Continuing Education
Education Calendar - Training 2010
For information on training for staff at The Children's Hospital at Westmead please see the attached Education Calendar 
CHW School-Link Newsletter
The Children's Hospital at Westmead (CHW) has recently joined the NSW School-Link Initiative, a partnership between the Departments of Education and Training and NSW Health to improve the mental health of children and young people in NSW. CHW will specifically focus on the special needs of children and adolescents with an intellectual disability. Click here to view the inaugural CHW School-Link newsletter which contains professional development opportunities on the mental health of children and adolescents with an intellectual disability.
For more details about this program, please contact: schoollink@chw.edu.au
FRACP Lectures
Click here to view the FRACP lectures.
Spring with the Kids
Title: Paediatric Perioperative Seminar
When: Saturday 11th September, 2010
Where: The Sebel Hotel, Parramatta NSW
For more information contact Claudia Watson
Telephone: (02) 9845-2112
Email: claudiw2@chw.edu.au
Flyer and registration information
Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care
The Pain team (officially the Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care) will be celebrating 20 years of service to the hospital in 2010.
The Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care will mark this important occasion and honour the work of A/Prof Henry Kilham and Dr John Keneally, pioneers of pain management at the Hospital, with an all day symposium to be held on Friday November 5th this year.
The symposium is open to all clinicians, nursing staff, trainees and allied health staff with an interest in paediatric pain management.
Title: A symposium celebrating 20 years at The Children's Hospital at Westmead
When: Friday 5th November 2010 8.15 AM - 5.00 PM
Where: Lorimer Dods Lecture Theatre, The Children's Hospital at Westmead
To register, please complete and return this registration form
For more details contact the Education Centre on (02) 9845 3566 or via e-mail edcent@chw.edu.au
Treatment Approaches for Professionals in Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Intellectual Disability
Title: A Framework for Professional Practice: A Seminar for Disability, Health, & Education Professionals
When: Monday 7 June - Tuesday 8 June 2010
Where: The Epping Club, Epping NSW
Download flyer here
Paediatric Obesity Update
Title: Paediatric Obesity Update 2010
When: Friday 11th June, 2010
Where: Lorimer Dods Lecture Theatre, The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Brochure: Paediatric Obesity Update 2010
Seeing an increasing number of paediatric patients with excessive weight issues? Having trouble keeping up with the ever-increasing mountain of information about Paediatric Obesity!
Help is at hand...
...the Weight Management Services Team at The Children's Hospital at Westmead have put together a one day Update packed with information and interactive sessions covering areas in Paediatric Obesity from assessment to bariatric surgery, motivation and changing behaviour to trends in orthopaedic complications. There will also be the opportunity to present any cases you may have encountered and wish to discuss with the experts.
Program content is aimed at General Practitioners and General Paediatricians. Nursing staff involved in the care of overweight or obese paediatric patients may also wish to attend. Remember if locum cover for conference leave is an issue, funding is available for VMO's - please contact your local health authority for details.
For more details or to register your interest please contact the Education Centre on (02) 9845 3566 or via e-mail edcent@chw.edu.au
Practical Paediatrics for GPs
Title: Practical Paediatrics for GPs - a 2 day conference
When: Saturday 7th 8.30 AM - 5.00 PM, Sunday 8th 9.00 AM - 3.30 PM, August 2010
Where: Lorimer Dods Lecture Theatre, The Children's Hospital at Westmead
The Paediatric Postgraduate Weekend for General Practitioners is a two day course for general practitioners held every year. The conference includes a wide variety of topics to update knowledge and skills in paediatrics for the general practitioner. The focus is to highlight current advances in research and practice and to cover changes in the management of paediatric problems.
The conference has been designed for maximum participation and interaction with participants. There is an emphasis on small group practical and case study sessions.
For more details contact the Education Centre on (02) 9845 3566 or via e-mail edcent@chw.edu.au
Paediatric Update
Title: Paediatric Update - a 3 day conference
When: Thursday 18th - Saturday 20th November, 2010
Where: Lorimer Dods Lecture Theatre, The Children's Hospital at Westmead
The update aims to focus on clinical issues that are relevant to Paediatrician' everyday practise. For more details or to register your interest please contact the Education Centre on (02) 9845 3566 or via e-mail edcent@chw.edu.au
8th Annual Paediatric Palliative Care Symposium
In 2011 the Annual Paediatric Palliative Care Symposium will be held in June. International guest speakers are Bob Truog MD and David Browning MSW, Childrens Hospital, Boston MA USA.
When: Symposium Thursday 2nd June 2011
Workshops Friday 3 June 2011
Where: Lorimer Dods Lecture Theatre, The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Target Audience: Medical, Nursing and Allied Health Professionals with an interest in Palliative Care
The program and registration details will be available in early 2011. For more details or to register your interest please contact the Education Centre on (02) 9845 3566 or via e-mail edcent@chw.edu.au
Diploma in Child Health
The Diploma in Child Health (DCH) was developed in 1992 in order to meet the demands of the medical community and the resident staff of the Hospital for a course in primary care paediatrics. The course provides resident staff with a focus for learning and formal recognition of a short period of paediatric training. The Diploma is also suitable for doctors in general practice or training in other areas of medicine who wish to improve their paediatric knowledge. The course is open to medical practitioners registered or registrable in Australia who have 6 months experience in clinical paediatric medicine or its equivalent. Community or general practice paediatrics is considered as experience (see enquiry information through the above link). It is also open to GP registrars who are concurrently doing their hospital paediatric term. The experience may be concurrent with the course as a junior medical officer on the staff of The Children's Hospital at Westmead.
DCH has been offered in Hong Kong as a distance education site for the first time in 2005. There are specific criteria for admission to the DCH course in Hong Kong. For further information contact DipCH@chw.edu.au
University Research and Education
The University of Sydney
Discipline of Paediatrics and
Child Health is involved with:
- teaching medical students;
- supervising postgraduate research students;
- working cooperatively with the Hospital in the development of research activities;
- postgraduate training and education.
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