Helen Jenny Leonard Downs HM JA MBChB MPH BApplSci (physio) MSc PhD Principal Research Fellow Program Head, Development and Disability +61 419 956 946 08 6319 1763 helen.leonard@telethonkids.org.au Jenny.Downs@telethonkids.org.au Principal Research ...

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Providing new insights into the interpretation of genetic variants in a rare neurologi disorder, in the contexts of population sequencing data. ...

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• 2017
• December 2017

Difficult facemask ventilation is perilous in children whose tracheas are difficult to intubate. We hypothesised that certain physical characteristics and anaesthetic factors are associated with difficult mask ventilation in paediatric patients who also had difficult tracheal intubation. ...

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• 2023
• July 2023

To determine parental understanding of directions on common pediatric prescription pharmacy labels and to identify enablers and barriers that affect interpretation of these labels. ...

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• 2021
• October 2021

Britta Regli-von Ungern-Sternberg BRVUS MD, PhD, DEAA, FANZA Chair of Paediatric anaesthesia, University of Western Australia; Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist, Perth Children’s Hospital; Team Leader, Perioperative Medicine Team; Program Lead, ...

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• 2022
• February 2022

This review summarizes and provides a comprehensive narrative synthesis of the current evidence on pediatric airway management during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

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• 2021
• July 2021

The availability of age-appropriate, taste-masked oral solid medications for the paediatric population is currently inadequate. We have developed a novel chocolate-based drug delivery platform to taste-mask bitter drugs commonly utilised in the hospital setting, but there is limited evidence regarding parent's perspectives on these medications. ...

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• 2022
• April 2022

Emerging preclinical findings suggest that some sun exposure is necessary for optimal metabolic health ...

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• 2020
• January 2020

Although the physical consequences for offspring in utero and in the prenatal period are well known, the psychologic consequences of older motherhood for... ...

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• 2015
• June 2015

Evaluation of a group parenting programme in the Northern Territory of Australia showed significant differences in benefits for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal... ...

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• 2013
• January 2013

To obtain comprehensive data on lung structure and function in mid-childhood from survivors of preterm birth. ...

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• 2017
• August 2017

This study aimed to assess the relationships among BP, depression and anxiety symptom scores and self-reported history of depression in young adults. ...

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• 2017
• October 2017