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Allied to Kids is an initiative of the NSW Children’s Healthcare Network. The newsletter will be circulated regularly to provide updates and information to support allied health professionals who work with kids and their families. Allied to Issue 104 November 2017 kids Inside this Edition Orientation to Working with Kids Toolkit 1 The Invisible Children: The state of country children’s health and development in Australia 2 - 3 The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet 4 MumSpace 4 Building a Resilient Workforce by Strengthening Professional Identity 5 - 6 Where There’s a Will 7 Allied Health Telehealth Virtual Education 2018 calendar 7 Working with Consumers Who Opt-In for Aggregated Consumer-Centred Health Care 8 NDIS Health Interface Project trial website 9 Use of thickener by speech pathologists in the management of paediatric feeding and dysphagia: A survey of practice 9 Allied Health Educator contact details 10 Allied Health Telehealth Virtual Education 10 Tertiary Children’s Hospitals Grand Rounds 11 Conferences/Workshops/ Webinars 12 -13 Positions Vacant 14 Orientation to Working with Kids Toolkit As an allied health professional, working with children, young people and their families can be fun and rewarding. However, there are numerous individual, physiological, environmental, social, and legislative issues which require consideration when managing a paediatric caseload. This can be challenging, particularly if you are a recently graduated clinician or are transitioning from an adult caseload to a generalist or paediatric caseload. The Children’s Healthcare Network Allied Health Educators are developing an Orientation to Working with Kids toolkit. The Toolkit will be a multimodal resource that provides information regarding key principles of allied health practice related to working with children and young people. In addition, the Toolkit will include links to clinical resources, education resources and clinical support opportunities available through Allied to Kids and other sources. It is anticipated that the Toolkit will be available via a combination of modalities, potentially including online resources and eLearning. It is intended that the Toolkit will supplement the clinician’s own site-specific orientation and clinical supervision systems. The Allied Health Educators would like to welcome Lisa Hanley, who will be commencing in the Allied Health Educator, Southern Region role for 1 day per week over the coming three months. Lisa will be working with the Allied Health Educator team to lead the development of the Orientation to Working with Kids toolkit. We are seeking your input to the Orientation to Working with Kids toolkit. You can provide this in the following ways: Let us know what content you would like to see included in the Toolkit and the preferred delivery format by completing this brief survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ YBRXCQX . Let us know about any resources that you have found useful in supporting your work with children, young people and their families by contacting one of the Allied Health Educators (see page 10 for contact details).

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Allied to Kids is an initiative of the NSW Children’s Healthcare Network. The newsletter will be circulated regularly to provide

updates and information to support allied health professionals who work with kids and their families.

Allied to Issue 104

November 2017 kids

Inside this Edition

Orientation to Working with Kids Toolkit

1

The Invisible Children: The state of country children’s health and development in Australia

2 - 3

The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

4

MumSpace 4

Building a Resilient Workforce by Strengthening Professional Identity

5 - 6

Where There’s a Will 7

Allied Health Telehealth Virtual Education 2018 calendar

7

Working with Consumers Who Opt-In for Aggregated Consumer-Centred Health Care

8

NDIS Health Interface Project trial website

9

Use of thickener by speech pathologists in the management of paediatric feeding and dysphagia: A survey of practice

9

Allied Health Educator contact details

10

Allied Health Telehealth Virtual Education

10

Tertiary Children’s Hospitals Grand Rounds

11

Conferences/Workshops/Webinars

12 -13

Positions Vacant 14

Orientation to Working with Kids Toolkit

As an allied health professional, working with children, young people and their families can be fun and rewarding. However, there are numerous individual, physiological, environmental, social, and legislative issues which require consideration when managing a paediatric caseload. This can be challenging, particularly if you are a recently graduated clinician or are transitioning from an adult caseload to a generalist or paediatric caseload.

The Children’s Healthcare Network Allied Health Educators are developing an Orientation to Working with Kids toolkit. The Toolkit will be a multimodal resource that provides information regarding key principles of allied health practice related to working with children and young people. In addition, the Toolkit will include links to clinical resources, education resources and clinical support opportunities available through Allied to Kids and other sources. It is anticipated that the Toolkit will be available via a combination of modalities, potentially including online resources and eLearning.

It is intended that the Toolkit will supplement the clinician’s own site-specific orientation and clinical supervision systems.

