Two Paeds In A Pod

Home of the 'Two Paeds In a Pod' Podcast from the Department of Paediatrics at the Royal Derby Hospital. Created by Sarah Simons, Geoff Burnhill and Ian Lewins this medical education podcast is aimed at health care professionals new to paediatrics or those who occasionally care for children as part of a wider healthcare role. This podcast is for medical education purposes only and should not replace advice you have received from a medical practitioner.

Last refreshed: August 19th, 2025 at 4:33 PM ⓘ

Follow this podcast in the Metacast mobile app to refresh it and see new episodes.

Follow on

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

RSS

Podcasts are better in Metacast mobile app

Don't just listen to podcasts. Learn from them with transcripts, summaries, and chapters for every episode. Skim, search, and bookmark insights. Learn more

Episodes

Episode 22: Congenital cardiac disease

In the season of bronchiolitis, its important to remember that not every baby presenting to ED with breathlessness has bronchiolitis. Just occasionally the baby has a cardiac problem. Ian Lewins talks to Dr Gitika Joshi about an approach to the history, investigation and ED management of these babies.

Nov 18, 2018•26 min

Episode 21: PREDICT and the management of bronchiolitis in ED

Ian Lewins talks to Dr Tessa Davis, consultant in PEM at Royal London Hospital about all things bronchiolitis. They review the recent paper published by the Australasian group PREDICT looking at recommendations for the investigation and management of infants with bronchiolitis presenting to the ED.

Nov 11, 2018•20 min

Episode 20: Hammer It Out

Ian Lewins talks to the inspirational Simon Fleming (@OrthopodReg)about the #HammerItOut campaign and the importance of civility in healthcare.

Oct 28, 2018•25 min

Episode 19: Child Protection - Neglect

Plants might thrive on neglect but children certainly don't. In this episode Dr Julie Mott talks to Ian Lewins about how to spot features of neglect in paediatric patients and what to do next.

Oct 21, 2018•20 min

Episode 18: Sleep medicine

We talk to Dr Mike Farquhar, Consultant in Paediatric Sleep Medicine, about the importance of sleep for shift workers and learn his top tips for getting a good night (or day's) rest. This podcast could quite literally help you live longer!

Oct 14, 2018•25 min

Episode 17: PERUKI and Paediatric research

A man who knows nothing about research talks to another who knows a lot, when Ian Lewins cold calls the current Chair of PERUKI, Dr Damian Roland and comes away feeling enthused about research in PEM. He also discovers PERUKI is not a type of Pokemon.

Oct 07, 2018•23 min

Episode 16: Therapeutic options in paediatric asthma

Last week we attempted to make a diagnosis in the wheezy child. This week, Ian Lewins talks again to Dr Nigel Ruggins about the therapeutic options for the child with asthma, and discuss what their favourite colour of inhaler is.

Sep 30, 2018•21 min

Episode 15: Wheeze in children

Bronchiolitis? Viral-induced wheeze? Asthma? Other? Ian Lewins has a jolly old wheeze chatting to paediatric respiratory consultant Dr Nigel Ruggins about the differences between, and the approach to diagnosing, the child presenting with wheeze.

Sep 23, 2018•20 min

Episode 14: HEADSS assessment tool

Dr Ian Lewins talks to Dr Vanessa Cox, Consultant in Adolescent Medicine about improving skills in talking with young people using the HEADSS framework.

Sep 09, 2018•21 min

Episode 13: Homelessness and the ED

In a change from our normal podcasts, Ian Lewins speaks to FY1 doctor, Susan Rutherford about her work setting up the Leamington Spa Night Shelter and the particular medical problems faced by the homeless.

Aug 26, 2018•21 min

Episode 12: Management of ingested Button batteries

Dr Sarah Simons talks to Dr Ian Lewins about foreign body ingestion in children - when to reassure, when to be worried, and when to really be worried.

Aug 19, 2018•8 min

Episode 11:Major Incident Planning

Ian Lewins talks to the current Association of Paediatric Emergency Medicine (APEM) Chair and MAJAX guru,Dr Julia Surridge, about Major Incident training.

Aug 12, 2018•18 min

Episode 10: Stridor and Croup in children

Dr Sarah Simons and Dr Ian Lewins make a series of silly noises as they discuss stridor and croup, and manage not to fall out over the dosage of dexamethasone.

Aug 02, 2018•18 min

Episode 9: Children Protection - Injuries

Dr Ian Lewins talks to Dr Julie Mott, Emergency Department Consultant and Named Doctor for child protection about signs of potential physical abuse encountered by healthcare workers.

Jul 29, 2018•16 min

Episode 8: Paediatric pain management

We talk to legend of UK Emergency Medicine, Miss Susie Hewitt about pain management in the ED and the barriers to getting it right in children.

Jul 22, 2018•22 min

Episode 7: GREATIX and Learning From Excellence

Dr Ian Lewins talks to Dr Graham Johnson about how 'Learning From Excellence' has been introduced in Derby using GREATIX.

Jul 15, 2018•20 min

Episode 6: Sport and medicine

Dr Ian Lewins talks to Commonwealth Games gold medallist Dr Rachel Parish about combing a career in medicine whilst competing at sport for your country. Can you really do both?

Jul 14, 2018•21 min

Episode 5: Using the POPS chart in the paediatric ED

Dr Sarah Simons chats to Dr Ian Lewins about the use of the Paediatric Observation Priority Score (POPS) in the Children's Emergency Department. The POPS chart created by Dr Damian Roland and Dr Ffion Davies can be found here: https://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/cardiovascular-sciences/research/intervention/emergency-medicine-group/research/pemla/pops/pops-chart-1.2/view

Jul 08, 2018•14 min

← Prev

For the best experience, listen in Metacast app for iOS or Android