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  Swanbourne site secured for WA’s first Children’s Hospice 19 September 2021 Western Australia's first children's hospice is one step closer with Swanbourne being confirmed as the location, following the transfer of land by the McGowan Government to CAHS. The new children's hospice will be built on Crown Land at the former site of the Swanbourne Bowling Club in Odern Crescent, Swanbourne. The hospice will be made possible through a partnership between the McGowan Government, Child and Adolescent Health Service and the Perth Children's Hospital Foundation. Premier Mark McGowan, Health Minister Roger Cook and representatives from the partnership visited the new Swanbourne site to reveal the latest concept design images for the hospice. Today, the Premier announced a $4 million Lotterywest grant to the Perth Children's Hospital Foundation towards the construction of what will be Western Australia's first children's hospice. Construction of the hospice is antici...
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  Boosting safety and recovery for young tonsillectomy patients through research into risk factors 09 September 2021 Greater understanding of risk factors is key to boosting safety and recovery for thousands of young tonsillectomy patients according to a Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH) researcher. Consultant Respiratory and Sleep Paediatrician Dr Mon Ohn has been awarded funding to co-lead the ‘Nightowl’ project which will assess the degree of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), a common childhood sleep breathing di...
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  Three questions with Dr Rishi Kotecha 12 August 2021 Dr Rishi Kotecha is a consultant in clinical haematology and oncology at PCH, Co-head of the Leukaemia Translational Research laboratory at Telethon Kids Institute and Associate Professor at Curtin Medical School. Dr Kotecha is involved in a range of national and international research collaborations with high profile groups including the U.S based Children’s Oncology Group (COG) and the internati...
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  Improving aftercare for young people at risk of suicide 28 June 2021 A collaborative research team has secured federal funding to examine ways to improve the experience that children and young people have when they present to hospital emergency departments for an acute mental health crisis with the aim of reducing the rate of youth suicide. The team which includes researchers from Telethon Kids Institute, PCH, the WA Country Health Service, the Geraldton Regional A...
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  Cerebral palsy children and young people take big strides thanks to landmark ‘Botox’ study 11 June 2021 A Perth Children’s Hospital researcher has demonstrated the long-term safety and benefit of Botulinum toxin type-A (or “Botox”), as one important element to treat the growing muscles of children and young people with cerebral palsy (CP). Paediatrician Dr Jane Valentine, Head of Research, Kids Rehab WAat Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH) and Professor of Paediatrics at The University of Western Aust...