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Helping healthcare professionals identify children with serious illness

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Courses

View course: Basic Child Assessment

Basic Child Assessment

The Basic Child Assessment course provides essential skills for assessing the acutely unwell child through a structured, systematic approach using the Three-Minute Toolkit, effective communication strategies, and child-friendly assessment techniques to recognise and respond to serious illness.

View course: Symptoms

Symptoms

The Symptoms section is the main learning section, teaching how to recognise serious acute illness in children. Real life clinical videos are used to teach a structured approach, focusing on key symptoms, examination findings, and highlighting red flags.

View course: Patient Stories

Patient Stories

The Patient Stories Course uses clinical videos and interactive questions to teach a structured approach to patient assessment. Learners develop their ability to recognise key signs, interpret clinical findings, identify concerns, and understand appropriate next steps in management.

View course: Short Cases - Beginner

Short Cases - Beginner

The Short Cases – Beginner Course is aimed at non-medically qualified practitioners, particularly those working in adult practice. Through interactive clinical cases, it develops a structured approach to assessment, focusing on recognising key clinical features, interpreting findings, identifying red flags, and understanding appropriate management.

View course: Short Cases - Intermediate

Short Cases - Intermediate

The Short Cases – Intermediate Course uses interactive clinical cases to develop a more advanced approach to patient assessment and decision-making. Through case-based questions, learners build on their existing knowledge by interpreting clinical findings, identifying red flags, and selecting appropriate investigations and management strategies.

View course: Short Cases - Advanced

Short Cases - Advanced

The Short Cases – Advanced Course uses interactive clinical cases to develop advanced patient assessment and decision-making skills. Through complex case-based questions, learners refine their ability to integrate clinical findings, recognise subtle red flags, prioritise investigations, and select appropriate management strategies.