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Education and Research
A special RCH Grand Rounds
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.
Stress, Cortisol and Infant Health
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.
Recent Developments in Non-Invasive Ventilation
Ventilation of neonates was initially unsuccessful and led to the development of non-invasive strategies in the 1970s. Over the past decade, nasal CPAP has had resurgence and more recently high flow nasal cannulae have become very popular. The evidence for both forms of respiratory support will be reviewed with particular emphasis on the Melbourne contribution.
NAIDOC Grand Round
For this NAIDOC Grand Round Denise McGuinness will be highlighting the history of the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service as it celebrates its 40th Anniversary later in 2013.
Complementary therapies and paediatrics: the facts and the issues
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.
Climate change and health: where are we now and whre are we heading?
Climate change is an issue that has attracted much national and international attention over the last decade.An overview will be presented of the latest scientific information on climate change, its causes and its impacts.
Father Inclusiveness: Working with Fathers and their newborn Infants
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.
RCH University Academic Centre: what’s in it for your?
The presentation will discuss the proposed new structure for the University RCH academic centre. This presentation should be of interest to all scientific, medical, nursing, and allied health staff who are interested in education, research, and advocacy for the campus.