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Eastern Metropolitan Region React

Eastern Metropolitan Region React . Dr Sian Hughes - Box Hill CAMHS Dianne Bailey-Tribe - Irabina. Eastern Health CAMHS autism assessments. Limited team Tertiary Assessments only No waiting list Community Education Paediatricians for diagnosis and coordination of assessments

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Eastern Metropolitan Region React

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  1. Eastern Metropolitan Region React Dr Sian Hughes - Box Hill CAMHS Dianne Bailey-Tribe - Irabina

  2. Eastern Health CAMHSautism assessments • Limited team • Tertiary Assessments only • No waiting list • Community Education • Paediatricians for diagnosis and coordination of assessments • Irabina focus of support

  3. DIRECTORY for AUTISM SPECTRUM ASSESSMENTS in the Eastern Region updated June 2005

  4. AUTISM EDUCATION PROGRAM EASTERN HEALTH CAMHS at Irabina Early Education Centre Thursday 20th October2005 5pm – 7pm Lecture program (plus afternoon tea) Relationship Development Intervention – RDI The new buzzword in the USA for managing autism – come and find out what this intervention is all about. presented by Dr Sian Hughes, Paediatrician PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PROGRAM IS ONLY FOR PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN THE AUTISM AREA FREE of CHARGE!! PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT POINTS (MOPPS ETC) AVAILABLE

  5. Mail out • Summary of educational meetings sent to over 100 professionals • QA – good feedback regarding program • Schools also targeted in education

  6. There are over 20 agencies providing ECIS, 15 of which take in children with ASD • There are 4 SDS providing Early learning programs • Irabina is ASD specific and services over 124 families and children per year

  7. What is unique about the East? • There are over 20 developmental paediatricians and child psychiatrists practising in the EMR as well as several Psychologists and Speech pathologists in Private Practice undertaking diagnosis • SCS, DDC at Monash and Austin, Community Health Centres, Irabina, Illoura, CAMHS at Monash and Box Hill CAMHS(Tertiary) all do assessments

  8. Paediatricians and Private Practioners • Usually act as the “Case Manager” throughout childhood. • Paediatricians are often the first port of call to screen for other conditions • They then refer out to private/public services

  9. How to get paediatricians involved • We ran a Paediatrician’s Breakfast with MOPP points • We provided food and good coffee • Raised diagnostic dilemmas • Gave plenty of notice and all said they would come again

  10. Paediatricians need: • Feedback on what is happening to children referred. • Updates on progress • Generally to be kept in the loop

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