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ALLIED TO KIDS February 2013 Allied to Kids is an initiative of the NSW Child Health Network.
The newsletter will be circulated regularly to provide updates and information to support
Allied Health professionals who work with children.
Issue 51
Kids on HEN (Home Enteral Nutrition)
The WCHN funded „Kids on HEN (Home Enteral Nutrition) Project‟ is in its final weeks. The outcomes of the 2012 -2013 project are:
o Paediatric HEN Parent/ Carer Factsheet Series o Communication/ Collaboration tools
Paediatric HEN Parent / Carer Education checklist Paediatric HEN discharge checklists Paediatric HEN summary
o Paediatric HEN - Tube Feeding - a Multidisciplinary Resource for Health Professionals
o State-wide Paediatric HEN Multidisciplinary Service Directory
The Project‟s Working Party is hosting the „Paediatric HEN Update Day‟ on the 12/2/13 at the Sydney Children‟s Hospital, Westmead Campus. The day will provide Health Professionals and Parents/ Carers with the latest information on Paediatric HEN from: Dental, Dietetics, Speech Pathology, and Nursing; as well as updates from: ACI, EnableNSW and on the HEN Contract. It will be a great opportunity to network, partake in a panel discussions and view trade displays.
Videoconference link will also be available at designated sites across NSW, so if you have not registered please do by contacting: Carmel Blayden (CHN Allied Health Educator) or Karen Tokutake (Project Officer) [email protected]
One of the final deliverables is a „State-wide Paediatric HEN Multidisciplinary Service Directory‟ for Health Professionals. The purpose of the directory is to facilitate networking and improve collaboration and communication between Health Professionals who manage Paediatric HEN patients.
If you would like to be listed ... we would love to have you on board! Please email Karen Tokutake (Project Officer, email above) your facility/service details. It would be appreciated if you could coordinate your replies ie. 1 per facility.
If you are listed in the directory, we will email you a copy late February 2013. The directory will be managed by a CNC for sustainability and be updated 6 monthly.
Facility name
Address
Phone number
Dietetics
Services available Inpatient, outpatient, home visits, feeding clinic, referral required etc
Dietitian contact name
Phone and fax number
Nursing
Services available Inpatient, outpatient, home visits, feeding clinic, referral required etc
Nurse contact name
Phone and fax number
Speech Pathology
Services available Inpatient, outpatient, home visits, feeding clinic, referral required etc
Speech Paths. name
Phone and fax number
Dental / Other
Services available Inpatient, outpatient, home visits, feeding clinic, referral required etc
Contact name
Phone and fax number
Inside this issue:
Kids on HEN 1
Selfcare for Professionals 2
Aussie Clubfoot Kids 3
EnableNSW: Information Sessions
4
Southern NSW LHD AHE 5
New Graduate Development Program
6
Development and Roll-out of the NDIS in Rural and Remote Areas
7
Team Around the Child 8
Allied Health Educator Details
9
Workshops/Conferences 9
Positions Vacant 16
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Self Care for Professionals Working with Children
Whether we are Allied Health Professionals, Teachers or Mental Health Clinicians, it is important that we take care of ourselves in order to help others to take care of themselves. In our roles, we encounter so much that is positive, yet there are so many stressors that we can easily become overwhelmed.
The stress response is a normal healthy human reaction. Problems occur when the stress response is prolonged. For professionals working with children who have difficult and complex histories, we can often develop a
Primary traumatic stress reaction or Post Traumatic Stress Symptoms
Secondary Trauma (also known as Vicarious Trauma or Compassion Fatigue)
Vicarious Traumatisation
Burnout
Things we can do to reduce stress in our work environments
The first step is not to treat work stress like a secret
Work on improving your sense of self or view of self. This leads to improved self-esteem and protection against burnout
Recognise the need for self-care is imperative
Learn to say “no”
Set boundaries
Practice what we preach
Consider our own needs and ask for help
Recognise our inner reserves of empathy are not infinite
Workplaces should:
Ensure appropriate and diverse caseloads
Provide effective supervision
Provide debriefing
Provide staff and peer support
Ensure safety and comfort in the workplace, including comfortable room for breaks, personable décor
Build a workplace culture that normalises the risks and occurrences of burnout (Gibbs, Dwyer & Vivananda, 2009, p. 55)
Self-care is simply personal health maintenance and includes all health decisions we make for ourselves and our families to get and stay physically and mentally balanced. As professionals working with children, we stringently encourage and recommend that our clients or students adhere to appropriate self-care; however we are often remiss in following such important and crucial advice.
