Paediatric Pharmacologist (Dan)
@pharmaforkids.bsky.social
Professor paediatric clinical pharmacology. Clinical Academic University of Liverpool (@liverpooluni.bsky.social) and Alder Hey (@alderhey.nhs.uk). Director of Liverpool Institute of Child Health and Wellbeing (@LICHW.bsky.social)
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Joint Academic Paediatric Association and @lichw.bsky.social for trainee / resident / junior researchers 16th and 17th April at Liverpool Medical Institution
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Re-energising Academic Paediatrics | University of Liverpool
Re-energising Academic Paediatrics - a joint Liverpool Institute of Child Health and Wellbeing and the Academic Paediatric Association of GB and Ireland (A
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February 17, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Joint Academic Paediatric Association and @lichw.bsky.social for trainee / resident / junior researchers 16th and 17th April at Liverpool Medical Institution
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Chatting to @livunimedicine.bsky.social medical students today about intercalating
Lots of #paediatric options with many of @alderhey.nhs.uk expert teams - if you might be interested let me know [email protected]
Lots of #paediatric options with many of @alderhey.nhs.uk expert teams - if you might be interested let me know [email protected]
February 17, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Chatting to @livunimedicine.bsky.social medical students today about intercalating
Lots of #paediatric options with many of @alderhey.nhs.uk expert teams - if you might be interested let me know [email protected]
Lots of #paediatric options with many of @alderhey.nhs.uk expert teams - if you might be interested let me know [email protected]
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Little Smiles for Everyone is coming to Liverpool Central Library on 2nd Apr
A free sensory-friendly fun day for children and families - helping families build confidence around oral health and supervised toothbrushing. 11am-3pm.
@lpoolcouncil.bsky.social @alderhey.nhs.uk @liverpooluni.bsky.social
A free sensory-friendly fun day for children and families - helping families build confidence around oral health and supervised toothbrushing. 11am-3pm.
@lpoolcouncil.bsky.social @alderhey.nhs.uk @liverpooluni.bsky.social
February 16, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Little Smiles for Everyone is coming to Liverpool Central Library on 2nd Apr
A free sensory-friendly fun day for children and families - helping families build confidence around oral health and supervised toothbrushing. 11am-3pm.
@lpoolcouncil.bsky.social @alderhey.nhs.uk @liverpooluni.bsky.social
A free sensory-friendly fun day for children and families - helping families build confidence around oral health and supervised toothbrushing. 11am-3pm.
@lpoolcouncil.bsky.social @alderhey.nhs.uk @liverpooluni.bsky.social
This would add a certain awesomeness to Paediatric conferences…
I propose to make universal the old policy of the Blackfriars conference at the American Shakespeare Center:
If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.
If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.
February 16, 2026 at 10:41 AM
This would add a certain awesomeness to Paediatric conferences…
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#Measles is on the rise 🛑
Struggling to get to the GP because life is busy? We’re holding drop in vaccination clinics throughout February and March to help protect our children 💉
https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/imms
@nhscandm.bsky.social
#MMR
Struggling to get to the GP because life is busy? We’re holding drop in vaccination clinics throughout February and March to help protect our children 💉
https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/imms
@nhscandm.bsky.social
#MMR
February 16, 2026 at 8:45 AM
#Measles is on the rise 🛑
Struggling to get to the GP because life is busy? We’re holding drop in vaccination clinics throughout February and March to help protect our children 💉
https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/imms
@nhscandm.bsky.social
#MMR
Struggling to get to the GP because life is busy? We’re holding drop in vaccination clinics throughout February and March to help protect our children 💉
https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/imms
@nhscandm.bsky.social
#MMR
New publication from the @alderhey.nhs.uk and @liverpooluni.bsky.social Research Ambassador Scheme about how & when teens achieve medication independence.
Its a gradual process, and these data will help inform how/when we teach kids about healthcare
bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Its a gradual process, and these data will help inform how/when we teach kids about healthcare
bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
BPS Publications
Aims
There is a progression through childhood from being provided medications by caregivers to having to take responsibility for medications yourself, but little is known about when the transition o.....
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February 13, 2026 at 3:25 PM
New publication from the @alderhey.nhs.uk and @liverpooluni.bsky.social Research Ambassador Scheme about how & when teens achieve medication independence.
