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Wearable devices could change clinical care for kids with cystic fibrosis

A bold respiratory research project will investigate whether wearable devices could drastically change clinical care for children living with chronic diseases such as cystic fibrosis. 

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Introducing Illuminate PitchFest

At The Kids our greatest asset is our people. We are strongly invested in the future of child medical research welcoming, nurturing, and encouraging the best and most innovative Australian and international researchers.

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Play Active physical activity policy intervention and implementation support in early childhood education and care: results from a pragmatic cluster randomised trial

Policy interventions to increase physical activity in early childhood education and care (ECEC) services are effective in increasing physical activity among young children. However, a large proportion of ECEC services do not have nor implement a physical activity policy.

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The application of population data linkage to capture sibling health outcomes among children and young adults with neurodevelopmental conditions. A scoping review

Siblings of children with neurodevelopmental conditions have unique experiences and challenges related to their sibling role. Some develop mental health concerns as measured by self-reported surveys or parent report. Few data are available at the population level, owing to difficulties capturing wide-scale health data for siblings. Data linkage is a technique that can facilitate such research. 

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The natural history of the MECP2 Duplication disorder: Australian surveillance and plans for development of an international register

Helen Jenny Leonard Downs MBChB MPH BApplSci (physio) MSc PhD Principal Research Fellow Head, Child Disability +61 419 956 946 08 6319 1763

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Community Involvement critical to research

Understanding the experiences of those living with a chronic condition such as type 1 diabetes (T1D) has been the topic of conversation throughout the medical research community over the last decade or so.

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Christmas nutrition tips

We asked our nutrition research lead and Accredited Practising Dietitian, Dr Amelia Harray, for her advice on how to enjoy food and stay on track with managing type 1 diabetes over Christmas.

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Diabetes Australia app

Diabetes Australia have released an app to make living with or caring for someone with diabetes a little easier.

Research Assistant, Children's Lung Health

An exciting opportunity to work in the Children's Lung Health research team to improve lung health in children and young people.

Research Assistant/Coordinator Infectious Diseases Implementation Research

Newly created role to facilitate the set up and day to day running of clinical research studies