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HISTORY TAKING: ON THE ORIGINS OF PE LIKE MANY OF the best ideas, it all started with a pint of beer. Well, a stein. A few steins. A boozy evening in a Berlin pub in 1967. The
Dr Richard Daniels Paediatric Registrar (OOP)
issue – all the physiology knowledge on the body under exertion at the time
Dr Ashish Patel ST7 Paediatric Nephrology & Sim Fellow Birmingham Children’s Hospital @DrKidneyAsh
was adult knowledge.
Pando
This was about to change.
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One of the drinkers was Prof Joseph Rutenfranz
– an expert on shiftwork, who set up a conference looking into what happened to children when exercising. They realised that nobody really knew what normal was for different ages. The drive to understand the impact of exercise on children had begun! This was the first time that it was demonstrated that there was no impact on academic achievement, and that regular physical activity as a child made it more likely that healthy habits would be formed as an adult. The research matured and looked at aerobic capacity, heat tolerance and bone mineralisation, and showed that children were not only as resilient to exertion as adults, but that exposure to impact exercise whilst growing had huge benefits long into adulthood. Children with conditions ranging from cystic fibrosis to muscular dystrophy and obesity to cerebral palsy
Ash’s Baking School WE ALL AIM to eat healthily and follow the advice we give daily to our patients, but this can be a challenge in our line of work, especially on a busy on-call shift. Here’s a simple and healthy plan you can all stick to – homemade breakfast bars! Breakfast is arguably the most important meal of the day. I struggle to find time in the mornings to sit down and have a proper breakfast. I prefer having mine on the go (also giving me that extra 10 minutes in bed). Luckily, these breakfast bars are quick and easy to make and will provide you with a batch for the whole week. Or you can share them among your team at the morning handover. Enjoy and continue to spread the love of baking!
HOMEMADE BREAKFAST BARS Ingredients 1 can of condensed milk (397g) 250g rolled oats 75g desiccated coconut 100g dried cranberries 125g pumpkin/sunflower seeds 125g roughly chopped nuts – use any you like, peanuts, pistachios, almonds etc
were found to benefit in multiple ways from exercise in managing their symptoms. This was all groundbreaking – it was presumed that children, especially those with long term conditions would be less robust. Instead, the case for exercise has been well and truly made. The conference is now a biennial event – being held around the globe from Israel to Canada, Estonia to Portugal. The next Paediatric Work Physiology Conference is being held in Wales in 2023!
Instructions 1. Preheat your oven to 130 °C/110 °C for a fan assisted oven. Line a 9 x 13inch baking tray with baking paper. 2. Warm the condensed milk in a saucepan – don’t let it burn. 3. In a large mixing bowl, weigh out and mix all the other ingredients. Add the warmed condensed milk and combine to a sticky mixture. 4. Spread the mixture into the baking
tray and push down the mixture so it is well packed and level. 5. Bake in the oven for at least 1 hour (it might need a bit longer). Remove from the oven, let it cool for about 15 minutes before slicing into 12 bars and then leave to cool completely. Store in an airtight container. 6. The beauty of these bars is that you can adapt them to add whatever dried fruit, nuts or seeds you want.
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