The Royal Children's Hospital Online Learning Platform

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Welcome to The Education Hub Online Learning Platform for providing healthcare professionals working in paediatrics with educational resources and programs. This platform is managed by The Education Hub, but the courses on this site have been developed by various teams from the Melbourne Children's Campus.

To manage your learning, click on the My courses tab above. To browse a list of all our courses and podcasts, select Course Library. You will also find a list of our ten newest courses below.

If you require assistance or would like to provide feedback please contact us at education.hub@rch.org.au.

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This site has been purpose-built for health professionals and their continuing professional development. If you are looking for quality, up-to-date health information for your child, please visit the Royal Children's Hospital Kids Health Info.

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Featured courses

 The MCHN Education Day 2023 Onsite @ RCH

FULLY BOOKED. Dates for 2024 will be announced early December

About: The MCHN Education Day 2023 will provide practical education directed to and relevant to MCHNs.

Includes: A day of interactive education given by experts in their field on the following topics; growth, growth charts and vegan diets, practical paediatric skin disease, gender diversity in children, practical hip dysplasia assessment, reflecting on childhood development.

Intended audience:  National Maternal and Child Health Nurses (including students),

Date: Friday 17 November 2023, 9.30am to 4.15pm ( Enrolments close Wed, 15 Nov 2023 at 12noon - FULLY BOOKED.)

Where: Royal Children's Hospital, Vernon Collins Theatre, HELP, Level 1

Cost:  $132 (incl GST). Includes morning tea, lunch and complimentary parking at RCH.

CPD Points: 7 hours. Self- record number of hours attended as CPD activity

Mode of delivery: Face to face. This day will not be available online or recorded.

Contact: education.hub@rch.org.au

Course expiry date: n/a

Refund eligibility: Eligible within a given time period as specified in section 8.2 of our Terms of Use

Course administrator: Emma King

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Foundations of Cerebral Palsy Management - Melbourne

About:  This face to face study day provides the opportunity to enhance and broaden your knowledge of Cerebral Palsy from multiple healthcare professions.

Date & time: Monday 13th November 2023, 8:45am - 4:30pm

Location: Ella Latham Lecture Theatre, The Royal Children's Hospital, 50 Flemington Road, Parkville, Melbourne

Mode of delivery: In-person

Cost: $275 including GST with morning tea and lunch provided

Enrolments close Wednesday 8th Nov at 12noon

Topics include:

Aetiology and diagnosis; neuroimaging and pathogenic variants
Management of multisystem complications and associations
Surgeries and peri-operative surgical care
Early years – Early detection and evidence based interventions
Primary school years – F-words of CP, functional therapy and physical activity
Nutritional considerations for children with CP
Tube and oral feeding
Communication: what to consider and where to seek support
Dysphagia: what, how, and supporting families to understand why

Key note presenters:

Dr Monica Cooper - General Paediatrician, Neurodevelopment & Disability, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
Kari Steer – Senior Physiotherapist, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
Dr Susan Greaves – Senior Occupational Therapist, The Royal Children’s Hospital and CPTherapy Melbourne
Rachael Martin - Senior Paediatric Dietitian, Nutrition Department, The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne
Sarah James - Senior Speech Pathologist, Speech Pathology Department, The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne

CPD Points: 6 hours

Contact: education.hub@rch.org.au

*Please note: This is a repeat of the course that has was run in Ballarat, Shepparton and Warrnambool. We aim to run this course in Gippsland and Tasmania in 2024.

Refund policy (if minimum number of participants required to run the course is met):

Booking fee is non-refundable

Learners requesting a refund within 24 hours before the event start date - NO REFUND

Learners requesting a refund up to 7 days before event start -50% refund

Learners requesting a refund up to 30 days before event start date - Full refund

Course administrator: Claire Bauer, Sarah Temby

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Introduction to Paediatric Anaesthesia & PACU Nursing

About:  This course will be delivered onsite at The Royal Children's Hospital on Saturday 25th November 2023 and will commence at 0900. Morning tea, lunch and parking will be provided.

This program is onsite only and will not be recorded

Course outline:

Paediatric differences
The importance of family centered care in the perioperative environment
Fasting
Anaesthesia assisting
Obstruction & Laryngospasm
PACU Care
Emergence Delirium
Pain & PONV Management

Date: Saturday, 25th November 2023 from 9am to 3.30pm (enrolments close 12noon on 23 November)

Intended audience:  Perioperative Nurses, Anaesthesia and PACU nurses with limited paediatric experience

Cost:  $200 + GST to access all course materials, certificate, onsite parking and catering

CPD Points: 6 hours of education activities towards your CPD log.

Important: After enrolling in this course, you will receive email communications, please check your Junk/Spam folder.

Mode of delivery: Onsite

Contact: education.hub@rch.org.au

Refund eligibility: Eligible within a given time period as specified in section 8.2 of our Terms of Use

Course administrator: Michael Larin, Tania Ramos

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Paediatric Health Education MCHN 2023-24

About:  This online education program based on a Community of Practice, is designed specifically for Maternal and Child Health Nurses.

