Author Archives: Digital Team

Measles alert

The Royal Children’s Hospital has been listed as an exposure site for a recently diagnosed case of measles.

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Vale Professor Glenn Bowes AO

We are greatly saddened by the loss of Professor Glenn Bowes AO, Emeritus Professor of Paediatrics. His visionary leadership, profound commitment to improving the lives of children and adolescents, and great humanity have left an indelible mark on the Melbourne Children’s Campus, the University and the wider community.

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Champions for Children: Meet Emily

Meet Emily, the senior clinician specialising in Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) at Gatehouse, the RCH’s free, voluntary Specialist Sexual Assault Service. “I help to break down barriers to accessing specialist sexual assault services for children at risk of or experiencing sexual exploitation. I also help children, young people, and their carers identify ways to disrupt … Continued

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Champions for Children: Meet Sarah

Sarah Connolly is currently the Director of Allied Health at the Royal Children’s Hospital. We caught up to find out a bit more about what led to Sarah’s career in health, the importance of protecting children and what inspires her to keep doing what she does.   You’re currently the Director of Allied Health, but … Continued

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Champions for Children: Meet Eloise

Eloise is a Vascular Access Specialist Clinical Nurse Consultant at the RCH. We spoke to her to find out more about a day in her life at the hospital!

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Champions for Children: Meet Tammy

Thanks to Woolworths and the Good Friday Appeal, the RCH will be expanding its Child Life Therapy program to the Emergency Department!

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Intersex Awareness Day

The RCH is proud to support all those with variations of sex characteristics, those who identify as intersex, the intersex community and Intersex Awareness Day.

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Champions for Children: Meet Alice and Lisa

Clinical psychologist, Alice, and Travancore teacher, Lisa, work together to run the In2School program – a wrap around program designed to tackle school avoidance.

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Champions for Children: Meet Cate

Wear it Purple Day is annual LGBTQIA+ awareness day to celebrate diversity, especially for young people. Cate Rayner, Co-Director of the RCH Gender service spoke with us about why Wear it Purple Day is important.

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RCH Graduate Nurse Program

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to start out your nursing career at the Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH)? Dan and Sammy sat down with us to provide insight into their first year as graduate nurses, and why they chose to take part in the RCH Graduate Nurse Program.

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