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Caring together resource is now live! “Shaping the future of paediatric palliative care” project – Palliative Care Australia

Caring Together: Supporting culturally safe conversations in paediatric palliative care Australia is one of the world’s most culturally diverse countries. Nearly 28% of Australians were born overseas, more than 300 languages are spoken in homes, and almost one in four people speak a language other than English (2021 Census). Yet many families navigating paediatric palliative […]

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Job Opportunity: Orthotics Head of Department at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead

View job listing here Title: Orthotics Head of Department Location: The Children’s Hospital at Westmead About the role: Employment Type: Permanent Full TimePosition Classification: Orthotist / Prosthetist Lvl 6Remuneration: 140288 – 143762 (excludes super, leave loading and salary packaging)Requisition ID: REQ607286 The Head of the Orthotics department (HOD) provides leadership to members of staff to ensure a high-quality tertiary paediatric

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September is Sepsis Awareness Month

Every September, Sepsis Awareness Month unites people around the country and the world to shine a light on this life-threatening medical emergency. Sepsis affects over 55,000 Australians each year and claims more than 8,700 lives. Sepsis changes lives but with greater awareness, faster recognition, timely treatment, and improved care, we can change the story.With so

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Position Statement: Gender Affirming Services for children and young people

Children’s Healthcare Australasia (CHA)’s vision is for safe, high quality and equitable healthcare for all children and young people, including our transgender and gender diverse communities.  CHA supports children and young people having access to evidence based, non-judgemental and supportive gender affirming healthcare services.   We acknowledge research findings that gender affirming care during childhood and

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New Clinical Ethics Resource – Deciding with Children in Pediatrics

Deciding with Children in Pediatric Healthcare: Children’s Participation in Healthcare Decision-Making provides both the ethical underpinning and practical strategies to meaningfully involve children in decisions that affect their healthcare. The book assists clinicians in bringing the perspectives and values of the child forward so that their preferences can be meaningfully incorporated into decision-making, or appropriately justified

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Gathering of Kindness Online 11-15 November 2024

The Gathering of Kindness Online 2024 is a virtual event designed to bring together healthcare professionals, leaders, and advocates to explore and celebrate the impact of kindness in healthcare. This annual event, hosted by the Hush Foundation, aims to transform the culture of healthcare through compassion, connection, and communication. Learn more Access Program Here

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