Issue 119 April 2019 Alliedkids to Allied to Kids is an initiative of the NSW Children’s Healthcare Network. The newsletter will be circulated regularly to provide updates and information to support allied health professionals who work with kids and their families. Have you been using Twitter as a Inside this edition Learning Tool? Have you been using Twitter as a Literature has explored the use of social media by healthcare 1 professionals in developing virtual communities that facilitate Learning Tool? professional networking, knowledge sharing, and evidence 1-5 informed practice. The overwhelming evidence suggests that To Tweet or not to Tweet 2 virtual communities created on social media platforms are viewed as valuable knowledge portals where knowledge is exchanged.5 There is, however, a paucity of knowledge in terms of allied Project ECHO® 2 health using Twitter within the Australian context. The Allied to Kids (A2K) Allied Health Educators have been Australia’s first health & learning 3-4 exploring the use of Twitter in association with the Allied Health facility for country kids opens Telehealth Virtual Education Program (AHTVE). We are looking to explore if allied health professionals are using Twitter for professional purposes. Please complete the survey and let us Childhood Obesity Update Day 4 know if you have been or are interested in using Twitter https:// www.surveymonkey.com/r/TwitterPost. Public Health Research & Practice – 4 This research is part of an initiative introduced by A2K Allied Childhood Overweight & Obesity Health Educators regarding the value of Twitter as a tool to facilitate active participation in the AHTVE sessions. Information Indigenous young people share regarding this initiative can be found on the A2K website, at http:// message of LOVE and HOPE in a 5 www.nchn.org.au/a2k/telehealth.html. Currently A2K provides song to prevent youth suicide fortnightly education sessions. The calendar for upcoming Telehealth Initiative at The sessions can be found at http://www.nchn.org.au/a2k/ 6 docs/2019AlliedHealthTelehealthVirtualEducationCalendar.pdf. Sutherland Hospital The topics for the current month are on page 10. Association for the Wellbeing of 7 Register as a Twitter user and follow us Children in Healthcare AlliedtoKids@AlliedtoKids. Then join in the Twitter discussion for each AHTVE session. Look out for further details, Asthma and Your Child – A 7 including AHTVE session hashtags, in the A2K newsletter, via Resource Pack for Parents & Carers email, and of course on Twitter. Further details regarding the Twitter research study are available Developmental Coordination on the A2K website or by asking your Allied Health Educator Disorder – A common yet under 8 (contact details on page 10). recognised disorder References: MP4Kids Conference 2019 9 Alsobayel, H. (2016). Use of Social Media for Professional Development by Health Care Professionals: A Cross-Sectional Web-Based Survey. JMIR Medical Education, 2(2), e15. doi:10.2196/mededu.6232. Research Corner 9 Barry, A., & Pearson, G. (2015). Professional Use of Social Media by Pharmacists. The Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, 68(1), 22 - Allied Health Educator Contact 27. 10 Details Chan, W., & Leung, A. (2018). Use of Social Network Sites for Communication Among Health Professionals: Systematic Review. Allied Health Telehealth Virtual 10 Journal of Medical Internet Research, 20(3), e117. doi:10.2196/ Education jmir.8382. Forgie, S., Duff, J., & Ross, S. (2013). Twelve tips for using Twitter as a Tertiary Children’s Hospitals Grand 11 learning tool in medical education. Medical Teacher, 35(1), 8 - 14. Rounds doi:10.3109/0142159X.2012.746448. Rolls, K., Hansen, M., Jackson, D., & Elliot, D. (2016). How Health Care Save the Date 12 Professionals Use Social Media to Create Virtual Communities: An In Integrative Review. Journal Medical Internet Research, 18(6), e166. Conferences/Workshops/Webinars 13-14 Page 2 Issue 105119 Page 2 To Tweet or not to Tweet This section will be a regular inclusion of the Allied to Kids newsletter and will spotlight relevant Twitter accounts for allied health professionals. Kids Research@kids_research - Kids Research (KR) is committed to better understanding the diseases of childhood and to discover innovative treatments to help children and young people live their healthiest lives. They are the research division of Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, located in Westmead in Sydney's West and Randwick in Sydney's East. KR includes research undertaken by students, affiliated academic staff and research staff at both of Sydney’s paediatric hospitals, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead and Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick. Children’s Health Queensland@childhealthqld - Children’s