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.

A note for parents

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

Adolescent Health Education

The Centre for Adolescent Health and The Education Hub at The Royal Children's Hospital are excited to bring health professionals a day of education from experts to assist with providing health care for young people.

This program is being recorded and recording will be available for 90 days.

Date: Thursday,12th September

Time: 9am to 4.30pm

Where: Ella Latham Auditorium, Ground Floor, Royal Children's Hospital.

Intended audience:  All Health Professionals

Course outline:

Disordered Eating
Vaping/drug use
Adolescent Sleep
Risk assessment and managing self-harm
Anxiety and Depression, Menstrual management
Consent/Confidential Care
POTS/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Acne

Cost: 

Onsite: $200 + GST (enrolment closes on Tue 10th Sep @ 12noon)

Virtual: $150 + GST (enrolment closes on Wed 11th Sep @ 12noon)

CPD Points: 7.5 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 & Virtual

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: Emma King

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Meeting health needs for children in care

About:  Join us for an Education Day, specially designed for health professionals dedicated to the care of children in state care. This event focuses on community caregivers and features insights from leading experts in vulnerable child health, family violence, social work, trauma-informed preventive care, and children's bioethics. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your knowledge and make a difference in the lives of these children.

This course will be delivered face-to-face and online at The Royal Children's Hospital on Thursday 17^th October and will commence at 10am.

We strongly encourage you to attend the day onsite to allow audience participation.

This program is being recorded and recording will be available for 90 days.

Course outline:

· The rollout of The Pathway to Good Health for children in care

· The Child Information Sharing Scheme

· The Family Violence Information Sharing Scheme

· Trauma Informed Preventative Care

· Healthcare of children in child protection

· Ethical considerations of providing healthcare to children in care

· Panel of professional and lived experience experts

Date: Thursday 17^th October (enrolment closes on Tuesday 15^th October @ 12noon)

Time: 10am to 4.30pm

Where: Ella Latham Auditorium, Ground Floor, The Royal Children's Hospital.

Intended audience:  All Health Professionals

Cost: 

Onsite: $200 + GST

Virtual: $150 + GST

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 & Virtual

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: Steve Lacey

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Advanced Paediatric Perioperative Skills Day

About: The Advanced Paediatric Perioperative Skills Day on the 29^th October 2024 will provide practical education directed to and relevant for experienced Perioperative Nurses seeking to improve their Paediatric skills.

Includes: A mixture of lecture and workshop/skill station based interactive education following topics;

Anaphylaxis in the Perioperative Environment
Anaesthesia Emergencies
Is it partial or complete? Laryngospasm Case Studies
Pain Management and Assessment.
Pre-op, Lets get the child ready together.

Intended audience: Perioperative Nurses

Date: Tuesday 29th October, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

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

Cost: $220 (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

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

Course administrator: Michael Larin

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MCHN Education Day @ RCH 22 Oct 2024

About: The MCHN Education Day on 22nd October 2024 will provide practical education directed to and relevant for Maternal Child Health Nurses.

Includes: A day of interactive education given by experts in their field on the following topics; common medical concerns in kids, ask the panel, common paediatric skin issues, allergy update, unsettled babies and building partnerships with families and practical hip dysplasia.

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

Date: Tuesday 22nd October, 9.00 am to 4.15 pm (Enrolments close Wed, 16th Oct at 12noon).

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

Cost: $165 (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

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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Paediatric Health Education MCHN 2024-25

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:  $100 + GST to access all course materials from 1 July 2024 until 31 July 2025

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 2025

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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Unit 1 Certificate in Paediatric Nutrition and Dietetics

**** Enrolments CLOSED****

The Department of Nutrition and Food Services at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne began a Certificate in Paediatric Nutrition and Dietetics in 1997. This highly regarded course is exclusively for qualified dietitians, with the course content targeted to meet the training needs and learning outcomes for Paediatric Dietitians.

