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ALLIED TO KIDS

October 2012 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 48

Topics for Allied Health Telehealth 2013

As we approach the end of 2012, the Allied Health

Educators are considering topics for the 2013 Allied

Health Telehealth program.

Specifically we are seeking ideas and/or presenters

regarding indigenous health initiatives which may

be of interest to allied health clinicians.

If you know of an indigenous health initiative that

may be suitable, please contact one of the Allied

Health Educators. Assistance and support is

available for all presenters.

Likewise, if you have another topic that may be

suitable to present as an Allied Health Telehealth

session, please let us know.

Inside this issue:

Allied Health Telehealth Program 1

Hidden treasures of CIAP 2

PhD scholarship – 1000 Norms Project 3

TAC Time 4-5

Go 4Fun 6

Allied Health Educator Details 7

Statewide Telehealth Education opportunities 8

Conferences/Workshops 7-20

Positions Vacant 20

Allied Health Telehealth Program

Upcoming Allied Health sessions:

Cystic Fibrosis - Tuesday 30th October

Presented by: Michael Doumit, Physiotherapist and Tamarah Katz, Dietitian, Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network, Randwick

Do you have any questions or cases regarding CF that you would like addressed or discussed during the session?

If so, please email Jenny Nicol, [email protected]

Diabetes - Tuesday 27th November

Presented by: Leah Vandervliet, Paediatric Dietitian, Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network, Randwick

Do you have any specific questions you would like answered or areas covered?

Please email suggestions to Carmel Blayden [email protected]

For more details regarding upcoming Allied Health Telehealth sessions go to page 8.

In line with the above Allied Health Telehealth

sessions, equivalent Nursing Telehealth sessions

are also scheduled:

Cystic Fibrosis (nursing) - Wednesday 17th

October

Presented by: Sharon Simonds, CNC Cystic

Fibrosis, Ambulatory & Transitional Care CF,

Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network, Westmead.

Type1 Diabetes (nursing) – Wednesday 14th

November

Presented by: Kristine Heels, Nurse Manager of

Diabetes Clinical Services, Institute of

Endocrinology and Diabetes, Sydney Children’s

Hospitals Network, Westmead.

Contact Fiona Lamb if you would like to link into the sessions, [email protected].

Don’t have access to videoconferencing equipment..

You can dial into Allied Health Telehealth sessions by phone.

For more details email: [email protected]

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Hidden Treasures of

I recently attended the one-day CIAP (Clinical Information Access Portal) Allied Health Workshop. Like several of my allied health colleagues who also attended the workshop, I wondered why we would need an entire day to cover CIAP? I had previously used CIAP with varying degrees of success to conduct literature searches and locate journal articles. We were all soon to discover that there is so much more to CIAP. In fact, way too much to include in one edition of this newsletter. As a result, we will be including a regular CIAP section in upcoming editions.

Jenny Nicol, GESCHN Allied Health Educator

Back to basics – how to access CIAP?

Access from a NSW Health computer:Access from a NSW Health computer:Access from a NSW Health computer:Access from a NSW Health computer: You do not need a username or password to access CIAP from work. Simply go to: http://www.ciap.health.nsw.gov.au/home.html Alternatively, follow the CIAP Quick Link on the NSW Health Intranet site.

Access from your home computer:Access from your home computer:Access from your home computer:Access from your home computer: You can set-up an individual account to access CIAP from home. You must initially register for an individual account on a NSW Health computer:

• Go to the CIAP homepage

• Click on the ‘Register for offsite use’ link underneath the blue, right-hand box

• Follow the prompts and complete registration details.

• You will be sent an email requesting that you activate your registration.

• Once your registration has been activated you can access CIAP from your home computer by going to the CIAP homepage and clicking on the blue ‘Off Site Login’ box.

BMJ Learning & BMJ Portfolio

CIAP is now providing access to BMJ Learning.... BMJ Learning provides a valuable additional learning resource for Allied Health staff, supporting clinical updating and continuing professional development requirements.

BMJ Learning features hundreds of short (e-learning style) education modules on a wide range of topics, in text, audio or video format. Examples of topics relevant to allied health are ADHC, childhood obesity, learning disabilities in children, paediatric palliative care and stuttering.