Its a gradual process, and these data will help inform how/when we teach kids about healthcare
bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Its a gradual process, and these data will help inform how/when we teach kids about healthcare
bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
I recall ward rounds in adult medicine with this doctor…
A Moist Owlette is freshly showered at Owl Park San Vigilio, a zoological park in northern Italy 🇮🇹 via fb.com/816647270688... #owlsintowels 💛🦉
February 13, 2026 at 1:43 PM
I recall ward rounds in adult medicine with this doctor…
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🚬doesn’t just kill smokers.
It also kills non-smokers & causes illnesses inc cancers, heart, and lung diseases that affect adults and children.
🚭The proposed changes are not only needed, but they also have strong public support🤲.
👀Read our response ➡️bit.ly/4bNn3tw
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It also kills non-smokers & causes illnesses inc cancers, heart, and lung diseases that affect adults and children.
🚭The proposed changes are not only needed, but they also have strong public support🤲.
👀Read our response ➡️bit.ly/4bNn3tw
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Children to be better protected from second-hand smoking & vaping
The government is launching a consultation on extending smoke-free places and introducing vape-free and heated tobacco-free spaces
www.gov.uk
February 13, 2026 at 11:41 AM
🚬doesn’t just kill smokers.
It also kills non-smokers & causes illnesses inc cancers, heart, and lung diseases that affect adults and children.
🚭The proposed changes are not only needed, but they also have strong public support🤲.
👀Read our response ➡️bit.ly/4bNn3tw
www.gov.uk/government/n...
It also kills non-smokers & causes illnesses inc cancers, heart, and lung diseases that affect adults and children.
🚭The proposed changes are not only needed, but they also have strong public support🤲.
👀Read our response ➡️bit.ly/4bNn3tw
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Nice paper from the @alderhey.nhs.uk General Paediatrics team identifying a large cohort of babies admitted purely for poor breastfeeding. The priority is therefore how to identify, support, & keep them safely at home!
Sounds like a @lichw.bsky.social project!
bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/10/1...
Sounds like a @lichw.bsky.social project!
bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/10/1...
Early neonatal admissions with feeding difficulties to acute paediatric services at a tertiary paediatric hospital in England: sequential audits pre-COVID-19 and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Introduction Our objective was to describe the population of infants <7 days of age admitted to the acute general paediatric services at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital and ascertain the proportion with...
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February 13, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Nice paper from the @alderhey.nhs.uk General Paediatrics team identifying a large cohort of babies admitted purely for poor breastfeeding. The priority is therefore how to identify, support, & keep them safely at home!
Sounds like a @lichw.bsky.social project!
bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/10/1...
Sounds like a @lichw.bsky.social project!
bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/10/1...
It would be the perfect Paediatric medical conference.
Need to make this happen somehow….
Need to make this happen somehow….
I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.
February 7, 2026 at 4:14 PM
It would be the perfect Paediatric medical conference.
Need to make this happen somehow….
Need to make this happen somehow….
Interesting...
This is/was a landmark case report reportedly showing pharmacogenomic driven harm in a baby.
Codeine isn't used in post-natal period now (presumably in combo with other reasons like lack of efficacy in some mothers).
Do I want to go back to using codeine - no
But curious - yes.
This is/was a landmark case report reportedly showing pharmacogenomic driven harm in a baby.
Codeine isn't used in post-natal period now (presumably in combo with other reasons like lack of efficacy in some mothers).
Do I want to go back to using codeine - no
But curious - yes.
Expression of Concern—On Jan 20, 2026, The Lancet was contacted with new allegations of integrity concerns about a 2006 Case Report by Koren et al. on morphine poisoning in a breastfed baby. These allegations have been referred for a formal investigation. Read more: tinyurl.com/mpkdzsxw
Expression of Concern: Pharmacogenetics of morphine poisoning in a breastfed neonate of a codeine-prescribed mother
Following the publication of this Case Report by Gideon Koren and colleagues1 in 2006,
concerns were raised about its interpretation by D Nicholas Bateman and colleagues
and we published a Corresponde...
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February 4, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Interesting...
