Cite this article as: Hardimon, M. Autism spectrum disorder (Part 2) – why is this happening to me?!, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2018. Available at: http://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.15447You have been referred Charlie, a 2yo boy, by his general practitioner who suspects that he has autism. He attends your room with his mother who feels helpless surrounding this…
Cite this article as: Hardimon, M. Autism spectrum disorder (part 1) – what’s in a name?, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2018. Available at: http://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.15442Since being first described by Dr Leo Kanner of John Hopkin’s University in 1943, the terminology used in the diagnosis and reference to autism spectrum disorder has changed multiple times making it…
Cite this article as: DFTB, T. Claire Nourse: Tuberculosis at DFTB17, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2018. Available at: http://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.15791This talk was recorded live on the second day at DFTB17 in Brisbane. If you missed out in 2017 then why not book your leave for 2018 now. Tickets are on sale for the pre-conference workshops as…
Cite this article as: Tagg, A. Antibiotics for all?, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2018. Available at: http://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.15679Sometimes a paper is published that makes you stop dead in your tracks. In this post-truth era we are so used to reading headlines that sound too good to be true that we just skip over them. But this…
Cite this article as: DFTB, T. Jane Cocks: Communicating quality at DFTB17, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2018. Available at: http://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.15572 Jane Cocks is a leading expert in neonatal and paediatric retrieval and has literally wrote the book (well, a chapter anyway). As former clinical director of SAAS Medstar kids she talks about the importance of…
Cite this article as: Barnes, K. DFTB go to PEMFest18, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2018. Available at: https://dontforgetthebubbles.com/pemfest18/Maybe you recognise the drill ……. you are tired, your frontline NHS job is tough, there is a list of jobs as long as your arm at home, you still need to book transport to attend this conference,…
Cite this article as: DFTB, T. Casey Parker: Terror Australis at DFTB17, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2018. Available at: http://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.15518Who is Casey Parker? If you googled the name prior to the inaugural SMACC in Sydney you would have thought that she was one of Panama’s leading adult stars. But now, when not playing a minor…
Cite this article as: Davis, T. Scarlet fever, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2018. Available at: http://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.15511The start of 2018 has seen UK hospitals receiving an alert from Public Health England about the rise in cases of suspected scarlet fever. What is the extent of the problem and how good are we at actually diagnosing scarlet…
Cite this article as: Leo, G. DFTB go to the Academy, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2018. Available at: https://dontforgetthebubbles.com/dftb-go-academy/Attending a first-time conference is a bit like watching a softball match as a much talked-about rising ‘star’ batter comes onto the field to face-off against a seasoned pitcher. Will they strike a home run or will…
Cite this article as: Tagg, A. What children wish we knew, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2018. Available at: http://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.14759This blog post is based on a talk I’m giving to a mixed group of adult and paediatric emergency physicians. I was asked to talk about something I thought both groups needed to know. I could have…
Cite this article as: DFTB, T. Rachel Callander: Love, Life and Awesomeness at DFTB17, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2018. Available at: http://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.12698This talk was recorded live at DFTB17 in Brisbane. Watch out for more talks from our inaugural conference in the lead up to DFTB18.. If you haven’t done so yet then book some time…
Autism spectrum disorder (Part 2) – why is this happening to me?!
Cite this article as: Hardimon, M. Autism spectrum disorder (Part 2) – why is this happening to me?!, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2018. Available at: http://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.15447You have been referred Charlie, a 2yo boy, by his general practitioner who suspects that he has autism. He attends your room with his mother who feels helpless surrounding this…