The Annual Paediatric Professional Development Program (PDP)

Friday 7 October & Friday 14 October (9am-12:30pm)

The 27th Annual Professional Development Program for Community Paediatricians from The Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne.

The 2022 PDP will consist of four sessions over two half days via Zoom Webinar. Sessions will provide practical information about developmental-behavioural paediatrics from expert colleagues.

Session 1: Friday 7 October, 9am-10:30am

Caring for socially and developmentally vulnerable children in partnership with schools

Associate Professor Jill Sewell, Senior Developmental-Behavioural Paediatrician, Centre for Community Child Health RCH

Rebecca Harris, Co-ordinator of Student and Family Wellbeing at Carlton Primary School (Victoria)

Session 2: Friday 7 October, 10:45am-12:30pm

Children in out-of-home care: the role of the community paediatrician         

Dr Karen McLean, Developmental-Behavioural Paediatrician, Centre for Community Child Health RCH, and Research Officer, Policy & Equity, MCRI

Session 3: Friday 14 October, 9am-10:30am

High level psychotropic prescribing - pearls of wisdom

Dr Rick Jarman, Developmental-Behavioural Paediatrician, Centre for Community Child Health RCH and Melbourne Developmental & Behavioural Paediatrics.

Session 4: Friday 14 October, 10:45am-12:30pm

Assessing and managing sleep disorders in children with daytime sleepiness and mental health concerns

Dr Kate Simpson, Paediatrician and Sleep Physician Centre for Community Child Health RCH

Registration Details

To register, please go to Eventbrite here Please click on either date, you will then be given the option to select tickets for both days ($165) or a single day ($100).

Sessions will be recorded, and available for those who have registered and unable to attend ‘live’.

Note: if you are a paediatric trainee please contact melissa.hirst@rch.org.au to obtain a 50% discount code to be used at checkout.