Self-care includes
• Exercise
Eating healthy foods
Good hygiene
Avoiding self-medication of alcohol and other drugs (prescription and illicit)
Maintaining physical fitness and good mental health
Awareness: Being in tune with one‟s needs, limits, emotions and internal/external resources including practicing mindfulness and acceptance. Awareness requires mindful attention to all aspects of our experience including thoughts, feelings, and our sensate experience. This kind of attention requires quiet time and space that supports self-reflection
Balance: Maintain a balance and diversity of activities at work. Balance your energies between work and play, between activity and rest, between focus on self and focus on others. Balance provides stability and helps us be more grounded when stress levels are high
Connection: To oneself, to others, and to something greater in order to decrease isolation and increase hope. Connection is supported by open communication as we cannot do this work alone.
Establish a strong network, sometimes within, but sometimes outside the system in order to maintain support
Taking time to process experiences with a peer/colleague
Not making rash decisions regarding personal or professional life
Not feeling guilty about having fun
Being conscious of needing “time out”
Recognising it is OK to pamper yourself to revitalise.
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Examples of being kind to oneself
• Chocolate ☺ • Recreation • Meditation • Yoga • Reading • Chocolate ☺☺ • Visualisation and imagery • Music • Self massage • Bath • Chocolate ☺☺☺
Always remember (even if you are hanging on by your fingertips) you are doing a fantastic job under difficult, complex circumstances, in often challenging situations. You make a difference, even if it is rarely acknowledged.
Vicki Nightingale Senior Psychologist Cowra Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Aussie Clubfoot Kids
Aussie Clubfoot Kids is an information and support network for parents of children born with Talipes or „clubfoot‟. The website was established by my husband Glenn, and myself in 2008 after our first child was born with Talipes.
We were told at the 18 week scan of his diagnosis and not given much in the way of information by the Obstetrician. We were understandably shocked by the news and spent a very long night searching for as much information on the condition and treatment as possible. In our searched we found there was not a lot of information for Australian Doctors, Physios and Clinics who specialise in the Ponseti Method. Once we had got through the initial stages of his treatment we felt the need to compile as much information as we could, about the condition, treatment and options in Australia so that other parents might get a head start in their research.
The Aussie Clubfoot Kids website is a compilation of information taken from other sources both on and offline, aiming to educate parents on the condition and the importance of seeking the right treatment from Doctors and Physio‟s who are experienced in the Ponseti Method. While we acknowledge the Ponseti Method of treatment is not a „one size fits all‟ solution to Talipes, we do strongly promote it as the first port of call for new parents.
The website also compiles a list of Doctors and Physio‟s from each State who practice this method of treatment and information about the different types of boots and bar options available. Generous parents have shared their stories with us and we have also included many tips and ideas for caring for children with clubfoot. Information such as suitable equipment and clothing plus practical advice on sleeping and feeding issues (while wearing casts and boots).
Over the last 5 years the site has come to be recognised by many Clinics and Physio‟s as a valuable source of information for parents to come to terms with the diagnosis and to ease some fears of the treatment and the future of their children. Attached to the website is a members only forum for parents to connect with each other, ask and answer questions and share their joys and disappointments.
In addition to the website there is a very active Facebook group of the same name where and even wider network of parents can discuss and share their experiences with the condition and treatment.
Glenn and I now have two beautiful boys born with Talipes and continue to research and keep the information on the website up to date. The Aussie Clubfoot Kids community has grown over the last 5 years to over 200 members and continues to support each other through the highs and lows of the condition. We welcome input from other parents and medical professionals to help improve the website so it may continue to be a valuable source of information and support for parents.
Melanie Pennell Aussie Clubfoot Kids www.aussieclubfootkids.org
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EnableNSW Information Sessions
25, 26 & 27 February 2013 Northern NSW and Mid North Coast Local Health Districts
EnableNSW will be presenting local information sessions for prescribers. The sessions will provide an overview of EnableNSW programs, including eligibility, application processes, online resources and prescription requirements for respiratory, communication, home enteral nutrition, continence, footwear/orthotics, mobility and self-care equipment. Video conferencing will be available at some sites.
Who should attend?
Physiotherapists, occupational therapists, continence advisors, community nurses, speech pathologists, orthotists, and dietitians
Prescribers of home respiratory equipment including sleep and respiratory physicians, general practitioners
Nurse unit managers, discharge coordinators/planners, specialist nurses – respiratory and chronic care.
The presentation will be available at www.enable.health.nsw.gov.au from 22 February 2013.
