Community Child Health

A child’s experience of family violence

One in four children in Australia grow up in homes marred by family violence. Yet despite growing awareness of the problem, children’s experiences are often overlooked. At RCH, the family violence team is helping staff to understand the immense difference they can make when they recognise and listen to children and their families who are living with violence.  During this Grand Round, Ruth Clare, author of the memoir Enemy, will share her personal experience of growing up in a home with a violent father and an alcoholic mother, and the impact this has had on her life.

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The New RCH Escalation of Care

Early identification and care of the deteriorating patient is one of the Federal Government’s 9 key National health priorities. The Grand Round will also be an opportunity to hear feedback from staff on their experience of the changes over the last month.

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The State of the World in 2014 – Amazing Progress

Australians have a vastly better standard of living than our grandparents: on the average wage, it takes only half a second to light a room for an hour compared to 6 hours in 1800, and we have cheap food, clothing, books, cars, air transport, colour TV, internet and mobile phones – and far less violence.

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Avoiding Conflict of Interest in Medicine

Dr Catherine D DeAngelis is Johns Hopkins University Distinguished Service Professor Emerita, Professor Emerita at the Johns Hopkins University Schools of Medicine (Pediatrics) and School of Public Health (Health Policy and Management), and Editor-in-Chief Emerita of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association (2000-2011), serving as the first woman Editor in Chief.

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Quality and safety in patient care – A Journey in Quality Improvement at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

Synopsis: In this Grand Round Professor Dean Kurth will describe Quality Improvement Science.  He will explain the tools of Quality Improvement Science- run charts, control charts, “PDSA cycles”.  He will share the enterprise-wide and several divisional-quality dashboards used in QA Science at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, and describe conduct and results of clinical quality improvement projects. … Continued

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What if we asked the public? Innovations & Impact with the U.S. National Poll on Children’s Health

This is an effort to bring the public voice about children’s health into national dialogue and health policy. Using a twin-track approach of online media (open-access monthly Reports) and traditional peer-reviewed journal publications, Matthew and his colleagues have brought the perceptions and opinions of parents and others into the international conversation about children’s illness and health and how policymaking can play a role.

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Responding in a medical context to the effects of family violence on children

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.

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