Improving children’s outcomes through community action
Early childhood development is critical for developing the human capital we need for a prosperous and sustainable society.
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Communication Conundrums: Avoiding mistakes and errors
This presentation will explore common challenges clinicians face including lack of previously established relationships, misaligned surgical or treatment expectations, language and cultural misunderstandings, heightened emotionality, time pressures, family-staff conflict, and fractured teamwork. Impediments to good communication and relationships will be highlighted.
Aboriginal Child Health is Everyone’s Business. What does this mean?
This Grand Round will highlight how Wadja Aboriginal Family Place as well as other RCH staff/Departments are working in partnership to improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal children and young people.
Outcomes after Transatrial repair of Tetralogy of Fallot: 25 years experience in the Royal Children’s Hospital
Tetralogy of Fallot remains the most frequent cyanotic cardiac condition of the newborns. It was described for the first time in 1880 and it may seem surprising that so many questions concerning its optimal management remain unanswered up to this date.
New on-line courses
The Learning Hub is a collaborative online space that supports knowledge exchange and learning
through training and professional development.
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.