Another PhD for CAH team member
Dr. Angela Gent recently completed her PhD thesis exploring the experiences of adolescents living with a
brother or sister with an acquired brain injury.
Research
Complex issues for young people at school with chronic health conditions
Communication, confidentiality & respect key to helping young people with chronic health conditions.
One in twelve teens self harm, study finds
Another paper from the CAH published in The Lancet.
Exploring the Experiences of Adolescents with Cardiac Conditions
ICDs significantly extend life expectancy but the psychosocial implications for people who have ICDs are not well understood.
A ground breaking program to assist students who have dyslexia
Success and Dyslexia: sessions for coping in the upper primary years.
Eating disorders in adolescents highlighted in new paper
What nurses need to know about eating disorders, new paper published.
Lapbanding option for obese adolescents raises many issues
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding versus intensive behaviourally-based intervention in adolescents with severe obesity.
CAH attended National Schools Disability Stakeholder Forum
Dr. Nola Firth, senior researcher at The Centre for Adolescent Health and a learning disabilities specialist represented CAH at schools diability forum recently.
University of Melbourne academic promotion to CAH staff member
Dr Sarah Drew is now a Senior Reseach Fellow in recognition of her research work and contribution to adolescent health and chronic illness.
You want to see your teen’s medical records, but should you have the right?
Parents want doctors to inform them about a wide range of health and behavioural issues related to their adolescent children, even when their children do not want them to be told.