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MPS Clinic Update - COVID-19

MPS COVID-19 Clinic Update

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

Tier 2 Exposure Site – 48 Flemington Road Monday 9 August

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

Dr Monika Hasnat - Botox Service Launched at Shepparton for young cerebral palsy patients

Botox Service Launched in Regional Victoria to Help Treat Cerebral Palsy

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

Australian Family Physician, December 2015 - Finetuning behaviour management in young children, Dr Rick Jarman

Finetuning behaviour management in young children – Dr Rick Jarman

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.

Zika Virus - Travel Medicine Update - Melbourne Childrens Travel Clinic

Zika Virus – Travel Medicine Update

Zika Virus - Travel Medicine Update. There are outbreaks of the Zika virus occurring in the Americas (particularly South America), Pacific Islands (Samoa), Africa (Cape Verde) and South East Asia (cases of Zika have been detected in Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, East Malaysia and Thailand). In

Helping kids break bad habits; Tips and Strategies

Helping kids break bad habits

Positive Parenting Strategies - Habit breaking help for kids who can't quit. Do your kids drive you crazy with frustrating habits like thumb sucking, hair pulling, nail biting or nose picking? Lots of children have habits, especially during the kindergarten years and usually involving touching

9th Edition of the RCH Paediatric Handbook

Editors of the recently released and latest edition of the best selling manual The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne Paediatric Handbook 9th Edition include Melbourne Paediatric Specialists' Paediatricians Amanda Gwee and Michael Marks.

Autism Resources: Positive Partnerships Supporting School Age Students on the Autism Spectrum

Autism Resources – Positive Partnerships

Supporting School Age Students on the Autism Spectrum. Resources for culturally and linguistically diverse communities These resources have been developed for families of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds, and those that are supporting them. www.positivepartnerships.com.au/resources-culturally-and-linguistically-diverse-communities There are a range of resources that have been translated into 6 languages to

New Smoking Bans - April 13 2015 - Please Don't Smoke Here

New Outdoor Smoking Bans to Start at Hospitals and Schools

From 13 April 2015, under the Tobacco Act 1987 smoking is prohibited within four metres of an entrance to all Victorian children’s indoor play centres, public hospitals, registered community health centres and certain Victorian Government buildings. We Care About Your Health - Please Don't Smoke Here From

RCH - Kids Health App

RCH launches Kids Health Information App

The Royal Children's Hospital has created an excellent kids health resource for parents that can be accessed on their mobile or hand-held device. The Kids Health Info mobile app is dedicated to providing quality, up-to-date paediatric health information. The fact sheets have been developed for parents and young

Probiotic interventions in infantile colic - Review: Valerie Sung

Review: Probiotic interventions in infantile colic

Latest Publication: Probiotic interventions in infantile colic in Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care, Dr Valerie Sung, May 2015 Purpose of review Up until 2014, the use of probiotics in infantile colic has shown promise. However, the past year has seen the publication of controversial results

Growth Issues in Children - Should I be worried about my child?

Growth Issues – Should I be worried about my child?

Growth is one of the most fundamental tasks of childhood development. It can therefore be a source of much anxiety and concern to both the child and their parents if it doesn’t seem to be occurring as expected. Is my child a ‘Late Bloomer’? For the vast

Infant Feeding - Dietary recommendation and paediatric iron

Is your baby getting enough iron?

When to introduce solids and what solids are good for your baby? Is your baby getting enough iron? A recent article published In the Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health from the Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute describes a large survey of mothers of newborns and

Paediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Specialists - Dr Monika Hasnat and A/Prof Adam Scheinberg

Spotlight On: Paediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Specialists

Paediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Physicians Dr Monika Hasnat and Dr Adam Scheinberg have commenced private consulting at Melbourne Paediatric Specialists at 48 Flemington Road, Parkville. Dr Hasnat and Dr Scheinberg see children and young people with a broad range of conditions who have functional limitations or disabilities. A

General Paediatricians at Melbourne Paediatric Specialists

Spotlight On: Our General Paediatricians

Meet four of our highly experienced General Paediatric, Developmental & Behavioural Paediatricians who have commenced private consulting at Melbourne Paediatric Specialists in February 2015. Dr Valerie Sung, Dr Shaamini Lokuge-Hayes, A/Prof Michael Marks and Dr Rick Jarman. These paediatricians also have senior staff appointments at the Royal Children’s Hospital

Research Video: Do probiotics help treat infants with colic?

Dr Valerie Sung explains her latest study which shows that probiotics are ineffective in treating infant colic. The study, which was published in the British Medical Journal in April 2014, is the largest and most rigorous trial to date to show the probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri, is

Study recommends change of common IV fluids for children worldwide

New study recommends change of common IV fluids for children worldwide - Lead researcher, Paediatrician and Melbourne Paediatric Specialist, Dr Sarah McNab spoke to Alison Caldwell, from ABC The World Today on December 1, 2014. A new landmark study published in The Lancet in December 2014 is recommending

48 Flemington Road, Parkville - the new Royal Children's Hospital Precinct

The Royal Children’s Hospital Commercial Precinct

Melbourne Paediatric Specialists’ new clinic facilities forms part of the new commercial precinct at the Royal Children’s Hospital, on Flemington Road which also is the home to the new Art Series Hotel, The Larwill Studio. The development of the new space at 48 Flemington Road marks