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24 December 2003.

Plastic surgeons, physiotherapists and occupational therapists at Royal Children’s Hospital have produced a booklet ‘Understanding Brachial Plexus Palsy’ to inform and support parents, general practitioners and obstetricians dealing with this unpredictable childbirth injury. The brachial plexus is the large network of nerves extending from the neck into the arm. The brachial plexus can be injured … Continued

19 November 2003.

Buying a cup of coffee can assist ill children.  By charging hotel patrons a small fee for coffee the Olympic Hotel staff and patrons have raised $16,225 for the oncology department at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne. A cheque to the ‘My Room’ Committee was recently presented by, Managing Director of Olympic Hotel in … Continued

28 October 2003.

Parents can learn how to manage their children’s pain more effectively with a new booklet, ‘Pain, Pain, Go Away: Helping Children with Pain’.  The booklet was launched by the Children’s Pain Management Service at the Royal Children’s Hospital on Thursday 9 October. “In October we’re celebrating the 10 year anniversary of the Children’s Pain Management … Continued

9 October 2003.

A commemorative plaque has been placed at the site occupied by the Royal Children’s Hospital from 1876 until it moved to its current site in 1963. Dame Elisabeth Mudoch D.B.E. and Mr Gordon Moffat former Chairman of Trust, the company which currently owns and occupies the site on the corner of Pelham and Rathdowne Streets … Continued

26 September 2003.

The Royal Children’s Hospital  has launched a new service for pregnant women called Mothersafe. Mothersafe is a clinical teratology service provided by the Paediatric Clinical Pharmacology Research Unit and is based on the model developed by the Motherisk Program at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada and Sydney’s Royal Hospital for Women Mothersafe … Continued

4 August 2003.

Childhood brain tumours account for the most common solid tumour (cancer) in childhood and the Royal Children’s Hospital diagnoses around 35 primary school aged children with brain tumours and treats around 150 each year. Today at 10.30am, Peter Schwab, Coach of Hawthorn Football Club will be launching an educational interactive book about brain tumours for … Continued

29 July 2003.

The Royal Children’s Hospital has introduced Australia’s first on-line personal patient record, BetterDiabetes.com for children and adolescents with diabetes. Launched at the hospital on Wednesday 16th July as part of National Diabetes Week, BetterDiabetes will enhance the care of patients with Type 1 diabetes by enabling patients to take responsibility for their own medical records. BetterDiabetes is … Continued

16 July 2003.

Families visiting Royal Children’s Hospital now have a brand new space to call their own. The hospital’s new Family Resource Centre was officially opened by Minister for Health The Hon Bronwyn Pike MP on Wednesday 18th June. The centre is a bright comfortable and inviting space where parents can share lunch with family and friends, … Continued

18 June 2003.

Clinicians at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital are supporting the Meningitis Centre in their efforts to raise awareness of the dangers of this disease and encourage funding of a pneumococcal vaccine for all infants under 2 years of age. Meningitis is an inflammation of the outer covering of the brain and spinal cord. It is a … Continued

16 June 2003.