among health services caring for children & young people
across Australia & New Zealand.
CHA is a vibrant and diverse non-profit community of children’s hospitals & paediatric units across Australia & New Zealand.
Our members share a passion for continuously improving the experiences & outcomes for all children & young people requiring hospital care, and their families.
Every week they generously share ideas & improvements with each other through CHA. All staff of member hospitals are welcome to participate.
Our Community
Australia and New Zealand.
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Australia and New Zealand.
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In Focus
CHA is proud to be partnering with our members to make the best child and adolescent focused Grand Rounds talks accessible to a wide...
There are more than 95 services of various sizes participating in the CHA community. These services bring a wealth of expertise...
Children’s Healthcare Australasia stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and all its healthcare workers. The Russian attack on...
Climate change: a threat to human wellbeing and health of the planet – the time for action is now. The...
CHA is proud to be partnering with our members to make the best child and adolescent focused Grand Rounds talks accessible to a wide audience from across the CHA community. With the consent of...
There are more than 95 services of various sizes participating in the CHA community. These services bring a wealth of expertise about paediatric healthcare to the table.
Children’s Healthcare Australasia stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and all its healthcare workers. The Russian attack on Ukraine is presenting an enormous challenge on the specialised and...
Climate change: a threat to human wellbeing and health of the planet – the time for action is now. The scientific evidence is unequivocal. Climate change is a threat to...
In the lead up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in November, we urge the federal government to commit Australia to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050...
What We Do
Networking
Benchmarking
Collaborative Improvement
What We Do
Networking
CHA creates opportunites for our members to connect and share ideas, learnings and innovations within networks of like-minded peers.
Benchmarking
The CHA Benchmarking Program facilitates data driven improvement in healthcare and outcomes for children and families.
Collaborative Improvement
CHA supports member services to work together, to share learning and to partner with children and families to deliver safe, high quality & equitable healthcare to all children and young people.
Upcoming Events
Every week CHA host virtual meetings on a wide range of topics to enable members to showcase their achievements and seek support from peers for challenges. Log in to our member’s website to register for free for any meetings that interest you…
Medication error by look-alike Packaging - Sophie…
May 25th, 2022 12:30 PM
The focus of this web conference is to discuss look alike packaging selection errors. Sophie Sennar, the Medication Safety Consultant…
Introducing the Medical Mediation Foundation Conflict Management…
May 26th, 2022 12:30 PM
In February 2020, 155 senior nursing and medical staff were trained by Sarah Barclay and Esse Menson in the recognition…
A collective call to action for sustainable…
June 1st, 2022 12:30 PM
Children’s Health Queensland (CHQ) has delivered inspirational leadership across Queensland when it comes to environmental sustainability. Get an insight into…
Health Justice Australia
June 7th, 2022 12:30 PM
Join Dr Tessa Boyd, founding CEO of Health Justice Australia to explore the way health, legal assistance and other…
Life as a clinician scientist - Building…
June 8th, 2022 12:30 PM
Clinicians think scientifically every day. Join Dr Zoe Bradfield, Senior Midwifery Research Fellow, Curtin University and King Edward Memorial Hospital…
Best Care, Closer to Home - Building…
June 14th, 2022 12:30 PM
Persistent pain is a significant health issue for children, adolescents and young adults, with 3% experiencing moderate to severe and…
First Nations perspectives on recognising and communicating…
June 16th, 2022 12:30 PM
Barriers for families to initiate escalation of care, such as reluctance to override clinicians, fear of negative consequences on family-clinician…
Leading Better Value Care Bronchiolitis SLHD –…
June 23rd, 2022 12:30 PM
LBVC Bronchiolitis SLHD is an innovative, district-wide, quality improvement initiative focused on enhancing value-based healthcare for infants with Bronchiolitis. Bronchiolitis…
Beyond Extreme Prematurity: Management and Outcomes of…
June 29th, 2022 10:00 AM
At The University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, the survival rates for babies born at…
Consumer Stories: lived experience of eating disorders…
June 29th, 2022 12:30 PM
CHA is honoured to provide our members the opportunity to gain insight and perspective of eating disorders from lived experiences,…
Therapeutic Crisis Intervention(TCI) - Implementation, Challenges and…
July 19th, 2022 12:30 PM
Therapeutic Crisis Intervention is a crisis prevention and intervention model developed through Cornell University. TCI equips staff, families and carers…
Horizon Program - Model of care &…
July 21st, 2022 12:30 PM
Functional neurological disorders (FNDs) are safe and do not require acute medical treatment. However, when episodes occur in the community,…
HIRAID - Using Science to successfully implement…
August 3rd, 2022 12:30 PM
Presented from the frontline clinician perspective, this presentation will describe methods to successfully translate research into clinical practice. Professor Kate…
Ballarat Health Service - Eating Disorder Model…
August 4th, 2022 12:30 PM
Ballarat Health Service have developed a multi-disciplinary model of care for both inpatient and outpatient eating disorders across the spectrum…
Advocacy for children and
their families
for children and their families requiring hospital care. CHA is
committed to championing effective strategies for partnering with
children, young people and their families and advocating for a healthy
sustainable future for children, families and the planet.
