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National Carers Week 2024 11 October 2024 National Carers Week 2024 (13-19 October) reminds us of the invaluable contributions of carers. At the Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) we care about our incredible carers. This week, and every week, let’s come together to honour the remarkable work of carers, and ensure they receive the recognition and support they truly deserve. To recognise carers across WA – who are so often unsung heroes in healthcare – CAHS is hosting a stall in the Perth Children’s Hospital atrium, Wednesday 16 October, 9:30am – 12:30pm. Come along and show your support, share your story, meet with staff from Carers WA, and pick up some handy resources. For those who cannot attend in person, we have compiled some useful resources below. Resources for carers We have compiled a list of outstanding community resources to support carers. • Working with health servic... -
Young people making a difference 04 October 2024 Our Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) Youth Advisory Group (YAG) is on a mission to empower young patients, clients, and their families to have an active role in their healthcare journeys. And they are certainly hitting the mark – taking out the Y WA Collective Action Award category in this year’s WA Youth Awards. With a record 155 nominations across all categories, securing a win was an outstanding achievement. Through partnership and collaboration, the YAG help to provide young people a platform to voice their opinions, suggestions, and concerns in the establishment of policies, programs and services across CAHS, with a particular focus on both Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH) and Child and Adolescent Community Health. Recently the group advocated for improvements to the food option for inpatients at PCH. To ensure healthy meals are readily available, ... -
Stan Perron Charitable Foundation’s commitment to helping kids with cancer 19 August 2024 On Saturday 17 August 2024, Minister for Health, the Hon Amber-Jade Sanderson MLA, announced a donation by the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation of $135.5 million over the next decade to a multi-partner collaboration to support Western Australian children and young people with cancer. Across Australia, cancer is the leading cause of death by disease for children. The generous philanthropic donation, one of the largest in WA’s history, will not just change the lives of children currently living with cancer, but will also help to advance cancer research and treatment into the future building upon the significant work already being undertaken by Perth Children’s Hospital and Telethon Kids Institute. Valerie Jovanovic, Child and Adolescent Health Service Chief Executive said the funding will enable us to improve outcomes for children with cancer through research of more effe... -
Inaugural Nursing Research Fellowships supported by Telethon 14 August 2024 Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) and Telethon are thrilled to announce the inaugural candidate of the Nursing Research Fellowship (NRF) Program. Thanks to funding from Telethon, three Nursing Research Fellowships will be awarded over a three-year period, providing CAHS recipients with a dedicated opportunity to begin to build their research capability and expertise under the guidance of clinical and academic supervisors. The inaugural recipient, Perth Children’s Hospital Research Nurse Coordinator, Arielle Jolly, commenced her project, ‘FOOTPRINTS: Follow-on Outreach – Psychosocial Support After the Unexpected Death of a Child in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)’ in July 2024. Arielle’s research will develop and test a PICU bereavement service to follow-up families of children who have died an unexpected death. “I’m delig... -
Kids Health Matters Episode 11: Food Allergies 07 August 2024 With rising rates of allergies in Australian children, many parents are struggling to navigate the growing minefield of allergy information and advice that’s out there. If you’re confused about when to introduce your child to nuts, whether it’s wise to avoid certain foods altogether or the difference between a contact and allergic reaction, you’re not alone. Be sure to tune into the latest episode of Kids Health Matters as Perth Children’s Hospital Immunologist Dr Michael O’Sullivan and Senior Dietitian Kath Harrigan team up to tackle all things allergy related.
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22/06/2021