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
- Melinda Randall – Senior Occupational Therapist, The Royal Children’s Hospital
- 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 LIVE ONLY event. There is no online option and it will not be recorded.
*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: Sarah Temby