NEPS - The North of England Paediatric Society . . . Welcome to the 115th Meeting "Uniting Paediatricians coast to coast" Date: Thursday 25th June 2015 5pm. Followed by drinks or restaurant Venue: Jurys Inn Newcastle-Gateshead Quayside NE8 3AE (next to Baltic art gallery). Parking on site. https://www.jurysinns.com/hotels/newcastle/gateshead Programme: An eclectic mix of paediatric medical-politics, education, science and social. 17:00 Registration 17:30 Welcome from the president Frontline against child sexual exploitation 18:00 State of the art: Kwashiorkor revisited, 1933 to 2015 18:30 Future paediatrian presentation 1 18:45 Coffee and Bar 19:00 Future paediatrian presentation 2 19:15 Update in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 19:45 RCPCH in the North updates Officer for Education Programme Development College Representative 20:00 Close and dinner (details will be sent to those who RSPV) Geoff Lawson Alison Steele Malcolm Coulthard Trainee 1 Trainee 2 Neil Hopper Ki Pang Nnenna Cookey Trainees: Prize for 2 short presentation of outstanding work (audit, research). Email 250 words abstract by 12th June to [email protected] Selected speakers will be notified 15th June. Cost: Members included in subscription. Non-members 1st meeting free and you will be welcomed to join at the end for £20 per year. Doctors in training free. RSVP: [email protected] Website: www.nepsoc.org.uk The society was founded in 1956 to unite doctors coast to coast, North to the Scottish borders, South as far as Cleveland. We are proud to be a friendly non-profit making society, funded by members, for members. We welcome all generalists and subspecialists/allied paediatric specialists (e.g. Emergency Medicine, radiologists) alike, and look forward to seeing you all at our twice yearly meetings. New - Come and meet new friends and open your mind. Old – come and meet old friends and share your wisdom.