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Dr Michelle Telfer is a paediatrician and the Clinical Lead of Adolescent Medicine with the RCH Centre for Adolescent Health.
Events
Study Adolescent Health and Wellbeing
The Centre for Adolescent Health is running an Information Night on Wednesday the 25th of September. This will be of interest to anyone working with young people -teachers, nurses, doctors, social workers, psychologists, police and youth workers.
IAAH Conference, Istanbul, Turkey
The conference theme was ‘bridging clinical and public health perspectives’. Presentations by staff spanned the breadth of research undertaken at the Centre for Adolescent Health
Congratulations Rachel
Congratulations to Rachel Leung on completion of her PhD
Farewell to our recent students from the Netherlands
Centre staff were sad to farewell Nadia and Merel last week who spent 8 weeks on a student placement at CAH
IYDS – PhD Completion
Congratulations to Rachel Leung who has recently completed her PhD
Early onset of puberty and mental health
New study by Murdoch Childrens Research Institute on Puberty and Mental Health
Early adolescent cannabis use
Heavy early teen cannabis use does increase the risks for later anxiety problems.
Congratulations to Professor Susan Sawyer
Prof. Susan Sawyer inducted into the Victorian Women’s Honour Roll
Chronic Illness Peer Support Program (ChIPS) 2013 Camp
Another year, another great ChIPS camp. The Chronic Illness Peer Support (ChIPS) Program held its annual camp from 16th – 18th January at the Mt Evelyn Recreation Camp. Always a highlight on the ChIPS calendar, this year 42 young people attended along with ChIPS staff, volunteers and a healthcare team – our biggest attendance yet! … Continued