Kids Health Matters provides trusted advice on common child health concerns from leading Western Australian child health experts.
The series answers the most common questions parents and carers ask on health concerns that matter to them.
It features interviews with a range of passionate experts from across the Child and Adolescent Health Service, Western Australia’s only dedicated health service provider for infants, children and young people. Join them in conversation as they share their expertise and insights on child health, developmental issues and concerns.
Kids Health Matters tackles a range of topics from sleep, to managing food allergies, unpacking the risks of vaping, deep diving into ADHD and looking at strategies to support a young person in your life through depression or a mental health crisis.
The series is hosted by broadcaster Dani Shuey. Perth Children's Hospital Respiratory Consultant Dr Adelaide Withers and CAHS Coordinator of Nursing in Infection Prevention and Control, Danielle Engelbrecht share co-hosting duties.
Tune in and take advantage of this fantastic resource proudly produced by the Child and Adolescent Health Service.
Get in touch! Email your feedback or suggestions about the series to kidshealthmatters@health.wa.gov.au.
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Kids Health Matters provides trusted advice on common child health concerns from leading Western Australian child health experts.
The series answers the most common questions parents and carers ask on health concerns that matter to them.
It features interviews with a range of passionate experts from across the Child and Adolescent Health Service, Western Australia’s only dedicated health service provider for infants, children and young people. Join them in conversation as they share their expertise and insights on child health, developmental issues and concerns.
Kids Health Matters tackles a range of topics from sleep, to managing food allergies, unpacking the risks of vaping, deep diving into ADHD and looking at strategies to support a young person in your life through depression or a mental health crisis.
The series is hosted by broadcaster Dani Shuey. Perth Children's Hospital Respiratory Consultant Dr Adelaide Withers and CAHS Coordinator of Nursing in Infection Prevention and Control, Danielle Engelbrecht share co-hosting duties.
Tune in and take advantage of this fantastic resource proudly produced by the Child and Adolescent Health Service.
Get in touch! Email your feedback or suggestions about the series to kidshealthmatters@health.wa.gov.au.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
With rising rates of allergies in Australian children, many parents are struggling to navigate the growing minefield of allergy information and advice that’s out there.
If you’re confused about when to introduce your child to nuts, whether it’s wise to avoid certain foods altogether or the difference between a contact and allergic reaction, you’re not alone.
Be sure to tune into this episode of Kids Health Matters as Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH) Immunologist Dr Michael O’Sullivan and Senior Dietitian Kath Harrigan team up to tackle all things allergy-related.
The pair’s practical and easy-to-understand advice will help you sort fact from fiction and guide you through the tricky terrain of food allergies in children.
In this episode, Kath draws on her decades of dietetics experience to share practical advice on reducing stress around food allergies through:
Dr Michael, will take you through the ins and outs of:
The renowned food allergy researcher will also explain the importance of an accurate diagnosis in helping you know what foods to avoid – and not to avoid – and the vital role of your GP.
Dr Michael emphasises the importance of regularly eating different foods as a way of training the body’s immune system in early life.
“The best way to prevent allergies in the future is to start allergy prone foods, such as nut pastes and egg, as early as possible and keep giving them to your child regularly.” Dr Michael said.
“For instance it’s important to keep trying to expose a baby to different types of tree nuts even if they have had a reaction to peanuts,” Dr Michael said.
He will even share insights into treatments on the horizon thanks to new research.
“Traditionally we have taken a ‘one size fits all’ approach to food allergies.
“Our clinical trials are allowing us to consider future options and choice for families in how they can manage a child’s food allergy,” Dr Michael said.
Kids Health Matters provides trusted advice on common child health concerns from leading Western Australian child health experts.
This episode is hosted by broadcaster Dani Shuey and PCH Respiratory Consultant Dr Adelaide Withers.
Further information about the podcast series including full show notes and transcripts are available at https://cahs.health.wa.gov.au/KidsHealthMatters
Kids Health Matters is proudly produced by CAHS which includes Neonatology, Child and Adolescent Community Health, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and Perth Children’s Hospital.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.