The Allied Health Educators would like to welcome Lisa Hanley, who will be commencing in the Allied Health Educator, Southern Region role for 1 day per week over the coming three months. Lisa will be working with the Allied Health Educator team to lead the development of the Orientation to Working with Kids toolkit.

We are seeking your input to the Orientation to Working with Kids toolkit. You can provide this in the following ways:

Let us know what content you would like to see included in the Toolkit and the preferred delivery format by completing this brief survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YBRXCQX .

Let us know about any resources that you have found useful in supporting your work with children, young people and their families by contacting one of the Allied Health Educators (see page 10 for contact details).

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The Invisible Children: The state of country children’s health and

development in Australia

Media release: Country children are being left behind

New research reveals that children living in rural and remote Australia have poorer health and developmental outcomes relative to their peers living in urban areas, and that this divide is growing.

Key Facts:

Children in remote Australia are five times more likely to suffer developmental problems compared to city kids.

One in three country children are unable to access the health services they need; and poor access to doctors and health services for young children living in regional cities and communities means they are more likely to end up homeless, unemployed, incarcerated and with personal relationship difficulties.

The effects of such disproportionate levels of disadvantage are compounded due to poor access to appropriate services, such as allied health services and paediatricians.

The economic costs of not halving Australia’s rate of developmental vulnerability is likely to curb Australian GDP growth by 10% over the next 60 years.

The research undertaken by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute’s Centre for Community Child Health (CCCH) shows that, despite its critical importance, childhood development does not get the attention or understanding needed. It concludes that investing in health solutions for vulnerable children will have significant long term benefits.

“The highest rate of return in early childhood development comes from investing as early as possible, from birth through to age five, in disadvantaged families,” said report co-author Dr Tim Moore.

“Investing in the early years can reduce expenditure on special education, criminal justice and welfare, and can increase national productivity by improving the skills of the workforce, reducing disadvantage and strengthening the global competitiveness of the economy.”

The research shows that the effects of disproportionate levels of disadvantage are compounded due to poor access to appropriate allied health services and paediatricians. Early childhood is the period of greatest developmental plasticity and not addressing concerns early can have profound long-term influences.

“Early identification and intervention has been shown to be effective in addressing presenting issues from the onset, altering the trajectories of developmentally vulnerable children,” said Royal Far West CEO Lindsay Cane.

Childhood development lays a critical foundation for long-term outcomes. Children with developmental vulnerabilities and delays are more likely to develop chronic health, learning, behavioural and mental health problems, resulting in increased risk of hospitalisation; increased contact with the criminal justice system; higher likelihood of unemployment and lower remuneration levels when employed; higher risk of homelessness; and likelihood of personal relationship difficulties.

Royal Far West, which for 94 years has been a leader in rural and remote children’s health and wellbeing, proposes a nationally funded integrated approach to Early Childhood Development as part of a longer term solution. Such an approach would focus on greater awareness of the problem, earlier intervention, and improved access to allied health services in rural communities, including face-to-face and tele-health solutions. A national focus, bringing together health, education, social care and regional development resources, is recommended to ensure that the rural inequities are addressed, and every vulnerable and at risk child might receive access to the life skills support to which they are entitled.

“The Invisible Children” discussion paper by Royal Far West, and the full CCCH report is available at:

http://www.royalfarwest.org.au/invisible-children.

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The Invisible Children Continued

Adapted from: http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/36def3_e953e433647a441888c3c1a141b478e5.pdf.

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MumSpace

A new website was announced last week by the Hon. Greg Hunt MP, Federal Minister for Health-MumSpace, which provides a one-stop shop for the prevention and treatment of perinatal depression and anxiety. MumSpace is Australia’s new one-stop website supporting the mental health and emotional wellbeing of pregnant women, new mums and their families.

MumSpace is designed to connect women quickly with the level of support they need, from advice and support in the transition to parenthood, to effective online treatment programs for perinatal depression and anxiety. MumSpace is also a resource for healthcare professionals.

The online resources and apps available through MumSpace are evidence-based and have been evaluated by the Perinatal Depression e-Consortium partners in research studies conducted here in Australia. MumSpace is available at https://www.mumspace.com.au/.

The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet is an innovative Internet resource that aims to inform practice and policy in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health by making research and other knowledge readily accessible. In this way, they are striving to contribute to 'closing the gap' in health between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other Australians.

