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
The University of Melbourne are inviting health professionals who works with children aged 5 to 12 years to take part...
Conflict is often inevitable, the outcome isn’t… While few cases end up in court, that doesn’t mean conflict within a...
The University of Queensland are inviting clinicians who work in paediatric inpatient units to take part in a short survey...
We are inviting you to take part in a survey about current approaches to assessing and managing impaired consciousness and...
The University of Melbourne are inviting health professionals who works with children aged 5 to 12 years to take part in a short survey (25 minutes) examining how adults support...
Conflict is often inevitable, the outcome isn’t… While few cases end up in court, that doesn’t mean conflict within a healthcare environment isn’t happening or isn’t serious. Disagreements between caregivers...
The University of Queensland are inviting clinicians who work in paediatric inpatient units to take part in a short survey (5 to 10 minutes) to explore the clinical alarm landscape...
We are inviting you to take part in a survey about current approaches to assessing and managing impaired consciousness and agitation for children and adolescents with moderate to severe traumatic...
The National Paediatric Bioethics Conference, The Ethics of Innovation will be held on 6 - 8 September 2023! Register now!
Monash Partners are establishing a new Child Health Consumer Advisory Panel with the fantastic Diana Edgerton-Warbuton.
Children’s Healthcare Australasia is pleased to announce that West Moreton Hospital & Health Service - Ipswich Hospital has recently joined our membership community.
"Healing and Dealing with Childhood Trauma"
From the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) e-news
Children and young people are among the priority population groups that are disproportionately affected by mental health impacts of climate change.
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…
Waste Action Reuse Portal (WARPIT)
March 26th, 2024 12:30 PM AEDT
There is a lot of waste that could be repurposed in Healthcare. The Waste Action Reuse Portal (WARPIT) is a…
Outpatient Clinics and Outpatient Management
March 28th, 2024 12:30 PM AEDT
Why recognising and managing conflict between families…
April 2nd, 2024 3:00 PM AEDT
Understanding and managing conflict in paediatric healthcare setting is just as important as clinical expertise. However, many health and social…
ARFID - is more than just “picky…
April 9th, 2024 12:30 PM AEST
This webinar provides an opportunity to gain insight into John Hunter Children’s Hospital 18 ARFID admissions since 2021, which resulted…
Procedural Sedation: Guidelines, Training, and Maintaining Competence
April 10th, 2024 12:30 PM AEST
During this engaging web conference dialogue, we will be hearing from a Clinical Nurse Educator at The Royal Children’s Hospital…
The Role of the Nurse Practitioner within…
May 9th, 2024 12:30 PM AEST
During our recent CHA Director of Nursing meeting, the topic of Nurse Practitioners arose and how valuable the role is,…
EcoKidzMed
May 9th, 2024 4:00 PM AEST
KIDZMED is a programme developed for multidisciplinary teams to teach children and young people how to swallow pills. It was…
Medication Safety Face-to-Face Insight Forum 2024
May 13th, 2024 9:30 AM AEST
We are so excited to be hosting the Medication Safety Face-to-Face Insight Forum 2024 in Melbourne, Victoria. If you work…
Paediatric Rehabilitation Psychology Network - Complex Pain
May 13th, 2024 12:30 PM AEST
Agenda to be confirmed.
From Consensus to Action : Key ingredients…
June 19th, 2024 12:30 PM AEST
Respiratory illness is a major cause of hospital admissions in young people with cerebral palsy (CP), but there is little…
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
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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