Session dates and times:
Tweed Heads Lismore
Coffs Harbour Port Macquarie
Date: 25 February 2013
Time: 9.30 – 11.30am
Venue: Board Room,
4th Floor, The Tweed Hospital
Date: 25 February 2013
Time: 2 – 4pm
Venue: Boardroom
District Mental Health Office, 60 Hunter St, Lismore
Video Conference sites:
Ballina Community Health
Grafton Community Health
Maclean Hospital
Date: 26 February 2013
Time: 12 – 2pm
Venue: Education Room 16, Coffs Harbour Hospital
Video Conference sites:
Macksville Community Health
Date: 27 February 2013
Time: 9.30am – 12 noon
Venue: Clinical Education Room 1, Port Macquarie Base Hospital
Video Conference sites:
Kempsey Community Health
Wauchope Community Health
For further information regarding video conferencing please contact:
[email protected] or [email protected]
Interested in a Secondment – apply now!
The Child Health Network‟s Secondment Program provides opportunities for NSW Allied Health Professionals
working with children across the State to access education and support by visiting one of the tertiary children‟s
Hospitals or a specialist clinic for up to 5 days. The secondment will be tailored to address specific learning
objectives related to you current paediatric caseload.
If you are interested in applying, please discuss with your manager and submit a completed Expression of Interest
form detailing specific learning objectives relating to the tertiary component of your current paediatric caseload.
EXPRESSSIONS OF INTEREST FOR THIS ROUND CLOSE ON 28TH
February 2013.
For further details or to download an expression of interest form, go to the „Allied to Kids website‟
http://www.nchn.org.au/a2k/index.html or contact one of the CHN Allied Health Educators – Carmel, Sonia, Jenny
or Sue (see details on p. 7).
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SOUTHERN NSW LOCAL HEALTH DISTRICT ALLIED HEALTH EDUCATOR
Hi I am Megan Kurtz. I was appointed to this new position of Allied Health Educator, in the Community Health Directorate of Southern NSW LHD in October 2012. The purpose of the position is to co-ordinate, facilitate and expand the ongoing education and clinical support programs of allied health professionals and their support staff in the Southern NSW Local Health District. My professional background is physiotherapy and I live in the Bega Valley
There are approximately 170 Allied Health professionals and assistants employed in the District in Community Health, in the professions of Audiology, Counselling, Diversional Therapy, Genetic Counselling, Nutrition and Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Podiatry, Psychology, Sexual Assault Workers, Social Work, Speech Pathology and Welfare Officer.
I would support staff in the following professions if our District employed: Art Therapy, Exercise Physiology, Orthoptics, Orthotics and Prosthetics, Music Therapy, Play Therapy/Child Life Therapy.
I work closely and have strong links with:
The Mental Health Directorate Nuclear Medicine Technology Radiation Therapy Radiography Pharmacy
The role involves developing and supporting interdisciplinary learning opportunities, supporting allied health staff to participate in student clinical placements and to have the skills to provide support and supervision to staff they supervise, facilitate training in areas that are relevant and support the LHD strategic directions and contributing to the development of clinical resources to support best practice.
I do not deliver discipline specific education but rather I am the key contact for the District for inside and outside organisations to disseminate information and facilitate education and training for Allied Health staff. I liaise with the Allied Health Directorate of HETI regarding leadership and coordination of clinical education and training initiatives. I work in partnership with the LHD Workforce Planning to ensure effective planning of student clinical placements and training and to facilitate and promote opportunities for education and training for Allied Health Professionals. I am on a number of working groups including the GESCHN Allied Health Education Advisory Group.
I am thoroughly enjoying this new role and would be more than happy to hear from anyone who would like to know more. Phone 0477 345 834 Email: [email protected]
QSMA Newsflash
The printed copies of QSMA's "Live With It - BY young people FOR young people" are now available!
This print run is reserved for young people who have limited access to the internet. Due to the nature of QSMA's funding, print copies at this stage will be reserved for organisations within Queensland.
Please don't hesitate to contact Beth Cullen on [email protected] or (07) 3857 4200 if you wish to order a printed copy now!
The electronic copy of this magazine will continue to be available from QSMA's
Click here<http://www.qsma.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=349&Itemid=120 to view the electronic magazine!
As a form of evaluation, we would like to hear your feedback on this resource – either positive or constructively negative. Please email your feedback to [email protected] or [email protected]
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2013 Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Research Scholarship in Allied Health Sciences
Congratulations to Verity Pacey on receiving the 2013 Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Research Scholarship in Allied Health Sciences. Verity is senior physiotherapist in the Connective Tissue Dysplasia Clinic at The Children's Hospital at Westmead. The two-year scholarship will help her complete her PhD at The University of Sydney into the management and treatment of hypermobility disorder. Her project aims to provide greater understanding of the physical differences between children who have the condition and their peers who do not, and the impact of loose joints on daily function and quality of life.
