Organised by the Paediatric Critical Care Society (PCCS), this is a 2-day event for professionals who care for children with Complex Critical illness in district general hospital, HDU, and PICU settings, and will also include identifying deterioration in children with medical complexity and working with families and communities to strengthen continuity of care.
Venue: Usher Institute, Edinburgh University, 50 Little France Crescent, EH16 4UX
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Day 1 (workshops):
- The technology dependent patient: a practical workshop looking at the technologies that children with complex critical illness may require. The workshop will focus on how to manage these technologies during health and illness.
- Palliative care and challenging communication: An interactive workshop looking at different types of communication challenges in patients with complex critical illness. There will be particular focuses on end of life conversations and challenging ethical situations.
- PCCS CCI SIG meeting
Day 2 (symposium):
Managing the Present, Preparing for the Future
During this symposium we will focus on Managing the Present, Preparing for the Future. We will walk through the journey of a patient with complex critical illness, aiming to shine spotlights on MDT approaches to the following areas:
- Managing and anticipating the acute admission to critical care
- Challenges in decision making and ethical dilemmas
- Reflecting on Critical Care admissions to actively inform future care
- Care plans – bespoke MDT care plans, advanced care planning, CYPADMs
- Collaboration with outpatient paediatrics to prepare for the future
- Research in CCI – how can we help inform future care
During this symposium we hope to facilitate genuine, practical collaboration. We believe that we can work beyond ‘idea sharing’ to promote a culture of practical collaboration in which materials and resources can be shared to help this special group of patients.
Usher Institute, Edinburgh University, 50 Little France Crescent, EH16 4UX
Abstract Submissions
To submit your abstract please use the online form :
For more information regarding the content of the workshops/Symposium please contact the event organisers directly:
Event Organisers:
PCCS Complex Critical Illness Specialist Interest Group
Local Organisers: Caroline Kennedy and Martin Lister
