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BPSU

The British Paediatric Surveillance Unit is a world leading centre for rare paediatric disease surveillance. It enables doctors and researchers to investigate how many children in the UK and Republic of Ireland are affected by particular rare diseases, conditions or treatments each year. 

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BPSU study - Button battery ingestion, inhalation or insertion

BPSU surveillance of the unintentional ingestion, inhalation or insertion of button batteries in children requiring removal or attempted removal commenced in February 2021. This study will help inform services for the prevention and treatment of children who have accidentally swallowed or choked on ...
Area of medicine
Community child health
Ear nose and throat
Emergency medicine
General paediatrics
Intensive care medicine
Neonatal medicine
Surgery
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Conditions
Rare disease
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BPSU - 30th anniversary report (2016)

For over 30 years the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit has been facilitating research into childhood rare diseases and disorders. To mark this milestone and to celebrate the Unit's ongoing impact we published our 30 year anniversary report.
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Rare disease
Research
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BPSU study - Severe complications of enterovirus or human parechovirus infection

This BPSU study investigates severe complications of enterovirus (EV) or human parechovirus (HPeV). It is intended to improve our knowledge of the age-specific incidence, clinical presentation and management, as well describe the survival and rates of long-term complications of severe EV/HPeV infect...
Cardiovascular
Child and adolescent mortality
Infectious diseases
Intensive care medicine
Neurodisability
Neurology
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Rare disease
Research

European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID) - Infection Surveillance Research Grant [OPEN]

This is a new research grant by ESPID and INOPSU to support infection surveillance across two or more European countries. This grant aims to facilitate infection surveillance research in Europe by ESPID researchers.
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Project grant
Funding amount range
Under £50,000
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