The HealthInfoNet is headed up by Professor Neil Drew. It is a Level II Research Centre within Edith Cowan University (ECU), Western Australia. Core work is in the area of translational research with a population health focus – making research and other information available in a form that has immediate, practical utility for practitioners and policy-makers in the area of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, enabling them to make decisions based on the best available evidence.

Information-sharing among practitioners, policy-makers and others working to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health is encouraged and supported. Yarning Places (electronic networks) allow people with common interests and purposes to share information, knowledge and experience from different states, territories, regions and sectors http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/key-resources/yarning-places.

Core functions are made possible by grants particularly from the Australian Department of Health. Specific research activities are supported by funds from a variety of sources.

The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet has designated web resources for people working, studying, or interested in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander infants and young children's health http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/population-groups/infants. This web resource generally covers the 0 - 14 years age group, which is the age range used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It aims to provide quality information and resources about Indigenous infants and young children's health.

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Building a Resilient Workforce by Strengthening Professional Identity

Background

Occupational therapy’s distinct contribution to health services is enabling health and wellbeing through occupation (Kielhofner, 2009; Yerxa, 1992). Over several decades the profession has been attempting to re-align with the founding philosophy and in turn boost levels of professional identity and resilience (Wilding & Whiteford, 2007). Historical paradigm shifts have meant that occupational therapists have been influenced by the biomedical model focusing on impairment, which challenges the philosophy which the profession was founded upon (Kielhofner, 2009). As a result, the Contemporary Paradigm emerged and is defined by three central contracts (Kielhofner, 2009, p. 45);

i. The importance of occupation to health and well being.

ii. Recognition of occupational problems/challenges as the focus of therapy, and

iii. Engaging clients in occupations as the therapeutic modality of change.

Aim

A scoping review was completed to investigate occupational therapists’ current knowledge and skills regarding contemporary approaches.

Methods

Four electronic databases were searched. All relevant qualitative and quantitative papers that met the search criteria were reviewed. A data extraction table was used to assist with analysing and synthesising the literature.

Results

A total of 24 publications were included in this review. Four major themes were identified through thematic analysis.

1. Valuing contemporary philosophy

and practice but not implementing

2. Benefits of a contemporary approach

3. Challenges to implementing contemporary

philosophy and practice

4.Strategies to overcome challenges with

contemporary philosophy and practice.

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Building a Resilient Workforce by Strengthening Professional Identity Continued

Implications for practice

Numerous benefits for practice that aligns with the Contemporary Paradigm, including enhanced professional identify, better representation of the professional and ultimately focusing on occupation for the benefit of clients.

Some strategies relate to individual therapists changing their thoughts, language and practice, to be more focussed on occupation.

Other strategies included changing the environment, documentation templates and intervention protocols to focus on occupation.

Overall, more attention should be given to extending therapists’ knowledge of contemporary occupation therapy philosophy and their skills to apply it in practice.

References

Kielhofner, G. (2009) Conceptual foundations of occupational therapy practice. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company.

Wilding, C & Whiteford, G. (2007) Occupation and occupational therapy: knowledge paradigms and everyday practice. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 54, 185—193.

Wilding, C., & Whiteford, G. (2008) Language, identity, representation: Occupation and therapy in acute settings. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 55, 180—187.

Yerxa, E.J. (1992) Some implications of occupational therapy’s history for its epistemology, occupational values, and relation to medicine. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 46, 79—83.

By Alice Murray, Amelia Di Tommaso and Matthew Molineux, Discipline of Occupational Therapy, School of Allied Health Science, Griffith University Queensland. Anna Young and Penny Power, Directors of Occupational Therapy and Music Therapy, Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland.

Contact details: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected].

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Where There’s A Will Where there’s a Will is a not for profit charity established in the Upper Hunter in 2016 to address significant mental health issues facing the community. They achieve this by supporting schools to build positive learning communities that embed the teaching of resilience and wellbeing in their curriculum and in their schools.

While prevention is the primary focus of Where there’s a Will, they also support and fund the community through the introduction of education initiatives utilising established services and programs such as Youth Mental Health First Aid. This assists with reducing stigma, improving awareness and increasing the number of qualified mental health first aid experts for a flourishing Upper Hunter.

Why?

One in four young Australians aged 16 - 24 years has a mental health issue.

Suicide is the leading cause of death, for those aged between 15 and 44 years. In Australia,

someone dies from suicide every 4 hours.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) predicts that by 2030, depression will be the leading cause of disease burden globally.

Where there’s a Will exists to bring colour to lives

To nurture and support young people in the Upper Hunter through positive education and community awareness.

