Welcome to PlayPods, the new series from the GOSH Learning Academy and the Play Team at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

The Play Team are an indispensable part of the MDT at both Great Ormond Street Hospital and in children's wards across the country. Play is vital for promoting wellbeing in babies, children, young people, and their families. It offers a safe outlet for big emotions, a space to feel grounded and it can act as a means of understanding and navigating the complicated and scary world of healthcare.

In this four episode series we're going to explore the power of play and the role of the Play Team at Great Ormond Street Hospital. In today's episode we talk to Amy, Jodie and Claudia about the use of normalising and developmental play for children in hospital.

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You can find the GOSH Play Team on Instagram at @GOSHPlayTeam

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The Play Team at GOSH is fully funded by Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH Charity). It’s just one example of how the charity’s supporters, partners and fundraisers help give seriously ill children the best chance and the best childhoods possible.

As well as vital support services that help save childhoods, GOSH Charity funds groundbreaking research, cutting-edge medical equipment and child-centred facilities that help save lives, too.

Visit gosh.org to learn more about GOSH Charity’s role and how it supports services like the Play team.

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We would love to get your feedback on our podcasts, or your suggestions for future topics. Please help us by filling out our feedback survey at: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/GOSHpodcasts/

This podcast is brought to you the GOSH Learning Academy. To find more about our work you can visit our website here: www.gosh.nhs.uk/working-here/gosh…learning-academy/.

Twitter: @GOSHLearnAcad
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Welcome to PlayPods, the new series from the GOSH Learning Academy and the Play Team at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

The Play Team are an indispensable part of the MDT at both Great Ormond Street Hospital and in children's wards across the country. Play is vital for promoting wellbeing in babies, children, young people, and their families. It offers a safe outlet for big emotions, a space to feel grounded and it can act as a means of understanding and navigating the complicated and scary world of healthcare.

In this four episode series we're going to explore the power of play and the role of the Play Team at Great Ormond Street Hospital. In today's episode we talk to Holly, Charlotte and Sian (on behalf of Cheryl) who are going to talk to us about how play is used around procedures such as blood tests and cannulas.

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You can find the GOSH Play Team on Instagram at @GOSHPlayTeam

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The Play Team at GOSH is fully funded by Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH Charity). It’s just one example of how the charity’s supporters, partners and fundraisers help give seriously ill children the best chance and the best childhoods possible.

As well as vital support services that help save childhoods, GOSH Charity funds groundbreaking research, cutting-edge medical equipment and child-centred facilities that help save lives, too.

Visit gosh.org to learn more about GOSH Charity’s role and how it supports services like the Play team.

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We would love to get your feedback on our podcasts, or your suggestions for future topics. Please help us by filling out our feedback survey at: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/GOSHpodcasts/

This podcast is brought to you the GOSH Learning Academy. To find more about our work you can visit our website here: https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/working-here/gosh-learning-academy/.

Twitter: @GOSHLearnAcad
Instagram: @GOSHLearnAcad
Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com

Welcome to PlayPods, the new series from the GOSH Learning Academy and the Play Team at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

The Play Team are an indispensable part of the MDT at both Great Ormond Street Hospital and in children's wards across the country. Play is vital for promoting wellbeing in babies, children, young people, and their families. It offers a safe outlet for big emotions, a space to feel grounded and it can act as a means of understanding and navigating the complicated and scary world of healthcare.

In this four episode series we're going to explore the power of play and the role of the Play Team at Great Ormond Street Hospital. In today's episode we talk to Sian, Helen and Ben, three members of the Play Team who are going to give us an introduction to the importance of play - what is play and why does it matter?

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You can find the GOSH Play Team on Instagram at @GOSHPlayTeam

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The Play Team at GOSH is fully funded by Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH Charity). It’s just one example of how the charity’s supporters, partners and fundraisers help give seriously ill children the best chance and the best childhoods possible.

As well as vital support services that help save childhoods, GOSH Charity funds groundbreaking research, cutting-edge medical equipment and child-centred facilities that help save lives, too.

Visit gosh.org to learn more about GOSH Charity’s role and how it supports services like the Play team.

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We would love to get your feedback on our podcasts, or your suggestions for future topics. Please help us by filling out our feedback survey at: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/GOSHpodcasts/

This podcast is brought to you the GOSH Learning Academy. To find more about our work you can visit our website here: https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/working-here/gosh-learning-academy/.

Twitter: @GOSHLearnAcad
Instagram: @GOSHLearnAcad
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Hello, and welcome to PlayPods, the new series from the GOSH Learning Academy.