Organisational Membership
- Connecting, supporting and developing our community.
CHA Membership is open to all public and private hospitals/health networks providing care to children and young people. All staff at member hospitals are welcome to participate in CHA networks that interest them.
Associate Membership is available* for other organisations that share CHA's commitment to excellence & innovation in children's healthcare (*on approval from our board).
CHA connects over 3,400 paediatric professionals from more than 95 hospitals and hospital networks, ranging from large specialist children's hospitals through to paediatric wards in small rural hospitals.
- Connecting, supporting and developing our community.
CHA Membership is open to all public and private hospitals/health networks providing care to children and young people. All staff at member hospitals are welcome to participate in CHA networks that interest them.
Associate Membership is available* for other organisations that share CHA’s commitment to excellence & innovation in children’s healthcare (*on approval from our board).
CHA connects over 3,400 paediatric professionals from more than 95 hospitals and hospital networks, ranging from large specialist children’s hospitals through to paediatric wards in small rural hospitals.
Organisational Membership
- Connecting, supporting and developing our community.
CHA Membership is open to all public and private hospitals/health networks providing care to children and young people. All staff at member hospitals are welcome to participate in CHA networks that interest them.
Associate Membership is available* for other organisations that share CHA’s commitment to excellence & innovation in children’s healthcare (*on approval from our board).
CHA connects over 3,400 paediatric professionals from more than 95 hospitals and hospital networks, ranging from large specialist children’s hospitals through to paediatric wards in small rural hospitals.
What our members are saying
Membership with CHA sets a platform whereby you feel supported, guided and inspired by like-minded people. The many different Networks allow you to navigate your way directly to experts in that field that can help you with advice, opinions and ideas... The ability to watch recordings of the webinars is amazing, it allows you to find what you’re looking for well after the presentation
Clinton Griffiths
Nurse Unit Manager Paediatrics, Ballarat Health Services, VIC
Our health service is working with CHA to develop a benchmarking process to help us to study and improve the quality of care we provide. It is such a pleasure to work with the enthusiastic, helpful, and knowledgeable CHA team. They bring a collaborative, ‘can-do’ attitude to our meetings that helps us to break complex problems into manageable steps and work towards a shared goal.
Gehan Roberts
Paediatrician/Associate Director, CCCH, the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
We are developing something from scratch for which there is no template or logical precursor. Busy clinicians often have ideas of what could be in the data space but seldom the skills or abilities to turn this into reality. CHA is the bridge between concept and reality.
Doug Shelton
Clinical Director, Women, Newborn and Children's Services, Gold Coast University Hospital, QLD
[CHA is]…a platform for networking, consultation and collaboration to drive innovative
ideas and evidence based practice in the management of Australian children’s healthcare.
Joanne Clark
Allied Health Coordinator, WA Country Health Service
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