To provide them with an armour of resilience and self-awareness from a young age.

To build their own resource toolkit of knowledge and skills, expanding as they grow, to strengthen their existing armour.

To reduce mental illness and create a thriving community.

Adapted from: http://uhwheretheresawill.com.au/.

Allied Health Telehealth Virtual Education (AHTVE) 2018 calendar The Allied Health Educators are working to develop the 2018 AHTVE calendar. We are seeking your input regarding possible session topics. When suggesting options, please consider:

Relevance of the topic to allied health professionals who work with children across NSW Health facilities.

Appropriateness of the topic for a 1 hour AHTVE session (or a series of sessions).

Possible presenter/s for the topic, either within your department or externally.

Opportunities to take a multidisciplinary approach to the sessions.

For further details regarding AHTVE, refer to the Allied to Kids website: http://www.nchn.org.au/a2k/telehealth.html.

Should you have suggestions regarding possible topics for the 2018 calendar, please contact your Allied Health Educator (contact details page 10).

The Allied Health Educators would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our presenters for sharing their knowledge and resources with allied health professionals across New South Wales.

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Working with Consumers Who Opt-In for Aggregated Consumer-Centred

Health Care

Service providers, practitioners, health care networks, health insurers, researchers and policy makers who have a serious commitment to consumer-centred health care are invited to participate in Stakeholder Consultations on Working with Consumers Who Opt - In for Aggregated Consumer-Centred Health Care. The Consultations are for health services, practitioners and organisations who wish to partner directly with consumers who have chosen to opt-in to consumer-centred working arrangements comprising:

Consumer health data sovereignty

Consumer-directed self-care/self-management plans

Consumer-directed individualised care budgets

Consumer-appointed care co-ordinators

Consumers and carers as the primary unit of care.

These five features of the Opt - In Consumer Health Plan were developed throughout 2016 and 2017 in forums and consultations conducted by the National Campaign for Consumer-Centred Health Care.

Agreement with a technology consortium has been secured to provide a platform to enable consumers to aggregate their sovereign health data in securing personalised consumer-centred arrangements.

Consumers who have opted-in for consumer-centred arrangements have done so in five key areas:

Mental illness

Chronic illness

Aged frailty

Disabilities

Indigenous health.

The Consultations will be held on 19 February in Melbourne and 20 February in Sydney in 2018.

The Consultations will examine ways in which health services, practitioners and organisations may partner with participating consumers in these areas.

To register for the stakeholder consultations go to: http://www.partnerships.org.au/FORMS/Health2018RegistrationForm.htm.

CIAP is conducting a statewide survey to assess whether UpToDate should remain on CIAP. CIAP is seeking feedback to determine the value of UpToDate in terms of content, authoritativeness and relevance to the NSW Health setting.

The short survey will be available from 23 October to 12 November https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/UpToDateUserSurvey.

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NDIS Health Interface Project trial website

Deakin University, Geelong Region Alliance, and Barwon Health received funding as a partnership to explore the Interface between the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and the health sector within the Barwon region. The project examined and documented experiences of people working in the Barwon region health sector and their experience of the NDIS. The NDIS Health Toolkit website was developed with the aim of addressing documented challenges. The use and acceptability of the toolkit was evaluated and further recommendations to facilitate interactions within the interface between NDIS and the health sector were developed.

The main project goals were to:

identify key issues at the health/NDIS interface; and

develop tools for people working in the health sector and improve the interface with the NDIS for optimal experience and outcomes for people with a disability.

This website is one of the tools that was developed to help gather relevant information in one place. The whole project report can be found at http://www.ndishealthtoolkit.com/uploads/9/3/2/8/93285470/ndis_health_interface_project_final_report.pdf.

The website, http://ndishealthtoolkit.weebly.com/ has been set up with the following key headings:

Training ideas

Glossary – different formats

Links – NDIS fact sheets, advocacy links, pre planning meeting preparation, NDIS

Reviews

Tip Sheets – writing reports, navigating NDIS, Alternative interim supports

Process Tools – flow charts

Other resources.

Although this is specific to the targeted area of the Barwon Region, many of the links provide useful resources for allied health professionals working within the context of NDIS.

Adapted from http://www.ndishealthtoolkit.com/.

Use of thickener by speech pathologists in the management of paediatric

feeding and dysphagia: A survey of practice

You are invited to participate in the research project titled “Use of thickener by speech pathologists in the management of paediatric feeding and dysphagia: A survey of practice”.

