MCHN Education Day 9 Sep 2025
About: The MCHN Education Day on 9th Sep 2025 will provide practical education directed to and relevant for Maternal Child Health Nurses and MCHN students.
Includes: A day of interactive education given by expert clinicians on common paediatric health issues, dentistry for disabled children, prolonged jaundice and practical hip dysplasia.
Intended audience: National Maternal and Child Health Nurses (including students).
Date: Tuesday, 9th Sept at 8.30am to 4.00pm (Enrolments close Thursday 4th Sep at 10am).
Where: Vernon Collins, HELP, Level 1, Royal Children's Hospital, Vernon Collins Theatre.
Cost: $220 (incl GST). Includes morning tea, lunch, and complimentary parking at RCH.
CPD Points: 7.5 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.
Finding Common Ground Study Day
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About: The Royal Children's Hospital Education Hub and Victorian Centre of Health Leadership for Children in Care are excited to bring all health professionals a day of education exploring the enablers and barriers to effective cross-sector collaboration in supporting the healthcare needs of infants, children, and young people in Out-of-Home Care.
This program will be recorded.
Course outline:
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Date: Thursday, 20th November 2025 (enrolment closes on Tuesday 18th Nov @ 10am)Time: 10am to 4.30pm (registration will open at 9.30am)
Intended audience: All health professionals
Cost
Onsite: $200 + GST to access attendance certificate, onsite parking and catering (enrolments close Tue 18th Nov)
Virtual: $150 + GST to access attendance certificate
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
Advanced Paediatric Perioperative Skills Day October 2025
About: The Advanced Paediatric Perioperative Skills Day on the 28th October 2025 will provide practical education directed to and relevant for experienced Perioperative Nurses seeking to improve their Paediatric skills. Please note this is the same program that was delivered in May.
Includes: A mixture of lecture and workshop/skill station based interactive education following topics;
- Anaphylaxis in the Perioperative Environment
- Challenges and Complications in Paediatric Anaesthesia
- 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 28th October, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Registration commences 8:30 am.
Where: Royal
Children's Hospital, Vernon Collins Theatre, HELP, Level 1.
Cost: $270 (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.
Paediatric Health Education MCHN 2025-26
About: The Royal Children’s Hospital Education Hub is excited to bring you the third year of Maternal Child Health Nurse Paediatric Health Education Program. It will connect you with clinicians from the RCH and fellow MCHNs. There is up to date and relevant education on paediatric health issues from experts in the field. The program has shown to improve MCH knowledge, confidence, clinical practice and patient outcomes, filled an educational void, empowered both individuals and families and fostered connections between colleagues and RCH experts.
Includes: Join us for monthly interactive live (and recorded) webinars with expert presenters, ongoing engagement in online community of practice forums and access to relevant resources.
Intended audience: Maternal and Child Health Nurses (including MCH students).
Cost: $150 + GST to access all course materials from 1 July 2025 until 30th September 2026
CPD Points: Self- record number of hours attended as CPD activity
Mode of delivery: Virtual
Contact: education.hub@rch.org.au
Course expiry date: 1 July 2026
Refund eligibility: Eligible within a given time period as specified in section 8.2 of our Terms of Use
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 and feeding the neurodivergent child
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 8th September - Thursday 11th September 2025 (enrolment closes on Thursday 4th September)
Cost: $1100 + GST for the 4 day course
Mode of delivery: Online via Zoom
Note - we will now be alternating the course between online and face-to-face each year to accommodate both learning mode preferences.
Course hours: 8.30am - 4.00pm daily. Note some days will have slightly altered hours according to the timetable.
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 to the learn platform 1 week before the event is due to take place.
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 2025 Reddihough symposium will be held on Wednesday 30th July and will commence with a Grand Round presentation followed by short oral presentations. This year will be a hybrid event though we encourage participants to join us in person to enhance participation and networking.
Intended audience: Pediatricians, General Practitioners, Medical Staff, Nurses, Allied Health, Medical Trainees and Healthcare Students
Date: Wednesday 30th July
Time: Grand Round 12.30pm – 1.30pm
Short Sessions: 1.40pm – 4.30pm
Cost: Free
Program:
Grand Round: Caregiver support in child health: Everyone’s business or an optional extra?
Hot topics in disability care:
Diagnosing Cerebral Palsy
What’s the new black in dystonia management?
Blended Feeds: Cooking up a storm?
Psychopharmacology: Does it work?
Sleeplessness in disability
Registration: https://www.trybooking.com/DCNNL
Child Development, Behaviour and Mental Health Paediatric Professional Education Series
About: The Child Development, Behaviour and
Mental Health Series includes eight lectures from May to November 2025. A
revamping of the previous annual ‘Practical Skills in Developmental-Behavioural
Paediatrics’ for Community Paediaticians. Each lecture will
provide participants with evidence-based information and practical tools and
tips to support their clinical
work with children and young people.
Includes: Eight webinar topics given by experts in their field on the following topics.
· School Success: Health, Wellbeing, and Learning Foundations
· Integrating Mental Health into Paediatric Health Care
· Relational Practice
· Practical Tips for Supporting Neurodivergent Children at School and in the Community
· Pharmacological Management
· Behavioural Strategies for Better Sleep
· Child Mental Health and the Impact of Trauma
· Supporting Kids with Social Skill Difficulties
Intended audience: Developmental-Behavioural Paediatricians, GPs, Psychologists, Speech Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers
Dates: May 9, 12pm-1:30pm; June 27,12pm-1:30pm; August 1, 12pm-1:30pm; October 10, 12pm-1:30pm; November 21, 9am-12:15pm; November 28, 9am-12:15pm
Where: Zoom Webinar
Cost: $330 (incl GST). Includes access to live attendance, previous lectures, slides, and supplementary materials.
CPD Points: Self reported, 12 education hours
Mode of delivery: Zoom webinar
Contact: melissa.hirst@rch.org.au
Refund eligibility: Eligible within a given time period as specified in section 8.2 of our Terms of Use.
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
Interprofessional Paediatric Webinar Series
Next webinar:
About: This webinar series is part of Education Hub Outreach Program, designed specifically to connect RCH with clinicians in regional areas and community practice.
Sessions will be recorded.
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