Join our Neurodevelopment Network for their June Lunch and Learn session with Jane Hamer, who will explore why sleep is a shared responsibility across sectors, and how we can better support tamariki with disabilities and their whānau.
🗓️ Tuesday 10 June 2025 | 🕛 12.00–12.30pm | 📍 Zoom
Presented by: Jane Hamer, Paediatric Physiotherapist and Clinical Leader, Te Whatu Ora Waitematā
Jane will share insights from the 2024 AusACPDM conference, drawing on a powerful workshop titled ‘Promoting Wellbeing for children, young people and their families: A practical approach’. This session will touch on:
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A brief overview of the science of sleep
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Common factors affecting sleep in children with disability
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Practical tools including the Wellness Wheel, SleepLinks C Words, and Sleep Comfort Map
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Why sleep matters — and why it’s everyone’s business
This session is ideal for health, education, and community professionals who work with tamariki and rangatahi. It will be followed by a knowledge translation session in July.
About Jane
Jane Hamer is a long-serving paediatric physiotherapist and part-time Clinical Leader for Te Whatu Ora Waitematā. She has over 30 years of experience working with children across health and education settings. Jane recently completed her Master of Health Science at Otago University, focusing on caregivers’ experiences of implementing sleep systems for children with complex disability. She is currently leading a co-design project with whānau to bring this research into practice.
Want to get involved?
To join our mailing list, suggest a future topic, or express interest in presenting, please get in touch.
📧 Email: [email protected]
📞 Phone: 021 237 9903 (Kati Wilson, Neurodevelopment Network Project Coordinator)