To be eligible to participate in the study you must:

Be a qualified speech pathologist, and

Have experience in providing paediatric feeding services.

Completion of this survey should take 15-20 minutes. If you are interested in participating, please read the participant information sheet (on the first page of the survey) and complete the online survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CFXF356. The survey will be open for two months (until mid-December 2017).

For more information, please contact Madeline Raatz, [email protected].

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Jenny Nicol Allied Health Educator, Southern Region Phone: 02 9382 4471 / 0434 565 733

Email: [email protected]

Sonia Hughes Allied Health Educator, Northern Region

Phone: 02 6592 9164 / 0423 823 633

Email: [email protected]

Carmel Blayden Allied Health Educator, Western Region

Phone: 6369 8120 / 0418 313 930

Email: [email protected]

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.

Allied to Kids Allied health education and clinical support

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 allied health professionals by allied health professionals.

Please note the inclusion of event/resource details in this newsletter does not constitute endorsement by the NSW Children’s Healthcare Network. Individuals are responsible for determining the credentials of events/resources in line with their own professional standards.

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Further details regarding Allied to Kids is available at the

Allied to Kids website:

http://www.nchn.org.au/a2k/index.html.

Children’s Healthcare Network

Allied Health Telehealth Virtual Education

Available to allied health professionals who provide services through NSW Health

The Allied Health Telehealth Virtual Education program incorporates a range of virtual education technologies such as videoconferencing, webinars/webconferences via WebEx, and pre-recorded sessions.

Due to unforseen events, the remaining sessions for 2017 have been cancelled and will be rescheduled to occur early in 2018. Please visit the Allied to Kids website http://www.nchn.org.au/a2k/index.html for details of the 2018 dates, latest updates and to view earlier sessions.

Most session are recorded and available for viewing online. Instructions for viewing recorded sessions are available on the Allied to Kids website. New recorded sessions available online:

Paediatric Speech Pathology – Linking therapy into isolated schools

Mattias Grasselli, Alison Marshall & Helen Malcolm, Speech Pathologists, Armidale Community Health Centre

Evaluating a multidisciplinary early intervention group for infants and toddlers with developmental delay

Elke Werner, Physiotherapist; Brodie Hughes, Speech Pathologist;

Dominque Watson, Occupational Therapist and Michelle Perrin,

Child Life Therapist, John Hunter Children’s Hospital along with

Caitlin Schultz, Honours Student, Occupational Therapy, University

of Newcastle

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Tertiary Children’s Hospitals Grand Rounds Available to allied health professionals who provide services through NSW Health

Children’s Hospital at Westmead (CHW) Grand Rounds

The CHW Grand Rounds Education Program is held each Thursday from 1:00 - 2:00pm. Upcoming sessions:

CHW Grand Rounds are available for viewing from any computer with Lync capability. For further details contact [email protected]. Previous CHW Grand Rounds sessions are available for viewing at: http://elearning.schn.health.nsw.gov.au/host/index.php.

John Hunter Children’s Hospital (JHCH) 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].

Sydney Children's Hospital (SCH) Medical Grand Rounds

The SCH Medical Grand Rounds Education Program is held each Wednesday from 1:00 - 2:00pm. Upcoming sessions:

To connect via WebEx go to: https://sesihsmeetings.webex.com/sesihsmeetings/j.php?MTID=m14401bcc57304d7b6500b8a8a46490ce.

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Presentation 1 Presentation 2

8 November TBA TBA

15 November Paediatric Independent Learning Project Awards: ILP Award Finalists

22 November Diabetes - New Technologies: Dr Dan Tait & Ms Lara Pack

29 November TBA TBA

7 November Community Maree Guizzo

14 November General Michael Lonergan

21 November General Stephen Knipe

28 November Pain Team Suzie Lord

Presentation 1 Presentation 2

9 November Child Life Therapy Clinical School

16 November Paediatric Update

23 November Child Protection Unit Dermatology

30 November Christmas Extravaganza

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Domestic Violence for NSW Health Workers

28 - 29 November, 2017

Orange, NSW

The Western NSW LHD Kids & Families Strategies Integrated Violence Prevention Team is hosting a range of workshops provided by the Education Centre Against Violence (ECAV) throughout 2017 in Orange and Dubbo.

The range of training opportunities offer clinicians skill and theoretical development and enhanced practice improvement within a trauma informed framework.

