The Education Hub - Conversation with the experts

Sueann Penrose is a Clinical Nurse Consultant with the Children’s Pain Management Service at The Royal Children’s Hospital. Join us as she discusses their service and the challenges associated with delivering appropriate pain management to children.

In today’s podcast we hear from Sonja Elia, Nurse Practitioner, Nursing lead for ambulatory services and Unit Manager of the Immunisation Service at the Royal Children’s Hospital. We discuss the work she has undertaken with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and the COVID-19 vaccination in children.

We will discuss communicating with children in the general x-ray setting and provide some tips around environment set up and rapport building to assist with performing the imaging examination. We are joined by Steve Lacey, a tutor radiographer, and Trent Wilkie, a clinical educator and radiographer. They have both been working in the Medical Imaging Department at the Royal Children’s Hospital for...

Bruising – Accidental or not? Where and how many?

The impact of physical activity on a child’s MRB

Did you know that inserting peripheral intravenous cannulas is the most common invasive procedure that we perform on children presenting to hospital? In this episode Eloise Borello, Vascular Access Clinical Nurse Consultant at the Royal Children’s Hospital talks us through the history of vascular access and discusses some of the specific challenges faced in the paediatric setting. She also shares...

Jessica Taranto and Suzie Jackson-Fleur are Clinical Nurse Consultants for the new Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstructive Service at The Royal Children's Hospital. In today's podcast they discuss how the service was established, the conditions they manage and resources available for families and clinicians. They take us through some of the challenge's families experience with anorectal malformations...

Dr Claire Wilkin-Marshall is a Paediatric Emergency Physician working in the Emergency Department at The Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne. Claire has extensive experience in critical care including intensive care and retrieval medicine. This episode Claire will be sharing her insights and strategies on how to manage acute behavioural presentations to the ED.

Rachael Martin is a Dietitian and Sarah James is a Speech Pathologist who work at the Royal Children’s Hospital. They have both worked in the area of paediatric feeding for over 18 years. Rachael and Sarah share with us their experience with supporting children and their parents to wean their tube feeds and their thoughts on the best approach.

Kathy Bicknell is a burns clinical nurse consultant working at The Royal Childrens Hospital in Melbourne. Today we will be discussing the key considerations regarding burns in paediatrics. Kathy highlights the main points when managing burns in the early stages to ensure optimal outcomes for those who are injured.

In today’s podcast we’re fortunate to chat once again with Professor Fiona Newall on how nursing research and evidence can improve the quality of care we deliver to our patients. In our previous episode we talked about using the evidence in our practice so today, we further explore HOW this evidence changes the nursing care that we deliver to patients and their families.

Using evidence in nursing practice is not a new concept. However, the practicality of embedding new evidence into practice is sometimes easier said than done. Today for our 2nd podcast with Professor Fiona Newall, we explore the challenges of recognising ‘good’ evidence for nurses, whether Google is a good idea and what not to do.

How do you create a culture of enquiry within your workplace? In today’s episode Professor Fiona Newall, Director of Nursing Education and Research at the Royal Children’s Hospital chats with us about developing the enquiring nurse’s mind and “Tested or Tradition.” What is “Tested or Tradition”, you say? Have a listen to find out more.

Jill Fitzgerald is an Occupation Therapist at the Royal Children’s Hospital with an interest in Post Traumatic Amnesia (PTA). Jill shares with us her knowledge of PTA and why health professionals should be aware of when a child is in PTA.

Dr Nadine Sharples is a Paediatric Emergency Physician & General Paediatrician at The Royal Children’s Hospital here in Melbourne. In addition to working as an ED consultant, Nadine is a director of emergency training, and is actively involved in teaching our new doctors. Today, we will be gaining Nadine’s insight discussing the key priorities to managing seizures in the paediactric emergency sett...

Kim Price and Tyler Hyndman are Clinical Nurse Educators in the Emergency Department at the Royal Children’s Hospital. When it comes to the art of triaging children, they are no strangers to the challenge. In this episode we draw on Kim and Tyler’s expertise on how to identify a sick child, resources they recommend and communicating with parents and guardians. Resources:Emergency Triage Education...

Blaise Doran is a physiotherapist who has been working for the Royal Children’s Hospital Children Pain Management Service for over 8 years. In this episode we will be exploring Blaise’s thoughts around the assessment and treatment of chronic pain (or as you will hear Blaise talk of it - persisting pain) in children and adolescents.

Dr Elliot Long is a paediatric emergency physician at the Royal Children’s Hospital and has recently completed his PHD on the topic of fluid resuscitation in sepsis. In this episode we will be exploring Elliot’s insights to navigating the tricky world of recognising and managing sepsis while working in a busy emergency department. Resources: Sepsis flowchart Sepsis CPG RCH: https://www.rch.org.au/...

This episode we will be discussing STIC, a framework for teaching when time is limited. Dr Amy Gray, a consultant paediatrician in the department of general medicine at The Royal Children’s Hospital with a focus on medical education and global health joins us to explain the framework. Resources: Medical education: STIC framework https://www.rch.org.au/meded/projects/sticaframeworkforteachingwhent...

Long gone are the days when CRP and procalcitonin levels were ordered on most patients. But when might they still be good to order? Today's article could be used when discussing improper ordering with your team or referring colleagues. It may also help families understand why choose not to test a child's inflammatory markers when the diagnosis is certain. For the written summary of this paper and...

A retrospective study has found that prescribing infants either acid-suppressant medicines or (even short courses of) antibiotics, may significantly increase their risk of developing allergic diseases. It provides us with some food for thought when prescribing these medicines and is a useful article to share with families when explaining your prescribing rationale. For the written summary of this...

This episode examines how a systematic review of the new research around bronchiolitis and the use of high-flow therapy has shaped what we do on the wards. When do we use it? How long is a 'trial of low flow' therapy? Why don't we use high-flow therapy straight away when a child with mild or moderate bronchiolitis presents to the Emergency Department? For the written summary of this paper and link...

This week we examine a large retrospective study from the US that looked at how often (or infrequently) well-looking febrile infants are found to have UTIs and meningitis. This article has helped mould our rubric for investigating infants with PUO (fever of unknown origin). For the written summary of this paper and link to the original paper, please visit the Paediatric Papers website PODCAST DISC...

Welcome to the first episode of the Paediatric Papers segment of our podcast! This week we delve into a case series of children with COVID-19 who developed the Paediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome - Temporally associated with SARS-Cov-2 (PIMS-TS). The article arms us with information on how to not-miss the syndrome and ways to distinguish it from other, very similar, conditions. For the wr...

Honesty is the key to communicating with toddlers and children. This episode covers useful strategies for talking to toddlers truthfully about their illness, asking and answering questions, acknowledging their feelings and listening. Associate Professor Brigid Jordan is a social worker and infant mental health clinician, educator and researcher. Her research focus is the impact of early life stres...