Paediatric Skills Lab (e-Learning)
Bitesize videos to support learning and standardised training in child health.
Training paediatric skills can be complex and requires repetition to embed knowledge and competence. The BDA and our Paediatric Specialist Group run introductory and advanced courses for the workforce, but we have recently identified a need to build capacity in this field of practice by producing learning in a new bitesize video format. This has led to investment and development of a new BDA Paediatric Skills Lab.
Written by specialist paediatric dietitians who lead teaching and learning initiatives across the UK and worldwide, this series of new videos supports both self-directed CPD and local work to create standardised learning.
What is included?
The Paediatric Skills Lab include three collections of short videos (1 - 5 minutes long) with a voiceover in English.
Collection 1: Weighing and measuring a child
- How to weigh children
- How to weigh children who do not want to be weighed
- Measuring length and height in a child
- How to measure waist circumference
- Measuring head circumference
- Measuring children with neurodisabilities
Collection 2: Plotting growth in a child
- Plotting a growth chart
- Plotting neonatal charts
- Interpreting a growth chart
Collection 3: Nutritional requirements
- Calculating nutritional requirements in children (energy, protein, fluid)
- Principles of protein energy ratio
- Calculating a concentrated standard infant formula
