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.
This presentation, by the leaders of the campus partners will present why the campus structure must value add to each of our organisations, and why the integration of clinical care, research, education, and community engagement are paramount to our collective goals.
Intravenous fluid are widely used in hospitalised children, however the evidence underpinning the choice of fluid for maintenance IV hydration has been lacking.
The Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome is a condition associated with orthostatic intolerance and syncope, in association with an inappropriate rise in heart rate without a fall in blood pressure.
Generation Victoria or “Gen V” has the potential to enhance the way we all work. We want to ensure that you and your team have the opportunity to provide input – we would like your feedback and ideas.
This presentation will explore common challenges clinicians face including lack of previously established relationships, misaligned surgical or treatment expectations, language and cultural misunderstandings, heightened emotionality, time pressures, family-staff conflict, and fractured teamwork. Impediments to good communication and relationships will be highlighted.
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.
This talk will cover how complementary therapies and therapists are regulated and used in practice in Australia, ethical dilemmas presented by their use in younger people, safety, evidence, and research.
Dr Kevin Nugent will present findings from a range of studies about our understanding of father’s relationships with their newborn infants. Helping parents meet “the newborn as a person” using a father and family-centred relationship based approach can set the whole family off on a very positive developmental trajectory.
Relationship between racism, sexism and the deleterious impacts on community well being, gender relations, and the health of mothers and children.
