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Healthcare Leadership ConversationsLeadership Insights: The Gift of Reciprocal MentorshipI’m starting 2026 with something close to my heart: mentorship in healthcare.In this Leadership Insights episode, I reflect on over 20 years of mentoring and how it’s taught me that true mentorship is reciprocal. It’s not just me giving my time and experience - it’s a two-way exchange where I’ve learned just as much (often more) from my mentees, especially those from global majority backgrounds navigating systems I didn’t face.Key Insights- Mentorship Is Reciprocal: I’ve learned to navigate medical school as a student from a global majority...
2026-01-1610 min
Healthcare Leadership ConversationsLeadership Insights: Khianna Lucas Young - The Rules of EngagementWhat happens when a teenager who has beaten leukaemia twice sits down with paediatric leaders and quietly rewrites the rules of healthcare?In this Leadership Insights episode, I reflect on the overwhelming response to Khianna Lucas Young’s story and distil the powerful lessons it offers every healthcare leader. Drawing from Khianna’s lived expertise and four years co-chairing the RCPCH & Young People’s Engagement Committee, she lays out a crystal-clear manifesto for authentic youth partnership that’s grounded in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.What You’ll Learn- The UNCR...
2025-11-2811 min
Raising with the village#4- Grace - When your child stops growingIn this episode, Grace shares her family’s journey through discovering that both of her young children have growth hormone deficiency — from spotting early signs, to seeking answers when her instincts told her something wasn’t right, to navigating diagnosis, testing, treatment and life on daily injections.It’s a story about persistence, parental intuition, advocating for your children, and the enormous difference early diagnosis can make.💬 In this episode:Spotting the first signs that her son’s growth had stalled — and why she trusted her instinctsThe long process of ruling out allergies, food...
2025-11-2733 minHealthcare Leadership ConversationsKhianna Lucas-Young: Beating Cancer Twice & Championing ChangeAt just six years old, a leukaemia diagnosis could have dimmed anyone’s light but for Khianna Lucas-Young, it became the spark that lit a lifetime of advocacy, horses, and hope.In this episode of Leadership Conversations, I welcome the unstoppable Khianna Lucas-Young. Diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia at just six, enduring two and a half years of chemotherapy, a heartbreaking relapse at twelve, and emerging as a national equestrian champion, fundraiser, and youth advisor to the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Khianna’s story is one of courage, humour, and unfiltered wisdom.We exp...
2025-11-2434 min
Podcasts from the GOSH Learning AcademyGOSHpods goes Green S3 - Episode 1: An Introduction to sustainable medicationsIn this series of GOSHpods goes Green, we will be exploring Medicines Sustainability and the impact of pharmaceuticals on our environment.
In this introductory episode Sarah Ahmed, GOSH Digital Fellow, talks to Stephen Tomlin — Director of the Children’s Research and Innovation Centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital and Medicines Sustainability Lead for North Central London ICB. They give us an overview of the series and what we can expect including:
- the overarching principles of medications sustainability
- using meds well
- safer pharma
- our use of inhalers
- waste and disposal of pharmaceuticals
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2025-09-1020 min
Master the MRCPCHPrinciples of Palliative Medicine with Dr Dilini Rajapakse (Part 2)Join us as we talk to paediatric palliative medicine consultant Dr Dilini Rajapakse about two major principles in the specialty - symptom management and advanced care planning. In part 1 we covered what paediatric palliative medicine is, and explored overviews of advanced care planning and symptom management. In today's second part we focus in on some of the symptoms managed by the palliative care team.
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Together for Short Lives: https://www.togetherforshortlives.org.uk/
RCPCH: https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/topic/palliative-care
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2025-04-0229 min
Podcasts from the GOSH Learning AcademyPrinciples of Palliative Medicine with Dr Diliani Rajapakse - Part 2Join us as we talk to paediatric palliative medicine consultant Dr Dilini Rajapakse about two major principles in the specialty - symptom management and advanced care planning. In part 1 we covered what paediatric palliative medicine is, and explored overviews of advanced care planning and symptom management. In today's second part we focus in on some of the symptoms managed by the palliative care team.
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Resources mentioned:
Together for Short Lives: https://www.togetherforshortlives.org.uk/
RCPCH: https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/topic/palliative-care
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2025-03-1929 min
The Paeds RoundWhat you can do for sustainable healthcareThe 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 doctor in Newcastle speaks with host Dr Emma Lin on how we can all make a difference. Emily and Emma discuss the surprisingly high carbon footprint of liquid medicines, how to optimise asthma care to reduce medication use and the benefits of dry powder inhalers over metered-dose inhalers. They also look at how to advocate for better air pollution ma...
