Impressive leadership on a very important health issue affecting Australian young people.
Paediatricians are very concerned about the lifelong health impacts of vaping - so important to have coordinated action and leadership.
Thank you Mark Butler MP There's still time to register for RACP Congress Prof Nitin Kapur

Powerful advocacy from anjali sharma who is working with Senator Pocock on a duty of care bill.
Anjali Sharma gave an incredible keynote address at There's still time to register for RACP Congress Congress 2022 (A Climate for Change) while she was a Year 12 student.
Young people are truly inspiring! Prof Nitin Kapur

Extremely proud of Camilla who is a strong advocate for children’s wellbeing and is one of the invited speakers at the #RACPCongress2024 ⁦There's still time to register for RACP Congress⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦Jacki Small⁩ ⁦Camilla Kingdon⁩ ⁦RCPCH President⁩ ⁦RCPCH⁩ thelancet.com/journals/lanch…

$39 million for major expansion of Child Development Service | Western Australian Government. We welcome this investment. ⁦There's still time to register for RACP Congress⁩ submission to WA Parliamentary enquiry can be read at parliament.wa.gov.au/Parliament/com… ⁦⁦⁦Paul Hotton⁩ wa.gov.au/government/med…

Key to addressing youth justice is to treat children as kids not criminals - Physicians ⁦There's still time to register for RACP Congress⁩ ⁦Jacki Small⁩ ⁦Brian Wood⁩ racp.edu.au/news-and-event…

More discussion this morning on ⁦ABC Brisbane⁩ about role of cow’s milk vs formula in children 6 months and more. abc.net.au/listen/program…. The discussion on this link is between 1:33 to 1:42.

Discussing the ⁦World Health Organization (WHO)⁩ new complimentary feeding guidelines for infants 6-24 months of age ⁦ABC News⁩ ⁦ABC Brisbane⁩ and what it changes for the Australian parent and paediatrician ⁦There's still time to register for RACP Congress⁩ ⁦Jacki Small⁩ ⁦Dr Niroshini Kennedy⁩ #PCHD

⁦Professor Smita Shah OAM⁩ gave a fabulous presentation on role of student agencies in making healthy lifestyle choices ⁦There's still time to register for RACP Congress⁩ ⁦Lung Foundation Australia⁩ ⁦⁦TSANZ⁩ ⁦Dr Niroshini Kennedy⁩ ⁦Paul D Robinson 🫁⁩ ⁦Paul Hotton⁩

Big thanks to ⁦There's still time to register for RACP Congress⁩ President ⁦Jacki Small⁩ to bring together all the specialist societies today to discuss the future of our college. ⁦Dr Niroshini Kennedy⁩

Research gaps that need to be addressed to ensure equitable care for girls and women. How can we promote research that asks the right questions and includes under-represented groups? How do we ensure health needs of girls and women are met? #WHS24 ⁦RANZCOG - O&G⁩ ⁦⁦

The brilliant Nyadol (nyadolnyuon on Threads) Nyuon OAM told her personal story of racial and gender bias in a recent encounter with the health system - a searing indictment of the stereotyping and bias that still exists. How many others have similar stories? We need to address this #WHS24

So many gems in A/Prof Nada Hamad keynote at Women’s Health Summit on intersectionality in health #WHS24 but her idea of triage as a metaphor for tackling inequity was brilliant 💡🌟 . If we can understand and implement it based on medical needs, why can’t we for inequities?

Powerful panel discussion on power dynamics and intersectionality, empowering girls and women in health care and countering health misinformation at #WHS2024
⁦⁦Nisha Khot (She/Her)⁩

What can each of us do to bring intersectionality into everyday practice?
A/Prof Nada Hamad has some tips for everyone at #WHS2024

Pot-pourri eBulletin - 19 February 2024 ⁦There's still time to register for RACP Congress⁩ ⁦Dr Niroshini Kennedy⁩ ⁦Hamish McCay⁩ ⁦sadasivam suresh⁩ ⁦Jye Gard⁩ ⁦Jacki Small⁩ ⁦Jennifer Martin - Physician and Board Director⁩ ⁦Jenny Proimos⁩ #PCHD ⁦Paul Hotton⁩ ⁦Paul D Robinson 🫁⁩ racp.edu.au/about/college-…

Congratulations to former Young Australian of the Year, Dr Daniel Nour from Street Side Medics. He's been selected for one of Muhammad Ali Centre’s annual humanitarian awards. Dr Nour is the first Australian to be recognised.
smh.com.au/healthcare/whe…

We still say “yes” to closing the appalling gap for Aboriginal children -they deserve better from Australia.

Wondering where to start? ➡️There's still time to register for RACP Congress⁩ ‘s position statement, developed with Aboriginal orgs

racp.edu.au/docs/default-s…
⁦Prof Nitin Kapur⁩ ⁦Jacki Small⁩

Professor Jaquelyne Hughes is a nephrologist and has written about why she is voting YES on Saturday. Read the full piece here ➡️ aida.org.au/uncategorized/…

Over 200 doctors working in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Medical Services have come together to say YES to the Voice.
They join the leading body for Indigenous healthcare, the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO), in their support.
#yes23

It was great to celebrate 25 years of optometry services at VAHS with Australian College of Optometry today! This unique clinic aims to remove barriers to eye care experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Find out more here optometry.org.au/indigenous-eye…