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Workshop Objectives:
After studying bacterial meningitis, and asthma, students will be able to:
Recommended Reading
Chisholm-Burns MA et al (eds) (2010). Pharmacotherapy Principles and Practice.
McGraw-Hill Companies Inc, USA, (or later). Chapter on Paediatrics.
Useful websites
New Zealand Formulary http://nzformulary.org/
Medsafe datasheets http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/profs/datasheet/DSForm.asp
Case 1
Meningitis Research Foundation
http://www.mrfpaediatricguide.info/intro.php.html
Starship guidelines for meningococcaemia https://www.starship.org.nz/for-health-
professionals/starship-clinical-guidelines/m/meningococcaemia/
Ministry of Health Meningococcal Disease https://www.health.govt.nz/your-
health/conditions-and-treatments/diseases-and-illnesses/meningococcal-disease-
including-meningitis
Case 2
Asthma Foundation https://www.asthma.org.nz/pages/download-brochures
BPAC Diagnosing and Managing Asthma in Children
http://www.bpac.org.nz/BPJ/2012/february/asthma.aspx
Answer the following questions (where appropriate) in relation to the treatment of:
1. Bacterial Meningitis
2. Paediatric Asthma
Activity Time
Introduction 5 min
Activating prior knowledge; What is 20 min
bacterial meningitis and asthma?
In class Kahoot to test general knowledge about meningitis and asthma in children.
http://www.mrfpaediatricguide.info/diagnosis.php.html
Family History
Family Medical Condition
Member
Father n/a
Mother n/a
Older Brother n/a
CSF Normal
Neisseria meningitides
Bacterial screen
present
Temperature 38.7°C 36°C
Patient/caregiver goal(s): To have a full recovery with minimal long term consequences
associated with bacterial meningitis.
You have 20 min to prepare the presentation. You then will have 5 minutes to present this
case and 2 minutes for questions.
Case 2 tasks:
In the care plan template below, write your pharmacological and non-pharmacological
treatments to address both Emma’s and your goals to help improve Emma’s asthma.
Once this is completed, the care plan will be discussed as a group.
Non-compliance
with reliever
1 inhaler. Children
can die from
asthma attacks.
‡ Once all drug therapy problems are identified prioritise them in order of importance / severity, where 1 = the most urgent / important.