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
Management of Paediatric Constipation
About: This Study Day is aimed at various health professional who care for children with constipation. This is especially aimed for those who care for these children in the community. Hear from experts in the fields of Gastroenterology, Dietetics, Psychology and General Paediatrics as they discuss the myths, management and how to best support families of children with constipation.
This course will be delivered virtual only at The Royal Children's Hospital on Thursday 25th July and will commence at 0900.
This program is being recorded and recording will be available for 90 days.
Course outline:
- Constipation Myths
- Pathophysiology
- Red Flags
- Treatment options
- Wellbeing Behaviour and Development
- Psychological Implications
- Supporting Families
- Dietary Modifications
Time: 9am to 3.30pm
Intended audience: All Health Professionals
Cost:
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: 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
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 for onsite 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
Nursing Nutrition Education Day 2024
About: Nurses play a key role in monitoring children’s growth and development and supporting families. With so many areas to address keeping up to date and ensuring practice is evidence based can be challenging. This symposium provides a unique opportunity to update knowledge on a range of nutrition related topics in a one day program.
Intended audience: Maternal and Child Health Nurses – including students or those wishing to increase knowledge and skills, Community Nurses and Allied Health Professionals with an interest in early child nutrition, health and development.
Date and time: 25th July 2024 ( enrolment closes on 17th July 23:59hrs)
Cost: $180 + GST
Topics:
- Infant formula update
- Food Allergy Update - what's new and Q&A session
- Coeliac disease in children
- Vegan & vegetarian diets in children
- Cutting through marketing : Reading food labels for young children
Mode of delivery: Virtual via Zoom
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
Unit 1 Certificate in Paediatric Nutrition and Dietetics
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.auRefund eligibility: Eligible within a given time period as specified in section 8.2 of our Terms of Use
Contact: nutrition.education@rch.org.au
Reddihough Symposium
About:
The Reddihough Symposium honours Dr Dinah Reddihough AO, a pioneering neurodevelopmental clinician, researcher and educator. This symposium embodies our department's key values: best care, compassion, commitment, advocacy and leadership.
The 2024 Reddihough symposium will be held on Wednesday 24th July and will commence with a Grand Round presentation followed by short oral presentations.
Intended audience: General paediatricians, medical, nursing and allied health staff and students, and education professionals.
Date: Wednesday 24th July
Time: Grand Round 12.30pm – 1.30pm
Neurodevelopment & Disability Symposium: 1.40pm – 4.30pm
Cost: Free
Program: To follow
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/2024-reddihough-symposium-tickets-938156159327?aff=oddtdtcreator
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
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
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