Grand Rounds 2023: Embedding trauma informed, family centred, and evidence-based approaches into practice

25 October 2023

The Grand Rounds will explore:

Bringing the voice of the child and family into our day-to-day interactions, and the importance of lived experience perspectives when designing new approaches to support mental health and wellbeing.
Some of the evidence-based resources being developed to improve care for children experiencing common mental health conditions, and what we are learning as we test the introduction of patient reported outcome measures for anxiety into routine care.
Why we are focussing on trauma-informed preventative care, what this looks like in a paediatric hospital setting, and how we are working with colleagues across campus to develop a shared language and understanding around trauma and trauma informed care.
The importance of family centred approaches and why supporting the wellbeing of parents, carers and siblings is key to optimising care for children.

Associate Professor Tom Connell is Executive Director Medical Services and Chief Medical Officer, RCH.
Lisa Corrigan is Campus Mental Health Strategy Lived Experience Advisor. Lisa has a background in executive level corporate communications and public affairs, and is currently a strategy executive at Corrigan’s Produce Farms, her family’s farming business. Lisa cares for her daughter who has a mental health condition and is a 12-year veteran of the mental health system. In addition to her advisory role on the Campus Mental Health Strategy, Lisa serves as a member of Beyond Blue’s Portfolio Review Council.
Associate Professor Gehan Roberts is Associate Director (Clinical Services), Centre for Community Child Health.
Kelly Light is a Clinical Nurse Educator, RCH and Senior Project Officer for Trauma Informed Preventative Care in the Campus Mental Health Strategy team.
Sarah Connolly is Interim Director of Allied Health, RCH.