This online course will focus on the practical, clinical management of allergy in children and young people. It is the first in a series of three Paediatric Allergy Training (PAT) courses provided by the RCPCH.
How to Manage: Paediatric Allergy Training 2 (PAT2)
This online course will focus on the practical clinical management of allergy in children and young people. It is the second in a series of three Paediatric Allergy Training (PAT) courses provided by RCPCH.
How to Manage: Paediatric Allergy Training 3 (PAT3)
This is the third of a series of three Paediatric Allergy Training study days that focus on the practical clinical management of allergy in children and young people.
How to Manage: Paediatric Sepsis
This one-day online course explores how to recognise and effectively manage life-threatening sepsis.
How to Manage: Recognising Neuromuscular Disorders
This course focuses on the early recognition of neuromuscular conditions, bringing together a multi-professional team to deliver a case-based programme for health visitors, nurses, physiotherapists, general practitioners & allied healthcare professionals.
How to Manage: Refugee Child Health
This course will cover the clinical risk assessment and multidisciplinary approach to the holistic management of AURASC
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MRCPCH/DCH Foundation of Practice exam preparation for overseas candidates – online workshop
This 3 hour workshop will explore topics within the FOP exam that have proven particularly challenging for overseas candidates. We'll use interactive case scenarios to help you understand the key knowledge and skills required and the pitfalls to avoid.
MRCPCH Applied Knowledge in Practice exam preparation – online workshop
This 1/2 day workshop will explore topics within the AKP exam that previous candidates have found particularly challenging. We'll use case scenarios to help you understand the key knowledge and skills required, and the pitfalls to avoid.
MRCPCH Clinical exam preparation
This course is intended for candidates registered for the MRCPCH Clinical exam. The course will focus on exam technique and prepare you for the various stations so you can plan your revision wisely, make the most of your knowledge and present with confidence in the exam.
DCH Clinical exam preparation
This one-day course will familiarise you with the Diploma of Child Health Clinical exam. You will gain a greater understanding of the assessment criteria, the key skills required, the pitfalls to avoid by focusing on exam technique and, through practice, how to approach each station.
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Effective Educational Supervision
This online course meets the General Medical Council's requirements for educational supervisors. It explores the fundamentals of educational supervision and provides essential updates on the RCPCH Progress Curriculum and RCPCH assessments.
Mentoring Skills
This highly interactive one-day course provides paediatricians with the core skills and knowledge to be an effective mentor.
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Statement and report writing (Level 3)
This course explores what is required from statements and reports. Participants will identify the issues to be addressed and the relevant evidence to be included. They will use objective criteria to assess what has been written and receive feedback to help improve their skills.
Child protection: From examination to court [CPEC] (Level 3)
On this course, you will learn about the structure, language, specifications and usage of medical reports that support good decision making at different stages of the child protection process (including court proceedings).
Child Protection in Scotland: From examination to court [CPEC] (Level 3)
On this course, you will learn about the structure, language, specifications and usage of medical reports that support good decision making at different stages of the child protection process (including court proceedings).
Safeguarding (Level 3)
To support paediatricians to meet their Level 3 competencies as outlined by the Intercollegiate document, the RCPCH offers various courses focusing on key and emerging themes in safeguarding and child protection.
Safeguarding in the digital world (Level 3)
This one day course looks at both the potential benefits and the potential harms of the online world for children and young people, and how paediatricians can best support them to use this environment well.
Child sexual assault and the forensic examination (Level 3+)
This two day course is structured to equip paediatricians with both the technical and forensic skills to obtain high quality samples, and the knowledge and understanding of the physical, emotional and procedural considerations of managing children who have experienced suspected sexual assault.
Expert witness in child protection (Level 3+, 4 and 5)
This two-day online course provides paediatricians, who are already acting in an expert capacity or those with professional witness experience wishing to do so in the future, with the skills required to fulfil this key responsibility.
Supporting named and designated doctors for looked after children (Level 4&5)
This two day online event, and accompanying pre-course eLearning package, covers a range of key and hot topics relevant to named and designated doctors working with looked after children in line with the Level 4 and 5 competencies set out in the Intercollegiate Document.
Supporting new named and designated doctors for safeguarding children (Level 4&5)
This two day online event, and accompanying pre-course eLearning package, covers a range of key and hot topics relevant to new named and designated doctors in line with the Level 4 and 5 competencies set out in the Intercollegiate Document.