Welcome to DFTB
We have always been passionate about providing the best possible care for all children. What started out as a little project for four has grown to something so much bigger. Now, we want to share all our little bubbles of knowledge with you. With content covering everything you need on your road to mastery we’ll make you just that little bit more awesome.
So, what do you want to learn about today?
MUST READ
Well appearing febrile infants
How often do we see well appearing infants with a fever?
Serum sodium and the risk of cerebral oedema in DKA
How does serum sodium impact the risk of cerebral oedema in DKA?
Safety netting for bronchiolitis
Which patients with bronchiolitis can you send home? Which are safe to be discharged? Time to deploy the safety net.
Pull the Other One: Which Fractures Should PEM Physicians Reduce?
Most of us love reducing a fracture, putting on a beautiful plaster…
But just how good are we in the ED?
On Grief
Some children, you never forget…
Managing a busy emergency department
How are you going to manage when things start to get busy?
LISTEN UP
If you’re a clinician struggling to balance being a successful professional with being a successful human being, then this is the space for you. We’ll teach you how to manage life, work, + career progression with confidence.
Update your knowledge in paediatric emergency medicine to best serve your patients with this newly developed course delivered by leading UK medical school Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, in collaboration with DFTB.
Turn yourself into a confident clinician by accessing all of our online courses. Whether you look after newborns or adolescents, there is something for you.
SKIN DEEP
We have a huge role in improving the lives of children all over the world. For far too long the majority of paediatric images online have been of children with lighter skin tones. We started the Skin Deep project to improve the diversity of paediatric images online, to help fellow clinicians and, more importantly, to help our patients.
BUBBLE UP
Our weekly Bubble Up newsletter helps healthcare professionals solve the challenges we face in managing time, work, family life, and stress by sharing ideas, life hacks, and experiences.
Sign up below to receive yours.
WATCH ON YOUTUBE
2020 made us stop and ask – do we do too much?
Here’s Tessa Davis with her pick on the top 5 papers in PEM for the RCEM ASC aim to change the way we think about the interventions we do.
Chest dressings are really difficult to do well in children. But it’s a really common area for burns.
Here, Becky Platt tells us how she does chest dressings so that they don’t fall off.
When it’s time to take the IV cannula out of your patient, you want to be able to do it smoothly and safely.
Here’s Tessa Davis with how to do it.
Welcome to DFTB
We have always been passionate about providing the best possible care for all children. What started out as a little project for four has grown to something so much bigger. Now, we want to share all our little bubbles of knowledge with you. With content covering everything you need on your road to mastery we’ll make you just that little bit more awesome.
So, what do you want to learn about today?
Listen Up
If you’re a clinician struggling to balance being a successful professional with being a successful human being, then this is the space for you. We’ll teach you how to manage life, work, + career progression with confidence.
Update your knowledge in paediatric emergency medicine to best serve your patients with this newly developed course delivered by leading UK medical school Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, in collaboration with DFTB.
MUST READ
Developmental screening in Aboriginal and Torres Strait children
Let’s get on TRAK with the development of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander infants…
How long should we treat children with pneumonia for? – the results of CAP-IT
Let’s look at the results of CAP-IT
Everything you wanted to know about vaginal discharges
How much do you know about what is going on down there?
High Flow Help
Should we be using high flow in bronchiolitis?
Pull the Other One: Which Fractures Should PEM Physicians Reduce?
Most of us love reducing a fracture, putting on a beautiful plaster…
But just how good are we in the ED?
Intubation of the critically unwell child in the emergency department
Remember to resuscitate before you intubate
SKIN DEEP
We have a huge role in improving the lives of children all over the world. For far too long the majority of paediatric images online have been of children with lighter skin tones. We started the Skin Deep project to improve the diversity of paediatric images online, to help fellow clinicians and, more importantly, to help our patients.
BUBBLE UP
Our weekly Bubble Up newsletter helps healthcare professionals solve the challenges we face in managing time, work, family life, and stress by sharing ideas, life hacks, and experiences.
Sign up below to receive yours.
Watch on Youtube
2020 made us stop and ask – do we do too much?
Here’s Tessa Davis with her pick on the top 5 papers in PEM for the RCEM ASC aim to change the way we think about the interventions we do.
Chest dressings are really difficult to do well in children. But it’s a really common area for burns.
Here, Becky Platt tells us how she does chest dressings so that they don’t fall off.
