Anxiety in Children - What is All the Worry About?
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Conference Centre Room 3
| Monday, March 28, 2022 |
| 12:08 PM - 12:28 PM |
Overview
Dr Andrew Leech, General Practitioner
Speaker
Dr Andrew Leech
GP
The Garden Family Medical Clinic
Anxiety in Children - What is All the Worry About?
Abstract
Based on my recent publication in the medical forum: https://mforum.com.au/a-gps-guide-to-paediatric-anxiety/ and the work I have done with Emerging Minds developing toolkits for health professionals -
I will outline the GP's role in recognising and supporting families when it comes to emotional regulation in children and recognising anxiety disorders.
What Primary healthcare sees is changing and evolving yet most GP's feel ill-equipped to deal with the complexities of childhood mental health.
-Engaging children when discussing emotional health
-Recognising normal and 'abnormal' emotions
-Emotional regulation in children through the ages
-Pathways of care, how to intervene early when our services area already at capacity
-Dealing with anxiety disorders in children particularly from a GP perspective
I will outline the GP's role in recognising and supporting families when it comes to emotional regulation in children and recognising anxiety disorders.
What Primary healthcare sees is changing and evolving yet most GP's feel ill-equipped to deal with the complexities of childhood mental health.
-Engaging children when discussing emotional health
-Recognising normal and 'abnormal' emotions
-Emotional regulation in children through the ages
-Pathways of care, how to intervene early when our services area already at capacity
-Dealing with anxiety disorders in children particularly from a GP perspective
Biography
Andrew holds an MBBS from the University of Notre Dame Fremantle, graduating in 2009 and the FRACGP fellowship in 2014. He holds a child health diploma through the University of Sydney. He also works as an educator for medical students and GP registrars and is the host and creator of “The Kids Health Network” podcast.
Andrew has presented at several events on childhood health topics including to doctors at PCH and on behalf of the MHPN. This year, Andrew was selected to be part of the WA Health Clinical Advisory Group Taskforce reviewing Mental healthcare in children.
