Paediatric

This enlightening session describes the key indicators of illness in children about which health care staff need to be aware.
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CPD Listening Time:	27 Mins
Conference:	Care of the seriously ill or injured child
Date Recorded:	11 - 12 Oct 2010
Location:	Melbourne VIC Australia

The final session in the entire Understanding Childhood Obesity – Overview, the focus of this session lies in issues relevant to teenagers/adolescents, which may not otherwise have been considered...
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Children are different from adults in their anatomy, physiology, and psychology. As healthy children grow older, illnesses, injuries, and the ageing process damage their bodies. This chapter gives an overview of the differences between children and adults
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Type:                         eChapter
Book Title:	Care of Sick Children
Chapter:	1
This education is:	eligible for CPD

The most common cause of vomiting and diarrhoea in children is gastroenteritis. This chapter will concentrate on gastroenteritis - but the chapter also discusses ‘warning’ signs and symptoms of other causes of vomiting and diarrhoea in children...
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Type:                         eChapter
Book Title:	Care of Sick Children
Chapter:	6
This education is:	eligible for CPD

This session will discuss the characteristics of an effective volunteer program.
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CPD Listening Time:	48 Mins
Conference:	Volunteers - Set Up Volunteers Program
Date Recorded:	04 Feb 2010
Location:	Victoria, Australia

Australian National Council on Drugs (ANCD) research findings (Jan. 2008) reveal that one in five young people, aged 12 – 17 years, drink to intoxication at least once a week. Cannabis and amphetamine type substances are the next most commonly used drugs.
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CPD Listening Time:	46 Minutes
Conference:	Alcohol and Drugs
Date Recorded:	11 Feb 2010
Location:	Victoria, Australia

Prelims: Contents, Introduction & Author
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Type:                         eChapter
Book Title:	Care of Sick Children
Chapter:	0
This education is:	eligible for CPD

The importance of culture is discussed when we nurse the sick child. Different cultures traditionally use different treatments for illnesses.
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CPD Listening Time:	5 Mins
Conference:	Care of the Child with an Acute Illness
Date Recorded:	15 Mar 2010
Location:	Brisbane, Australia

This chapter provides an overview of the issues involved in paediatric palliative care and the strategies that can be used in a comprehensive approach to care...
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Type:                         eChapter
Book Title:	Palliative Care Nursing
Chapter:	24
This education is:	eligible for CPD

This session focuses on two key processes in place to prevent childhood obesity. Further, this session provides information about treatments being used...
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This lecture provides information about how to safely transfer seriously ill or injured children. Factors to consider in preparation of a child for transfer and the main risks associated with transferring a child are identified and discussed.
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CPD Listening Time:	25 Mins
Conference:	Care of the Seriously Ill or Injured Child
Date Recorded:	12 Oct 2010
Location:	Melbourne VIC Australia

This session provides information about compartment syndrome in children and strongly expresses a need for all nurses and the community generally to understand this condition. First aid measures for this syndrome are provided.
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CPD Listening Time:	40 Mins
Conference:	Care of the Child with an Acute Illness
Date Recorded:	15 Mar 2010
Location:	Brisbane, Australia

This session states the causes of gastro-enteritis in children. It discusses the management and treatment of gastro-enteritis in infants, toddlers and adolescents.
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CPD Listening Time:	41 Mins
Conference:	Care of the Child with an Acute Illness
Date Recorded:	15 Mar 2010
Location:	Brisbane, Australia

This lecture describes the signs and symptoms of a child with a head injury. The lecture provides information to assist the nurse identify which child has a serious head injury and needs immediate intervention.
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CPD Listening Time:	38 Mins
Conference:	Care of the Seriously Ill or Injured Child
Date Recorded:	12 Oct 2010
Location:	Melbourne VIC Australia

A wound is a break in the skin. Various words are used to describe a wound depending on its appearance and the nature of the injury that caused the wound. This chapter explores the different types and causes of wounds and their treatment...
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Type:                         eChapter
Book Title:	Care of Sick Children
Chapter:	12
This education is:	eligible for CPD

This lecture describes basic and advanced life support systems for infants and children.
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CPD Listening Time:	25 Mins
Conference:	Care of the seriously ill or injured child
Date Recorded:	11 - 12 Oct 2010
Location:	Melbourne VIC Australia

FREE Download. Questions: Many children develop chronic disease early in life. Patients and their families need assistance to make a smooth health care management transition as they move from childhood to adulthood.
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CPD Listening Time:	6 Mins
Conference:	Chronic Disease Conference
Date Recorded:	4 Sep 2008
Location:	Melbourne, Australia

This chapter discusses conditions that cause ‘coughs, colds, sneezes, and wheezes’, the signs and symptoms, and treatment of various respiratory infections...
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Type:                         eChapter
Book Title:	Care of Sick Children
Chapter:	4
This education is:	eligible for CPD

Dermatitis is a general term which means, literally, ‘inflammation of the skin’. This chapter discusses some of the more common causes of dermatitis in children - including eczema, psoriasis, fungal infections, scabies, and head lice...
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Type:                         eChapter
Book Title:	Care of Sick Children
Chapter:	9
This education is:	eligible for CPD

How to select the right person for the volunteering task at hand.
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CPD Listening Time:	16 Mins
Conference:	Volunteers - Setting-Up a Volunteer Program in Health Care.
Date Recorded:	04 Feb 2010
Location:	Victoria, Australia