Welcome to the Vitamin D Deficiency in Children Course. This module is divided into 3 sessions, each expected to take approximately 20 minutes to complete.

Learning objectives: 

• Explain the biology & metabolism of vitamin D
• Understand the pathophysiology & recognise the clinical features of vitamin D deficiency
• Identify children at risk of vitamin D deficiency
• Choose appropriate investigations and know when they are indicated
• Describe the management of vitamin D deficiency and be aware of current guidelines for its prevention
• To revise the standards and guidelines relating to bacterial meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia
• To appreciate the wider impacts of the disease on children, young people and their families
• To enforce the health professional’s understanding of advice for parents and carers in relation to signs and symptoms of the disease