Physical as anything.com http://physicalasanything.com.au/
Provides information and help for teachers and schools, parents and carers, and healthcare professionals for school-aged children with medical, developmental and psychological conditions.
Comfort Positioning For Medical Procedures
Medical procedures represent some of the most stressful and potentially traumatizing aspects of pediatric health care. From immunizations to catheterizations to even "simple" ear exams, young children often demonstrate fear and anxiety and struggle to hold still. One proven technique used to comfort children during medical procedures, making the procedure easier for child, family, and medical staff, involves the use of comfort positions or comfort holds. This video, created by the Child Life Department at Dell Children's Medical Center, demonstrates the effectiveness of positioning for procedures and provides examples of specific techniques.
About CP : Early School Years www.thespasticcentre.org.au/about_cp/early_school_years.htm The Early School Years Fact Pack is designed to assist teachers, teacher's aides, students and parents to learn more about what may be helpful for children with cerebral palsy in the early years.
Free Checklist Related to Changing the Concept of Families as Visitors www.medicalhomeinfo.org/about/newsletter/#i4
Changing the concept of families as visitors and recognizing families as partners in the care of patients is critical in advancing the practice of patient- and family-centered care. The Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care offers a variety of resources concerning family presence and participation during hospitalization. Are Families Considered Visitors in our Hospital or Unit is a free checklist available for download on their Web site. This resource presents a framework to examine staff practices and the hospital infrastructure to determine how well family presence and participation are supported. The checklist is helpful to understand current policies and practices and useful in prioritizing action steps for a plan of change.
The Family-Centered Care Self-Assessment Tool – Provider Tool (pdf) www.familyvoices.org/pub/index.php?topic=fcc
Health care settings can use this structured tool in quality improvement activities and to support development of the first key component of a medical home as defined by the American Academy of Pediatrics—“provision of family-centered care through developing a trusting partnership with families, respecting their diversity, and recognizing that they are the constant in a child’s life” (AAP, 2002). This tool can be used to increase family satisfaction with the care setting and to increase its standing in the community.
Alliance for a Cavity-Free Future www.allianceforacavityfreefuture.org/en/us/home
The Alliance for a Cavity-Free Future is a worldwide group of experts who have joined together to promote integrated clinical and public health action in order to stop caries initiation and progression in order to move towards a Cavity-Free Future for all age groups.
AUSMED - The Healthcare Educators www.ausmed.com.au
Ausmed Conferences and Publications has been providing nurses and allied health professionals access to high quality Australian education and resources since 1987. Ausmed has a clear understanding of the learning needs of today's nurses and health care professionals, providing accessible education which is both empowering and enabling.
ReachOutPro.com.au www.reachoutpro.com.au
ReachOutPro.com.au provides access and advice for health care professionals on a range of technologies and online resources that can be used to enhance the effectiveness of psychosocial support and mental health care provided to young people. You will:
Gain quick access to resources and information for young people
Learn about new technologies and what they mean to young people
Find answers to questions like "what is social networking?" and "why is it so important for me to know?"
Get instructions based on clinician experience on how to incorporate technology into clinical practice
Get advice on how to make clinical practice more efficient using technology
Access new research and websites that can be useful in your practice
Children's Rights Curriculum www.aap.org/commpeds/resources/childrensrights.htm
The Children's Rights Curriculum can be used to raise awareness of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by increasing the understanding of its direct application to health and health care policy and practice, raise awareness of the relationship between public policy and the health rights of children and encourage a commitment to the development of an advocacy role related to children's rights.
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Highlight of the Month ~November ~
Good Beginnings provides free early childhood and practical parenting programs for children and families across Australia, based at their Early Years Centres or visits to your home.
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.
04 October 2011
AWCH organised an event to promote Mental Health Month by taking our Hospital Ward Grandparent volunteers and office volunteers on a Fish 'n' Ships tour.
The event showcased the importance of volunteering and its benefits to support and enhance a person’s wellbeing.
