Just finished shortlisting for this and I’m super excited for this. A great set of cases that are sure to entertain and educate!

And now for the winners…

Michael Barrett highlighted the incredible standard of submissions this year and the difficulty the judges faced.

Best Poster goes to Etimbuk Umana Scoping review of clinical decision aids in the assessment and management of febrile infants under 90 days 🏆

Best oral presentation to Hannah Norman-Bruce for The Diagnostic Test Accuracy of PCT and CRP for predicting invasive bacterial infections in young febrile infants: A systemic review and meta-analysis 🏆

Damian Roland Mark Lyttle Kathy Wilson Stuart Hartshorn could you please share with PEM colleagues? Parent interviews near completion, staff perspectives needed. Thanks 🙏🏻

Great day being awarding my MSc in Experimental Medicine. I feel I can now move on from my ‘N’ in A level chemistry! #theroadlesstravelled #perpetualstudent #drfrankenstein #wellcomewolfsoninstituteofexperimentalmedicine #wwiem #qub

People rly don't know what to do w their lives and BOOM masters degree

Good on the BMA for taking action. We’re the worst paid doctors in the UK, working in the most under resourced NHS. The fact that we can paid more than double working in RoI will only accelerate the demise of the NHS.

There are worse places to do final prep for presenting FIDO study qualitative data @eusem

So fantastic to get a sneak peak of the endless work Etimbuk Umana has put into FIDO study. It’s great to get to work on research that you really believe will make a difference. PERUKI

What an absolute privilege to hear Ian Sinha (wheezylikesundaymorning) talk about the impact of poverty on our children’s health. An incredible advocate for the most vulnerable in society #peruki

So fantastic to get to listen to truly inspirational research being done around Europe, meeting amazing people, and getting a chance to share what I’ve been working on for the last year. From now on you can call me ‘the lovely Dr Kathy’!

Having a great time ESPNIC conference- sharing what we’ve been up to in Belfast Trust and hearing what’s going on across the world.

What a fantastic competition!!! Such an incredible calibre of presentations, highlighting really interesting clinical scenarios, with so many learning points! Congrats again to Lucy Loughrey Andrea Houston (Stobo) and Natalie Thompson on taking top prize 🏆👏🏼🎉

Tomorrow’s the big day- don’t miss our very first NI PEAR Clinical Case Competition! Starting at 2pm, it’s set to be an incredible learning experience for all, with an array of fantastic cases being presented. But who will walk away with the grand prize? 🤔

‼️DEADLINE EXTENDED FOLLOWING DEMAND‼️Looking to boost the ol’ CV? Want the chance to present regionally? Maybe you just want to win a ££ prize? Now is you chance to submit an abstract for the inaugural NI PEAR Clinical Case Competition! Deadline extended to Sunday 2nd April 5pm!

📣 CLINICAL CASES COMPETITION- FINAL CALL FOR ABSTRACTS 📣All grades, specialties and disciplines involved in paediatrics across NI are invited to submit abstracts of clinical cases of particular interest and educational
value. Find the application here: nipear.squarespace.com

Hi, I’m Kate, an ST2 paediatric trainee and NI PEAR’s new Paediatric Guideline Lead. Trainees are in a strong position to develop regional guidelines, so all NI children receive the highest level of care. I’m excited to help trainees of all levels to get involved in this process!

Hi I'm Caitlin, an ST3 Paediatric Trainee and enthusiastic new member of the NIPEAR team. Originally from London, I studied at Queen's University Belfast, fell in love with Northern Ireland and am excited to develop new guidelines that can be used throughout the region!

7 children have died in the last 3 months in the UK, due to Group A Strep.

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I think I’ve reached the pinnacle of my pen stealing career. The worst bit is I’ve no idea when or where I pocketed it! #pettytheft