Users can store and record completed modules for continuing professional development using the BMJ Learning online Portfolio feature. In addition to modules completed on BMJ Learning, material related to alternative sources of education can be uploaded into your own personal portfolio, enabling a total record of learning throughout the year.

To access BMJ Learning:

• Go to BMJ Learning via a direct link in the left hand menu on the homepage of CIAP.

• Click on the yellow box ‘Register for BMJ Learning’

• Create a username and password. • Search topics by clicking on ‘Browse all

modules’ or ‘Search BMJ Learning’

Win a Westfield shopping voucher on CIAP!

We are looking for Allied Health staff to provide feedback about BMJ Learning. All you need to do is to complete 2 BMJ Learning Modules and fill out a survey to enter our Prize draw each month. If you would like to take part, please contact the CIAP educator Jane Raymond: [email protected]

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1000 Norms Project: International resource for neuromusculoskeletal healthcare

PhD scholarship opportunity for a local physiotherapist, podiatrist, occupational therapist, exercise scientist or other allied health professional to participate in the 1000 Norms Project which will involve the collection of neurological and musculoskeletal outcome measures from 1,000 healthy people across the entire lifespan.

Summary: Up to 3 fulltime PhD scholarship opportunities are available for a local allied health professional to participate in the 1000 Norms Project which will involve the collection of a battery of neurological, musculoskeletal and biomechanical outcome measures from 1,000 healthy people across the entire lifespan.

Supervisor(s)

Associate Professor Joshua Burns, Dr Paulo Ferreira, Professor Kathryn Refshauge

Research Location

Clinical and Rehabilitation Sciences Research Group

Program Type: PhD

Synopsis: In the era of patient-centred outcomes research, the 1000 Norms Project will be a critical resource for outcome measure development in clinical trials of children and adults with neurological and musculoskeletal disorders. A normative reference dataset this large will be a powerful resource for our research activities and an important dataset to share internationally via an online portal. It will provide clinicians with a framework of normal variation and provide a reference point from which pathology can be diagnosed and treatment initiated.

Additional Information

Research will be conducted as part of the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Research Group at The University of Sydney’s Faculty of Health Sciences. Successful local applicants will be awarded a NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Neuromuscular Disorders PhD Scholarship (ID 1031893).

Successful applicants will be encouraged to apply for an external scholarship with support from their supervisors at The University of Sydney (e.g. Australian Postgraduate Award) and, if successful, the PhD Scholarship will be topped-up to a value of $30,000 p.a. (tax-free).

Closing date to apply for the NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence PhD Scholarship is 20th October 2012 for enrolment March 31, 2013.

Want to find out more? 1000 Norms Project: http://sydney.edu.au/research/opportunities/opportunities/1595

Contact supervisor: Associate Professor Joshua Burns, Dr Paulo Ferreira, Professor Kathryn Refshauge

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The aim of the TAC project is to coordinate and support the implementation of the TAC model state wide for health-based child development services. The TAC model aims to:

• Provide a holistic service for children and their families • Improve communication and collaboration at a team level • Develop a conceptualisation and application of “team” beyond traditional multidisciplinary

team processes • Provide a framework for interagency collaboration for children who receive multiple services

What is TAC? TAC is a model of care that involves forming an individualised team of a few practitioners who see the child and family on a regular basis to provide practical support (Limbrick, 2007). This model is being increasingly shown to support families with children who have complex needs. TAC enables the child and family to be an equal part of their child’s care. Through the use of TAC we are implementing aspects of best practice in early childhood intervention literature.

Welcome to our first edition of TAC Time! Our TAC

time communique will be distributed on a regular

basis to update you on how each team is

progressing with the implantation of the model, how

this has affected teams and tips that can be used

when using the model with families and other

agencies.

The Team Around the Child (TAC) project is well

underway. In 2010-2011 Greater Eastern and

Southern Child Health Network (GESCHN) funded a

project to adapt the TAC model for NSW Health

services. It was successfully implemented at two

sites in South Western Sydney Local Health District.

GESCHN has now funded an 18 month project to

trial the TAC model in 7 new teams.

