Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Department of Paediatrics

Our vision

Our vision is of a nationally and internationally renowned multi-disciplinary department providing leadership, excellence and opportunity in paediatric teaching, research and clinical practice; a department that is at the forefront of child and adolescent health.

News and events

Miegunyah Distinguished Fellow 2007

Paediatrician and child/adolescent psychiatrist Professor Xavier Castellanos from New York University will be visiting the University of Melbourne in 2007. He will give the following presentations:

• Research Symposium: ADHD - Taking the Next Step (Thursday 26 July)
• Clinical Symposium: Biological Contributions to Child Psychiatry (Friday 27 July)
• Royal Children's Hospital Grand Rounds: Stimulant medication and ADHD: How does it help? (Wednesday 1 August)
• Public Lecture: The Mental Health of Children: Can Science Deliver the Needed Breakthroughs? (Thursday 2 August)

Missed the Public Lecture? Listen to a recording here.

For more information, visit: www.rch.org.au/acpu

Enquiries: 9345 4666

Clinical Paediatrics: An update for practising paediatricians

Clinical Paediatrics 2007 will be held from Saturday 15th to Sunday 16th September at the Royal Children's Hospital. For program and online registration, please visit: www.rch.org.au/cpu