Sydney ACAH Conference 2022
Thursday 7 April 2022 - Sunday 9 April 2022 | Sydney NSW
What our attendees had to say
First trip out of Queensland, networking, quality of conference discussions and sessions. Great not just to hear about lists of causes or new drug management, but to spend time on “wicked problems” effecting our lives/work. Also to listen to passionate people where their job is a vocation!
Delegate, ACAH2022
I enjoyed connecting with like-minded people who are passionate about working to improve, and advocating for, children and young people's health. The breadth and depth of accumulated experience of attendees and presenters at the conference was really inspiring to see.
Delegate, ACAH2022
Excellent conference - covered very topical issues in Paediatrics with each speaker best suited to speak on each. Very well organised. Thankyou.
Delegate, ACAH2022
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ACAH 2022 Program
2:00PM | Registration
Registrations for workshops will begin at 2:00pm at the Doltone House - Darling Island, Pyrmont Sydney.
Address: Darling Island, 48 Pirrama Road, Pyrmont NSW 2009
Directions and tranportation options | Accommodation Options for Delegates
3:00 PM | Student/Trainee Workshop A: Unbamboozling developmental stages - assessing babies and children of different ages
Location: Parkview Room
Duration: One hour
4:00 PM | Student/Trainee Workshop B: The hard conversations - communicating with parents in distress, breaking bad news and red flags
Location: Parkview Room
Duration: One hour
3:30 PM | Workshop C: Trauma-informed care for Kids - recognition and creating therapeutic environments
Location: Parkview Room
Duration: 1.5 hours
Facilitators:
- Professor Karen Zwi OAM, Head Dept Community Child Health, Clinical Dir Priority Populations, Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network, NSW
- Safa Majidi, Priority Populations Service Reform Lead, Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network, NSW
8:00AM | Registration
Conference doors will open at 8:00am at the Doltone House - Darling Island, Pyrmont Sydney.
Address: Darling Island, 48 Pirrama Road, Pyrmont NSW 2009
Directions and tranportation options | Accommodation Options for Delegates
8:30 AM | Welcome to country and conference opening
with Aunty Ann Weldon
8:45 AM | First Nations Health
Chair:
- Prof Kelvin Kong, First Aboriginal Surgeon, NSW
Panellists:
- Dr Ngaree Blow, AFR 100 Women of Influence 2019 and Public Health Advanced Trainee, VIC
- Dr Dana Slape, First Aboriginal Dermatologist, NSW
- Dr Dennis Bonney, First Aboriginal Neonatalogist, NT
10:00 AM | Morning Tea
10:30 AM | Putting the Panic into Pandemic, A Hypothetical
Chair:
- Prof Tom Snelling, ID Physician, Children's Hospital at Westmead; Director of Health and Clinical Analytics Lab, Sydney School of Public Health, NSW
Panellists:
- Prof Kamalini Lokuge OAM, Lead, Humanitarian Health Research Initiative (ANU) and member Australia's National COVID-19 HRAC 2020-2021, ACT
- Prof David Isaacs, Infectious Disease Physician and Clinical Ethics, Children's Hospital at Westmead, NSW
- Dr Brendan McMullan, Infectious Diseases Physician, Sydney Children's Hospital, NSW
- Dr Dawn Casey PSM FAHA, Deputy CEO, National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO), ACT
11:45 AM | ACAH Annual General Meeting
12:15 PM | Lunch
1:00 PM | Obesity Pandemic Solutions
Chair:
- Patrick Walker, Paediatric Trainee, RCH Melbourne, VIC
Panellists:
- Prof Louise Baur AM, President-Elect World Federation Obesity, Professor of Paediatrics USYD, NSW
- Dr James Muecke AM, Australian of the Year 2020 and Advocate for preventing Type 2 Diabetes, SA
2:00 PM | Australian Human Rights Commission
Chair:
- Prof. Elizabeth Elliott AM FAHMS FRS, Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney
Speaker:
- Anne Hollonds, National Children's Commissioner
3:00 PM | Afternoon tea
3:30 PM | Oral Abstract Prize Presentations
Authors:
- Sally Chen,“Childhood pneumonia in humanitarian emergencies in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic scoping review”
- Pathma Joseph, “Closing the Loop in Paediatric Medication Management: A game-changer!”
- Pathma Joseph, “Game-changing practice: repurposed medications for childhood neurological indications in an Australian tertiary centre”
4:00 PM | The Great Debate - Working in Healthcare: Better Now than Then? Battle of the Generations!
