n this Grand Round we will try to answer this question by looking at associations between the intestinal microbiota and the child’s health and behaviour. Professor Carolina de Weerth will discuss the role that the gut bacteria play in our bodies.
Inflicted paediatric head injury is a significant issue in both Australia and New Zealand. They are a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in infants and toddlers, data however comparing patterns of injury in corroborated accidental trauma and confessed child abuse is scarce.
Ethical challenges and dilemmas don’t happen in a vacuum. In the clinical setting, they very frequently play out in a context of heightened emotions, for the patient, the family and also for the clinical staff.
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.
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.
This talk will provide background of where tuberculosis fits into the context of the child survival agenda as well as the global tuberculosis control challenges. It will review the main challenges, both the need to do much better with what we have and the need for new and innovative tools particularly in diagnostics.
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.
Probiotics, live microorganisms with potential for beneficial health effects, are increasingly added to infant formulae and used as food supplements.