The above map identifies the wonderful teams who have been selected for the project. We are so

excited to be working with these wonderful clinicians! The project officers for the TAC project are Kate

Moseley- Speech Pathologist ([email protected]) and Sarah Deeth- Occupational

Therapist ([email protected]) from Campbelltown Hospital.

The TAC project is currently running to the time schedule:

TAC Time

We are here

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Champion Training

Champion training was completed at

Campbelltown Hospital on the 26th

– 27th

of June.

Project champions from each of the sites

attended this training. This was a great

opportunity for the project officers to meet with

the champions, discuss the teams that are

attending. We spent time planning how the

project is to be implemented and concerns that

individual sites had. Positive feedback was

received from all of the project champions

Evaluation:

Data collection will involve evaluating TAC

plans, time spent as well as clinician and family

perspectives of the TAC model. Once ethical

approval has been achieved for your site either

Kate or Sarah will discuss how to commence

the project with your project champion.

Pre-implementation Post-implementation

Children Review of goals set

Families MPOC – 20 MPOC- 20 &

Questionnaire

Clinicians MPOC – SP &

Questionnaire

MPOC – SP &

Questionnaire

Services Time snapshot Time snapshot

Site Training:

Site training has been completed by the project officers,

Kate and Sarah at each of the 7 sites. Training has included

1 ½ jam- packed days covering-

• Team Around the Child implementation

• Best practice in early childhood intervention models of

care

• Team Work in Health team

• Family Centred Care

• Planning in how the project will operate at each site.

Over 50 staff were trained in the TAC model. Staff were

represented across a number of disciplines including:

Speech Pathology, Occupational Therapy, Psychology,

Dietetics, Physiotherapy, Social Work, Medical Staff and

Nursing Staff

It was a great time to meet with all of the different teams.

We are so impressed by the diversity of the teams and

what great team work is already being done at sites.

Next steps........

Ethical Approval

Ethical approval has been granted by Royal Prince Alfred

Hospital for the overall project and will now be obtained

through each of the sites prior to data collection

commencing.

Project Implementation Plan

A project implementation plan will be completed by

each site to outline how the project will operate at your

site. Each team involved in the project is different

therefore, the implementation will look different at each

site. The implementation plan helps each team and the

project officers decide on the day-to-day running of the

project and who will be responsible for each task. We

expect that all implementation plans will be done by the

end of September.

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Go4Fun is a FREE healthy lifestyle program

for families who have children aged 7-13 who

are above their healthy weight (>85th

percentile BMI for age). The Go4Fun program

is delivered by physios, dietitians and other

qualified health professionals and is currently

being offered by Kaleidoscope in partnership

with Population Health.

In term 4 Kaleidoscope are hoping to offer this

program in Maitland, Maryland, Windale,

Raymond Terrace and Toronto. There are

plenty of vacancies at the moment, so please

feel free to offer this program to families you

think may benefit. It is a 10 week program (2

sessions per week) that runs over the school

term. While there is a multi-faceted education

component in Go4Fun (for parents/carers and

children), there is also great emphasis on fun

games and activities for the children that are

designed to be inclusive and improve fitness!

Go4Fun is a place where parents and kids are

accepted and encouraged. It is a place where

confidence and self-esteem grow and

waistlines shrink.

Newcastle Herald, Thursday 30th

August 2012

Families do not need a GP referral to register for the program – they just have to call the 1800

number on the below flyer and register their details (though we do provide a report is provided to the

participant’s GP at the end of the program if the parent/carer has given consent).

If you would like multiple copies of the Go4Fun flyer or posters to put up in your service or require further

information about Go4Fun, please contact:

Maria Roberts Program Manager | Go4Fun John Hunter Children’s Hospital Tel 02 49 214 787 |Mob 0467 762 742 | Fax 02 49 213 599 | [email protected]

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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


Jenny Nicol/Sue Sims GESCHN Allied Health Educator

Phone: 02 9382 4471


[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/Resources

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Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network & Kaleidoscope Physiotherapy presents

CONGENITAL TALIPES EQUINOVARUS

EDUCATION DAY

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Venue:Venue:Venue:Venue: Tamworth HospitalTamworth HospitalTamworth HospitalTamworth Hospital

