Code Embed: Cannot use CODE as a global code as it is being used to store 114 unique pieces of code in 114 posts Synopsis:The RCH Culture Survey which was conducted in November 2012 identified that bullying & harassment is a major concern for staff. To improve the culture of zero tolerance of bullying and … Continued
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This Grand Round will highlight how Wadja Aboriginal Family Place as well as other RCH staff/Departments are working in partnership to improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal children and young people.
Tetralogy of Fallot remains the most frequent cyanotic cardiac condition of the newborns. It was described for the first time in 1880 and it may seem surprising that so many questions concerning its optimal management remain unanswered up to this date.
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The literature on child disclosure of family abuse (i.e. sexual abuse, physical abuse, exposure to domestic violence) will be reviewed with a focus on how parental and community response to disclosure predicts long-term recovery for the child. Subtle and overt forms of non-supportive responses to disclosure will be examined through the prism of recent research on priming and neuroethics- a literature that can help elucidate the multiple pathways that adults might unconsciously employ to discourage children from fully communicating details of their victimization.
The Grand Round will be part history, science, personal reflections, a tribute to patients and their families, and the multidisciplinary teams involved in their care at RCH over the last 40 years.
Probiotics, live microorganisms with potential for beneficial health effects, are increasingly added to infant formulae and used as food supplements.
Studying the links between early environmental factors and infants’ HPA axis, behavioral regulation, and health is important because in the case of negative effects, infants’ future psychological and physical development could be compromised.
Twenty five years ago the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) program commenced at RCH. ECMO is a prolonged form of Cardiopulmonary Bypass which continues for days to weeks and provides support of heart and lung function.
