This presentation will recount the early history of recognizing infant suffering and potentials, the struggles for acceptance of the concepts in psychiatry and paediatrics, as well as a look at the science of this field in the current era, along with emerging strategies for guiding community applications of research.
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 Grand Round will explore the principles of mindfulness from the scientific, practical and philosophical perspectives and explore how it can be applied in personal and professional life. Perhaps the simplest way to describe it is to say that mindfulness is the practice of paying attention:
Strategies in adults that have been implemented in the prehospital and emergency department settings to reduce time delays and improve access to hyper acute therapies will be discussed.
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
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.
This presentation will explore this issue and suggest some ways to improve CALD mental health research and the quality and accessibility of mental health services.