Cost:Cost:Cost:Cost: $100 including GST ($100 including GST ($100 including GST ($100 including GST (mmmmorning tea & lunch providedorning tea & lunch providedorning tea & lunch providedorning tea & lunch provided))))

Participants in the education day program will receive:

• Access to the CTEV e-learning module, for completion prior to the workshop

• A morning of theory and lectures

• An afternoon practical workshop including attendance of patients for assessment and treatment demonstration

• Workshop handbook and CD-Rom of resources

Enquiries to:Enquiries to:Enquiries to:Enquiries to: Jenny Nicol/SueJenny Nicol/SueJenny Nicol/SueJenny Nicol/Sue Sims (CHN Allied Health Educators) Sims (CHN Allied Health Educators) Sims (CHN Allied Health Educators) Sims (CHN Allied Health Educators)

Ph: 9382 4471Ph: 9382 4471Ph: 9382 4471Ph: 9382 4471

[email protected]

[email protected]

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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

16th October When does non-compliance become

medical neglect?

Rosemary Fitzgerald,

NSW Child Wellbeing Units

30th October Cystic Fibrosis Michael Doumit, Physiotherapist & Tamara Katz, Dietitian, SCH

27th November Diabetes Leah Vandervliet, Paediatric Dietitian, SCH

Allied Health Telehealth will continue to be from 1.00 - 2.00pm. Contact Fiona Lamb if you would like to link into the sessions, [email protected]. View the complete 2012 Telehealth calendar on the Allied to Kids website 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:

3rd October Infant dialysis comes of age Nephrology

10th October Managing adolescents with complex medical and psychiatric

disorders

Mental Health

17th October Medullary thyroid cancer and disease screening Haem/Oncology

24th October TOW case presentations General Medicine

31st October Update on paediatric gynaecology Endocrinology

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):

9th October Rob SMITH Neurology

16th October Joerg MATTES Respiratory/Sleep

23rd October Bruce WHITEHEAD Quality

30th October Gerard ROY Surgery

For instructions on how to view these sessions online or to access previous sessions, please email [email protected].

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Resourceful Adolescent Program (RAP) Facilitator Training

1 Day - Dubbo

When: Friday 19th October 2012

Where: NALAG Centre for Loss & Grief

Welchman Street, Dubbo

Time: 9.00am - 4.30pm

Cost: $245.00 (Inc GST). Fee includes morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea.

Additional Resources Available

RAP - A Group Leader Manual $ 68.00

RAP - A Participant Workbook $ 14.00

About the RAP Program

The Resourceful Adolescent Program (RAP) was developed to build resilience and promote positive mental health in teenagers. The program specifically aims to prevent teenage depression and related difficulties. Approximately one in five teenagers will develop depression during the course of their teenage years which could severely hamper their development and future prospects. RAP aims to increase the psychological resilience or resourcefulness of young people and draws on research of successful treatments for adolescent depression and the known psychosocial risk and protective factors at the individual, family and school level.

The Resourceful Adolescent Program consists of three components that promote the individual, family and school protective factors respectively:

The RAP-A program for adolescents is a school–based program for 12 to 15 year olds that aims to improve the coping skills of teenagers

RAP-P for parents’ targets family protective factors such as increasing harmony and preventing conflict.

RAP-T for teachers aims at assisting teachers to promote school connectedness, a protective factor that has recently been shown to be very important in teenage mental health. (RAP-A and RAP-P also have adaptations that meet the specific needs of indigenous communities).

The three components of the Resourceful Adolescent Programs are primarily run as universal prevention programs. They are designed to be useful to all teenagers, and not only those specifically at risk for depression. The programs aim to prevent the development of future problems by promoting a range of protective factors. The three components of the program can be run independently or together.

How do I register?

Online

For the best discounted rate on this workshop, register and pay online by visiting our website www.nalag.org.au/events.html

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Guest Speaker:

Dr Caroline Bowen

Dates:

Monday 21st January-Tuesday 22nd January 2013

Time:

Registration: 8:30amCourse: 9:00am-4:30pm

Location:

Fitzroy RoomCampbelltown Catholic Club20-22 Camden Rd Campbelltown 2560

Cost:

$465 per person(incl. workshop, materials, morning and afternoon tea, and lunch.)

