Climate change and children’s respiratory health
Educational aims The reader will be able to: • Explain how children are more vulnerable than adults to the respiratory health effects of climate change due to physiological and behavioural…
Post-tuberculosis lung disease in children and adolescents: A scoping review of definitions, measuring tools, and research gaps
Educational aims The reader will come to appreciate: • Understand that the literature available on post-tuberculosis lung disease (PTLD) in children and adolescents lacks a consistent terminology or definition. •…
Longer term psychological trauma following the COVID-19 pandemic for children and families
Educational aims The reader will come to appreciate that: • The long-term legacy of COVID-19 in children will likely be more psychological than physical. • Psychological trauma takes many forms…
A review of post COVID syndrome pathophysiology, clinical presentation and management in children and young people
Educational Aims The reader will come to appreciate: Our current understanding of what Post Covid Syndrome (PCS) represents. The presentation and assessment of children and young people (CYP) with PCS….
Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia: A primer for the paediatrician
Educational aims The reader will come to appreciate: • HHT is an underdiagnosed condition, with a vast range of clinical manifestations. • Pulmonary hypertension is a rare, but important complication…
Assessment of obstructive sleep apnoea in children: What are the challenges we face?
Highlights • Available technology for the assessment of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA). • The need to juxtapose the certainty versus the probability of the diagnosis of OSA in the clinical…
Unintended impacts of COVID-19 on the epidemiology and burden of paediatric respiratory infections
Educational Aims The reader will gain an improved understanding of: • The global burden of acute respiratory infections in children. • The direct impacts of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI) used in…
OSA type-III and neurocognitive function
Highlights • The complexity of the interrelationship between OSA and sleep-disordered breathing and neurocognitive function and behaviour in children with OSA type III. • Poor sleep quality and abnormal sleep…
Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: Expanding Indications and New Developments
Abstract Percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) is recommended in several major international society guidelines as a viable alternative to therapeutic anticoagulation for the prevention of ischemic stroke in patients…
Targeting the Future: Three-Dimensional Imaging for Precise Guidance of the Transseptal Puncture
Introduction The transseptal puncture (TSP) is a critical step for left-sided structural heart interventions. Precise TSP sets the stage for a successful procedure; however, precision is often limited with current…
