There is growing evidence of the health effects caused by family violence ranging from fatal (homicide, suicide, maternal mortality) to non-fatal (physical health, mental health, chronic conditions, reproductive health issues, and negative health behaviours). Negative impacts of family violence on children are wide ranging and profound.
When this mismatch causes severe distress, it is referred to as Gender Dysphoria (GD). Although there are significant controversies in this area, there have been major steps forward in our understanding about how children experience gender, and about ways in which professionals and families themselves may be able to help.
This session will cover some of our experience in this area through methods such as clinical practice guidelines but more importantly will challenge those who attend to think where we want to go with this concept in the coming years.
This talk will provide background of where tuberculosis fits into the context of the child survival agenda as well as the global tuberculosis control challenges. It will review the main challenges, both the need to do much better with what we have and the need for new and innovative tools particularly in diagnostics.
In Victoria, over 1000 children are hospitalised with constipation each year. Nearly all of these are in public hospitals and hospital costs related to just constipation are $1 million per year. 10% of these children have multiple admissions indicating a chronic condition.
Megan will discuss some of the issues raised during the Big Banter as outlined in her statutory report to parliament – the Child Rights Report 2013. These themes include: a child’s right to be heard; freedom from violence, abuse and neglect; the opportunity to thrive; engaged citizenship and action and accountability. She will highlight some of the emerging priorities on the office of the National Children’s Commissioner, relevant to these themes.
John Harms grew up with three brothers who were all mad on sport. He was just as obsessed. The family was interested in scholarship as well. While working towards a PhD in Australian history, John started writing for various publications, often about sport. He abandoned the PhD to travel around Australia in his old Camira to follow the 1998-99 Ashes tour. The result was Confessions of a Thirteenth Man, a book about the place of cricket and Test cricket in Australian life.
Trials are an important aspect of establishing evidence for the effectiveness of new and established treatments. There are considerable challenges in doing trials, especially in children. This talk will outline some of those challenges. Successful and clinically important trials require carefully considered designs, experienced staff and substantial resources.
An RCH study of 50 Nephrology telehealth video-consultations analysed the impact of telehealth on families and financial costs and benefits to the RCH and the regional clinician. The study indicated substantial days off school were saved; families or travel assistance schemes were saved an average $510 per consultation by avoiding travel; 20% of families were saved a flight and 22% of families saved an overnight stay.
Nigel will be launching the Melbourne Vaccine Education Centre (MVEC), which is modeled on the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia ‘Vaccine Education Centre’. MVEC will be based at the Melbourne Children’s campus, linking the campus partners and Monash Children’s Hospital.