ContentThis two day workshop will provide participants with practical and meaningful skills whilst linking evidence-based research to the day-to-day clinical setting.

Topics to be covered include:• Classification, assessment, diagnosis and red flags of speech sound disorders in children.• Severity, Impact and how to answer the tough questions!• Implementation of evidence-based intervention approaches; including theory, target selection, procedures, activities and strategies.• Roles and responsibilities of the clinician, family and child in intervention.

About the SpeakerDr Caroline Bowen PhD, CPSP, ASHA Fellow, Life Member of SPAA is a Speech-Language Pathologist in private practice in the Blue Mountains and serves as an Honorary Associate in Linguistics at Macquarie University. In an uninterrupted 40 year clinical career, her workload has developed into an enjoyable mix of CPD preparation and presentation, research, and writing . Current teaching and research interests include child speech, family centred practice, clinical applications of information and communication technology, and lifelong learning.

For more information please contact Lisa Rickard on Ph: 02 [email protected]

Speech Sound Disorders: The Basics and Beyond II

Dr Caroline Bowen

Speech Sound Disorders: The Basics and

Beyond II

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Paediatric Palliative Care –

Challenging & Emerging Ideas

Date: 12 October 2012

Time: 9.00am-4.15pm

Venue: Graduate House, Carlton, Melbourne, VIC

Website: You can find out more at the Insight Forum website - http://insightforums.com.au/

This workshop will present a multi-disciplinary approach to Paediatric Palliative care from the neonatal period through to adolescence. Approaching the difficult conversations with parents and children, managing symptoms particularly in rural and remote settings, and understanding of cultural sensitivities will be discussed. Innovative practices from Australia and across the Tasman will be highlighted and an interactive round table workshop focussing on ethical issues will strengthen your knowledge and confidence in this difficult area.

‘The Journey Towards Excellence in Children’s Healthcare’ Conference

Monday 22nd October - Wednesday 24th October

Doltone House, Jones Bay Wharf, Sydney

CHA, with its new name, is broadening its focus with an exciting new premier conference. The conference will bring together participants from a wide range of professional backgrounds to network, consider the latest research evidence and be inspired by the latest examples of best practice in the care of babies, children and young people 0 – 17 years.

Pre-conference workshops and conference streams will cover a host of topical challenges in this sector, including providing child/young person centred care, achieving effective collaboration between services, transitioning young people to adult health services, caring for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people, addressing mental health needs, caring for kids with chronic illnesses, meeting the needs of siblings, and much more.

Who will benefit from attending? Healthcare professionals with a passion for achieving excellence in care for babies, children and young people. This includes executive managers of children’s hospitals and health services, medical practitioners, nurses, allied health professionals, administrators, policy makers and consumer advocates!

Contact - The Journey’ Conference HQ

P: +61 3 5977 0244

E: [email protected]

W: www.thejourneyconference.com.au

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The Brain for Allied Health Professionals This workshop describes the processing of human information from first stimulus to conscious feelings and cognition, tracking the flow of information from the outside world into the deepest recesses of the brain.

Date: 8th October, 2012

Time: 9:00am – 5:00pm

Venue: Karstens Conference Centre, Sydney

Presenter: Dr Roy Sugarman

Cost: $220 incl GST

The aim of this workshop is to introduce the participants to the brain’s functional structures and neurotransmitters in an easy to understand format, as well as explain how the structure and function produces human behaviour, and how this can be measured in terms of real constructs, for instance, information processing, decisional acuity, non-conscious emotional bias, speed and accuracy.

For more information go to:

http://learn.pearsonacademy.com.au/courses/91-the-brain-for-allied-health-professionals

Puppets for Learning:

Speech, Language, Literacy

& Social Development

Puppets are a wonderful medium for expression and engagement. They present a fun and non-threatening way to model everything from language to social interactions. This is a fun and hands-on workshop.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Teachers (preschool and school), aides, speech pathologists, psychologists.

WHEN IS IT? Friday 9th November 2012, 9am – 4pm

WHERE IS IT? Hawthorn Campus, University of Melbourne, Hawthorn.

COST: $220 (inc GST).