Includes: Monthly interactive webinars, recordings available, online chat forum, resources and feedback to support your practice in early child health and development.

Intended audience:  Maternal and Child Health Nurses (including students), Community Nurses and Allied Health Professionals with an interest.

Cost:  $80 + GST to access all course materials from 1 July 2023 until 31 July 2024

CPD Points: Self- record number of hours attended as CPD activity

Mode of delivery: Virtual

Contact: education.hub@rch.org.au

Course expiry date: 31 July 2024

Refund eligibility: Eligible within a given time period as specified in section 8.2 of our Terms of Use

Course administrator: Emma King

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The Newborn Traffic Light Tool

About this course: The Newborn Traffic Light Tool is a 2-sided poster serving as a clinical advocacy tool for caregivers - both parents and clinical staff - to use as prioritised mindful guidance during painful and stressful interventions. This module will introduce you to the Newborn Traffic Light Tool so that it may be used consistently and effectively across organisations. Originally devised as a NICU tool, the module has a focus on the NICU experience, however learnings can be utilised within multiple health care settings.

Topics:

Infant and family centred developmental care (IFCDC)

Stress and trauma associated with NICU
Definition and goals of IFCDC

Infant behaviour in response to pain and stress

Infant responses to pain and stress
The Autonomic – Motor – Organisation – Responsivity (AMOR) framework
Recognising infant traffic light cues

Delivering IFCDC: the Newborn Traffic Light Tool

Navigating the tool
Responding to infant cues using the tool
Recognising infant traffic light cues

The Newborn Traffic Light Tool in action

Practical application of the tool using clinical videos

Intended audience:  Health care professionals working with newborn infants. Recommended for NICU, HDU, and SCN nurses, PICU nurses, paediatric health care professionals working with infants, Maternal Child Health Nurses, community nurses, midwives, doctors and allied health professionals.

Total time: 30 minutes

CPD points: Equivalent of 30 minutes

Cost:  Free

Contact: nicutrafficlighttool@gmail.com

Course administrator: Erin Church (RN) and Dr Natalie Duffy (Neonatologist)

Course administrator: Erin and Nat Admins, Erin Church, Natalie Duffy

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Paediatric Health education Program for General Practitioners

About:  This multifaceted online education program has been designed specifically for General Practitioners.

Includes: Monthly interactive webinars, recordings available, online chat forum, resources and feedback to support your practice in child and adolescent health and development.

Intended audience:  General Practitioners

Cost:  $250 + GST to access all course materials from February 2023 until February 2024

CPD Points: 10 hours of education activities towards your CPD log. Additional opportunities for reviewing performance through our unique platform.

Important: After enrolling in this course, you will receive email communications, please check your Junk/Spam folder.

We recommend you use your personal email address, as your work organisation may block emails from this learning portal.

To update your email address, simply click on the drop down arrow beside your name (top right corner of the page) and select Profile.

Mode of delivery: Virtual

Contact: education.hub@rch.org.au

Course expiry date: February 2024

Refund eligibility: Eligible within a given time period as specified in section 8.2 of our Terms of Use

Course administrator: Emma King

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Antifungal Prophylaxis

About: Antifungal prophylaxis management for children receiving treatment for leukaemia. This module has been developed by the Victorian Paediatric Integrated Cancer Service (PICS) with input and review from the Children's Cancer Centre at The Royal Children's Hospital.

Intended audience: Medical and Nursing staff working with children undergoing cancer treatment.

Topics included: Antifungal prescribing, management of child undergoing cancer treatment.

Total time: 30 minutes

Cost: Free

CPD points: equivalent to 30 minutes

Refund eligibility: NA (free course)

Contact: pics.admin@rch.org.au

Course administrator: James Bull, Georgia Taylor

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Foundations in Paediatric Renal Anatomy and Physiology & Paediatric Renal Conditions

Course name: Foundations in Renal Anatomy and Physiology with Introduction to Renal Impairment

About:  This course is for clinicians (medical, nursing, allied health) who care for children with renal impairment. The course provides a foundations of paediatric nephrology by focusing on basic understanding of fluid distribution, renal anatomy and physiology and overview of acute and chronic renal failure.

Intended audience:  The module is designed for all clinicians (medical/nursing/allied health) caring for children with renal conditions to support them in optimising patient care and education.

For advanced clinicians in renal care (NB: Foundations in Renal Anatomy and Physiology must be completed first to access the following course):

Course name: Paediatric Renal Conditions and Management

About:  This course aims to build on the clinician's foundational renal knowledge by focusing on renal embryology and specific paediatric renal conditions. Participants completing this course will be offered the opportunity to participate in a 2-day renal program where they can attend online via Zoom. These online presentations are delivered by renal consultants and renal nurse coordinators during the 2-day renal program. The next renal program will run February 21st and February 28th.

