{"id":2181,"date":"2022-11-23T12:30:29","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T01:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.rch.org.au\/grandrounds\/?p=2181"},"modified":"2022-12-12T11:22:03","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T00:22:03","slug":"the-ethical-significance-of-play-should-we-be-playing-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.rch.org.au\/grandrounds\/2022\/11\/23\/the-ethical-significance-of-play-should-we-be-playing-more\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ethical Significance of Play: Should we be playing more?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/774462589?h=814648ecf8&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The opportunity to play is a fundamental interest of children and play is also recognised as a child\u2019s right (article 31 of the Convention on Rights of the Child). Play is necessary for a child\u2019s development, their healing and to mediate their experience of medical care and procedures. In this Grand Rounds, we discuss how and why play should be a key feature of a child\u2019s experience of care at The Royal Children\u2019s Hospital, and\u00a0how children, young people, families and staff might benefit from an intentional playful culture at RCH.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speakers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Associate Professor Jill Sewell<\/strong> AM, is a senior consultant paediatrician in the Centre for Community Child Health, specialising in developmental and behavioural paediatrics. Her interests include medical education, accreditation and regulation, safety and quality in health care, health service delivery, bioethics and women in medicine. Jill was Clinical Director of the Children\u2019s Bioethics Centre for 5 years. Jill sat on the Paediatric Advisory Group for Safer Care Victoria (SCV) during the pandemic, particularly advocating for children\u2019s needs in the community, including play. Jill is Chair of the Quality and Safety Executive Council for SCV, was chair of the Victorian Clinical Council, and was an inaugural chair of the Victorian Paediatric Clinical Network. She was a board member at Alfred Health for 9 years. Amongst other national roles, Jill was previous President of the Australian Medical Council and the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. In 2005 Jill was made a Member of the Order of Australia for services to child health.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Catherine Sewell<\/strong> is an artist, facilitator and educator. Her work as a Play Specialist with schools, kindergartens and playgroups sees her not only running play-based sessions with children but also providing professional development sessions for families and teachers, as well as consulting in key strategic roles. Cat has worked with organisations, government, councils and NGO\u2019s to create resources to promote play and creativity in written, online and video formats.\u00a0Cat creates participatory theatre and installations for children and families and is Co-Artistic Director of The Ball Room Projects. Cat is incoming Artistic Director and co-CEO of Polyglot Theatre, beginning January 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Carlie Alicastro <\/strong>is a Child Life Therapist at The Royal Children\u2019s Hospital. She works predominantly in the Medical Imaging Department to engage, educate and empower children and their families during their healthcare experience. Her role as a Child Life Therapist also sees her working as the host and co-producer of the in-house TV show, RCHTV. She helps to produce peer modelled videos that support children&#8217;s understanding of hospital experiences. She also hosts the live game show, Hospital Lingo, where inpatients have an opportunity to learn about hospital equipment and have a chance to win a prize. She is currently completing a Master of Child Play Therapy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professor Clare Delany<\/strong>\u00a0is a clinical ethicist and acting academic director of the Children\u2019s Bioethics Centre at The Royal Children\u2019s Hospital and a clinical ethicist at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professor Lynn Gillam<\/strong> is a clinical ethicist at the Children\u2019s Bioethics Centre, RCH and Professor of Health Ethics in the Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The opportunity to play is a fundamental interest of children and play is also recognised as a child\u2019s right (article 31 of the Convention on Rights of the Child). 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