For further information or to register go to: http://www.loveandreilly.com.au/images/pdf/puppets2012.pdf

Call Lucia on 03 5154 8558 or email [email protected]

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There is a very exciting line up for the NSW Rural Health Congress, including:

• Addresses by the Minister for Health and Minister for Medical Research, the Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Health, CEs of all 4 pillars, the CE of Murrumbidgee LHD and the Mayor of Wagga Wagga to name but a few

• Various pre conference workshops in a variety of topics

• Presentations of many topical abstracts in a variety of rural health topics

• Presentations of plenary sessions by renowned and respected Health Care personalities

• Motivational and inspirational presentation by James Adonis

• Congress dinner including presentations to Rural Research Capacity Building Program graduates

• and of course the Melbourne Cup afternoon tea with best hat judging!!!

Anyone interested in attending can register and view the programme at http://www.hotelnetwork.com.au/conferences/Conferences/rural_health

NEWCASTLE TEMPORARY CARE LTD presents

Dr Lee Sturgeon

Consultant & clinical development psychologist specialising in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Looking at Autism Spectrum Disorder and your school. Supporting a child with Autism Spectrum

Disorder in the mainstream environment – focusing on behaviours and socialising skills.

Wednesday 31st October, 8.45am - 12.00pm

$60 per person (Tea & Coffee on arrival. Morning Tea is provided)

Valentine Bowling Club, Valentine

For bookings & payment please contact NTC by 24th October

Ph: 49575008 Email: [email protected]

For more info call Helen on 0414425376

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IDT Foundation Course comes to Sydney!

25-26 & 29-30 October 2012

Unit One Key concepts; basic method; working with pages; writing; session management; guiding principles; applications; metaphors; drawing interventions; overwhelm; resistant clients and developing IDT competency

By the end of the two-day Unit One, participants will be able to employ the basic IDT method as a powerful tool when working with clients.

Unit Two Review of Unit One; key concepts; levels of issues; therapeutic process; parts work; predictable difficulties; words; thematic frameworks; farewells; transitions

By the end of the two-day Unit Two, participants will be able to recognise various thematic frameworks that clients commonly present, and be able to shape their interventions accordingly.

Enrolments are open – contact the IDT office, [email protected] to enrol at the Early Bird rate

For more information go to: www.InteractiveDrawingTherapy.com

WeeFIMTM TRAINING WORKSHOP

Friday 16th November, 2012

Time: 09:30-16:00

Location: SYDNEY BUSINESS SCHOOL (Circular Quay)

TOTAL REGISTRATION FEE (incl GST) $242.00

Registrations close 2 November, 2012

For more information and registration form

Contact AROC (at UOW) on 02 4221 5282 and

http://ahsri.uow.edu.au/content/groups/public/@web/@chsd/@aroc/documents/doc/uow132803.pdf

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0800 – 1715

Where: Thomas and Rachel Moore Education Centre

Liverpool Hospital

Enquiries: Contact Natasha Carbone on Ph: 02 9828 5629

Or email [email protected]

Cost: $150 afterwards - Lunch provided

Free for SWSLHD staff

Closing Date: 19th October

Numbers limited

This workshop is designed for:

• Those that are new to working in a neonatal unit

• Those who wish to implement developmental care strategies into an existing special care nursery

• Those who want a forum by which to discuss improvements to already established developmental care strategies in their neonatal unit.

Presenters will be PT, OT, SP, SW, Medical and Nursing staff from Liverpool Hospital NICU.

Working With the Preterm and At Risk Infant This two day course aims to provide education to the physiotherapist currently working in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Special Care Nursery and Growth and Development Clinic. It will also be of interest to the physiotherapist providing intervention to an infant who is preterm or at risk of developmental delay, working in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit or those wishing to increase their knowledge and skills in this area.

Date: Friday 19 October 2012 Time: 8:00 – 17:00

Saturday 20 October 2012

8:00 – 16:30

Registration Fee: $90 per day – course notes, morning tea and lunch included.

