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Language, cognitive flexibility, and explicit false belief understanding: Longitudinal analysis in typical development and Specific Language Impairment

The hypothesis that language plays a role in theory-of-mind (ToM) development is supported by a number of lines of evidence.

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A modular approach to forecasting COVID-19 hospital bed occupancy

Monitoring the number of COVID-19 patients in hospital beds was a critical component of Australia's real-time surveillance strategy for the disease. From 2021 to 2023, we produced short-term forecasts of bed occupancy to support public health decision-making. 

Dr Mary Abraham wins national diabetes research award

Congratulations to Dr Mary Abraham from the Rio Tinto Children's Diabetes Centre and Perth Children's Hospital, who has been awarded the prestigious Australian Diabetes Society (ADS) Lindsey Baudinet Rising Star Award in T1D Research.

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Mum wears pump to support daughter's diabetes journey

“I sometimes wish I wasn’t the only one in my family with type 1.” It was this simple statement that prompted mum Candice to walk in her six-year-old daughter Mia’s shoes to attempt to discover what life is like living with type 1 diabetes.

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Have you got a copy of the new patient folder?

We recently launched our new and improved Children’s Diabetes Centre patient folder so don’t forget to ask for your own hard copy next time you visit the diabetes clinic at Perth Children’s Hospital.

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Best practice in diabetes care

Last month, our Centre's co-Director Liz Davis, attended the National Association of Diabetes Centre's (NADC) Symposium in Sydney.

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Our country kids are doing well

Research has shown that no matter where our patients reside in WA, whether it be remote or metropolitan based, the ongoing management of diabetes is the same.

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Key elements of Goal-Directed Training for children with cerebral palsy: A qualitative content analysis

Goal-directed training is an evidence-based occupational therapy intervention for children with cerebral palsy targeting motor performance and goal attainment. There is variability and limited description on goal-directed training delivery within the studies who found it a successful intervention. The aim of this study was to establish the who, what, why and how of goal directed training according to practicing occupational therapists.

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GP perspectives on a psychiatry phone line in Western Australia's Great Southern region: implications for addressing rural GP workload

Mental illness is a public health challenge disproportionately affecting rural Australians. GPs provide most of the mental health care, and they report increasing levels of burnout and unsustainable workload in the context of increased patient complexity. This may be more salient in rural settings characterised by resource constraints. In this paper, we use evaluation data from a GP psychiatry phone line established in Western Australia's Great Southern region in 2021 to describe GPs' perspectives on the service and reflect on how it may help alleviate rural GP workload.