Sydney Local Health District Child and Family Clinical Services, Community Health
ALLIED HEALTH NEW GRADUATE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
The New Graduate Development Program (NGDP) was initially developed within Sydney Local Health District, Child and Family Clinical Services team in 2010 as a method to support Allied Health new graduate staff to work with children in a multidisciplinary team and develop links with other professionals and other services.
The New Graduate Development program consists of 6 support sessions facilitated by two experienced health professionals. Each support session consists of a multidisciplinary relevant presentation, facilitated group discussion and reflective practice, opportunities for networking and lunch. Topics are negotiated according to the needs of the attendees, however during 2012 the multidisciplinary presentation topics included:
Introduction to NGDP and working in a Child & Family Team (multidisciplinary presentations)
Behaviour Management in Therapy Sessions
Understanding children in the context of their families and community; having difficult conversations; working with complex families
Sustaining the Professional / Personal Self; Roles and Boundaries in Allied Health
New Graduate case presentations
Reflections on the year, best practice / real practice and future directions
Additional to the face-to-face support sessions, new/recent graduates are expected to complete multidisciplinary clinical competencies with support and guidance from their supervisor/manager. The clinical competencies cover the following areas:
Effective communication and engagement with infants, children, young people and families
Applied knowledge of infant, child and young person development
Collaborative working with team members and external agencies
Who is eligible to participate?
New or recent graduate (within the past 2 years)
Working with a Paediatric caseload and in a Child and Family team, or similar team
Full time, but part time, temporary and locum positions will be considered through the EOI, however support sessions occur on Thursdays
Allied health professionals – particularly Social Workers, Speech Pathologists, Psychologists, Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists….other disciplines will be considered through the EOI
New or recent graduates who have a supervisor
Permission through your manager to participate
How do I get involved?
Contact Carissa Louwen (Camperdown CHC) 0425 293 262 or [email protected]
EOIs close on 1st March 2013.
If you are successful in gaining a place on the New Graduate Development Program you will be notified of the requirements and dates for the multidisciplinary sessions throughout 2013.
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DEVELOPMENT AND ROLL-OUT OF THE NDIS IN RURAL AND REMOTE AREAS
The National Rural Health Alliance is committed to ensuring that people in rural and remote areas will have equity of access to individualised care and support through the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) now being developed with support from all political parties and most States and Territories.
The NRHA has been funded by the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
to consult with its networks on ways to deliver services to people living with a disability in rural, regional and
remote areas.
The consultations will inform people living in rural and remote communities and help to engage them with the
implementation of the NDIS, as well as eliciting detailed practical advice on ways to ensure access to the NDIS for
rural people. The NRHA consultations will strengthen existing links between health, aged care and disability
sectors in rural and remote communities, to make the best use of local resources, including personnel and
infrastructure, and provide well integrated pathways for care.
The NRHA will also seek guidance from its Indigenous member organisations on recommendations that are
culturally appropriate and respectful of the essential involvement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in
establishing the NDIS in their communities.
All members of Friends are invited to submit their thoughts, hopes and fears relating to the development and roll-
out of the NDIS in rural and remote areas.
For instance, you may have views on the following.
· What are the particular issues in smaller country towns relating to support and education for children with disabilities.
· Given the pervasive challenges in rural and remote areas relating to transport, what are the best innovations you know about where transport for people with a disability or for health care is concerned?
· You perhaps know of mature age people caring for a son or daughter with a disability and how worrying and difficulties becomes as the parents age and become infirm. What's the best outcome for the situation in rural and remote areas?
· Have you any comments on the way in which care for people with a disability and health care and aged care are integrated in rural areas?
· Do you have any stories of people in rural areas and country towns having good access (or poor access? Or no access?) to rehabilitation following stroke or accident?
· Given the major role to be played by allied health professionals in maintaining the wellbeing and independence of people with a disability, what are the best ideas for increasing the recruitment and retention of such professionals to rural areas?
Send your thoughts, anecdotes and concerns on these matters to
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The Team Around the Child (TAC) project is continuing with lots of activity in the past few months.
TAC Time
What is a TAC meeting like?
We recently visited one of our first sites
to implement TAC, Kaleidoscope Child
and Family Health Team. Emma
Johnston and Matt Brand, project
champions told us about their first
experience of a TAC meeting.
How have your team taken on the
concept of TAC meetings? Is it different
to what you have done in your team in
the past?
In our team we usually do
multidisciplinary feedback meetings
with the family so we arranged to turn
this into a TAC meeting. We’ve used the
TAC plan format to go through the
child’s strengths, family strengths,
medical issues and other things to
consider. During the feedback session
we then all get to have updates from
each team member and coordinate a
TAC plan.
