This webinar is intended for UK Healthcare Professionals only. The promotional session has been organised and funded by Mead Johnson Nutrition. Mead Johnson Nutrition is the sponsor for this event but has had no input into the overall agenda or scientific content of the meeting developed and delivered by Dr Steve Holmes, other than the sponsored promotional symposium.
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This will look at the challenges of making a diagnosis in pre-school children and the common pitfalls. What discussions to have with parents and children if initiating treatment when pre-school. The important of diagnosis confirmation later and management plans in children. There will be a short section - on learning from asthma deaths in this group too.
Session 1 - Dr Steve Holmes
Pre-school wheezing - the evidence and how to manage our patients and their carers
Sponsored Symposium by Mead Johnson Nutrition
Atopic Burden: Asthma, CMA, and the Economic Argument for Early Action
Dr Kumar Somasundaram
MBBS, DCH, MRCPCH
Session 2 - Dr Steve Holmes
Confirming and asthma diagnosis and management in CYP (along with learning from CYP who die from their asthma)
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Dr Steve Holmes Steve has worked as a GP principal since 1989, initially on the Yorkshire/Lancashire border and since 2002, at The Park Medical Practice in Shepton Mallet, Somerset.
He has a long-standing association with the Primary Care Respiratory Society, the British Thoracic Society and the Royal College of General Practitioners, as well as the International Primary Care Respiratory Society and Asthma and Lung UK.
Steve has been involved in medical education in a variety of guises, often at a national or regional level since 1991. He has been involved in a wide range of respiratory educational initiatives for generalists and specialists, both medical and nursing and has been involved in research work with more than eight universities.
He has taught nationally on quality improvement methods, leadership skills and communication skills training, for more than 20 years as well as his respiratory work.
He has published more than 300 articles, is a reviewer for more than 10 active peer reviewed journals and has had the opportunity to work at a global level.
Throughout this, he remains a clinician; passionate about the values of good primary care, continually developing the quality of clinical care, and providing holistic care for patients and their families from cradle to grave.
He is married with two adult inspirational daughters and a wife who inspired them. He manages to get time to enjoy family holidays, walking and running (up to half marathon distance), watching rugby when the opportunity allows and playing the guitar or piano badly!
Symposium Speaker Dr. Kumar, a highly accomplished and experienced Consultant Paediatrician and Neonatologist based in Tunbridge Wells Hospital, UK. With a robust medical background, Kumar’s expertise spans over 20 years. Kumar is particularly interested in allergic disorders, with a keen focus on eczema and food allergies. He also excels in allergen desensitization (immunotherapy) for both food and environmental allergens. Specialising in Paediatrics, Kumar’s focus areas include general paediatrics, allergy, and neonatology and leads paediatric allergy services in West Kent.
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