This is/was a landmark case report reportedly showing pharmacogenomic driven harm in a baby.
Codeine isn't used in post-natal period now (presumably in combo with other reasons like lack of efficacy in some mothers).
Do I want to go back to using codeine - no
But curious - yes.
This is/was a landmark case report reportedly showing pharmacogenomic driven harm in a baby.
Codeine isn't used in post-natal period now (presumably in combo with other reasons like lack of efficacy in some mothers).
Do I want to go back to using codeine - no
But curious - yes.
Latest safety update from @mhragovuk.bsky.social
Isotretinoin, Gabapentoids and an MMRV vaccine factsheet!
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Isotretinoin, Gabapentoids and an MMRV vaccine factsheet!
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February 4, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Latest safety update from @mhragovuk.bsky.social
Isotretinoin, Gabapentoids and an MMRV vaccine factsheet!
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Isotretinoin, Gabapentoids and an MMRV vaccine factsheet!
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Careful - don't list penicillin allergy as penicillamine...
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@rcpch.bsky.social @rcphysicians.bsky.social
@nhsenglandceo.bsky.social
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@rcpch.bsky.social @rcphysicians.bsky.social
@nhsenglandceo.bsky.social
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February 3, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Careful - don't list penicillin allergy as penicillamine...
www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/u...
@rcpch.bsky.social @rcphysicians.bsky.social
@nhsenglandceo.bsky.social
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@rcpch.bsky.social @rcphysicians.bsky.social
@nhsenglandceo.bsky.social
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I am a middle aged college professor. My mom does this every semester. And it is one of very favorite things.
February 2, 2026 at 6:54 PM
I am a middle aged college professor. My mom does this every semester. And it is one of very favorite things.
Part of an interesting thread on homicide stats in general.
All very sobering and make me really glad for social workers - as most of the younger children are killed at home by parents.
Now to give my reluctant teens a hug.
All very sobering and make me really glad for social workers - as most of the younger children are killed at home by parents.
Now to give my reluctant teens a hug.
CHILD HOMICIDE
About 69 under 18s were homicide victims each year (75% of them boys). These fall into two groups: under 12s killed by family members and over 12s killed by acquaintances/strangers outside the home (what's often termed 'serious youth violence').
About 69 under 18s were homicide victims each year (75% of them boys). These fall into two groups: under 12s killed by family members and over 12s killed by acquaintances/strangers outside the home (what's often termed 'serious youth violence').
February 2, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Part of an interesting thread on homicide stats in general.
All very sobering and make me really glad for social workers - as most of the younger children are killed at home by parents.
Now to give my reluctant teens a hug.
All very sobering and make me really glad for social workers - as most of the younger children are killed at home by parents.
Now to give my reluctant teens a hug.
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Sometimes in medicine, we phrase things in such a way that sparks the imagination and kindness in our patients that makes caring for kids so freaking enjoyable. #Pedsky #graphicmedicine
February 2, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Sometimes in medicine, we phrase things in such a way that sparks the imagination and kindness in our patients that makes caring for kids so freaking enjoyable. #Pedsky #graphicmedicine
Great thread and great resource.
My take away - children are the group with the highest rates of poverty (it’s not even close) and it isn’t getting better.
My take away - children are the group with the highest rates of poverty (it’s not even close) and it isn’t getting better.
A new way to explore UK Poverty data ⬇️
Poverty is deepening. Developing solutions to tackle this problem starts with clear, accessible evidence.
To make our data more accessible we’ve published all charts, maps and tables from our UK Poverty 2026 in a new, interactive dashboard.
Poverty is deepening. Developing solutions to tackle this problem starts with clear, accessible evidence.
To make our data more accessible we’ve published all charts, maps and tables from our UK Poverty 2026 in a new, interactive dashboard.
January 30, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Great thread and great resource.
My take away - children are the group with the highest rates of poverty (it’s not even close) and it isn’t getting better.
My take away - children are the group with the highest rates of poverty (it’s not even close) and it isn’t getting better.
At Co-op Academy Bebington 2026 mock interviews. Last year was fun - so looking forward to it.
All part of the @alderhey.nhs.uk / @liverpooluni.bsky.social Research Ambassador programme.
