School bullying is a public health concern affecting the physical and mental health of children and young people. While school-based interventions to prevent bullying have been developed internationally, the effectiveness of many interventions has been mixed and modest. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• October 2022

To assess how prenatal screening and diagnostic testing have impacted the diagnosis, termination and birth prevalence of Down syndrome in Western Australia... ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• January 2015

Early motor impairments have been reported in children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD), but it is not clear if early detection of motor impairments can identify children at risk for NDD or how early such impairments might be detected. Our aim was to characterize early motor function in children later diagnosed with NDD relative to typically developing children or normative data. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• February 2021

Continuous capnography has been recognised as an essential monitoring device in all anesthetized patients, despite which airway device is in use, regardless of their location, as a measure to improve patient safety. Capnography is the non-invasive measurement of a sample of the exhaled carbon dioxide which has multiple clinical uses including as a method to confirm placement of a tracheal tube and/or to assess ventilation, perfusion and metabolism. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2021
• May 2021

This study describes the impact of having a sibling with Down syndrome or Rett syndrome using a questionnaire completed by parents. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2008
• August 2008

The aim of this systematic review was to review the evidence for serious gaming interventions in improving sensorimotor function in children and adults with cerebral palsy (CP). Seven databases were searched with terms related to serious gaming and CP. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• September 2022

Significant variation in practice, particularly for patients with a severe disease phenotype and antibiotic-resistant profile ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2019
• October 2019

Adaptations for scale-up are ubiquitous but are rarely described in detail. Adaptations may be a key reason for the "scale-up penalty" which is when there is a reduction in intervention effect size following scale-up. The Play Active intervention consists of a physical activity policy for early childhood education and care (ECEC) services, with accompanying implementation support strategies. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• Jun 2023

The role Staphylococcus aureus antimicrobial resistance genes and toxins play in disease severity, management and outcome in childhood is an emerging field requiring further exploration. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• March 2022

Attention to sleep hygiene remains an important management strategy for sleep problems in Rett syndrome ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• July 2018