Want to be better prepared for when your child gets unwell?

Learn from our outstanding speakers.

The What to do when... childhood illness seminar arms you with a toolkit to help you manage your child’s illness and work together with health professionals to get them on the path to recovery.

 

You'll hear from the following leading health professionals:

Dr Ian Shaw

Clinical Director Paediatrics

Mb ChB FRACP

Ian is one of the South Island's leading Paediatricians with interests in respitory and oncology medicine.

Chelsea G.Willmott

Emergency/trauma Nurse & Nurse Educator

NZRN BN Academic Excellence Award, Emerg & Trauma, PgDIP Nursing Distinction, Current PhD Student 

Chelsea is a founding Director of Empowering Education and is incredibly passionate about provide accessible health education for Kiwi families.

Dr Susie Meyer

Doctor, Aspiring Medical Centre

BSc, BHB, MBChB, FRNZCGP

Now that my family is grown I believe it is important to give to the community. My aim is to help create and maintain the best health services we can, now and into the future. Children are our future and I want all those wee kids I see each day to continue to have access to good health care long after I hang up my stethoscope.

Linda Grady

Intensive Care Nurse Specialist & Flight Nurse Dunedin Retrieval

BSc RGON  BN Master of Education PGCert in Critical Care PGCert in Leadership & Management

“All my postgraduate study, skill and experience has been aimed at improving the outcome and experience for my students, for my colleagues but more importantly for the patients and their families."

Dr Pragati Gautama

Clinical Leader DRHMNZ/Rural Hospital Doctor & GP

FRNZCGP, FDRHMNZ

Pragati has been qualified for 25 years with special interests in Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Tropical Medicine, Rural Hospital Medicine and Ultrasound.

Nicola Ellis

Paediatric Nurse Specialist

You'll find Nicola in the Childrens' Ward at Dunedin Hospital where she believes the ward should be full of laughter, silliness and fun but that it should also be  an environment that fosters trust and strength in staff and child alike.

Dr Mark Edmond

Doctor, Aspiring Medical Centre

MBChB, BHB, FRNZCGP

Mark is a GP with a special interest in evidence based Natural Medicine and is intrigued by the science behind nutrient dense food.

Lara Peters

Intensive Care Paramedic & Emergency Nurse

BHSc CpRN, BHSc Paramedicine, Post Grad Dip Emergency Management.

Lara has been with St John for 23 years. She takes any opportunity to help young and first time mums because of her own experience of being a Mum at 15.

Dr Fiona MacLean

Doctor, Aspiring Medical Centre

MBChB, BSc, MRCGP (UK), FRNZCGP

UK born and educated, but Kiwi by parentage, Fiona is a GP in Wanaka and will be speaking about abdominal pain.

Rita Cooney

Woundcare Specialist Nurse & Nurse Educator

Rita is passionate about people feeling cared for, she wholly believes that that is when the healing will start. Her Nursing experience spans the World and the full life cycle, from Midwifery to aged care.

Dr Tonya Cruikshank

GP, Queenstown

BMBS, FRNZCGP

Tonya's special interest is in child health. She has a wealth of international experience in the UK, South Africa and Australia. Tonya is guided by a holistic mind body approach.

Stacey Wells

Children’s Swim Educator

Stacey is an experienced swim educator and is absolutely passionate about working with children.

She holds a Diploma in Teaching Infants/ Primary with major in Phy ED, a Certificate in Learn To Swim instructing, as well as a Certificate in Swim Coaching.

Dr Kirsty Freeman

Senior Clinical Psychologist/ Mindfulness Practitioner

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, BSc. (Hons) Psychology, PG Cert in Teaching and Learning for Health Professionals.

Mindfulness practitioner experienced in educating the general public as well as health professionals.

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