The application of genomics has greatly increased the diagnosis of specific monogenic causes of intellectual
disability and improved our understanding of the neuronal processes that result in cognitive impairment.
Meanwhile, families are building rare disease communities and seeking disease-specific treatments to change
the trajectory of health and developmental outcomes for their children.
Synopsis Infants undergoing cleft palate surgery at the Royal Children’s Hospital are a unique subgroup. In 2015 Dr Bal Kaur conducted a retrospective audit of pain management of these infants and found substantially high pain and distress reported post operatively. Through a collaborative effort with Dr Geoff Frawley and other stakeholders, a formal quality improvement … Continued
Synopsis The Royal Children’s Hospital welcomes patients from all over our beautiful country for cardiac treatment, but we also acknowledge that this can be a frightening time for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their families that can bring up feelings of fear, sadness, homesickness, and isolation. Many of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait … Continued
Synopsis To acknowledge the 30th anniversary of International Men’s Health Week, this Grand Round will be a panel discussion addressing the paternal, social, and mental health perspectives of men’s health, including fertility, health and wellbeing promotion, positive masculinity and the intergenerational influences on young people today. Speakers Moderator: Professor David Amor is the Lorenzo … Continued
Arguably, the most important developmental outcome of childhood and adolescence is to grow a good brain. A stable supply of glucose is sine qua non for optimal brain development. Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is the exemplar chronic condition of childhood that disrupts blood and tissue glucose delivery. Thus, the assessment of cognitive, psychological, functional and morphological brain outcomes in T1D is apposite.
Join us for a dynamic presentation showcasing the transformative journey of the Clinical Data Champion program at the Centre for Health Analytics (CHA). Led by Professor Jim Buttery and including Data Champions Katherine Frayman and Ann Le, and CHA Director Ross McKenzie, we’ll explore the program’s inception, evolution, and sustainability efforts.
Join us for a panel discussion to explore how integrating the voices of children and their parents can transform the work we do in mental health. We will share our projects and insights, emphasising the impact of lived experience on the supports and resources we create. We will discuss practical insights for supporting lived experience in research, knowledge translation and clinical practice and challenge current assumptions to reshape mental health resources and how they are created.
Globally, we face many common challenges. Yet how do we address these in different health contexts to ensure that the right care reaches those who need it the most, in the right way? Decentralisation, localisation, “glocalisation”…many labels been applied to approaches, and debate ensues about which approach is “right”. Yet the aim is common – best care, best outcomes, everywhere.
In 2023, Dr Mariam Tokhi and Dr Fiona Reilly launched Australia’s first Narrative Medicine course at the University of Melbourne, teaching medical students. In this Grand Round, they will share the vision they have for integrating Narrative Medicine skills into the worlds of university education as well as community and hospital medicine.
Olivia is a 14-year-old girl from rural NSW who was diagnosed with Pre B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). The treatment is long and arduous, but if treated immediately has a 90 percent survival rate. Without treatment she will die within four weeks. Olivia has other conditions including epileptic encephalopathy (DEE), a severe intellectual disability, global developmental delay, communication difficulties, drug-resistant seizures and behavioural difficulties. The cancer therapy would require Olivia to have over 50 general anaesthetics as she won’t accept treatment without being restrained.
