Current Nursing Research Projects

  • Holding children for procedures: Reflections on healthcare practice

    The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne 
    Wednesday 29 November 2023

    Program

    *Please note the Zoom link for Grand Rounds is different to the rest of the day

    Time Session
    0830 Welcome

    Session 1

    Zoom webinar ID: 869 7812 5532 and Password: 83124

    0845

    When does “holding” become “holding down”? The ethics of restraining infants for procedures

    Ms Sara Court, Master of Applied Ethics student, Utrecht University; 2022 Intern, Children’s Bioethics Centre, The Royal Children’s Hospital

    0905

    Restraint and children’s right to a voice in their healthcare

    Dr Clare Davies, Lecturer in Nursing, The University of Sydney

    0925

    PANEL: Holding young children for procedures in colorectal care provision: A panel discussion

    Facilitator:

    Prof Lynn Gillam, Academic Director, Children’s Bioethics Centre, The Royal Children’s Hospital

    Panelists:

    Ms Olivia Larkens, Child Life Therapist, The Royal Children’s Hospital

    Dr Kim-Michelle Gilson, Psychologist, Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction Service, The Royal Children’s Hospital

    Ms Jessica Taranto, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction Service, The Royal Children’s Hospital

    Ms Sarah Ziegerink Clinical Nurse Consultant, Stomal Therapy, The Royal Children’s Hospital

    1000 Morning Tea

    Session 2

    Zoom webinar ID: 869 7812 5532 and Password: 83124

    1020

    The balancing act: Parents’ experiences of procedural holding in hospital

    Ms Sage Hay, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Nursing Research & Clinical Nurse Specialist, Cardiology, The Royal Children’s Hospital

    1040

    Hold my ukulele: The role of the clown doctors during procedural holding at The Royal Children’s Hospital

    Dr Naomi Brockenshire, Lecturer, Department of Nursing, The University of Melbourne

    1100

    PANEL: Comfort vs Control

    Facilitator:

    Ms Dinah Humphries, Child Life Therapist, Monash Children’s Hospital

    Panelists:

    Ms Tammy Young, Child Life Therapist (formerly MCH, now RCH)

    Ms Emily Harris-Westrup, Clinical Nurse Specialist, MCH

    Ms Eliza Scanlan, Clinical Nurse Specialist, MCH

    Ms Michelle Caughey, Nurse Coordinator Eating Disorders, MCH

    Dr Simon Craig, Emergency Medicine Paediatrician, MCH

    1145 Lunch

    Grand Rounds – Keynote

    Zoom webinar ID: 974 2420 6942 and Password: GRD2023

    1230

    Children having tests, treatments, examinations and interventions; proposing an approach to minimise anxiety, distress and harm

    Prof Lucy Bray, Professor, Facility of Health, Social Care and Medicine, Edge Hill University, United Kingdom

    1330 Break

    Session 3

    Zoom webinar ID: 869 7812 5532 and Password: 83124

    1340

    The ethical dilemma of a short hold vs escalating anxiety

    Ms Carla Rogers, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition, The Royal Children’s Hospital

    1355

    A case study: Examining the impact of procedural holding on procedural anxiety for a new drug trial participant

    Ms Jaclyn Dorland, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Research and Clinical Trials, The Royal Children’s Hospital

    1410

    Importance of early experiences of needle procedures on the lives and healthcare of people

    living with cystic fibrosis

    Dr Dylan Stephenson, Clinical Fellow, Respiratory Medicine, The Royal Children’s Hospital & (Former) Advanced Training Registrar, Monash Children’s Hospital

    Ms Annette Baron, Senior Music Therapist, VPRS, Monash Children’s Hospital & Allied Health Research Intern, Workforce Innovation Strategy Education and Research Unit, Monash Children’s Hospital

    1425

    Procedural holding for dental examinations in patients with special needs – a case series

    Dr Giselle D’Mello, Consultant Dentist, The Royal Children’s Hospital

    Dr Gwendolyn Huang, Paediatric Dentist, The Royal Children’s Hospital

      1440

    “I don’t want eye drops today!” Supporting the child and parent through eye drop instillation

    Dr Sandra Staffieri AO, Orthoptist, The Royal Children’s Hospital

    1455 Afternoon tea

    Session 4

    Zoom webinar ID: 869 7812 5532 and Password: 83124

    1515

    Emotional safety in Molecular Imaging

    Miss Carlie Alicastro, Child Life Therapist, The Royal Children’s Hospital

    Mr Luke Baker, Senior Nuclear Medicine & PET/MRI Techn, Medical Imaging, The Royal Children’s Hospital

    1535

    Clinical Holding: The how of what we do is as important as the what

    Ms Ranita Sidhu, Occupational Therapist, Perth Children’s Hospital

    1550

    Hypothetical: Restraining a young person with anorexia for nasogastric tube feeding

    Facilitator: Prof Lynn Gillam, Academic Director, Children’s Bioethics Centre, The Royal Children’s Hospital

    Panelists:

    Dr Cate Rayner, Paediatrician and Director, Department of Adolescent Medicine.  Co-Director of the RCH Gender Service, The Royal Children’s Hospital

    Dr Andrew Court, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, The Royal Children’s Hospital

    Adolescent Physician TBC

    Ms Gemma Frandina, Project Lead, Eating Disorder Transformation Service, The Royal Children’s Hospital

    Ms Chrystie Mitchell, Senior Mental Health Clinician, The Royal Children’s Hospital

    1635 Prizes and Close


    Book of Abstracts

    Procedural Holding Symposium