2024-09-1737 min
Podcasts from the GOSH Learning AcademyPhysical Abuse with Dr Deborah Zeitlin (Part 2)Join us on this episode as we speak to Dr Deborah Zeitlin about non-accidental injury and physical abuse. Dr. Zeitlin is a consultant general paediatrician here at GOSH where she is the named Doctor for Safeguarding for Children and Young People. This is the second part of this two part episode.
Child abuse is not an easy topic to talk about or listen to. Remember to look after yourselves. There are some resources in the episode description of places you can go to for help if you've been affected by anything that we've discussed.
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Royal College of Radiologists: Th...
2024-09-1122 min
Master the MRCPCHPhysical Abuse with Dr Deborah Zeitlin (Part 2)Join us on this episode as we speak to Dr Deborah Zeitlin about non-accidental injury and physical abuse. Dr. Zeitlin is a consultant general paediatrician here at GOSH where she is the named Doctor for Safeguarding for Children and Young People. This is the second part of this two part episode.
Child abuse is not an easy topic to talk about or listen to. Remember to look after yourselves. There are some resources in the episode description of places you can go to for help if you've been affected by anything that we've discussed.
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2024-09-1122 minPodcasts from the GOSH Learning AcademyPhysical Abuse with Dr Deborah Zeitlin (Part 1)Join us on this episode as we speak to Dr Deborah Zeitlin about non-accidental injury and physical abuse. Dr. Zeitlin is a consultant general paediatrician here at GOSH where she is the named Doctor for Safeguarding for Children and Young People. We're gonna split this episode into two parts. Look out for part two coming soon.
Child abuse is not an easy topic to talk about or listen to. Remember to look after yourselves. There are some resources in the episode description of places you can go to for help if you've been affected by anything that we've discussed.
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2024-09-0435 min
Master the MRCPCHPhysical Abuse with Dr Deborah Zeitlin (Part 1)Join us on this episode as we speak to Dr Deborah Zeitlin about non-accidental injury and physical abuse. Dr. Zeitlin is a consultant general paediatrician here at GOSH where she is the named Doctor for Safeguarding for Children and Young People. We're gonna split this episode into two parts. Look out for part two coming soon.
Child abuse is not an easy topic to talk about or listen to. Remember to look after yourselves. There are some resources in the episode description of places you can go to for help if you've been affected by anything that...
2024-09-0435 minThe Paeds RoundMeasles in 2024 - What paediatricians and healthcare workers need to knowDue 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 Dr Emma Lim. Liz and Emma discuss how you can tell if a child with a fever or rash has measles, and looking out for the 'three Cs'. And they e...
2024-07-1641 minThe Paeds RoundHealthier Together - Supporting families with high-quality health informationThe 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 Tsilifis to discuss how Healthier Together can benefit families, especially from underserved communities. Plus top tips on how you can get the most out of the programe. Healthier Together: https://www.what0-18.nhs.uk Download full transcript (PDF...
2024-05-2837 minThe Paeds RoundSocial media – What do paediatricians need to know?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 Jonny Guckian, who runs the medical education site, MediSense, and has held numerous social media-facing roles. Jonny, Emma and Christo discuss the good and the bad of social media and offer practical guidance on...
2024-04-2340 min
Let's Talk Surgery: The RCSEd PodcastFRCS (Paeds) Beyond General Surgery - Child Protection with Dr Marianne ForresterIn this episode, Sesi Hotonu explores a very important topic for all clinicians involved in the care of children- child protection. She is joined by Dr Marianne Forrester, consultant paediatrician at the Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital. As lead for child protection at RACH, and chair of the RCPCH Scottish child protection committee, Dr Forrester takes us expertly through the recognition and management of the child at risk. Enjoyed this episode of Let’s Talk Surgery from The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh? Explore more content and upcoming episodes: rcsed.ac.u...
2024-04-1949 minThe Paeds RoundHaving a GAS – Group A StrepWhat 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 (BPAIIG) to discuss this bacteria. They discuss whether or not to use antibiotics, understanding rashes and much more. With your hosts, Dr Emma Lim and Dr Christo Tsilifis. Download transcript: https://www.rcpch.a...
