Dear Western Australia, This is a letter for each and every one of you. It is not normal for us, as the Patron and Executive Director of Telethon ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Research Topics
• COVID-19
• COVID-19 Resource Hub

Engaging the community in COVID-19 rapid research In March 2020 the Community Engagement Team were contacted by: Researchers wanting to access ‘ ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Research Topics
• COVID-19
• COVID-19 Research

It’s not just those who contract COVID-19 that are suffering the devastating effects of this virus. It has affected every home in Australia, through ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Research Topics
• COVID-19
• COVID-19 Research

Despite the substantial burden of lung disease throughout childhood in children who were born very preterm, there are no evidence-based interventions to improve lung health beyond the neonatal period. We tested the hypothesis that inhaled corticosteroid improves lung function in this population. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• August 2023

Australian children and adolescents were among the last local cohorts offered COVID-19 vaccines. Despite promising initial uptake, coverage subsequently plateaued, requiring further efforts to improve access and build parents’ recognition of the importance of COVID-19 vaccination. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• September 2023

COVID-19 forced healthcare systems to make unprecedented changes in clinical care processes. The authors hypothesized that the COVID-19 pandemic adversely impacted timely access to care, perioperative processes, and clinical outcomes for pediatric patients undergoing primary appendectomy. ...

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• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• July 2023

Children with long-term conditions are vulnerable due to the treatments required for their conditions. Since the start of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Western Australians experienced restrictions that changed daily life activities but were able to return to some of their previous routines due to the restrictions. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• Jun 2023

As of January 2021, Australia had effectively controlled local transmission of COVID-19 despite a steady influx of imported cases and several local, but contained, outbreaks in 2020. Throughout 2020, state and territory public health responses were informed by weekly situational reports that included an ensemble forecast of daily COVID-19 cases for each jurisdiction. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• May 2023

Australian governments have used vaccine mandates to drive high uptake of routine childhood vaccines and adult Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and influenza vaccines. We sought to understand the attitudes of Western Australian parents regarding mandating COVID-19 vaccines for children, interviewing 44 parents of children aged up to 18 years between May and December 2021. Transcripts were analysed to ascertain parents' attitudes and sources of reasoning. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• March 2023

At two hospitals in Western Australia, we conducted a prospective, open-label, randomised, controlled trial of 240 patients undergoing tonsillectomy to investigate the effect of chewing a confectionery jelly snake on postoperative nausea and vomiting. The results were published in Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine. Recruitment for this study was completed uneventfully between July 2018 and August 2019. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• March 2023