Photo: A TAC meeting being held at
Campbelltown
How did the family in your service
respond to TAC?
She [the child’s mother] was really
happy with it and the Dad was really
happy and keen. He really liked the idea
of coming up with goals and allocating
roles for the next plan. The family also
really liked having joint goals between
team members.
At the end of the meeting we had
worked out all our goals and plans and
the mum said ‘ok, who’s going to be my
key worker?’- She was really excited
about it.
What would you tell other teams about
TAC?
TAC is an opportunity for the team to
come together with the child's family to
The Research Project
The TAC project is a multi-site research
project that will be collecting data on the
impact of the model at 7 sites in NSW
Health. We have now received ethical
approval for 6/7 sites to begin
implementing the TAC model across NSW.
This has been slower than expected but
we are heading into 2013 full steam
ahead!
Data is being collected all over the state
to evaluate the impact of the TAC model
on children, families, clinicians and
services. Tools being in our evaluation
include
Questionnaires to find out about clinician and family perspectives of the TAC model.
Measure of processes of care for families and clinicians: MPOC-20 and MPOC-SP.
Child and family SMART goals and
Calculating time spent in activities by clinicians trialling the TAC model.
Pre-TAC Post-TAC
Children Review of
SMART goals
set
Families MPOC – 20 MPOC- 20 &
Questionnaire
Clinicians MPOC – SP &
Questionnaire
MPOC – SP &
Questionnaire
Services Time taken Time taken
The TAC project is currently running to
schedule.
If you have any enquiries about TAC feel
free to contact the project officers:
We are here
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Sonia Hughes
NCHN Allied Health Educator
Phone: 02 6592 9623 / 0423 823 633
Email: [email protected]
Supporting Allied Health
Professionals Working with Children
Carmel Blayden
WCHN Allied Health Educator
Phone: 6363 8120 / 0418 313 930
Email: [email protected]
Jenny Nicol/Sue Sims
GESCHN Allied Health Educator
Phone: 02 9382 4471
Email: [email protected]
Submissions for Future Editions of Allied to Kids Let us know about your workshops, new programs, events, research or positions vacant. Clinical articles need to be
evidence based with a relevant (albeit short) reference list. Submissions can be sent to any of the Allied Health
Educators (email details are listed above) and need to be received no later than the 25th of each month to ensure
inclusion in the following month‟s edition. Remember, Allied to Kids is a newsletter for paediatric Allied Health
professionals by paediatric Allied Health professionals.
Please note the inclusion of event/resource details in this newsletter does not constitute endorsement by the NSW
Child Health Network. Individuals are responsible for determining the credentials of events/resources in line with
their own professional standards.
For more details about any of the
information included in this newsletter, or if
you have something you would like
included in a future edition, please contact
one of us.
Workshops/Conferences
Physiotherapy Reliability Meetings viaTelehealth For many years Physiotherapy Reliability Meetings have been held at the Westmead or Randwick campus of the Sydney Children's Hospital Network allowing physiotherapists working in paediatrics to get together and practise using a standardised assessment. Over the last few years attendance has fallen as people could not find the time to travel to the venue, so we thought we would trial Reliability Meetings via Telehealth to increase access across the state. On Thursday 21st February 2013, 2:00 - 3.30pm we will run our pilot using the AIMS. Familiarity with the assessment is not essential but having access to the score sheet would be advisable. We will have videos of children going through the various positions and then work through the scoring with discussion as we go to help increase our reliability. To RSVP for the Reliability Meeting via Telehealth, register your site by Monday 11th February 2013. To register email the following details to [email protected] 1. Name of room with videoconference facilities (e.g. Conference Room 2) 2. Location (e.g. Metropolis Hospital) 3. ISDN* 4. IP and/or alias* 5. Technical support person and phone number (e.g. Jo Jenkins - audiovisual support 9382 xxxx) 6. Local contact and phone number (e.g. Jill Smart - Administration Officer 9382 xxxx) 7. Additional contact number if available- eg mobile number of person who will be attending session OR direct phone number of video conferencing room. For further details regarding the content of the Reliability Meeting, please contact Karen Herbert, Physiotherapist Sydney Children's Hospital Network Randwick on 93820105.
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Statewide Telehealth Education Opportunities Available to Allied Health professionals who provide services through NSW Health
NSW Child Health Network Allied Health Telehealth Education
19th February Go with the Flow – Management of NG Tubes
(rescheduled from 18th September 2012)
Cath Clarkson Sydney Children‟s Hospital
5th March Trapeze: a supported leap into adult health Jude Foster
Sydney Children‟s Hospitals Network
Allied Health Telehealth will continue from 1.00 – 2.00pm. To view the complete 2013 Telehealth calendar visit the Allied to Kids website at http://www.nchn.org.au/a2k/index.html.
