Acute Asthma – the value of networks and running multi centre studies
This presentation will describe the development of two large networks in the UK to address these issues. A Children’s Acute Asthma Research Program is currently being established.
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Who is minding the children?
This extraordinary grand round, during refugee week, will provide clinical, policy and legal perspectives on people seeking asylum. The Rt. Hon. Malcolm Fraser will provide his perspective on asylum seekers, Hon. Alistair Nicholson will examine rights and the rule of law, and Hon. Frank Vincent will detail the changes in legislation related to refugee policy over recent years.
Responding in a medical context to the effects of family violence on children
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.
The NDIS – The Flagship Social and Economic Policy Reform of Our Time
The interface between the Scheme and other universal systems like health and medical services will be critical to the Scheme’s success, while the Campaign for the Scheme ‘Every Australian Counts’ has lessons for everyone interested in improving public policy and creating a more civil society.
Who am I? A boy, a girl or somewhere in between? A presentation by the RCH Gender Dysphoria Service
When this mismatch causes severe distress, it is referred to as Gender Dysphoria (GD). Although there are significant controversies in this area, there have been major steps forward in our understanding about how children experience gender, and about ways in which professionals and families themselves may be able to help.
Standardising Care. Clinical Decision Support. Recipe book medicine?
This session will cover some of our experience in this area through methods such as clinical practice guidelines but more importantly will challenge those who attend to think where we want to go with this concept in the coming years.
The roadmap for childhood tuberculosis: paediatricians and programmes
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.
Mindfulness
This Grand Round will explore the principles of mindfulness from the scientific, practical and philosophical perspectives and explore how it can be applied in personal and professional life. Perhaps the simplest way to describe it is to say that mindfulness is the practice of paying attention:
Healthy Bowels are essential
In Victoria, over 1000 children are hospitalised with constipation each year. Nearly all of these are in public hospitals and hospital costs related to just constipation are $1 million per year. 10% of these children have multiple admissions indicating a chronic condition.
Emerging priorities of the National Children’s COmmissioner
Megan will discuss some of the issues raised during the Big Banter as outlined in her statutory report to parliament – the Child Rights Report 2013. These themes include: a child’s right to be heard; freedom from violence, abuse and neglect; the opportunity to thrive; engaged citizenship and action and accountability. She will highlight some of the emerging priorities on the office of the National Children’s Commissioner, relevant to these themes.