Also met this years ambassador from the school and we will be up and running here soon
@lichw.bsky.social
All part of the @alderhey.nhs.uk / @liverpooluni.bsky.social Research Ambassador programme.
Also met this years ambassador from the school and we will be up and running here soon
@lichw.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 11:02 AM
At Co-op Academy Bebington 2026 mock interviews. Last year was fun - so looking forward to it.
All part of the @alderhey.nhs.uk / @liverpooluni.bsky.social Research Ambassador programme.
Also met this years ambassador from the school and we will be up and running here soon
@lichw.bsky.social
All part of the @alderhey.nhs.uk / @liverpooluni.bsky.social Research Ambassador programme.
Also met this years ambassador from the school and we will be up and running here soon
@lichw.bsky.social
This is genuinely scary.
There is literally one health service for bladder issues following ketamine use too - at @alderhey.nhs.uk
There is literally one health service for bladder issues following ketamine use too - at @alderhey.nhs.uk
For the first time nationally, more children are seeking help for ketamine use than for ecstasy. Norfolk reflects that wider shift in drug patterns among children – including two in primary school.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Primary-aged pupils among hundreds suspended for drug use in Norfolk
Almost 300 pupils in Norfolk schools were suspended or excluded for drug use last year, including children of primary school age
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 7:53 AM
This is genuinely scary.
There is literally one health service for bladder issues following ketamine use too - at @alderhey.nhs.uk
There is literally one health service for bladder issues following ketamine use too - at @alderhey.nhs.uk
Doing @rcpch.bsky.social membership teaching is fun - but when @alderhey.nhs.uk give you a badge as thank you it’s somehow better!
January 22, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Doing @rcpch.bsky.social membership teaching is fun - but when @alderhey.nhs.uk give you a badge as thank you it’s somehow better!
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🟣 COVID-19 activity remained stable and continues to circulate at baseline levels
🔵 RSV activity decreased slightly and is circulating at low levels
🔵 RSV activity decreased slightly and is circulating at low levels
January 22, 2026 at 3:11 PM
🟣 COVID-19 activity remained stable and continues to circulate at baseline levels
🔵 RSV activity decreased slightly and is circulating at low levels
🔵 RSV activity decreased slightly and is circulating at low levels
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🆕 #UKHSAVirusWatch: The latest flu, COVID-19 and RSV data from our weekly winter surveillance report.
🟢 Flu activity decreased and is circulating at low levels
🟢 Flu activity decreased and is circulating at low levels
January 22, 2026 at 3:11 PM
🆕 #UKHSAVirusWatch: The latest flu, COVID-19 and RSV data from our weekly winter surveillance report.
🟢 Flu activity decreased and is circulating at low levels
🟢 Flu activity decreased and is circulating at low levels
One of my superb resident doctors got offered an @nihr.bsky.social Doctoral Fellowship today - a fantastic result for her.
@alderhey.nhs.uk @liverpooluni.bsky.social
@alderhey.nhs.uk @liverpooluni.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 11:46 AM
One of my superb resident doctors got offered an @nihr.bsky.social Doctoral Fellowship today - a fantastic result for her.
@alderhey.nhs.uk @liverpooluni.bsky.social
@alderhey.nhs.uk @liverpooluni.bsky.social
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#MotivationMonday | iDigital team up for two awards 🏆🏆
Congratulations to our iDigital team, who've been shortlisted at the @health1tech Now Awards for two awards: Best AI Scribe Solution and Best Solution for Community Care categories.
More info: bit.ly/4qiD9zE
Congratulations to our iDigital team, who've been shortlisted at the @health1tech Now Awards for two awards: Best AI Scribe Solution and Best Solution for Community Care categories.
More info: bit.ly/4qiD9zE
January 19, 2026 at 10:10 AM
#MotivationMonday | iDigital team up for two awards 🏆🏆
Congratulations to our iDigital team, who've been shortlisted at the @health1tech Now Awards for two awards: Best AI Scribe Solution and Best Solution for Community Care categories.
More info: bit.ly/4qiD9zE
Congratulations to our iDigital team, who've been shortlisted at the @health1tech Now Awards for two awards: Best AI Scribe Solution and Best Solution for Community Care categories.
More info: bit.ly/4qiD9zE