Sydney Children's Hospital Medical Grand Rounds
The SCH Medical Grand Rounds Education Program is held each Wednesday from 1:00 - 2:00pm. Upcoming sessions:
6th February An Evolutionary Perspective on Growth Prof Ze'ev Hochberg Professor of
Pediatrics and Endocrinology Chief, Meyer Children's Hospital, Haifa, Israel
13
th February TBA
TBA Haematology/Oncology Dept.
20th February Sunset clauses between the flags: lessons from
counterterrorism for paediatric medicine
Tessa Davis General Paediatrics
27th February Funding and support for children with special
needs in the Ed system
Brian Smyth King, Director of Disability programmes in DEC
Developmental Paediatrics
To book into a session or participate in the WebEx trial contact Katy on 9382 1641 or via [email protected]. To view previous sessions on the SESIAHS intranet go to http://sch.sesahs.nsw.gov.au/education/video/.
Sydney Children's Hospital Mental Health Grand Rounds
The SCH Mental Health Grand Rounds Education Program is held fortnightly on Monday from 10:00 - 11:00am. Details of upcoming Mental Health Grand Rounds sessions will be distributed by email. Should you wish to be placed on the distribution list please contact Pat Cleary via [email protected]. To view previous sessions on the SESIAHS intranet go to http://sch.sesahs.nsw.gov.au/education/video/.
John Hunter Children’s Hospital Paediatric Grand Rounds
The JHCH Paediatric Grand Rounds Education Program is held each Tuesday from 1:00 - 2:00pm. Upcoming session topics include (more specific details are released one week prior to the session).
For instructions on how to view these sessions online or to access previous sessions, please email [email protected].
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Paediatric HEN (Home Enteral Nutrition) Update Day
Date: Tuesday, 12th February 2013 8.30am – 4.30pm
Venue: The Children’s Hospital at Westmead
Also available via Videoconference link Broken Hill - Coffs Harbour - Dubbo - Goulburn – Lismore - Newcastle - Narooma - Wagga Wagga
Kids on Working Party
This update day will provide Health Professionals and Parents / Carers with the
latest information on Paediatric HEN as well as the opportunity to network, partake in a panel discussions and view trade displays.
The program includes the following topics:
Launch of the Kids on HEN Project outcomes: o Parent/ Carer Paediatric HEN Factsheet Series o Communication/ Collaboration tools o Paediatric HEN, tube feeding, a Multidisciplinary Resource for Health Professionals o State-wide Paediatric HEN Service Directory
Update from: o Dental o Dietetic o Speech Pathology and o Nursing
ACI Update EnableNSW Update HEN Contract Update Forum / Open panel discussion Updates from Nestle, Abbott, Nutricia, Covidien, Kimberly Clark and Device Technologies
Cost: Nil Enquiries to: Karen Tokutake (Project Officer)
[email protected] Carmel Blayden (CHN Allied Health Educator) Ph: 0418 313 930 [email protected] Registration closes on 5th February 2013
Proudly supported by the NSW Child Health Network
Allied Health Education & Clinical Support Program
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Neuro Sensory Motor Development Assessment Training Course Sydney Children's Hospital
22 - 23 March 2013
Associate Professor Yvonne Burns, will present a two day NSMDA practical workshop. It will include lectures about the NSMDA, demonstrations of testing an infant and a child and participation in testing of children in small groups. There will be group feedback and discussion of scoring and grading of each child, discussion on interpretation of results and planning for intervention as appropriate. At the completion of this workshop participants should have an understanding of the background of the NSMDA and be familiar with testing procedures for infants & children up to 4 or 6 yrs of age. They will also understand the scoring and grading systems of the NSMDA, be able to interpret the results and use the information in clinical settings to advise, refer & plan interventions. Participants will understand classification of motor developmental performance of children and the use of the test in research. Please follow the link below for the course details and to register online: https://www.physiotherapy.asn.au/iMIS/Events/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=BPG130322C Please note online registration is immediate, but manual registration can take up to 2 business days to process and secure your place.
Hypermobility in Children: Identification and Management 11th March 2013
The purpose of this day is to focus on:
Current research related to management of hypermobility in children.
Developing an understanding of diagnosis and comorbidities.
Clinical reasoning behind therapy interventions.
