The Royal Children's Hospital Online Learning Platform

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Welcome to the Royal Children's Hospital 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, 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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Ordering a genomic test

About: Genomic testing is increasingly becoming an standard diagnostic test for children with undiagnosed genetic conditions. This module outlines the important considerations for a health professional when considering ordering a genomic test, including the types of results genomic tests can generate, ethical implications and consent issues.

Intended audience: Paediatricians, Junior Medical Staff

Total time: 15 minutes

Cost: Free

CPD points: equivalent to 15 minutes

Refund eligibility: NA (free course)

Course administrator: Mimi Gemmell

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Applying ethics to your clinical practice

About: This module provides theories and examples to demonstrate good ethical practice by using a hypothetical case study to highlight ethical issues arising in everyday paediatric practice. The module will introduce you to ethics language and concepts to help you make good ethical decisions using a clear ethical decision-making framework in complex, contested and challenging situations.

Intended audience: Students and junior medical staff

Total time: 20 minutes

Cost: Free

CPD points: equivalent to 20 minutes

Refund eligibility: NA (free course)

Course administrator: Mimi Gemmell

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RCH Allied Health and Nursing Education Outreach Program

About: This program aims to increase the confidence and competence of health professionals across Victoria and beyond by offering paediatric based education and training specifically tailored for regional and rural health sites. Several webinars are presented each month offering a range of topics, the recordings of which are available for viewing here.

Intended audience: Registered nurse, allied health and medical clinicians

Total time: Each webinar is approx. 30-60 mins long

Cost: Free

CPD points: 1 per hour

Refund eligibility: NA (free course)

Course administrator: Virginia Beckerman, Sarah Temby

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Anaphylaxis

About: How to recognise and manage anaphylaxis in a hospital setting.

Intended audience: All clinical roles

Total time: 20 minutes

Cost: Free

CPD points: equivalent to 20 minutes

Refund eligibility: NA (free course)

Course administrator: Jenny Hough

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Choking

About: Managing the choking child

Intended audience: All clinical roles

Total time: 15 minutes

Cost: Free

CPD points: equivalent to 15 minutes

Refund eligibility: NA (free course)

Course administrator: Jenny Hough

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Prescribing fluids for children

About: This course provides an introduction to prescribing fluids for children of different ages and covers indications, routes of administration, fluid types, how much to prescribe and the importance of monitoring.

Intended audience: Doctors and nurses

Total time: 20 minutes

Cost: Free

CPD points: equivalent to 20 minutes

Refund eligibility: NA (free course)

Course administrator: Mimi Gemmell

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JRMO Medical Mentoring Program

About: Mentoring is integral to the development of doctors in complex, pressured, work-based environments.

Drawing from corporate, and medical literature, focus groups, and survey data (JRMOs working at the RCH at the time), a model was designed by which junior doctors self-select a mentor based on a video introduction and brokering of the relationship.

The Medical Mentoring Program online module looks at the stages in a mentor/mentee relationship where documentation is provided to ensure structure and format for the relationship.

Intended audience: Medical Education Officer, Junior Registered Medical Officer, Registrars, Fellows

Total time: 20 minutes

Cost: Free

CPD: NA

Refund eligibility: NA (free course)

Course administrator: Mimi Gemmell

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