2024 has been a fantastic year, with collaboration across New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia in the development and updating of paediatric clinical practice guidelines (CPGs). The CPG Committee has met twice monthly to work on specific CPGs, with an end-of-year discussion forum in December. Thank you to all CPG committee members … Continued
Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) endorsed by the Paediatric Improvement Collaborative (PIC) in 2024 Abdominal pain – acute Acute behavioural disturbance Acute pain management Adrenal crisis and acute adrenal insufficiency Anxiety – identification and management Assessment of severity of respiratory conditions Ataxia Bradycardia during sleep Cannabis withdrawal syndrome CSF interpretation in meningitis Croup (Laryngotracheobronchitis) Dental conditions … Continued
The Paediatric Improvement Collaborative has endorsed* a number of new and updated Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs): Abdominal pain – acute (PIC) Anxiety – identification and management (PIC) Assessment of severity of respiratory conditions (PIC) Ataxia (PIC) Bradycardia during sleep (PIC) Croup (Laryngotracheobronchitis) (PIC) Dental conditions – non traumatic (PIC) Dental trauma (PIC) Fascia iliaca block of the femoral nerve (PIC) Hyperkalaemia (PIC) Hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state (PIC) … Continued
The Paediatric Improvement Collaborative has endorsed* a number of new and updated Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs): Eczema UPDATED Extravasation injuries UPDATED Foreign body ingestion UPDATED Positional plagiocephaly NEW Pyloric stenosis UPDATED Trauma: Pelvic injuries UPDATED These CPGs are also available via the RCH CPG App (download from the App Store and Google play) * endorsed … Continued
2023 has been a fantastic year for our guidelines, with 21 CPGs reviewed and updated as well as the development of 12 brand new CPGs, totalling 33 CPGs published and PIC-endorsed this year. We had 20 committee meetings followed by our inaugural December discussion forum, and countless emails to the committee, authors, supervisors and reviewers. … Continued
Here is a list of the new and updated CPGs published and endorsed by the Paediatric Improvement Collaborative during the year: New CPGs published and PIC-endorsed in 2023 Hypophosphataemia Hyperphosphataemia Animal bites Chronic abdominal pain Hirschsprung associated enterocolitis (HAEC) Preschool Asthma (1-5 years) Asthma in primary school aged children (6-11 years) Micronutrient deficiency Basic paediatric … Continued
Clinicians are invited to take part in a national study investigating views and experiences of paediatric clinical practice guidelines (CPGs). The study is being conducted by researchers at the Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney. To participate, you are invited to complete a short survey which will take 10-15 mins to complete: https://redcap.link/PIC2 … Continued
New CPG: Preschool asthma (1-5 years) New CPG: Asthma in primary school-aged children (6-11 years) Updated CPG: Acute Asthma Note change in title to CPG: Asthma in adolescents (12 years and over) previously Asthma preventer treatment in adolescents (12 years and over) This suite of Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) has been developed/updated by the CPG … Continued
The Non-IgE mediated food allergy CPG is a new CPG developed in conjunction with Allergy specialists, together with the CPG Committee and endorsed by the Paediatric Improvement Collaborative (December 2022). This CPG provides a comprehensive overview of the approach to diagnosis and management of non-IgE-mediated food allergies in children, including Food Protein-Induced Allergic Proctocolitis and … Continued
The Altered conscious state CPG has been updated and reviewed by the CPG committee and endorsed by the Paediatric Improvement Collaborative (December 2022). This CPG replaces the previous Coma CPG and it covers the continuum of altered conscious state, from disorientation and confusion to coma. CPG key points The aim of immediate management is to … Continued
