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Who Cares?The 1996 Conference focused on before and after the hospitalisation of children. Changes in the delivery of health care incorporating preventative medicine, early discharge, "hospital in the home" and community programs, have altered the focus of child health care away from a hospital based model. The role of the family in maintaining and supporting the child’s health and in providing for their emotional needs during health care treatment is pivotal. How do we support families with children who are acutely or chronically ill? How do families and health professionals work together to co-ordinate the many factors in supporting a sick child in the community? When hospitalisation is necessary, how well are children and families prepared for admission and discharge? To obtain a copy of the conference proceedings, please contact AWCH. |
What's New~ Useful Links ~
World Rare Disease Day Australia 2012 World Rare Disease Day raises awareness about rare diseases and their impact on patients’ lives. May 2012 Parent to Parent NZ is looking for contacts to connect families who have a child with a disability, health impairment or special need. See if you can help - click here to view the current list of contacts they are looking for. 16 April 2012 The Consumers Health Forum of Australia is currently conducting a project on Quality Use of Medicines among Young People. Part of this project involves an online survey of individuals 17 years old or younger (focussing on young people aged 10 17 years of age) with the aim of gathering information about their attitudes and behaviours regarding medicines and medicine use. To participate visit: 29 February 2011 AWCH attended an event in Sydney’s Martin Place on February 29th that marks World Rare Disease Day 2012. 22 November 2011 AWCH attended the Youth Health2011 – It’s Totally Important Conference in November in Sydney. The conference ran over 3 days and was a wonderful mix of professionals and young people coming together to discuss youth health. AWCH jointly hosted a pre-conference workshop which had a morning session discussing the rights of young people in healthcare and the standards required to protect those rights followed in the afternoon with presentations and discussion about training and workforce development in adolescent healthcare.
Click on the report to read about the workshop, go to www.youthhealth2011.com.au and follow the tweets or check out the program at www.youthhealth2011.com.au/program/conference-program/ 04 October 2011 |
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