The Paediatric Society of New Zealand/Te Kāhui Mātai Arotamariki o Aotearoa are very concerned about the high number of tamariki injured by dogs in Aotearoa.
Auckland emergency doctor Natasha Duncan-Sutherland says, “Over 2800 dog-related injuries occur every…
The Paediatric Society of New Zealand/Te Kāhui Mātai Arotamariki o Aotearoa welcomes the publication of a parent and caregivers guide for children newly diagnosed with a rare disorder, launched at Government House yesterday.
The booklet, produced by Rare…
The Paediatric Society of New Zealand/Te Kāhui Mātai Arotamariki o Aotearoa are concerned about the number of tamariki in Aotearoa that are not up to date with all their immunisations, particularly the MMR vaccination. This means we could see a widespread…
This article from the University of Calgary may be of interest to some of you.
News – 21 Feb 23
Paediatric surgeon advances anti-racism in health care and medical education
Anti-racism work is an essential duty for all…
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Rare Disease Day 28 February and Rare Disorders Month March 2023
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Parent Guide Launch
Submission: precision health consultation
Trikafta Submission for people with cystic fibrosis (CF)…
A research paper comparing the immunisation status of tamariki aged under two (March 2018 versus March 2021) presenting to Kidz First Emergency Care at Middlemore Hospital has won Lauren Spence the Paediatric Society’s New Investigator Award. The award,…
The Paediatric Society has had some good media coverage over the last few days thanks to our spokesperson Dr Owen Sinclair.
Stuff – 7 Nov 22
Urgent action needed to address child immunisation crisis, experts say
Only one in three…
Joint media release
Child health experts say urgent action needed to resolve child immunisation crisis
Child health experts from the Paediatric Society of New Zealand (PSNZ) and Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) are deeply concerned about Aotearoa’s…
Media release
27 October 2022
Child health experts to converge on Taranaki for conference
Child health experts from around the country will converge on New Plymouth next week for the 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held from 1-4 November.
Over the…
Register aims to capture health information on children with Cerebral Palsy
Every three days a child in Aotearoa New Zealand is born with Hōkai Nukurangi/Cerebral Palsy (CP) but little is known about exactly how many children the condition affects.
In an effort…
This may be of interest.
the Guardian – 21 Sep 22
UK children’s doctors given advice on how to help families in poverty
Health experts encourage doctors to talk about nutrition and socio-economic circumstances
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New Zealand Breastfeeding Alliance (NZBA), the NZ College of Midwives and the Paediatric Society of New Zealand have joined forces to remind New Zealanders that successful breastfeeding involves the whole whānau.
World Breastfeeding Week (WBW), runs from 1-7…