2024-03-0544 minThe Paeds RoundWhat's hot on fever?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 are part of everyday life? All of these issues are discussed, along with a passionate plea to make hand washing great again. So don’t get hot under...
2024-01-2355 minThe Paeds RoundNeonatal herpes simplex virus disease – ManagementWe’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 Brighton and Sussex Medical School. She also currently runs the national study on neonatal herpes through the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit. This is the final episode in our three-part mi...
2023-12-1919 minThe Paeds RoundNeonatal herpes simplex virus disease – mother-to-child transmissionWe’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 experience to this discussion. She has a special interest in congenital infections and has worked tirelessly to prevent their transmission, which she discusses at length in this second of our three-part series on HSV.
2023-12-0525 min
Podcasts from the GOSH Learning AcademyPracticing Paediatrics: Paediatric Pain Rehabilitation with Dr Glyn WilliamsOn today's episode we talk to Dr Glyn Williams, consultant in paediatric pain at GOSH, about chronic pain in children and the new paediatric pain rehabilitation service. We discuss the biopsychosocial approach to pain and the importance of taking a holistic MDT approach to management.
Resources mentioned:
Schechter NL, Coakley R, Nurko S. The Golden Half Hour in Chronic Pediatric Pain-Feedback as the First Intervention. JAMA Pediatr. 2021;175(1):7-8. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.1798
e-Learning For Health: ePain https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/391439
RCPCH Learning: Pain Management Pain Management – RCPCH Learning
Refer a patient to the GOSH Pain Control Service: https://www.go...
2023-11-2932 min
Master the MRCPCHRespiratory Health Promotion with Dr Rossa BrughaIn this episode we are joined by Dr Rossa Brugha, consultant respiratory physician at GOSH, to talk about health promotion in respiratory conditions. We talk about the effect that smoking, vaping and air pollution can have on children with respiratory conditions, and what we as paediatricians can do about it.
Resources mentioned:
Richard Doll and A. Bradford Hill, Smoking and Carcinoma of the Lung, Br Med J 1950; 2 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.2.4682.739 (Published 30 September 1950)
Action on Smoking and Health, "Use of e-cigarettes among young people in Great Britain", June 2023 https://ash.org.uk/resou...
2023-11-1031 min
RCPCH PodcastsShift the dial on climate change and health inequalitiesClimate change poses an existential risk to child health and is exacerbating health inequalities. But, paediatricians can play an important role in sharing information and advocating for action. Dr Helen Stewart and Dr Alex Lemaigre introduce the College’s new toolkit for paediatricians. Our first tool helps you understand how climate change impacts on children and young people’s health and exacerbates health inequalities. And our second equips you to influence climate change policy locally, regionally and nationally. Alex and Helen talk about why paediatricians have a role in addressing health inequalities impacted by climate chan...
2023-10-1718 minThe Paeds RoundNeonatal herpes simplex virus disease – THANKS (think hands and no kisses)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 neonatal HSV. Featuring Emma Lim and Christo Tsilifis with Sarah de Malplaquet, parent of Kit, and founder of the Kit Tarka Foundation. See transcript at https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2023-10/T...
2023-10-1034 minRCPCH PodcastsConversations with policy makers - with Dame Andrea Leadsom MPIn a first for our podcasts, we delve into the world of government and parliament. RCPCH President Camilla Kingdon speaks with Dame Andrea Leadsom MP, Conservative Member of Parliament for South Northamptonshire about her experiences of advocating for infant and child health. Dame Andrea wants every baby to have the best start in life - a message shared by the College. She chaired the Government's Early Years Healthy Development Review and its March 2021 report, The best start for life, a vision for the 1001 critical days, outlines areas for action to improve the health outcomes of all babies...
2023-07-1935 minRCPCH PodcastsStories of impact - on health care, outcomes and the quality of life for children and young people with diabetesIn our second series of College Strategy 2021-24 podcasts we look at the Strategy in action. Hearing stories from clinicians, children and young people and staff about the impact our work has made on the community and within paediatric clinical practice. The National Diabetes Quality Programme (NDQP) was established in collaboration with the National Children and Young People’s Diabetes Network in April 2018. In the last five years, the programme has supported quality improvement programmes attended by thousands of clinicians, helped to improve services at several NHS trusts across the UK and performed multiple peer reviews to id...
