Pediatric Abuse and Safeguarding focuses on recognising, responding to, and preventing all forms of child maltreatment, including physical abuse, neglect, emotional harm, sexual exploitation, and exposure to violence. This session equips clinicians with the knowledge and sensitivity needed to identify signs early and ensure children receive protection and therapeutic support.

Professionals increasingly attend a Pediatrics Conference to strengthen skills in trauma-informed assessment, documentation standards, multidisciplinary teamwork, forensic considerations, and legal reporting requirements. This session provides an in-depth understanding of injury patterns, behavioural indicators, caregiver risk factors, and medical conditions that may mimic abuse.

A central focus is establishing pediatric safeguarding pathways that support structured evaluation, referral, follow-up, and coordination with social services, law enforcement, mental-health professionals, and community agencies. Case examples explore non-accidental injuries, abusive head trauma, neglect-related failure to thrive, psychosocial red flags, and complex family dynamics.

The session also examines cultural sensitivity, communication strategies, secondary trauma among providers, and strategies to support families while prioritising child safety.