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.
General interest
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.
Victorian Women’s Trust: Gender discrimination, racism and the health of women and children
Relationship between racism, sexism and the deleterious impacts on community well being, gender relations, and the health of mothers and children.
On being a good parent to a seriously ill child
The link between being a good parent and the health of the family will also explored, along with the use of the intervention in critical care and palliative care more widely
Prader-Willi Syndrome – What’s the big deal?
The Grand Round will focus on the history of PWS, the management of patients with PWS at RCH, and the research opportunities created by the Victorian PWS register
I can’t put my finger on what’s wrong’- risk, vulnerability and the ‘grey’ areas in child protection practice
An expert panel involving senior medical, nursing, child protection and social work representatives will highlight the different perspectives, training, and roles of key stakeholders in the area of child protection.
Central Venous Access Devices (CVADs) – The Anaesthetic Department’s Perpective
Over the last three years there has been a dramatic change in the vascular access services that the Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management has been able to provide
Oral health issues in medically compromised children
This presentation will discuss the common paediatric medical conditions that require consideration in the provision of optimal dental treatment.