Bonus episode: Online health information – what can you trust?
When you search for health information online, how can you tell if it is true? When you see a post on social media, what signs should you look for to make sure the advice can be trusted? It’s not always easy to navigate online sources when you’re seeking support for your child’s health. Listen in for some simple tips you can follow to make sure you’re ready to spot mis- and disinformation when it appears.
In this bonus episode of the Kids Health Info Podcast, your host Dr Anthea Rhodes is joined by Paediatrician, Dr Alex Cussen, whose experience in the Department of Adolescent Medicine provides her with insight into the challenges faced by young people exploring health information online.
To support young people and their parents, the Royal Children's Hospital has developed new fact sheets that tackle topical health issues and questions commonly encountered when it comes to teens health. Explore our teen health info fact sheets here: Teen Health Info : Teen Health Info fact sheets
Kids Health Info is funded thanks to the support of the Good Friday Appeal.
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Episode 7: Winter wellness: Gastro and why it peaks in winter
Poos and spews. Voms and bombs. We all know the feeling of stress and discomfort when one of your children comes down with gastro. But how can you best look after your child and the whole family when gastro arrives in your home? Tune in for some tips on keeping up the fluids and how to stop the spread.
Dr Anthea Rhodes is joined by Emergency Department Specialist at the RCH, Dr Tom Glover, to provide some helpful advice for getting through a bout of gastro in the household.
This episode is part seven of our winter wellness season. Listen to the full season to prepare your family for the cooler months. Each episode contains useful tips about illnesses that spread more often in winter.
Kids Health Info is funded thanks to the support of the Good Friday Appeal
Explore related Kids Health Info fact sheets here:
Kids Health Info : Gastroenteritis (gastro)
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Episode 6: Winter wellness: What is hand, foot & mouth disease?
How can I identify hand, foot and mouth disease and if my child has it, will I catch it too?
Dr Anthea Rhodes is joined by Director of General Medicine at the RCH, Dr Sarah McNab, to explain what hand, foot and mouth disease is and help you to understand how you can stop the spread in your household this winter.
This episode is part six of our winter wellness season. Listen to the full season to prepare your family for the cooler months. Each episode contains useful tips about illnesses that spread more often in winter.
Kids Health Info is funded thanks to the support of the Good Friday Appeal
Explore related Kids Health Info fact sheets here:
Kids Health Info : Hand, foot and mouth disease
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Episode 5: Winter wellness: Croup and your children
Croup can be scary and serious – can you recognise the signs, and would you know what to do if your child gets croup this winter?
Dr Anthea Rhodes is joined by Emergency Department Specialist at the RCH, Dr Tristan Harding, to explain how you can spot the signs of croup in your child and what to do if they develop the distinctive barking-style cough or have difficulty breathing.
This episode is part five of our winter wellness season. Listen to the full season to prepare your family for the cooler months. Each episode contains useful tips about illnesses that spread more often in winter.
Kids Health Info is funded thanks to the support of the Good Friday Appeal
Explore related Kids Health Info fact sheets here:
Kids Health Info : Croup
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Episode 4: Winter wellness: Whooping cough - keeping your family safe
Do you know what a ‘whoop’ sounds like? Could you tell if your child had whooping cough? Would you know how to stop it spreading through your household?
Dr Anthea Rhodes is joined by Director of General Medicine at the RCH, Dr Sarah McNab to unpack the signs and symptoms of whooping cough in this episode of the Kids Health Info Podcast.
This episode is part four of our winter wellness season. Listen to the full season to prepare your family for the cooler months. Each episode contains useful tips about illnesses that spread more often in winter.
Kids Health Info is funded thanks to the support of the Good Friday Appeal
Explore related Kids Health Info fact sheets here:
Kids Health Info : Whooping cough
Based on the hugely popular RCH Kids Health Info fact sheets, the Kids Health Info podcast explores common topics and concerns with experts in children's health from The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne. Kids Health Info is funded thanks to the support of
The Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal. To view the Kids Health Info fact sheets visit: www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo/
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