Health Queensland (CHQ) is a specialist state wide hospital and health service dedicated to caring for children and young people from across Queensland and northern NSW. A recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, education and research, CHQ delivers a full range of clinical services, tertiary level care and health promotion programs. Please do not forget to follow AlliedtoKids@AlliedtoKids - A2K aims to provide education, support and clinical resources to allied health professionals working with children across NSW. Project ECHO® Project ECHO® (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is a global movement that aims to empower professionals to provide the right care, in the right place, at the right time. Project ECHO®: Aims to support teams caring for children with complex and chronic conditions using a virtual, case based learning platform Connects primary care teams, education and human service professionals with experts, using free, online and interactive case-based learning sessions Encourages ‘all teach, all learn’ for participants to share knowledge, discuss cases, and develop new skills. Clinicians can connect for free, from their home or office, using any device with an internet connection and a webcam. Children’s Health Queensland currently has the following Project ECHO® programs available: ADHD Project ECHO® weekly program will start on Wednesday 1st May to 3rd July (for 10 weeks) from 8:00 - 9:00 am (Brisbane time). Supporting Refugee Kids Project ECHO® weekly program will start on Monday 29th April to 17th June (7 weeks) from 3:15 - 4:30 pm (Brisbane time). Expressions of interest for future programs are also welcome: Childhood Overweight and Obesity Kids Behavioural and Mental Health Paediatric Persistent Pain Clubfoot and other Foot Anomalies Type 1 Diabetes Please see the website for more information and to enrol in a program: https://www.childrens.health.qld.gov.au/chq/health-professionals/integrated-care/project-echo/. Issue 119 Page 3 Australia’s first health & learning facility for country kids opens Article provided by Royal Far West Royal Far West is a charity organisation that has been providing health services to children living in rural and remote Australia for 95 years. Royal Far West (RFW) works in partnership with regional and rural families and their local health and education providers to complement existing services within their communities. Manly-based country children’s charity RFW launched its state-of-the-art Centre for Country Kids facility in December 2018. Ushering in a new era for the 95-year-old charity, the Centre for Country Kids is Australia’s only integrated health, education and disability service. It is dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of country children, supporting thousands of children with developmental challenges and their families. The children access support for a wide range of issues including speech and language Royal Far West’s Centre for Country difficulties, ADHD, autism, behavioural difficulties, disabilities, and mental Kids health. The new Centre will help RFW increase the number of children and families supported each year and increase the impact on rural and remote communities currently doing it tough in the face of severe drought conditions. Specifically, it will support the expansion of the award-winning Telecare for Kids program, which allows children in rural and remote communities to access regular psychology, speech therapy and occupational therapy to address issues with mental health, behaviour, speech, language and communication, and motor skills. The RFW clinical team engages with parents and teachers, alongside local health and early intervention services, to support optimal outcomes for children and build capacity around them. The new Centre will also dramatically improve the experience for clients with complex needs who attend the charity’s Paediatric Developmental Program in Manly. This will assist with strengthening RFW goal of ensuring every country child can access the same level of health and wellbeing services as city children. The 150 staff at the Centre include speech pathologists, occupational therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, paediatricians, nurses, dentists, business and corporate services teams. In addition, the teachers and support staff from the RFW Department of Education School are now all incorporated into the one, purpose-built facility. There are 25 clinic rooms, 20 Telecare Pods, breakout rooms to help regulate children between school and appointments, and recreational play spaces. The Centre has been funded by RFW in conjunction with the NSW Government and Commonwealth Government. Following more than a decade of planning and construction, the Centre for Country Kids will help to ensure health services