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Dr. Khalid Al Ansari
The Peninsula
Sidra Medicine and Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) will jointly host the 5th Qatar Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Q-PEM) Conference 2021 from January 15 to 17. The annual conference is being held virtually this year.
Q-PEM’s goal is to provide a high-quality, evidence-based update for healthcare practitioners involved in the urgent and emergent care of children.
Q-PEM 2021 Conference Chairman, Dr. Khalid Al Ansari, who is also the Chair of Emergency Medicine at Sidra Medicine said, “Q-PEM this year promises to be a memorable one, both in the quality of scientific discourse and its impact equipping frontline
Victoria will shut its border to NSW at 11.59pm on January 1.
The state has reported another two new cases linked to a person from NSW, making it five new cases today.
Acting Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan says it was not an easy decision to make. This has been a difficult year, with many difficult decisions to make, she says. We have to do everything we possibly can to lock in the situation we have here in Victoria.
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More primary school students will get the mental health support they need when they need it in 2021.
Minister for Education James Merlino today announced an additional 15 primary schools will join the Mental Health in Primary Schools pilot – a partnership with the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute.
The pilot, which began this year in ten schools, provides evidence-based training and resources to support school staff to better understand and respond to mental health issues affecting primary school students.
Participating schools can employ a Mental Health and Wellbeing Coordinator with teaching qualifications. This new role will complement and build on existing school approaches to social and emotional learning and mental health.
Groundbreaking treatment could cure dwarfism in children, but there are some risks
While the condition isn t necessarily something that needs to be cured , having a potential treatment would be useful.
There are over 300 different conditions that can cause dwarfism, but achondroplasia is the most common of them. Up to 1 in 15,000 people in the world are affected by it. Those affected have an average adult height of 131 centimetres (4 ft 4 in) for males and 123 centimetres (4 ft) for females, and suffer an increased risk of multiple health conditions.
There may soon be a drug to treat this condition.
Image credits: Bridie Byrne, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute.
Strong public health messaging campaign crucial to large uptake of COVID-19 vaccine, experts say
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Wesa Chau says people need information about a vaccine in order to decide if they want to have it.
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Health experts fear there could be a low uptake of coronavirus vaccines in some communities if people are not educated about the immunisation process.
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Some people have questions about the side effects and safety of the vaccines
Doctors say the Government needs to make sure its messages about the vaccine reach all communities