Registration closes Friday 5th October 2012

CPD Points: 6 hours per day

Venue: John Beveridge Lecture Theatre

Sydney Children’s Hospital

Course

Co-ordinator:

Nadia Reid, Physiotherapist

Ph: (02) 9382 1050 Email: [email protected]

Key Note Speaker: Catherine Bagley (Physiotherapist, Mater Children’s Hospital)

There will also be presentations by neonatologists, paediatricians, physiotherapists and an occupational therapist on various topics related to working with preterm and at risk infants and their families.

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Hosted by the Children’s Nutrition Research Centre, The University of Queensland.

Here’s your chance to “save the date” in your diary so you don’t miss your opportunity to register.

Date: October 15, 2012

Where: Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Education Centre,

Brisbane

Professional registration: $215 (Inc. GST)

Student registration: $195 (Inc. GST)

Keynote speakers include: A/Prof Pete Smith, Prof Lynne Daniels, Prof Amanda Lee, Dr Pamela Douglas, Ruth Taylor Newby, Dr Robyn Littlewood and Prof Peter SW Davies.

Who Should attend: Maternal and Child Health Nurses, Early Childhood Nurses, General Practitioners and Paediatricians, Dietitians, Nutritionists and allied health professionals involved in infant feeding.

Hear the latest up-to-date information from a range of experts about:

• The new NHMRC Infant Guidelines

• Allergy in infancy

• What is it about breastfeeding that protects against later overweight and obesity

• Feeding, Crying, Sleeping

• The Nourish Study

• Growth Charts and common sense!

For further details please email [email protected]

Transitioning complex infants to the community Workshop Tweed Heads Base Hospital

Friday 16th November 2012, 9.00- 1600 A team of allied health professionals from John Hunter Children’s Hospital will present a one day workshop on transitioning complex babies back from tertiary care to the community setting. The workshop will provide allied health professionals and Child & Family Health Nurses with information to assist them in their clinical practice. Topics to be covered include:

• Plagiocephaly, hips and positioning • Infant cues & supporting appropriate development, • Growth of the preterm infant • Feeding the complex infant • Implications and support for families with infants with complex health needs • Outcomes for preterm infants • Parent journey

For further information contact: Denise Kinross, CNC Newborn Services Phone: 02 4921 3597 [email protected]

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Professor Joan Arvedson

A Series of Advanced Workshops in Paediatric Feeding

Date & Topic Outline

23rd - 24th October

Problem-solving in Paediatric

Swallowing & Feeding

Days 1&2 – AUD $700

Nutritional needs and pulmonary health always take top priority in therapeutic

decision-making. This workshop will guide participants through the critical

decision-making and problem-solving processes involved in assessment and

management of feeding disorders in medically complex children and children

with sensory issues, using an evidence-based approach, through lecture,

videos, and interactive discussions. The multifactorial aspects of paediatric

feeding disorders, including physiologic, sensory-motor and

neurodevelopmental will be discussed in the context of health, medical and

developmental factors. Participants are encouraged to submit case studies

one month prior to the workshop for discussion during the course of the 2

days.

25th October

Facilitating Infant Feeding:

NICU and Beyond

Day 3 – AUD $400

This workshop focuses on feeding issues in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

(NICU) with preterm and term infants. Professionals in this environment are

required to have extensive knowledge about pre-natal development and

disorders that can occur in utero and/or the perinatal period. The interactions

of upper airway, cardiopulmonary, gastrointestinal, and neurologic systems

are extraordinarily complex. All have direct bearing on anticipation and

expectations for advancing oral feeding. In addition, parent/infant bonding is

critical as is adequacy of nutrition and hydration. Assessment and

management decision making will be discussed through lecture, video

examples, and discussion with active involvement by the participants.

26th October

Paediatric Videofluoroscopic

Swallow Studies (VFSS):

Interpretation, Decision

Making, and Intervention

Day 4 – AUD $400

This workshop focuses on instrumental swallow evaluations with topics to

include rationale for carrying out VFSS, practise identifying anatomic

landmarks, interpreting VFSS findings, and decision-making related to

sensorimotor factors in the various stages of swallowing. Given current

concerns about radiation exposure in light of needs to define swallow

physiology, evidence-based best practices will be described and discussed.

Case studies will provide participants with clinically relevant information with

active participation in decision-making. Participants are encouraged to submit

video examples of complex patients one month prior to the workshop.

