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47th Meeting of the British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes

Cardiff, UK
27 Nov 2019 - 29 Nov 2019

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BSPED 2019, 27 - 29 November 2019; Cardiff, UK

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The evolving role of the children’s endocrine nurse specialist

Walker Jenny

This is a brief reflection on how the role of the children’s endocrine nurse specialist has evolved over the past 24 years and discussion around what the next 24 years may look like. What have we achieved; what is there still to do and what are the major challenges for the future? When days are filled with phone calls, clinics, paper/ computer work, supporting colleagues and caring for patients- we often forget what we have actually achieved and how much our roles have de...

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Patients living with CAH

Elford Sue

Since my son was born (32 years ago) the monitoring and treatment for patients with CAH has improved considerable, with multidisciplinary teams providing excellent care from birth. It is still pretty scary for parents when they are given the diagnosis but they are able to access information on the condition, not just from their hospital team but also via support groups and the internet. Social media has enabled them to chat to other families online which can help them feel les...