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Perinatal Society of New Zealand. Likes and Retweets are not endorsements.

2019 ASM being held in Wellington 5th & 6th November. We look forward to seeing you!

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@DrKatieGroom updating @WellingtonHosp NICU on the wonderful @ONTRACKNetwork1 - come hear about it!

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Thanks for a great conference @PerinatalSoc. Healthcare professionals, patients and whanau - we should all ‘be seen’, ‘be valued’ and ‘be connected’

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Listen to their goals & empower them

Thanks Rachel

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Help parents establish what's next & illuminate the path of how we get there in meaningful way /5

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Help parents establish what's next & illuminate the path of how we get there in meaningful way /5

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Ask:
What are you afraid of & how can we alleviate some of these fears? /4

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Ask:
What are you afraid of & how can we alleviate some of these fears? /4

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Ask:
What are you proud of? Where / how has your child grown (let the parent gush) /2

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Ask:
What do you hope for / what are your goals & how can we help achieve this? /3

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Ask:
What are you proud of? Where / how has your child grown (let the parent gush) /2

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Ask:
What are you proud of? Where / how has your child grown (let the parent gush) /2

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Rachel Callandar talking to #PSNZ2019 about how to empower our patients & their whānau /1

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Rachel Callandar talking to #PSNZ2019 about how to empower our patients & their whānau /1

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Amazing lunch time presentation from Dr Victoria Niklaus from @UCLA @prolacta on the benefits of human breast milk
Musing on how we better approach nutrition as a means of sustaining growth for optimal health outcomes
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Holly Barabash, Speech & Language Therapist at Wellington Hospital is rounding out our session on the perinatal gut with an update on neonatal swallowing & the use of fibre optic endoscopic evaluation and videoflueroscopic swallow studies - when and why we use these #PSNZ2019

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Parents (& clinicians) want to know:
1. Future QOL
2. Sexual Function
3. Psychosocial implications
4. Malignancy
This also helps us to guide current practice / to do better

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Growing up after intestinal surgery - what are the long term consequences?
Professor Mark Stringer from Wellington here to give us an update on the story BEYOND the initial morbidity and mortality... #PSNZ2019

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Growing up after intestinal surgery - what are the long term consequences?
Professor Mark Stringer from Wellington here to give us an update on the story BEYOND the initial morbidity and mortality... #PSNZ2019

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Contact Martin for reporting guidelines or a copy of his slides
"You can do this, you must"
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The power of US is to tell you you're dealing with NEC much earlier than previously possible (& therefore treat earlier)
& because US is safe, we can also repeat US to evaluate effectiveness of treatment
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The power of US is to tell you you're dealing with NEC much earlier than previously possible (& therefore treat earlier)
& because US is safe, we can also repeat US to evaluate effectiveness of treatment
#PSNZ2019

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Martin Necas, Clinical Specialist Sonographer from Waikato currently doing a good job of convincing #PSNZ2019 that ultrasound is the imaging modality of choice for diagnosing NEC

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Martin Necas, Clinical Specialist Sonographer from Waikato currently doing a good job of convincing #PSNZ2019 that ultrasound is the imaging modality of choice for diagnosing NEC

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Dr Jade Lodge from CCDHB presenting on the antenatal diagnosis of gastroschisis.. also walking us through the process of (& the importance of) determining gastroschisis from it's differentials #PSNZ2019

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Q: how do we do better?
A: Empathy & Compassion in these places and spaces. Ask yourself 'how best can I serve this whanau in THIS moment'?
A: connect with people on a human level
A: go beyond professional to show CARE
A: communicate in Te Reo where possible
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Our whanau reflecting on the difference that our approach can make to their journey and to supporting them in their moment
Changing from 'I need'
To 'what does this whanau need right now'
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Lisa's take home message for us is the importance of Kanohi Kitea ♥️ #PSNZ2019

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Ko wai koe?
No hea koe?
#PSNZ2019