Moderator:
- Prof Kim Oates AO, Emeritus Professor of Paediatrics, Previous CEO of the Children's Hospital at Westmead, NSW
Mature Team:
- Prof David Celermajer AO, Professor of Cardiology, USYD & World Debating Champion, NSW
- Associate Prof Annie Bye, Senior Paediatric Neurologist at Sydney Children’s Hospital and Conjoint Associate Professor University of NSW
- Dr Angie Morrow, Paediatric Rehabilitation Physician, Children's hospital at Westmead, NSW
Young Team:
- Dr Micah Vincent, Advanced Trainee, Sydney Children's Hospital, NSW
- Ashfaque Quadir, Advanced Trainee, Children's Hospital at Westmead, NSW
- Patrick Walker, Paediatric Trainee, RCH Melbourne, VIC
5:00 PM | Closing Remarks
8:00AM | Registration
Conferencce doors will open at 8:00am at the Doltone House - Darling Island, Pyrmont Sydney.
Address: Darling Island, 48 Pirrama Road, Pyrmont NSW 2009
Directions and tranportation options | Accommodation Options for Delegates
08:30 AM | Acknowledgement of country
08:30 AM | Advocacy %22How-To%22 Guide
Chair:
- Dr Annemarie Christie, General Practitioner, Director, Sydney Child Health Program
Speaker:
- Prof Simon Chapman AO, Emeritus Professor in Public Health USYD, Global Advocate for Tobacco Control, NSW
09:30 AM | Adolescent Trans Healthcare in Australia: Moving Towards Mainstream Service Provision
Chair:
- Jenny Proimos, ACAH Chair
Panellists:
- Dr Michelle Telfer, Director Dept Adolescent Medicine, RCH Melbourne, VIC
- Prof Rachel Skinner, USYD & Dep Dir. NHMRC CRE Adol Health, NSW
10:30 AM | Morning Tea
11:00 AM | Higher Degree Prize Presentations
Authors:
- Al-Rahim Habib, “DrumBeat.ai: Artificial intelligence to classify ear disease and predict hearing loss in rural and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children using otoscopic images”
- David Lui, “Evaluation of Screening Tool for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (the Child Trauma Screening Questionnaire) in a Paediatric Refugee Clinic”
- Jack DeLacy, “Ear health and hearing in urban Aboriginal children”
- Bridie Osman, “Are adolescent-perceived parental control and monitoring associated with adolescent dietary intake”
- Bithi Roy, “Types of Childhood Stroke: A Population-Based Study in Australia”
- Laurel Mimmo, “Smiles and laughter, all those really great things.' Nurses' perceptions of good experiences of care for inpatient children and young people with intellectual disability”
12:00 PM | Lunch
12:45 PM | Climate Change and Children
Chair:
- Prof. Elizabeth Elliott AM
Panellists:
- Prof Fiona Stanley, AC Patron Telethon Kids Inst, Distinguished Professorial Fellow, Uni WA
- Ava Princi, Climate activist student ('Duty of Care' landmark decision in Federal Court)
- Tish King, Proud Kulkalaig woman from Torres Strait and Seed Mob (Indigenous youth environmental organisation)
- Dr Kim Loo, GP & NSW Chair of Doctors for the Environment Australia, Member, NSW Council of AMA
- Dr Cybele Dey, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Sydney Children's Hospitals, NSW
1:45 PM | Child and Adolescent Champion Award Announcements and Closing Remarks
with Jenny Proimos, ACAH Chair
2:00 PM | Afternoon tea and move to Parkview room
Enjoy afternoon refreshments served by Doltone House. After, we will move to the Parkview room to commence Student and Trainee Abstract Presentations.
2:30 PM | Student Prize Presentations
Presentations will be held in Parkview room
Authors:
- Jane Wijaya, “Risk Factors For COVID-19 Mortality in Paediatric Populations: A Scoping Review”
- Lily Corboy, “Identifying the facial features of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder using automated analysis of photographs: A narrative review”
- Carrina Lee, “Rapid molecular viral testing for Hospital Acquired Infections in the Paediatric Emergency Department”
- Claire Breidahl, "The Risk of Intensive Care Admission and Mortality in Neonates of Migrants: a Systematic Review"
3:45 PM | Trainee Prize Presentations
Authors:
- Natalie Evans, “Effectiveness of the Mighty Children psychoeducational caregiver support group program on quality of life for families caring for children living with disability in Afghanistan: before-after study with realist-informed mixed-methods.”
- Elise D'Abaco, “Clinician Perspectives on a Community of Practice Model for Child Mental Health: A Qualitative Study”
- Sophie Wiegele, “The epidemiology of superficial Streptococcal A (skin and throat) infections in Australia: A systematic review.”
- Llewella Butland, “Pervasive Refusal Syndrome symptoms among children held in the Nauru Immigration Detention Centre”
- Jessica Wong, “The Rise of Anorexia Nervosa and the COVID-19 Pandemic”
5:00 PM | Closing Remarks
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