Paediatric BASIC Course - 8th & 9th September 2026

Please note: If places are full, please email simulation@gosh.nhs.uk to be added to the waitlist, as it is likely a place will become available.


Welcome to the Paediatric BASIC Course

A 2 day internationally recognized course of lectures, skill stations and tutorials focused on a practical approach to the management of the first 24h of critical illness in childhood.

Who is this course aimed at?

  • Paediatric trainees about to or recently started in PICU
  • Paediatric & adult emergency trainees
  • Adult ICU-anaesthesia trainees/specialists
  • Experienced PICU and A&E nurses

What topics are covered?

  • Airway management
  • Acute respiratory failure
  • Mechanical ventilation
  • Cardiopulmonary physiology
  • Haemodynamic monitoring
  • Management of shock
  • Severe sepsis
  • Interpretation of ABGs & CXR
  • Nutrition
  • Sedation & analgesia
  • Neurological emergencies
  • Acute renal failure
  • Severe trauma
  • Transport of critically ill children
  • CHD, recognition & initial management

Who are the faculty?

Course delivered by highly experienced, approachable faculty, including consultant paediatric intensivists & anaesthetists from:

  • Great Ormond Street Hospital
  • Royal Brompton Hospital
  • Royal London Hospital
  • St Mary’s Hospital
  • St George’s Hospital
  • Children's Acute Transport Service

Registering for the course:

The course is £300pp. 

To register for the course, please fill in the below form, we will review applications and you will receive a notification if your application has been successful.

 

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Cancellation Policy:

Delegates are entitled to a full refund if they cancel their place more than 14 days before an event or if we have to cancel the event. Delegates cancelling under 14 days before the event will be charged a fee (currently 50% of the ticket price). All delegate cancellation requests must be provided in writing to simulation@gosh.nhs.uk. Personal arrangements including travel, accommodation or hospitality relating to the event which have been arranged by you are at your own risk. The GLA shall not be liable for the cost of these arrangements if you cancel your place at an event or if the event is cancelled or postponed by the GLA.

 Booking form privacy notice:

The personal data you provide to us on the event booking form is being collected so that we can contact you with important updates about the event, process your payment, notify event partners or individuals shaping the event about the delegate list (only your name, email address, job title and/or organisation will be shared) and to pass on an evaluation survey after the event. Your data will only be used by the GLA for this purpose and the data will be securely deleted in line with GOSH’s data retention policies. This privacy information does not apply to the processing of your personal data by the booking platform Participant UK Ltd., which will be governed by their privacy policy. If you have any questions about how we process your personal data, please contact Your.Data@gosh.nhs.uk

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