Here you will find useful educational resources and links.
The education workstream is led by Dr Catriona Anderson, Paediatric Rheumatologist, NHS Lothian.
SPARN run monthly education sessions on Microsoft Teams throughout the year, as well as an in-person annual education event. Details can be found on the Events page here.
Below you will find a range of useful links and resources.
E-Book: Functional Somatic symptoms in Children and Adolescents This open access book sets out the stress-system model for functional somatic symptoms in children and adolescents. palgrave.com/us/book/9783030461836
Learnpro courses Learnpro is an e-learning platform that provides a range of solutions for managing and delivering online learning content. nhs.learnprouk.com (search ‘pain’)
NES Paediatric Psychology resources The NES ‘Training in Psychological Skills – Paediatric Healthcare (TIPS-PH)’ programme aims to increase psychological capability and capacity among all paediatric health and social care staff working with children and young people with long term physical health conditions. nes.scot.nhs.uk/our-work/paediatric-psychology-tips-ph/
British Society of Rheumatology (BSR) There are a series of over 50 relevant paediatric-specific rheumatology lectures and webinars available to BSR members via rheumatology.org.uk. Log in and review the education section on the BSR website.
Paediatric Musculoskeletal Matters (PMM): is developed by a global expert team to raise awareness about musculoskeletal conditions, provide essential knowledge and highlight the importance of early diagnosis and right care. pmmonline.org/
If you would be interested in getting involved with this or any other workstream please contact nss.sparn@nhs.scot for more details