Trackling non-accidental injury and child maltreatment – clinicians, protective workers and police working together
Supporting vulnerable families is an important aspect of paediatric practice.
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“Youth Homelessness and a Hospital – Where does it fit”
The presentation will focus on High Risk Youth (those young people that are a risk to themselves) and the role that we can play in diminishing these health risks, using a social determinants of health framework.
Research in the Cardiac Surgery unit at RCH
This grand round will present three areas of cardiac surgery research, each with current or future clinical applications.
The Text, the context: understanding the use of Clinical guidelines in Laos
Presenter: Dr Amy Gray Synopsis:Clinical guidelines are a core part of patient management at hospitals such as RCH but in some countries their use is in its infancy. Such is the case in Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Laos has among the highest child mortality rates in the Asia-Pacific region, limited resources for health, and a … Continued
Febrile neutropenia risk stratification: past, present and future
Febrile neutropenia is a frequent complication during the treatment of childhood cancer. It occurs in up to half of patients with solid tumours and more than 80% of those with hematological malignancies.
The ethics of disagreement between treating team and parents: The Zone of Parental Discretion
One of the most common reasons for referral is disagreement between the treating team and parents about a child’s medical treatment or other aspects of management, such as telling the truth to the child.
“So you’re saying it’s all in my head”
Somatoform Disorders also known as “functional disorders” and “Medically Unexplained Symptoms” are very common in children and adolescents.
Final Grand Round at the 1963 site – Dr Kevin Collins
Advances in the treatment of neuromuscular disorders of childhood
Information on recent advances in the management of the most common neuromuscular disorders of childhood and the future for patients with these conditions. Neuromuscular disorders affect 200 000 Australians and are responsible for 1/3 of all referrals to paediatric neurology clinics.
Possums, mosquitoes and Bairnsdale ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans infection)
Latest information on epidemiology, pathogenesis, transmission and treatment of the Bairnsdale/Buruli ulcer (BU). BU has been made legally notifiable in Victoria from January 2004 due to the high number of Australian cases occurring in Victoria, one third of which are children.