Oceania Academy Listening and Sharing session

 Australian Hip Surveillance Guidelines for Children with CP: 2020 What has changed?

Join us in our free listening and sharing session

  Wednesday 30th June 2021 at 4.30pm Australian EST

Topic information: Meredith Wynter, Dr Noula Gibson and Pam Thomason well present the updated Hip Surveillance Guidelines. We will review the objectives and discuss changes to the updated guidelines in the context of a systematic review. Here is your chance to ask all you want to know about hip surveillance and the use of the guidelines.

Speakers: Meredith Wynter, Senior Physiotherapist and State Wide Hip Surveillance Coordinator, Queensland Paediatric Rehabilitation Service, Brisbane.

Dr Noula Gibson, Senior Physiotherapist, Cerebral Palsy Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Physiotherapy,  Perth Children’s Hospital

The session will be facilitated by:  Pam Thomason

The aim of our Oceania Academy Listening and sharing sessions are to share knowledge, experiences and learnings. These will be held via zoom, and will be open to everyone (but registration numbers are limited!). Recordings of some of our sessions will be made available within the members only section of the Oceania Academy website at a later date.

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Date: 30 June - 30 June

Location: Zoom, please register for link

Oceania Academy Listening and Sharing session

 Musculoskeletal Issues in Cerebral Palsy: Is Classification the Key to Improving Communication and Management?

Join us in our free listening and sharing session

  Wednesday 26th May 2021 at 4.30pm Australian EST

Topic information: Prof Kerr Graham will launch the Oceania Academy’s first listening and sharing session. We will discuss the issues surround musculoskeletal pathology, timing referral to orthopaedic surgeons and management. A New musculoskeletal classification system will be discussed.

This Session will be of interest to therapists, rehabilitation physicians , trainees and people with the lived experience and their carers.

Speakers: Prof Kerr Graham

Professor of Orthopaedics, Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne

The session will be facilitated by:  

Pam Thomason

The aim of our Oceania Academy Listening and sharing sessions are to share knowledge, experiences and learnings. These will be held via zoom, and will be open to everyone (but registration numbers are limited!). Recordings of some of our sessions will be made available within the members only section of the Oceania Academy website at a later date.

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Date: 26 May - 26 May

Location: Zoom, please register for link

Cerebral Palsy in Aotearoa New Zealand: Early identification, surveillance and beyond

Visit the Starship website for the full program and list of speakers.

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Date: 9 July - 9 July

Location: Virtual, register to receive the link

Free Webinar: RACP statement on Indigenous child health in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand – where to from here?.

The RACP is hosting a webinar on Thursday 11 March 2021, 4.30pm to 5.30pm (AEDT) / 6.30pm to 7.30pm (NZDT).

This webinar will explore the key concept and recommendations contained in the recently released RACP statement on Indigenous child health in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. This is an opportunity for participants to ask questions and explore the next steps in healthcare for Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori children.

Speakers will include:

• Dr Danny de Lore, Māori paediatrician at Rotorua Hospital, Chair of the working group that developed the RACP statement on Indigenous child health in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand
• Dr Niroshini Kennedy, paediatrician at the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne and Victorian Aboriginal Health Service, member of the of the working group that developed the RACP statement on Indigenous child health in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand
• Associate Professor Jaquelyne Hughes, Principal Research Fellow Menzies School of Health Research, Nephrologist at Royal Darwin Hospital, Board Director of the Australian Indigenous Doctors Association
• Facilitator: Dr Jeff Brown, Paediatrician at MidCentral District Health Board

Date: 11 March - 11 March

Location: Online webinar: Register for zoom link

2021 AusCP-CTN International Hot Topics in Cerebral Palsy

The Australasian Cerebral Palsy Clinical Trials Network (AusCP-CTN) is partnering with colleagues at the Queensland Children’s Hospital to host a joint-conferene, to provide the latest information and research relevant to paediatric rehabilitation.

