The Annual Paediatric Professional Development Program (PDP)

Friday 25 October and Friday 1 November (9am–12:15pm)

The 29th Annual Professional Development Program for Community Paediatricians from The Centre for Community Child Health, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne. 

The 2024 PDP will consist of four sessions over two half days via Zoom Webinar. Sessions will provide practical information about current hot topics in developmental-behavioural paediatrics from expert colleagues.

Registration details

Tickets can be purchased via TryBooking here

If you are an advanced paediatric trainee, for a 50% discount at checkout, please use code: AT2024

Agenda

Session 1: Friday 25 October, 9am-10:30am

Practical strategies in supporting families struggling with the mental health difficulties of a child

Jesse Richardson, Senior Clinical Psychologist, Department of Psychology-RCH

Session 2: Friday 25 October, 10:45am-12:15pm

Better Together: how you can help children overcome common mental health problems

Katie Airey, ADHD & ASD Coach, The Very Versatile Lemon

Associate Professor Ric Haslam, Consultant Paediatrician

Session 3: Friday 1 November, 9am-10:30am

Finding calm in the chaos with unsettled babies

Beth Gammell, Maternal  and Child Health Nurse, General Medicine-RCH

Dr Tammy Goldwasser, Consultant Paediatrician, Centre for Community Child Health-RCH

Dr Katelyn Tenbensel, Infant Mental Health Fellow, RCH; and Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Austin Child and Youth Mental Health Service

Session 4: Friday 1 November, 10:45am-12:15pm

The role of supervision: navigating family conflict while caring for ourselves

Sarah Jones, Mental Health Social Worker Clinician, Infant / Child / Family Therapist and Clinical Supervisor to Medical Systems

A/Prof Gehan Roberts, Consultant Paediatrician, Associate Director Clinical Services, Centre for Community Child Health-RCH

Contact

For any queries please contact Melissa.Hirst@rch.org.au