Alan Walker lecture series

• Date:

  24 - 25 August 2012

• Location:

  Darwin, Northern Territory

• Category:

  Indigenous

Overview

The lectures discuss new and topical developments in Indigenous Child Health. They also outline child health priorities for the Northern Territory's Indigenous population.

This lecture series is aimed at doctors, nurses and health workers currently working, or who have an interest in working in Indigenous child health. It's designed to help achieve better Indigenous child health outcomes and deliver practical information that will benefit practitioners in their day-to-day roles.

What will be discussed:

• prevention, detection and treatment: child abuse and neglect
• prevention of pneumococcal disease
• Indigenous and global child health priorities
• examining the causes, prevention, diagnosis and management of high rates of anaemia among Indigenous children living in the NT
• information on new treatment guidelines and child health program updates.

Register by Friday 10 August 2012.

Contacts

Menzies School of Health Research
PO Box 41096
Casuarina NT 0811
Ph: (08) 8922 8196
Fax: (08) 8927 5187
Email: info@menzies.edu.au

Links

• View information: 2012 Alan Walker Lecture Series
• View website: Menzies School of Health Research