Today, Tuesday the 11th of June 2024, is the first ever International Day of Play. Play can foster empathy, creativity, and resilience. For those children and young people in hospital it is vital for promoting wellbeing, offering a safe outlet for big emotions, a space to feel grounded, and even as a means of understanding and navigating the complicated and scary world of health care.

We created this series to highlight the vital role the Play Team at GOSH play in creating spaces for play for the babies, children, and young people who are treated in our hospital.

Keep an ear out for the first episode dropping 7th August 2024. We can't wait to see you there.

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We would love to get your feedback on our podcasts, or your suggestions for future topics. Please help us by filling out our feedback survey at: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/GOSHpodcasts/

This podcast is brought to you the GOSH Learning Academy. To find more about our work you can visit our website here: https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/working-here/gosh-learning-academy/.

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Welcome to Practicing Paediatrics, concise introductions to specialist conditions treated at GOSH. In today's episode we speak to Dr Hoong Wei Gan, consultant in paediatric endocrinology medicine, about Brain Tumour Late Effects.

Peer review by Dr Harshini Katugampola

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Did you know that GOSH runs Mock Exam sessions for the MRCPCH? Find out more here: https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/working-here/gosh-learning-academy/education-and-training/postgraduate-medical-education/mrcpch-examinations/mock-examinations/

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Resources mentioned:

Gan HW, Morillon P, Albanese A, et al. National UK guidelines for the management of paediatric craniopharyngioma. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2023;11(9):694-706. doi:10.1016/S2213-8587(23)00162-6

Childhood Cancer and Leukaemia Group https://www.cclg.org.uk/

International Guideline Harmonization Group https://www.ighg.org/

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This podcast is brought to you the GOSH Learning Academy. To find more about our work you can visit our website here: https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/working-here/gosh-learning-academy/.

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This new podcast features the medical student ambassadors at Great Ormond Street Hospital, along with GOSH's undergraduate lead and NICU consultant, Dr Cristine Sortica Da Costa. In each episode they will be focussing on a different specialty within paediatrics, and interviewing a consultant in that specialty about their daily routine, their personal career pathway, the highlights of their job, as well as their advice to medical students and junior doctors interested in a future career in paediatrics.

In this episode Cristine talks to Ms Dhanya Mullassery, a paediatric general surgeon at GOSH.

This podcast is brought to you the GOSH Learning Academy. To find more about our work you can visit our website here: https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/working-here/gosh-learning-academy/

We would love to get your feedback on our podcasts, or your suggestions for future topics you would like to hear! Please help us by filling out our feedback survey at: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/GOSHpodcasts/

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Welcome to Practicing Paediatrics, concise introductions to specialist conditions treated at GOSH. In today's episode we speak to Dr James Davison, consultant in metabolic medicine, about Pompe Disease. We talk about pathophysiology, inheritance and presentation, investigation, diagnosis, management and current research.

Peer review by Dr Andrew Broomfield

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Did you know that GOSH runs Mock Exam sessions for the MRCPCH? Find out more here: https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/working-here/gosh-learning-academy/education-and-training/postgraduate-medical-education/mrcpch-examinations/mock-examinations/

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Resources mentioned:

Association for Glycogen Storage Diseases UK: https://agsd.org.uk/

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We would love to get your feedback on our podcasts, or your suggestions for future topics. Please help us by filling out our feedback survey at: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/GOSHpodcasts/

This podcast is brought to you the GOSH Learning Academy. To find more about our work you can visit our website here: https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/working-here/gosh-learning-academy/.

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Welcome to Practicing Paediatrics, concise introductions to specialist conditions treated at GOSH: In today's episode we speak to Prof Juan Kaski, consultant cardiologist and the director of the Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases Unit at GOSH. We talk about hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, covering definitions and aetiology, presentation, screening and diagnosis, and management.

Peer review by Dr Gabrielle Norrish.

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Did you know that GOSH runs Mock Exam sessions for the MRCPCH? Find out more here: https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/working-here/gosh-learning-academy/education-and-training/postgraduate-medical-education/mrcpch-examinations/mock-examinations/

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Resources mentioned:

European Society of Cardiology "Guidelines for the management of cardiomyopathies": https://www.escardio.org/Guidelines/Clinical-Practice-Guidelines/Cardiomyopathy-Guidelines

HCM Risk Kids Score: hcmriskkids.org

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We would love to get your feedback on our podcasts, or your suggestions for future topics. Please help us by filling out our feedback survey at: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/GOSHpodcasts/

This podcast is brought to you the GOSH Learning Academy. To find more about our work you can visit our website here: https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/working-here/gosh-learning-academy/.

Twitter: @GOSHLearnAcad
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