Paediatric medicine generates dense PDF literature: NICE paediatric guidelines, RCPCH position statements, BNFc prescribing references, and AAP clinical practice guidelines. This guide shows paediatricians and paediatric trainees how to convert these PDFs to EPUB for fast, portable reference on any device.
Paediatric medicine spans neonatology, general paediatrics, community child health, and multiple subspecialties. NICE publishes separate guidelines for fever, UTI, bronchiolitis, sepsis, safeguarding, epilepsy, ADHD, autism, and many other paediatric conditions. The BNFc contains age-stratified and weight-based dosing for hundreds of drugs. RCPCH publishes position statements and curriculum frameworks. AAP guidelines add a US evidence base.
Converting these PDFs to EPUB makes the entire paediatric guideline library portable, searchable, and annotatable — on your phone, e-reader, or tablet, offline and without signal.
| Source | Content | Access |
|---|---|---|
| NICE (nice.org.uk) | Fever (NG143), UTI (NG224), bronchiolitis (NG9), sepsis (NG51), safeguarding (NG76), epilepsy, ADHD, autism | Free |
| RCPCH (rcpch.ac.uk) | Position statements, growth charts, paediatric workforce and curriculum documents | Free (most) |
| BNFc (bnfc.nice.org.uk) | British National Formulary for Children — weight-based dosing, age-stratified regimens | Free online; chapters downloadable |
| SIGN (sign.ac.uk) | Scottish paediatric guidelines (bronchiolitis, UTI, asthma in children) | Free |
| AAP (aap.org) | US paediatric clinical practice guidelines and policy statements | Free (most) |
| Archives of Disease in Childhood | RCPCH/BMJ flagship journal | Subscription / some OA |
| Pediatrics (AAP) | AAP flagship journal | Subscription / some OA |
| Lancet Child & Adolescent Health | High-impact paediatric reviews and RCTs | Subscription / some OA |
Keep NICE fever (NG143), UTI (NG224), bronchiolitis (NG9), and sepsis (NG51) EPUBs on your phone. During an acute assessment, search for the relevant traffic-light criteria, admission thresholds, or antibiotic dosing. EPUB search is faster than navigating a PDF on a small screen, especially when assessing a sick child under time pressure.
Download BNFc chapters as PDF (available from bnfc.nice.org.uk for registered users) and convert to EPUB. Offline access to weight-based and age-stratified dosing is valuable in clinical areas with poor Wi-Fi. Update your EPUB versions when BNFc publishes its biannual update (March and September).
Convert local neonatal unit protocols, BAPM (British Association of Perinatal Medicine) frameworks, and PICS (Paediatric Intensive Care Society) standards to EPUB. Keep them on your e-reader for reference during night shifts when you cannot always access the intranet.
Convert NICE guidelines most heavily tested in the MRCPCH Part 1, Part 2, and MRCPCH Clinical to EPUB. Annotate management algorithms, investigation thresholds, and treatment criteria. Build a revision library on your e-reader for commute reading.
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