Unit 1 Topics

General Paediatrics:

Growth and nutritional assessment
Breastfeeding and introduction of solids
Infant formula - new developments and manipulations to meet altered requirements
Toddler nutrition and fussy eating
Workshops on growth and energy requirements from infancy through to adolescents

Specific Nutrition Problems:

Common childhood disorders requiring nutritional intervention such as growth faltering and iron deficiency
Management of common infant gastrointestinal disorders: constipation, colic, reflux and gastroenteritis.
Feeding difficulties including practical aspects of feeding children with a disability
Enteral feeding
Dietary management of IgE mediated allergy

Community Nutrition Topics:

Paediatric public health issues e.g. childhood obesity

Intended audience:  University entry criteria apply. Candidates must hold a graduate or post graduate qualification in Dietetics. Evidence of qualifications must be provided. Once you have completed registration please email evidence of qualifications to: nutrition.education@rch.org.au

Date and time: Monday 16th September - Thursday 19th September 2024 (enrolment closes on Wednesday 4th September 2359hrs)

Cost:  $950 + GST

Mode of delivery: Face-to-face only, no online option. The course will not be recorded.

Note - we will now be alternating the course between online and face-to-face each year to accommodate both learning mode preferences.

Venue: Ella Latham Theatre, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne

Course hours: 8.45am - 4.00pm daily. Note some days will have slightly altered hours.

Approximately 24 contact hours with additional non-contact hours required to complete an assessment task.

Other: We are a paper-free event. Resources for the event will be added 1 week before the event is due to take place. Morning tea and afternoon tea will be provided. Participants can either bring their own lunch or purchase on site.

QUALIFICATIONS: Please note evidence of dietetic qualifications must be provided at time of registration via email to: nutrition.education@rch.org.au

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

Contact: nutrition.education@rch.org.au

Course administrator: Sarah Efklides, Mary McPherson, Bianca Sowerby

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Victorian Paediatric Trauma Management

This online learning package has been designed by the Trauma Service at the Royal Children’s Hospital, to support the learning of health professionals throughout Victoria who are involved in the reception and immediate care of injured children.

It is expected that those who are attending face-to-face Outreach programs facilitated by the RCH Trauma Service will complete this learning package in full prior to attending.

Intended audience:  Nurses, Doctors and Paramedics working in Victoria involved in the care of children with major injuries.

The content of this resource is based on the systems that operate in Victoria, Australia. Learners outside Victoria are welcome to undertake the learning, however, please be aware of the differences to practice and policies relevant to other jurisdictions.

Cost:  Free

CPD Points: N/A

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

Mode of delivery: Online

Contact: trauma.service@rch.org.au

Course administrators: Natalie Constantin, Ari Woodward, and Helen Jowett

Course administrator: Natalie Constantin, Helen Jowett, Arianwen Woodward

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Interprofessional Paediatric Webinar Series

About:  This webinar series is part of Education Hub Outreach Program, designed specifically to connect RCH with clinicians in regional areas and community practice.

Includes: Webinars schedule, Zoom link, recordings, online chat forum, resources and feedback to support your practice.

Intended audience:  Allied health professionals in regional areas and community practice.

Cost:  Free

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

Mode of delivery: Virtual

Contact: education.hub@rch.org.au

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Paediatric Health Education for General Practitioners 2024

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.

Topics include: Early detection of cerebral palsy, assessment and management of tonsil and ear troubles in children, paediatric skin, gender diversity in children, headaches and migraine management in children, infant mental health and much more.

Intended audience:  General Practitioners

Cost:  $250 + GST to access all course materials from February 2024 until February 2025

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

Mode of delivery: Virtual

Contact: education.hub@rch.org.au

Course expiry date: February 2025

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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Gastrostomy Care

Gastrostomy Care

About: This learning package will cover all the information required to care for a newly inserted gastrostomy (PEG) and ongoing care. Included is educational presentations and demonstration videos.

A gastrostomy is a hole made directly through the abdominal wall into the stomach. It is usually used as an alternative or additional means of providing feeds, fluids and / or medications for those who are unable to safely and adequately consume these by mouth.The initial gastrostomy is created with the aid of an endoscope (PEG), or by a laparoscopic or open surgical procedure.

Intended audience: Doctors, nurses, dietitians and all health professionals caring for children with gastrostomy tubes.

Total time: The complete learning package should take approximately 60 minutes

Cost: free

CPD points: equivalent to 1 hour

Course administrator: Emma King

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