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.

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: