Not just a ‘picky eater’: Neurodivergence and feeding difficulties, disordered eating and eating disorders

Speaker: Hilary SmithHilary Smith is NEDC’s Health Promotion Lead. Hilary has worked in health and human services for over 20 years in service delivery, management, policy, strategy, sector development and business development roles. Facilitator:Dr Bianca Forrester has lived and worked in the Geelong community for 15 years. She is a senior lecturer in Primary Care at the … Read more

Eating Disorders in Teens: Tips and Tricks for Practice

Speaker: Dr Sarah TrobeDr Sarah Trobe is NEDC’s National Manager. Sarah is a Clinical Psychologist and has held clinical positions at the Royal Children’s Hospital and private practice as well as working with The Victorian Centre of Excellence in Eating Disorders (CEED) with a focus on service development, case consultation, multidisciplinary care coordination, and education and training provision. … Read more

The importance of a good night’s sleep: Adolescents and the impacts of neurodiversity on sleep

Speakers: Dr Hiep PhamHiep is a Respiratory and Sleep Paediatrician. After graduating from Monash University, he trained through The Royal Children’s Hospital where he completed his General Paediatrics and Respiratory fellowships. He is specialising further in Sleep Medicine. Facilitated by: Dr Bianca Forrester has lived and worked in the Geelong community for 15 years. She … Read more

DiSS BITs Part 2: Understanding my anger

Speakers: Desiree Smith,Desiree is a clinical educator and consultant at Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health. Stephanie Stewart,Stephanie is a clinical educator at Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health. Facilitated by: Dr Bianca Forrester has lived and worked in the Geelong community for 15 years. She is … Read more

Students who ‘can’t’, not ‘won’t’: Supporting young people with learning difficulties in schools

Speakers: A/Professor Gehan RobertsAssociate Professor Gehan Roberts is a developmental-behavioural paediatrician and holds appointments with The Royal Children’s Hospital, Centre for Community Child Health, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, and the University of Melbourne. Gehan completed his clinical fellowship in child development at the Boston Children’s Hospital. He has a Masters in Public Health from … Read more

Developmental Paediatricians and School-Based Health Clinicians: What do we have in common?

Speakers: A/Professor Gehan RobertsAssociate Professor Gehan Roberts is a developmental-behavioural paediatrician and holds appointments with The Royal Children’s Hospital, Centre for Community Child Health, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, and the University of Melbourne. Gehan completed his clinical fellowship in child development at the Boston Children’s Hospital. He has a Masters in Public Health from … Read more

Behavioural Addiction: Beyond Alcohol and Other Drugs

Speakers: A/Prof Yvonne BonomoAssociate Professor Yvonne Bonomo (MBBS, FRACP, PhD, FAChAM) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne. She is the Director of the Department of Addiction Medicine at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, and Medical Head of the Women’s Alcohol and Drug Service … Read more