Opportunity to practice intervention techniques. For further information or to register, please phone Carlie Taylor on 02 9845 3685 or email
Certificate in Paediatric Nutrition and Dietetics
Unit 1 Wednesday 20th March 2013 - Saturday 23rd March 2013 Unit 2 Wednesday 31st July 2013 - Saturday 3rd August 2013
The Department of Nutrition and Food Services at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne began a Certificate in Paediatric Nutrition and Dietetics in 1997. This course is for qualified dietitians only, evidence of qualifications must be provided. Participants are required to have at least one years work experience, preferably with some experience in Paediatrics.
Unit 1: Nutrition and Child Health · Adequate nutrition and growth in infants, children and adolescents · Nutrition, feeding, growth and development during infancy · Common childhood disorders requiring nutritional intervention such as; failure to thrive, iron deficiency and
food allergy · Team management of other issues such as obesity and feeding disabled child
Unit 2: Clinical Paediatric Dietetics · Adequate nutrition during acute and chronic illness · Dietary assessment, estimating nutritional requirements and nutrition support for children in acute and
community settings · Nutritional and medical management of various disease states (including diabetes, renal disease, cystic
fibrosis, liver disease and eating disorders) in childhood
Further information please contact: [email protected] or http://www.rch.org.au/nutrition/education_research/Education/
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Physiotherapy Management of the High Risk Infant (NICU to Prep)
13th – 17th May 2013
This course is targeted at physiotherapists working in neonatal and or paediatric in/outpatient settings and designed to provide:
Up to date information on respiratory, neuromotor, sensory, orthopaedic, musculoskeletal and behavioural development of the foetus, newborn and young child.
An understanding of some of the major congenital and pathological processes involved in the “High Risk Infant”.
Exposure to various physiotherapy assessments and management programs for neonates, infants and children in the neonatal nurseries, and who, into early childhood, attend follow-up clinics and outpatient departments.
Up to date research findings from the Mater Mothers‟ Hospital Growth and Development Clinic on the outcomes of “High risk infants”
Tour of and practical demonstrations in the Neonatal Critical Care Unit and childrens‟ physiotherapy outpatient department
Practical experience in the new Mater Education Practice Improvement Centre (Simulation Laboratory) including examination of simulated ventilated neonate & newborn
An insight into the developmental journey from neonatal intensive care to home, Playgroup and Prep.
The opportunity to observe and discuss common orthopaedic conditions in this age group, including normal variance.
Course content will be a combination of theoretical lectures and practical demonstration
The course will be divided into Preterm infant development, Neurology, Cardiorespiratory and Orthopaedic components. Physiotherapists may attend for the entire duration or component days, depending preference and availability. For further information & register your interest, please contact Ryan Black [email protected], Ph: (07) 31638585.
Tool Kit for Kids
March 26th 2013 - Forster April 9th 2013 - Coffs Harbour
Are you a parent of a child that struggles with simple tasks such as eating, dressing, socialising, concentrating or co-ordination?
Are you a teacher that wants to know how you can keep your class focussed and engaged all the time?
Or do you work with children and would like to understand how Sensory Processing works and how it affects behaviour?
Do you sometimes feel frustrated and powerless to help?
This one day workshop will empower you with the tools and knowledge that you need to help the children around you. Once you begin to understand Sensory Processing and how it works, you will begin to see the world through the eyes of the children.
This workshop is a fun user friendly event with movement, music and take away strategies to use right away, at home, school and day care.
Tools Kit for Kids is the work of Diana Henry, internationally recognized as a paediatric expert in Occupational Therapy and Sensory Processing.
Please go to www.lifeskills4kids.com.au for more information
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SAVE THE DATE CALL FOR ABSTACTS
22 – 23 August 2013
Brisbane
A number of dedicated streams with a variety of presentation types, including short workshops will provide you with opportunities to update knowledge and network with colleagues from throughout Queensland and interstate.
Topics will include: • Acute and long-term management of ABI • Transition from Paediatric to Adult Services • Social Skills Intervention • Pain Management
• Nursing Children with complex conditions • Neuro-oncology: acute care and rehabilitation • Latest in Cerebral Palsy Research and Intervention • Paediatric Gait and Orthotic Management • Epilepsy Surgery • Translating Research into Practice • WEE-FIM training and accreditation • Participation
For further details contact: [email protected] or [email protected] (07 36365400)
2013 Workshops Developing Effective Play Skills in Children
11th
& 12th
February 2013 Dr Karen Stagnitti - Sydney
Spoiled for Choice and Sound Reasoning 2 Day Workshop for Speech Pathologists
14th
& 15th
March 2013 Dr Caroline Bowen – Melbourne
Occupational Performance Coaching Coaching Parents to Enable Children’s Participation
19th
April 2013 Fiona Graham – Brisbane
Enquiries: [email protected] or
www.zimei.com.au
Functional Hand Use In Hemiplegia – OT specific course John Hunter Hospital
2 - 3 May 2013
The 2-day practical and interactive training course presented by Brian Hoare, designed specifically for clinicians, will focus on the implementation of evidence-based interventions for children with unilateral cerebral palsy (CP). Using the latest evidence and knowledge from scientific literature, the course will assist clinicians in making sense of who, how, why and when to chose a particular upper limb intervention. The course will provide clinicians with the confidence and practical skills to implement interventions such as constraint-induced movement therapy, bimanual occupational therapy, goal-directed training and strength training. It will focus on practical considerations, such as the individual characteristics of the child (age, cognitive function, motivation) and the importance of environment and behaviour management to ensure the most effective outcomes. Participants will also learn how to objectively evaluate treatment.
