Endocrine Abstracts

Background: 2003 saw the formation of a special interest group within the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) for the growing number of paediatric nurses working within the field of endocrinology. While this group has strong links with the British Society of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (BSPED) and the British Endocrine Society (BES), it was felt these societies were strongly medical and that a unified voice for paediatric endocrinology nurses would be a useful addition.</...

I have been the module leader for the Paediatric Endocrinology: exploring practice module for several years. Amongst those nurses who access or contribute to the course it is clear to see the wealth of knowledge, clinical expertise, enthusiasm for the subject area and professional commitment to delivering high quality nursing care to children, young people (CYP) and their families. Excellent examples of nursing care for CYP are presented in the assignments and every year I app...

Approximately 1 in 650 children will develop a childhood malignancy by the age of 15 years. Improvements in diagnosis, treatment and supportive care over the last 30 years mean that approximately 80% of children diagnosed with cancer can now expect to survive more than five years. Approximately 1 in 250 young adults in the UK is a survivor (more than five years from end of therapy and disease-free) of childhood cancer. In the adult field it is estimated that 2 million people i...

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