The Paeds Round

Apr 08 2025 10 ep. 36 mins 14
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Listen to real-world advice and guidance on how to manage a range of clinical topics and much else on education, training and working in paediatrics. With Dr Emma Lim, Consultant Paediatrician and Dr Christo Tsilifis, Paediatric Registrar, plus parents, paediatric specialists and junior doctors.

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Protecting infants with the maternal vaccine for RSV

Apr 08 2025 27 mins  
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is very common and can cause disease ranging from mild upper respiratory tract infections to bronchiolitis, pneumonia or even death. In the UK, intensive care wards in the winter are extremely busy and 20,000 to 30,000 children are hospitalised with RSV each year. This is a disease that causes a huge burden in infants both in the UK and globally. D

What you can do for sustainable healthcare

Sep 17 2024 37 mins  
The NHS has a large carbon footprint. So how can we as child health professionals help lower the environmental impact of delivering healthcare? Today’s guest on The Paeds Round, Dr Emily Parker, RCPCH Clinical Fellow and paediatric junior doctor in Newcastle speaks with host Dr Emma Lim on how we can all make a difference. Emily and Emma discuss the surprisingly high carbon footp

Measles in 2024 - What paediatricians and healthcare workers need to know

Jul 16 2024 41 mins  
Due to the success of vaccinations, measles in children had lain largely dormant in the UK over past decades. But cases have been rising. We address the key questions for paediatricians and healthcare workers. How serious is this disease? How infectious is it? And what do you do about it? The paeds round is delighted to welcome back Dr Liz Whittaker who speaks with our regular host

Healthier Together - Supporting families with high-quality health information

May 28 2024 37 mins  
The Healthier Together programme provides clear and accurate health information for parents, young people and pregnant women. It's a website, but there's also an underlying ethos to ensure health professionals are consistent in what we communicate with families. Dr Sanjay Patel, paediatric infectious diseases and immunology consultant, joins hosts Dr Emma Lim and Dr Christo Tsilif

Social media – What do paediatricians need to know?

Apr 23 2024 40 mins  
How can child health professionals use social media in a professional capacity - including for public health information and for learning? What are its benefits and what are its perils? And how can you protect yourself as a clinician? This month on The Paeds Round, Dr Emma Lim and Dr Christo Tsilifis are joined by our multi-talented podcast producer and dermatology registrar, Dr Jo

Having a GAS – Group A Strep

Mar 05 2024 44 mins  
What exactly is group A Streptococcus and what are its carriage rates? How do we pick apart those paediatric patients with viral illnesses from those with strep throat? Emma and Christo are joined by Dr Liz Whittaker, a paediatric infectious diseases consultant in London, an academic at Imperial College and convener of the British Paediatric Allergy, Immunity and Infection Group (

What's hot on fever?

Jan 23 2024 55 mins  
It’s January and all the children are back in school. And that means it’s a chance to swap viruses and herald in the new year with fevers! This month’s episode has the answers to your questions as child health professionals on this burning problem. Should you worry about the height of the fever? Should you give antipyretics? How do you reassure parents and carers that fevers

Neonatal herpes simplex virus disease – Management

Dec 19 2023 19 mins  
We’re back for episode 3 of The Paeds Round with special guest Dr Katy Fidler joining our hosts Emma Lim and Christo Tsilifis to talk about the management of herpes simplex virus. We discuss stigma, when to worry about HSV, the importance of early detection and what to look out for. Katy is a Paediatric Infectious Diseases Consultant in Brighton and a Reader in Paediatrics at Bri

Neonatal herpes simplex virus disease – mother-to-child transmission

Dec 05 2023 25 mins  
We’re back for episode 2 of The Paeds Round with special guest Dr Hermione Lyall joining our hosts Emma Lim and Christo Tsilifis to talk about maternal to child transmission of herpes simplex virus and the importance of early detection of this rare condition. Hermione is a paediatric infectious diseases consultant at St Mary’s hospital in London and brings a wealth of experienc

Neonatal herpes simplex virus disease – THANKS (think hands and no kisses)

Oct 10 2023 34 mins  
Though common and self-limiting in older children and adults, herpes simplex viral infection can cause a spectrum of neonatal disease from simple lesion to devastating encephalitis. How can we identify babies at risk and provide appropriate treatment? In this episode, Sarah discusses her devastating story of losing a child to neonatal HSV and her work in raising awareness of neonat