Please follow the link below for the course details: http://cpteaching.com
Current Directions in Children’s Rehabilitation
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EXCITING CPD OPPORTUNITIES! Clinical Reasoning with Diverse Populations
including Autism, CP & Visual/Hearing impairments
JULY 2013
Auckland 4th – 6th Melbourne 8th-10th Sydney 12th-14th
Presented by Dr Susanne Smith Roley
This course is open to OTs only
For further details and to register, please visit www.sensorypotential.com
All courses are fully catered (including snacks), have great handouts and are held at centrally located venues.
Sensory Integration Certification Program (SIPT)
Sponsored by USC/WPS
SYDNEY 2013-2014
Module 1 8th-13th May 2013 Module 2 28th Sept-2nd Oct 2013
Module 3 10th-14th May 2014 Module 4 12th-16th July 2014
This series is open to OT, SP, PT and Neuropsychologists. Options to complete one, two, or all modules.
Payment options available. Early Bird closes 28th February 2013.
For further details and to register, please visit www.sensorypotential.com
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Positions Vacant
SPEECH PATHOLOGIST LEVEL3 TEMPORARY PART TIME
THE SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS NETWORK (RANDWICK CAMPUS) An exciting 6 month, 4.5 day locum is available in the Speech Pathology Department at Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick. This position will provide a service to children with complex communication disorders living in the local area and will also provide an outpatient feeding service to infants and children with feeding difficulties and physical disabilities.
This position closes 8th
February 2013. To obtain further details about this position, please contact Melissa Parkin on 0293821019 or apply online at https://nswhealth.erecruit.com.au/ViewPosition.aspx?Id=118277
TO ADVERTISE YOUR VACANT POSITIONS PLEASE SEND DETAILS TO:
Carmel Blayden – [email protected]
Sonia Hughes – [email protected]
Jenny Nicol – [email protected]
Sue Sims – [email protected]
JOINT INVESTIGATION RESPONSE TEAM (JIRT) SENIOR HEALTH CLINICIAN PERMANENT FULL TIME
HUNTER NEW ENGLAND LOCAL HEALTH DISTRICT
The Inverell Senior JIRT Health Clinician will be responsible for providing a high level response in conjunction with Community Services and NSW Police to children, young people and their families in relation to child abuse and neglect. This position can be based in either Moree, Inverell or Tamworth.
This position closes 10th
February 2013. To obtain further details about this position, please contact Kylie Whitford on 0267648063 or apply online at https://nswhealth.erecruit.com.au/ViewPosition.aspx?Id=115247
RESEARCH PSYCHOLOGIST PERMANENT PART TIME
THE SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS NETWORK (WESTMEAD CAMPUS)
This position is Permanent Part Time working 28 hours per week and is classified as a Senior Psychologist.
The Department of Psychological Medicine provides consultation liaison and outpatient services to patients at Children‟s Hospital Westmead. There is also an eight bed gazetted Child & Adolescent ward (Hall Ward) and a telemedicine service to remote and rural New South Wales. A wide range of clinical services are offered for the management of emotional and behavioural problems in children and adolescents.
This position closes 8th
February 2013. To obtain further details about this position, please contact Anne Duffy on 0298452005 or apply online at https://nswhealth.erecruit.com.au/ViewPosition.aspx?Id=115846
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST LEVEL3 PERMANENT PART TIME
ILLAWARRA SHOALHAVEN LOCAL HEALTH DISTRICT
This position will provide an Occupational Therapy assessment service within a transdisciplanary team, to children presenting with a developmental delay and not yet diagnosed. The position is based in Wollongong but includes providing outreach to clients and families in the Shaolhaven.
This position closes 10th
February 2013. To obtain further details about this position, please contact Lorraine Martin on 02 42238535 or apply online at https://nswhealth.erecruit.com.au/ViewPosition.aspx?Id=119871