For further information and to register for a course visit the EVAC website at:

http://www.ecav.health.nsw.gov.au/.

or contact WNSWLHD District Manager Child Protection Strategies, Stacy Whiley [email protected].

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Conferences/Workshops/Webinars

Paediatric Dysphagia Interest Group (PDIG)

6 December, 2018

Videoconference 3.00 - 4.30 pm

Upcoming PDIG videoconference education session presented by Dr Kelly Weir, Principal Research Fellow Allied Health, Griffith University Gold Coast University Hospital.

To join the Paediatric Dysphagia Interest Group mailing list or for more information contact: Claire Radford, Speech Pathology, Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital, [email protected].

2017 Annual Paediatric Update for General Practitioners

25 November, 2017

Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick

This conference provides updates on current best practice in paediatric medicine, to assist GPs in a practical way in their day-to-day practice. The program consists of a series of presentations and interactive discussions and is intended for GPs and other interested health professionals who are involved in the care of children and adolescents with acute and chronic conditions.

For further contact: http://www.schn.health.nsw.gov.au/health-professionals/work-and-learn/learn-with-us.

For registration enquiries & bookings:

Georgina Papaioannou at [email protected].

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Conferences/Workshops/Webinars continued

Occupational Performance Coaching 10 November 2017 Melbourne, VIC http://www.zimei.com.au/?espresso_events=occupational-performance-coaching WeeFIM Clinician Workshop - Australasian Rehabilitation Outcomes Centre (AROC) 13 November 2017 Sydney, NSW https://ahsri.uow.edu.au/aroc/upcomingworkshops/index.html Navigating the Mental Health System 22 November 2017 Sydney, NSW Email: [email protected] Child-Initiated Pretend Play Assessment – 2 27 - 29 November 2017 Melbourne, VIC www.learntoplayevents.com/events Indigenous Allied Health Australia 2017 National Conference 27 - 29 November 2017 Perth, WA http://iahaconference.com.au/ Complex Pain in Children and Adolescents Masterclass 29 November 2017 Sydney, NSW https://www.physiotherapy.asn.au/apawcm/LearningDevelopment/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=BPG171130L Learning to Conquer the Wees & Poos 9 February 2018 Brisbane, Qld http://www.zimei.com.au/?espresso_events=learning-to-conquer-the-wees-poos Paediatric Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) Workshop 2 & 3 March 2018 Brisbane, QLD Email: [email protected] 6th Rural and Remote Health Scientific Symposium 11 - 12 April 2018 Canberra, ACT http://www.ruralhealth.org.au/6rrhss/

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Positions Vacant

Occupational Therapist Level 1/2

The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Randwick

Permanent Full Time

To provide screening, assessment, liaison, consultation and intervention to children deemed appropriate for inpatient services including general inpatients, oncology and neurological services within Sydney Children’s Hospital.

Contact Details: Rebecca Lill on (02) 93821073 or visit the website at https://nswhealth.erecruit.com.au/ViewPosition.aspx?Id=424779.

New Graduate Occupational Therapist

The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Randwick

Temporary Full Time (up to 18/01/2019)

To provide screening, assessment, liaison, consultation and intervention to children deemed appropriate for orthopaedic or general inpatient services within Sydney Children’s Hospital.

Contact Details: Kathryn Asher on (02) 93821073 or visit the website at https://nswhealth.erecruit.com.au/

ViewPosition.aspx?Id=422846.

Building a Resilient Workforce by Strengthening Professional Identity

Community Outpatients OT (level 3)

The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Randwick

Temporary Full Time (up to Nov 2018)

This is a maternity leave position, until November 2018, with the possibility of extension.

This position is responsible for the coordination and delivery of Occupational Therapy services to babies, children and young people who live within SESLHD.

Contact Details: Rebecca Lill on (02) 93821073 or visit the website at https://nswhealth.erecruit.com.au/ViewPosition.aspx?Id=424910.

Senior Occupational Therapist - Cerebral Palsy And Brain Injury

Rehabilitation Services (level 3)

The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Randwick

Permanent Part Time - 16 hours/week

The position is based within the Rehab2Kids department at Sydney Children's Hospital Randwick and will involve working with the Cerebral Palsy Service and Brain Injury Rehabiliation services as required.

Contact Details: Rebecca Lill on (02) 93821073 or visit the website at https://nswhealth.erecruit.com.au/ViewPosition.aspx?Id=424996.