Join the Doctors in Secondary Schools Clinical Training Program's Breakfast Club.
Each fortnight throughout Term 2, join us alongside a specialist as we discuss common issues presenting in young people. These sessions are designed for clinicians, nurses and educators.
| Date | Title
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Wednesday 24 April 7.30am-8.30am
| Students who can’t, not won’t: Supporting earning difficulties in schools with A/Prof Gehan Roberts | - Describe the role of clinicians in screening for learning disorders in practice.
- Identify common presentations that could indicate a need for specific learning disorder assessment.
- Discuss simple screening questions or instruments that could be used in the primary care and school-based settings.
- Discuss opportunities for interdisciplinary assessment in school based health settings
- Participate in a community of practice and peer learning.
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| Wednesday 8 May 7.30am-8.30am | DiSS BITs Part 2: Putting the Brief interventions toolkit into practice with Desiree Smith and Stephanie Stewart
| - Discuss the role of brief interventions for YP with low to moderate mental ill-health in school-based health services
- Examine a case plan for a young person working through the relevant Brief Intervention Toolkit module
- Construct a practical approach to using the Orygen brief intervention toolkit modules through case-based discussion.
- Participate in a community of practice and peer learning.
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| Wednesday 22 May 7.30am-8.30am | The importance of a good night's sleep: Adolescents and the impact of neurodiversity on sleep with Dr Hiep Pham
| - Discuss normal adolescent sleep and the major contributing factors to sleep disturbance in young people of secondary school age
- Describe the effect of neurodivergence on sleep
- Discuss the effects of medications on sleep in neurodivergent groups
- Describe the role of medication and non-pharmaceutical interventions in managing difficulties with sleep, in the context of developmental stage
- Participate in a community of practice and learning
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| Wednesday 5 June 7.30am-8.30am | We can do hard things! How to work smarter nor harder in imperfect health systems in schools with Dr Bianca Forrester and Dr Simone Craig
| - Describe the development of School based health services across different levels or domains of healthcare
- Explore systemic school barriers and enablers in the school setting
- Co-create solutions to common issues in practice
- Participate in a community of practice and peer learning.
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| Wednesday 19 June 7.30am-8.30am |
Eating disorders in teens: Tools and tips for practice with Bella Burns
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- Describe the role of primary care in responding to eating disorders in teens
- Describe evidence-based screening and monitoring practices and tools
- Discuss early intervention and team-based strategies in primary care
- Participate in a community practice and learning
- An overview of eating disorders in a community-based setting
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Topics and titles are subject to change. These series events have been approved in the RACGP 2023-2025 triennium as a 5-hour activity (Activity 766217): 5 hours of Reviewing Performance.