2023-05-0236 minRCPCH PodcastsA young person’s experience of living with epilepsyIn this first of a podcast series from the Medicines for Children team, we speak with Fiona, a young person with epilepsy, and her mum, Karen. It's an honest and lively discussion from their fear at first diagnosis to working out the right medication, to learning to live well with the condition. The Medicines for Children team is pleased to share this first episode in a series of podcasts on epilepsy. With thanks to a grant from the Alison Hillman charitable trust, the podcasts will aim to improve the resources available for young people with epilepsy.
2023-03-2429 min
RCPCH PodcastsOur voices: young people and climate changeThis podcast is created by young volunteers with RCPCH &Us and is all about climate change, with some international guests from Ghana and others closer to home from the RCPCH Climate Change Working Group and RCPCH members. Listen to find out how doctors and young people can work together to make sure that we face the climate change crisis head on. This is a special edition collaboration with the RCPCH Climate Changers group: Aisling, Ali, Ally, Beth, Demi, Ethan, Kirsten, Jeanette and Noor. Download transcript In this episode we interviewed:
2023-03-0635 minRCPCH PodcastsOur voices: engagement done wellThis podcast is all about working with children and young people to help improve their health and the health of others. Have a listen for ideas, examples and information on engagement from RCPCH doctors and young people from RCPCH &Us - we hope you enjoy it! The podcasters are: Ali, Demi, Emma, Joseph, Leo, Lowenna, Oscar, Shashank, Shreya and Timooothy. We also had help from other RCPCH &Us volunteers Aisling, Sohan and Clare. Plus John and Jamie who brought Timooothy to life! In this episode we interviewed: Dr Shouja from Wales, Kath from Barts Health...
2022-12-1021 min
Two Paeds In A PodEpisode 68: Are podcasts of any value in medical education?We are getting a bit meta this week as we take a look at podcasts themselves. Nice to listen to, but are they of any educational value? Two new voices discuss this as we introduce Dr Adriel Chen - a Foundation Doctor with an interest in Paediatrics, and Dr Ashley Reece - Consultant Paediatrician, medical educator and RCPCH Officer for Assessment.
2021-02-2830 min
RCPCH PodcastsPaediatric sepsis episode 9 - What sepsis meansJunior doctor Monica Parker and Emma Lim join forces to provide an overview of the key learning and take home messages from the sepsis podcasts series.
2019-12-1900 min
Fontanelle paediatric educationFood Allergies in Children - making a diagnosis using the EATERS methodDr Mich Lajeunesse consultant in paediatric allergy takes us through using the EATERS method to take an allergy focused clinical history and help diagnose food allergies. EATERS stands for Exposure, Allergen, Timing, Environment, Reproducibility, Symptoms. Based on a 15 Minute Consultation in E&P edition of ADC (http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2018-316397) If your interest is piqued Mich also directs us to the RCPCH Paediatric Allergy Training study days.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Other news: Fontanelle is nearly 1!🎂🎈To celebrate our first birthday we're giving away a pair of Sony headphones so the winner can listen to educational podcasts on their way to work. For a...
2019-10-0427 min
ADC podcastGeneral paedatrics - what are the challengesIn the first part of a 2-part series of Podcasts about General Paediatrics, 3 General Paediatricians discussing its future.
Dr Lakshman Raman, General Paediatrician and Chair of the General Paediatrics’ Specialist Advisory Group of RCPCH; Dr Colin Powell, General Paediatrician and Chair of the British Association of General Paediatrics and Dr Andy Raffles, General Paediatrician and former London Deanery Regional Advisor
They discuss the issues with Podcast Editor, Dr Ashley Reece, who is also a General Paediatrician - What is General Paediatrics and how should General Paediatricians be trained? Why do Paediatric trainees feel they need a specialism? Why is General Pa...
2013-05-0115 min
ADC PodcastGeneral paedatrics - what are the challenges In the first part of a 2-part series of Podcasts about General Paediatrics, 3 General Paediatricians discussing its future.
Dr Lakshman Raman, General Paediatrician and Chair of the General Paediatrics’ Specialist Advisory Group of RCPCH; Dr Colin Powell, General Paediatrician and Chair of the British Association of General Paediatrics and Dr Andy Raffles, General Paediatrician and former London Deanery Regional Advisor
They discuss the issues with Podcast Editor, Dr Ashley Reece, who is also a General Paediatrician - What is General Paediatrics and how should General Paediatricians be trained? Why do Paediatric trainees feel they need a...
2013-05-0115 min