Please contact Gloria Tzannes ([email protected]) to register your interest in these workshops as

places are limited.

Presents a GASTROSTOMY WORKSHOP Wednesday 31 October 2012 Lorimer Dods Lecture Theatre

RSVP required by 10th October 2012.

For further details and to RSVP email: Robyn Crapp - [email protected] Charmaine Richards - [email protected]

Sponsored By:

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Outstanding professional development opportunities from the training organization you know and trust! If you’re working with a specific population (e.g. Late Talkers, children with autism, or youngsters in early childhood settings), Hanen has a workshop to help you meet the needs of that population as effectively as possible.

Target Word®

Outstanding tools and resources for identifying the very specific needs of Late Talkers, and supporting parents in facilitating their child’s expressive vocabulary development.

Brisbane November 15-16, 2012

More Than Words®

Research-based interaction strategies that address the specific challenges faced by children with autism.

Sydney (Bankstown) October 10-12, 2012

ABC and Beyond™

A flexible approach to helping educators promote the following six building blocks of literacy during book reading and everyday conversations: oral language, vocabulary, story comprehension, language of learning, print knowledge, and phonological awareness.

Brisbane October 4-5, 2012

Sydney (Fairfield) October 9-10, 2012

It Takes Two to Talk® Certification Workshop Schedule

Involving parents of young children with language delays (birth to 5 years) in their child’s intervention.

Brisbane November 12 - 14, 2012

Sydney (Macquarie Park) November 19 - 21, 2012

Visit www.hanen.org/workshop-schedule for a comprehensive list of workshops, or feel free to contact our Workshop Coordinator, Lorie Kientz, if you have any questions.

2012 - Events Getting it WRITE 9th & 10th November, 2012 - Sydney The Occupational Therapy Role in Assessment & Intervention of Handwriting for Primary School Children Developing Effective Play skills in Children February, 2013 - Sydney Spoiled for Choice & Sound Reasoning: 2-day workshop for Speech Pathologists 14th & 15th March, 2013 - Melbourne Occupational Performance Coaching 19th April 2013 - Brisbane Coaching parents to enable children’s participation

2013 - Expressions of Interest The Perceive: Recall: Plan and Perform System (PRPP) Assessment Workshop 5 days, Term 2/3 - Sydney Teaching Functional Handwriting to Students in the 21st Century 1/2 Day, Term 2, 2013 - Brisbane Early Years Handwriting Instruction 1/2 Day, Term 2, 2013 - Brisbane Occupational Therapy and Autism: The Occupational Therapy role in diagnosis, intervention and integration/inclusion 3 days - Semester 2, 2013 - Brisbane

Enquiries: Email: [email protected] Web: www.zimei.com.au

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Positions Vacant

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]

For details regarding positions vacant in NSW Health, go to the Healthjobs website:

NSW Health employees (intranet) - http://internal3.health.nsw.gov.au/healthjobs/

General access (internet) - http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/jobs/

Redbank House

Redbank House Annual Conference - What does it mean to ‘work systematically’?

When: Friday 30th November 2012, 9am to 5pm

Where: Loewenthal Auditorium, Education Block, Westmead Hospital Enquiries: [email protected]

Kerry Hart or Michelle Minney, Tel: (02) 9845-6577, Fax: (02) 9845-9212 Cost: Regular ($105), Medical Specialist ($250)

Lecture Series

When: First Friday of month, 1:30pm - 2:30pm Where: Lecture Theatre 3, Education Block, Westmead Hospital Enquiries: Kerry or Chloe on (02) 9845 6577 or via email (addresses listed below) RSVP: No need to RSVP for attendance in person. Registration required for Webinar. Webinar: The lectures are accessible via a computer with internet connection. Please see Webinar flyer for

details and info on how to register each month. Cost: No cost involved

The Redbank House Lecture Series is a forum for presentations by experts in child and adolescent mental health and family therapy, held at Westmead Hospital on the first Friday of every month from 1:30pm - 2:30pm.

The lectures are accessible via Webinar. Attendance is open to any interested counselling/mental health professionals.

If you are not already on our email distribution list and would like to receive updates about the lectures, please email [email protected] with your details. For Webinar enquiries or ideas for the series please email [email protected].

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