About the program
Welcome to the Well Child Health program. This online learning resource is for primary healthcare professionals caring for families with children aged between 0-5 years.
The focus of the program is to provide support and online training about the comprehensive use of the child Personal Health Record (cPHR) for health and developmental surveillance for all children (child health checks) under the age of five.
Monitoring of health, growth and development of children in early childhood is widely accepted and considered an important indicator of future health outcomes.
The Well Child Health program
Five eLearning modules make up the program:
- Examination of the infant and young child
- Screening for hearing, vision and growth
- Anticipatory guidance – topics for discussion with parents
- Developmental surveillance – how to do it quickly and easily
- Putting it all together - how to do it in a busy clinic setting
The modules are short and each one should take you around an hour to complete. They are designed with busy professionals in mind - you can sign in and out as you need to. The modules offer online activities and quizzes to test your knowledge.
The modules can also be used as part of a blended learning environment or as a refresher or update on child health checks. We have included competency checklists as well as information for further learning.
The information from this resource can be applied in various clinical settings, in different states or countries, as there are many similarities within each early childhood surveillance program.
This program is funded by Sydney Local Health District, one of the leading public health districts in NSW. It has been developed by Community Paediatric Services within the District’s Community Health, Child and Family Services.
Expert advisory team:
This program has been written and edited by a team of healthcare providers and educators and peer reviewed by experts within each discipline.
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| Dr Katherine Todd Public Health registrar Community Paediatric Services |
Catherine Llewellyn Clinical Nurse Educator Child and Family Health Nursing Sydney Local Health District |
Dr Sue Woolfenden Consultant Community Paediatrician Sydney Children's Hospital & Associate Senior Lecturer University New South Wales |
Dr Marisa Magiros General Practitioner Southwest Sydney & Senior GP Medical Educator GP Synergy |
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| Dr Simone Craig General Practitioner & Child, Youth and Family Medical Officer Community Paediatrics Services Sydney Local Health District |
Nicola Brown Nurse Manager, Education Professional Practice and Innovation Centre Tresillian Family Care Centres |
Karen Booth Senior registered nurse & consultant President Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association |
Dr Natalie Ong Developmental & Community Paediatrician Community Paediatric Services Sydney Local Health District |
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| Dr Lydia So Developmental Fellow, Community Paediatric Services Sydney Local Health District |
Dr Jonathan Nguyen Community Paediatric Registrar Community Paediatric Services Sydney Local Health District |
2022 working group for the Well Child Health program:
- Dr Jonathan Nguyen, Staff Specialist, General Paediatrics, Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Sydney Local Health District affiliate
- Dr Natalie Ong, Senior Staff Specialist, Child Development Unit, Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network, Sydney Local Health District affiliate
- Dr Tamara Morris, Career Medical Officer, Community Paediatrics Sydney Local Health District. Research Associate, Population Child Health Research Group UNSW
- Wendy Smith, Clinical Nurse Educator, Canterbury Child & Family Health Nursing. Sydney Local Health District
- Jennifer Jones, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Croydon Child & Family Health Nursing. Sydney Local Health District Family Partnership Coordinator
- Dr Zenith Lal, General Practitioner, Senior Medical Educator, GP Synergy
We would like to acknowledge our collaborators and supporters NSW Ministry of Health; Sydney Children's Hospitals Network; Central and Eastern Sydney Primary Health Network; Tresillian; Karitane; GP Synergy; Child and Family Nursing Services, Sydney Local Health District; Healthy Homes and Neighbourhoods, Sydney Local Health District; Performance Monitoring Systems Improvement and Innovation Unit, Sydney Local Health District; Web Services and Audio Visual Services, Sydney Local Health District and Strategic Relations and Communication, Sydney Local Health District.
