Specialist Society
Revalidation in Paediatric trauma for Consultants
Delivering safe and effective trauma care for children requires not only clinical expertise but also ongoing professional reflection and development. This session will explore key aspects of revalidation relevant to surgeons involved in paediatric trauma, including maintaining competence, demonstrating quality of care, and engaging in audit, outcomes review, and continuing professional development. Through practical examples and discussion, the session will highlight strategies to support meaningful appraisal and revalidation while improving standards of paediatric trauma care.
Chair: Laura Deriu
Agenda
13:30 - 13:50: Pranai Buddhdev
Femoral shaft fractures: age and size based decision-making
13:50- 14:20: Mohamed Sabouni
Flexible intramedullary nailing: pearls and pitfalls. Speaker:
14:20 Interactive Expert Panel: Challenging femoral fractures with audience interaction
14:50 - 15:20 Neil Segaren
SUFE: What to say, what to do, what to refer. Speaker:
15:20 - 15:50 Interactive Expert Panel: Lower limb dilemmas with audience interaction
15:50 Closing Remarks and Key Take-Home Messages
Miss Laura Deriu has been a Children’s Orthopaedic Consultant at Leeds Children’s Hospital since 2015.
She did her higher surgical training in Rome (Italy) and underwent fellowship training in the United States and United Kingdom. She enjoys the generality of paediatric orthopaedics, but has a particular interest in trauma, hip conditions and foot deformities.
Miss Deriu is a keen trainer and is highly involved at regional and national level. She was awarded the BOTA TOTY in 2020-2021.
She is the Chair of the Education Committee of the British Society of Children’s Orthopaedics Surgery and is highly involved in organising and coordinating local and national educational events.
She loves travelling, reading, dancing, cooking and looking after her friends and family.
Mr. Pranai Buddhdev is an internationally fellowship-trained and recognised specialist in paediatric orthopaedic surgery and young adult hip preservation working at Mid & South Essex NHS Trust. He’s on the Executive board of the Hip Hope Network, an international organisation promoting paediatric hip health worldwide and on the education committee for BSCOS.
I completed my training in Paediatric Orthopaedics at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) in London and Southampton University between 2004 and 2006. After spending several years working abroad, I settled in Leeds, where I have been serving as a Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon at Leeds Teaching Hospitals since 2013.
My special interests focus on treating hip and foot deformities in infants. Alongside my colleagues, we have expanded the children’s unit in Leeds, establishing specialised clinics such as the Baby Clinic, Neuromuscular Clinic, Young Adult Hip Clinic, and Reconstruction Clinic. We have also created a comprehensive hub that provides paediatric orthopaedic services across a large area of Yorkshire.
I am deeply passionate about surgical training and education, currently supervising a Senior Fellow and ST Trainees. In addition, I have trained to work as a trauma surgeon and instructor in austere environments. I organise surgical missions to support underprivileged children around the world.
