Around a half of women in tuberculosis-endemic countries are infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and over 1.7 million females of reproductive age (15-45 years) fall ill with tuberculosis (TB) each year. Pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of TB disease which has major consequences for maternal health – TB is the major non-obstetric cause of maternal mortality globally – and for the health of their baby.
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.
Trauma-Informed Preventative Care (TIPC) is shaping the way we support children, young people, families, and staff across The Royal Children’s Hospital.
Emma Livingstone, CEO of UP – The Adult Cerebral Palsy Movement, will share insights from her lived experience and advocacy work on the evolving care and understanding of cerebral palsy (CP) across the lifespan. Her presentation will explore recent research advancements, the lifelong nature of CP, and the importance of addressing co-morbidities. She will also discuss how child practitioners can better equip children with CP for adulthood.
There are real challenges in delivering equitable health care in a community, even when there is policy and service goodwill. This is an issue for health services around the world. For the past ten years BiBBS has been working alongside service partners and families to co-design, implement and evaluate multiple early years interventions that are delivered as a part of usual practice in disadvantaged inner-city areas in the UK.
In the last decade, we have seen genetic therapies leap from the benchtop into the neuromuscular clinic. This process is most dramatically illustrated by spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), which was until recently the most common genetic cause of death in infancy.
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.
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.
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.
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.
