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Getting your heart dirty: A toolkit for clinicians working with children with severe neurological impairment

Advances in medical care and changes in societal expectations have resulted in different patterns of survival for children and adolescents with severe neurological disability. Increased longevity, new and unseen multi-morbidity, and access to an increasing array of new and often invasive interventions offers significant decision-making challenges to children, parents, and clinicians. Sometimes it is not clear if we are helping or harming.

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Bringing innovation into everyday care: Insights from Victoria’s genomics journey

Genomics has moved rapidly from being purely a research tool to being part of routine care in many specialities and health services. Past Grand Round presenters have described how this has enhanced their service – how genomic care may improve patient outcomes, is cost-effective and can be delivered rapidly for acute cases.

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A cut-throat business: Head & Neck Surgery in children

In this age of subspecialisation, effective communication and collaboration is key. How do we improve the care of children with head and neck conditions? Head & Neck Surgery is an established subspecialty within Otorhinolaryngology globally. Here at RCH, The University of Melbourne & MCRI, we are navigating the ever-changing complexity and diversity of congenital, acquired and neoplastic head and neck conditions.

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Co-designing interventions for high quality paediatric health care

Opportunities exist to leverage implementation science and quality improvement science to advance quality care. During this presentation we will compare and contrast implementation science and quality improvement science. We will explore how methods from both fields have been used to improve our understanding of discharge communication practices in emergency departments in Canada.

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Genomics for the non-genomic specialist: Bridging the gap between innovation and everyday practice

Genomic medicine is rapidly evolving, yet many clinicians outside of clinical genetics face challenges in integrating these advances into routine practice. In this Grand Round, Associate Professor Catherine Quinlan explores her journey mainstreaming genomics in paediatric nephrology, using real-world data from Australia and Ireland and its implementation at The Royal Children’s Hospital.

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Celebrating International Day of People with Disability: Partnering in research

Healthy Trajectories is proud to bring a celebration of the International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) to Grand Rounds at The Royal Children’s Hospital. In line with our vision for an inclusive Australia, we will share what we and others around the Campus have been doing to authentically involve young people growing up with a disability, and their families, as partners in research.

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Oxygen in the 21st century – 10 things you don’t know about a medicine we take for granted

Medical oxygen has been around for more than 200 years. It is a life-saving treatment we take for granted. Sadly this is not the case globally. The COVID-19 pandemic brought to the surface long-standing deficiencies. Images of patients gasping for oxygen reminded us that even today, 70% of patients who need oxygen globally do not receive it. How do we understand the different facets of this problem, and what can we do about it?

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