Intended audience:  The module is designed for all clinicians (medical/nursing/allied health) caring for children with renal conditions to support them in optimising patient care and education.

Total time:  Renal Foundations module (1^st module) is 60 minutes. Paediatric Renal Conditions and Management (2^nd module) is 90mins (Renal Embryology and Quiz). Attendance to online study days is 20hrs (x2 study days, 3 quizzes and completion of case study).

Cost:  $50 to attend online program and access recorded presentations.

Registration to study days: Opens Jan 2024

CPD points:  Self- record number of hours attended as CPD activity

Refund eligibility: Eligible within a given time period as specified in section 8.2 of our Terms of Use 

Contact: Koala.Education@rch.org.au

Course Administrator: Annabelle Santos

Course administrator: Annabelle Santos

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Advanced Paediatric Life Support Defibrillation and Cardioversion

About: 

This educational resource has been developed by The Royal Children’s Hospital Simulation Team through the RCH Foundation Simulation Grant, in collaboration with Medical Education, Paediatric Intensive Care (PICU), Emergency Department (ED), RCH Nursing Education and the RCH Resuscitation Committee and Resuscitation Co-Ordinator.

Includes:

In this module, we will cover:

Electrical conduction system and physiology review
Rhythm recognition
Management of shockable rhythms
Pad placement and safe defibrillation/cardioversion
Defibrillator familiarisation
Quizzes

Intended audience:  Medical, Nursing and Allied Health Professionals

CPD Points: N/A

Important: After enrolling in this course, you will receive email communications, please check your Junk/Spam folder. We recommend you use your personal email address, as your work organisation may block emails from this learning portal.

To update your email address, simply click on the drop down arrow beside your name (top right corner of the page) and select Profile.

Mode of delivery: e-learn

Contact: simulation@rch.org.au

Course expiry date: February 2024

Refund eligibility: Eligible within a given time period as specified in section 8.2 of our Terms of Use

Course administrator: Mirna Boujaoude, Jenny Hough, Jo McKittrick, Jennifer Sokol

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Paediatric health education for maternal child health nurses

About:  This online education program based on a Community of Practice, is designed specifically for Maternal and Child Health Nurses.

Includes: Monthly interactive webinars, recordings available, online chat forum, resources and feedback to support your practice in early child health and development.

Intended audience:  Maternal and Child Health Nurses (including students), Community Nurses and Allied Health Professionals with an interest.

Cost:  $50 + GST to access all course materials from 1 July 2022 until 31 July 2023

CPD Points: Self- record number of hours attended as CPD activity

Mode of delivery: Virtual

Contact: education.hub@rch.org.au

Course expiry date: 31 July 2023

Refund eligibility: Eligible within a given time period as specified in section 8.2 of our Terms of Use

Course administrator: Emma King

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Management of Adolescent Asthma

About:  There have been recent changes to recommendations for the management of asthma in adolescents. This module provides an overview of the new recommendations and strategies to support clinicians using them in practice.

Intended audience:  The module is designed for all clinicians seeing adolescents with asthma to support them in optimising patient care and education.

Total time:  20 minutes

Cost:  Free

CPD points:  Equivalent of 20 minutes

Refund eligibility: NA (free course)

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Paediatric growth and growth charts

About:  Children's growth is a very important marker of their overall health and development. Accurate growth assessment is one of the easiest ways to confirm the health and nutrition of children. This eLearning Module is designed to explain normal patterns of growth in childhood, best practices for measurement and monitoring of growth, practical use of growth charts that are recommended in Australia and recognition of patterns of growth that require further assessment and management.

Intended audience:  Health professionals in Australia working with young children and their families e.g. Junior medical staff, maternal and child health nurses, nursing students, allied health students

Total time:  40 Minutes

Cost:  Free

CPD points:  Equivalent of 40 minutes

Refund eligibility:  NA (free course)

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Feeding development - typical feeding development during early childhood

About: During the first few weeks to months of life, feeding gradually changes from a reflexive to learnt behaviour. Typical feeding development refers to a pattern and progression of feeding skills and behaviours that are accepted as normal for the age and developmental stage of a child. This eLearning Module is designed to explain the features of typical feeding development at different ages and stages of early childhood. It explores the different domains of feeding development (Medical, Nutrition and Feeding Skills [physical, oral motor, cognitive, sensory and motor, psychosocial]) and their complex interplay which should be considered during clinical assessment. Both child and caregiver have important roles and division of responsibilities in supporting feeding development.

Intended audience: Health professionals in Australia working with young children and their families e.g. Junior medical staff, maternal and child health nurses, nursing students, allied health students

Total time: 30 Minutes

Cost: Free

CPD points: Equivalent of 30 minutes

Refund eligibility: NA (free course)

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About: This face to face study day provides the opportunity to enhance and broaden your knowledge of Cerebral Palsy from multiple healthcare professions.

About:  This face to face study day provides the opportunity to enhance and broaden your knowledge of Cerebral Palsy from multiple healthcare professions.