Melbourne Paediatric Specialists continue to provide both TeleHealth and Face-to-Face Appointments (where clinically indicated) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Melbourne Paediatric Specialists is dedicated to the safe care of our patients. All staff at Melbourne Paediatric Specialists (practice admin team and practitioners) are fully vaccinated against
Melbourne Paediatric Specialists supports COVID-19 vaccination as a safe and effective way to manage the current COVID-19 pandemic. In keeping with advice from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI), Melbourne Paediatric Specialists recommends children who are 12 – 18 years of age receive
Due to the attendance of a positive COVID-19 case at 48 Flemington Road on Monday 9 August, the Department of Health has classified all inside spaces including the lifts as a Tier 2 Exposure Site, and the suites 4.1 and 4.2 as a Tier 1
Paediatrician Dr Rick Jarman explains what ADHD is during 'Known Unknowns' on Mornings with Jon Faine, ABC Radio Melbourne, 17/10/2018
One of our paediatric nephrologists, Dr Tom Forbes, has recently published his research growing mini-kidneys in a dish from the stem cells of a patient with genetic kidney disease. The article was published on the 30th of April in the American Journal of Human Genetics,
Congratulations to Paediatrician Dr Valerie Sung who will receive a prestigious Dean's Award for Excellence from the University of Melbourne in recognition of her thesis: Probiotics for treating infant colic.
Children living with cerebral palsy, in the Hume Region, will benefit from access to a treatment, now offered at Goulburn Valley Health Service, Shepparton. Paediatric Rehabilitation Specialist Dr Monika Hasnat has recently set up a botulinum toxin injection service available at Shepparton for young patients
Be Active in April: Register your family for the 2016 Premiers Active April. How much physical activity does your child get each day? Physical activity guidelines for Australian children. It’s not just common sense that being active is good for children (and adults!), there is
Wetting the bed (or nocturnal enuresis) and daytime wetting are common and normal in young children but can cause significant distress for families when continence in not achieved at the expected time. Paediatric Nephrologist Dr Tom Forbes explains.
Problems that Worry Parents: Finetuning behaviour management in young children. Paediatrician Dr Rick Jarman, aims to provide general practitioners with a template for behaviour management work with parents of young children. Australian Family Physician, December 2015, Guide for GPs.