The conferencee will showcase Hot Topics in research from the Australasian Cerebral Palsy Clinical Trials Network, including recent advances and issues on some of the work being done to improve early diagnosis and intervention for children with, or at risk of, cerebral palsy. We will highlight the latest research and innovations in early detection, neuroprotection, interventions and their implementation into clinical practice.

Keynote Speakers for Hot Topics in CP Research

Cerebral Palsy Alliance, Westmead Children’s Hospital

Prevention of CP: A journey started, hope realised, but still some way to go

Prof. Sampsa Vanhatalo

Baby Brain Activity Centre, University of Helsinki, Finland

Update of Wearable Technology for Early Neurological Diagnosis

Date: 5 March - 5 March

Location: Zoom, please register for link

Changemakers 2021

Kids Plus is delighted to introduce Changemakers – a new conference which will take place at the RACV Torquay Resort, Victoria on 22-23 April 2021.

Changemakers 2021 will explore current research, clinical reasoning and provide an opportunity to share successful models of practice. Presentations will include;

• People with lived experience of disability presenting from their perspective – families and participants directly to inform change in the future direction of services and therapy,
• Insights from experienced leaders in the field, National and International, who have experienced changing practices in paediatric disability services with a vision for the future,
• Allied Health clinicians presenting about innovative programs that can be directly implemented back into clinical practice – ideas to directly change the practice landscape.

The Conference will prioritise the now and what we can and should be doing to ensure we offer the best of possibilities for those we seek to benefit. Changemakers 2021 is on over two days with delegates given the opportunity to attend in person or online.

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Date: 22 April - 23 April

Location: Online and in person - RACV Torquay Resort, Victoria

COLLABORATE, INNOVATE, ACHIEVE: CP-Achieve & Oceania Academy Symposium 2021

The purpose of this symposium is to listen to those with lived experience of cerebral palsy, share knowledge, invite discussion, develop professional networks, and establish collaborative links. 

The combined effect of these things, we hope, is to build innovative approaches that support young people with cerebral palsy, their families, and their care providers, in the move towards and through early adulthood.

A themed approach will be used to deliver information, forums, Q&A sessions, and networking opportunities; allowing participants to be actively involved in learning and engaging in improving the lives of young adults with cerebral palsy.

— COLLABORATE, INNOVATE, ACHIEVE —

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 Discounts available for Oceania Academy members, contact cp-achieve@mcri.edu.au with your Oceania Academy Member number and expiry date for a discount code.

Date: 17 June - 18 June

Location: Virtual

The Rehab for Kids conference

The Rehab for Kids conference is a national conference organised by the Queensland Paediatric Rehabilitation Service (QPRS), Queensland Children’s Hospital, and partnered with the Australasian Cerebral Palsy Clinical Trials Network (AusCP-CTN), to provide the latest information and research relevant to paediatric rehabilitation.

The 3-day virtual conference will include dedicated single streams with various national and international keynote addresses, short multidisciplinary presentations and case reviews, along with research papers. The single-stream sessions will be held online via Zoom.

The program will provide you with opportunities to update skills and knowledge with colleagues involved in the rehabilitation of children with brain injuries, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, limb difference and other low incidence conditions.

The conference will showcase Hot Topics in research from the Australasian Cerebral Palsy Clinical Trials Network, including recent advances and issues on some of the work being done to improve early diagnosis and intervention for children with, or at risk of, cerebral palsy. We will highlight the latest research and innovations in early detection, neuroprotection, interventions and their implementation into clinical practice.

You will also have access to a virtual bank of short presentations through the conference website on a variety of topics dedicated to paediatric rehabilitation.

Who can benefit from attending?

• Health professionals
• Other professionals who work with children who have received rehabilitation
• Parents/carers of children who have received rehabilitation
• Students
• Researchers

Parents/carers of children who have received rehabilitation are invited to register and attend this conference. Some conference content may be limited to health professionals where applicable.

Content and case studies presented at the conference is not intended to replace qualified medical or health related advice. If parents/carers have any concerns or questions arising from the conference in relation to the care for their child, these should be discussed with their QPRS health professional.

Date: 3 March - 5 March

Location: Conference to be held via Zoom videoconference