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Melbourne Paediatrician

Our Melbourne Paediatrician Doctors are:
Dr David Tran (he/him)
Dr James Pho (he/him)

All Melbourne trained in the field of Paediatrics

Dr David Tran - General trained Paediatrician with particular interest in neonatal and perinatal medicine, newborn growth and development, Paediatric emergency, asthma and allergies. Outside of Melbourne Pediatrician's, Dr Tran is the Associate Clinical Program Director of Paedatrics at the Northern Hospital and is also a part of the Royal Children's Hospital Allergy Department. Dr James Pho - Gen

eral Paediatrician who is passionate about providing care to babies, children, and their families. He is comfortable diagnosis and managing a broad range of issues including:
• Newborn and Baby Concerns
• Feeding Problems and Growth
• Asthma, Eczema, Allergy
• Childhood Development and Behaviour
• Surveillance of Chronic Conditions

Free interpreting services can be arranged upon request to prevent any language barriers during consultations. Dr David Tran and Dr James Pho are both fluent in Vietnamese.

06/11/2024

ASTHMA

Did you know that around 1 in 5 Australian children have asthma. It is one of the most common reasons that children visit doctors, miss days at school or have to go to hospital.

Asthma is a disease affecting the small airways in the lungs, making it sometimes hard for air to get through these airways and into the lungs.

An ASTHMA FLARE-UP is where people might wheeze, cough, feel tight in the chest and have mild breathlessness. An ASTHMA ATTACK is where people might also have severe difficulty breathing or go blue in the lips.

When to take your child to your GP:
- Your child has a wheeze, a cough or chest tightness that keeps coming back or gets worse, particularly when they exercise
- Your child has difficulty breathing, which makes it hard for them to exercise or play as usual, or to keep up with other children
- Your child isn't sleeping well because of wheezing or coughing

Your GP may be able to diagnose asthma during consultation of how severe your child's symptoms are and how often your child has them. They'll also look at your child's medical history and examine your child.

If your child has asthma, your GP should provide you with an asthma management plan so you are prepared on how to best manage your child's asthma.

Your GP should be able to manage your child's asthma, but can always refer to our Paediatricians for further support when necessary. If you would like to make an appointment to discuss your child's asthma, please call our rooms on 9468 0490.

- Melbourne Paediatrician

30/10/2024

WHY CHILDREN AND SIBLINGS FIGHT

Disagreements among children are very common - they're apart of learning how to get along. Children are still learning to control their emotions, so this isn't unusual. Children's fights often start when children see a situation as unfair, are trying to assert what they think are their rights, feel that others don't see their perspective, or view the same situation in different ways. The closer siblings are in age, the more they tend to fight.

When disagreements lead to fighting, it can be an opportunity for children to learn other ways to resolve conflict, particularly if they learn that fighting doesn't get them what they want. When disagreements among children get worked out fairly and without anyone getting hurt, children start to build problem-solving skills like negotiating. They also learn the importance of seeing another person's point of view and respecting other people's rights, feelings and belongings.

The way children handle conflict and disagreements is partly determined by their ages and skill levels.

Children aged 3-4 years are:
- Starting to cooperate, share and take turns
- Still learning about their emotions
- Likely to need support, reminders and positive feedback

Children aged 5-7 years are:
- Improving skills like sharing, taking turns, compromising and talking through options
- Much better at sorting out problems without needing adult help, although they still need encouragement

Children aged 8-12 years:
- May have more verbal disagreements and fights but tend to be less physical than younger children
- Are becoming much more social and want to get along with other children in groups

Children aren't born knowing how to handle disagreements, but all children can learn how to behave so that fighting is less likely to happen.

- Melbourne Paediatrician

23/10/2024

HOUSEHOLD CHORES FOR YOUR CHILDREN

Not only does giving your child chores help you, children can learn a lot from doing household chores. Studies have shown that providing children with tasks to complete early on will help create a solid work ethic while developing responsibility, self-reliance, and other vital life skills.

It is important to assign chores that are appropriate to your child's age and abilities.
Examples of these include:
2-3 YEARS OLD
- Help to tidy up toys after playtime
- Help to put laundry in the washing machine
4-5 YEARS OLD
- Set the table for meals
- Help to put the grocery shopping away
6-11 YEARS OLD
- Feed pets
- Take out rubbish
- Empty the dishwasher
- Help to hang out clothes and fold washing
12-18 YEARS
When choosing chores for teenagers, think of skills you'd like them to learn..
- Mow lawns
- Cook a simple family meal once a week
- Laundry
- Clean the bathroom
- Stack the dishwasher

Children are capable of accomplishing much more than parents might think. There are many benefits to giving children chores, and it also makes life a lot easier for parents!

- Melbourne Paediatrician

16/10/2024

BREATH-HOLDING SPELLS

Breath-holding usually happens in children as young as 6 months old, but is most common in children aged 1-2 years old and most will stop doing it by the time they're 6 years old.
Breath-holding spells usually end within 30-60 seconds, however in some cases children will hold their breath until they lose consciousness. When this happens, the body automatically kick-starts breathing again.

What to do during breath-holding spells:
- Stay calm, it is likely to pass within a minute
- Lay your child on their side and watch over them until the spell ends
- Do not shake your baby or child, this won't stop the breath-holding!!
- Don't put anything in your child's mouth, not even your fingers to clean the airway.

It is important to know that your child is not holding their breath on purpose and to not punish them for it.

When should you see a Doctor about breath-holding?
- Your child is younger than 6 months
- Your child has breath-holding spells more than once a week (this may be due to an underlying health concern)
- Suddenly starts breath-holding
- Looks confused or drowsy after breath-holding
- Becomes very pale or loses consciousness
- Has shaking and stiffness that lasts for longer than a minute and takes a while to recover from

Please contact your GP if any of the above has raised concerns or call our rooms for an appointment with our Paediatricians, on 9468 0490.

-Melbourne Paediatrician

12/10/2024

ALLERGIES AND SKIN PRICK TESTING

An allergy is when your immune system becomes triggered and reacts to substances (allergens) that are harmless for most people.
Different allergen triggers include:
- Medicines
- Substances in our environment (pollens, grass)
- Foods (eggs, nuts, seafood)

Most allergic reactions are mild and usually occur immediately after you have been exposed to a trigger, with symptoms including:
- runny nose and watery eyes
- abdominal pain, nausea or vomiting
- skin rash
But some people experience a severe reaction called Anaphylaxis, causing difficulty breathing and low blood pressure, which requires urgent medical attention.

We are able to identify allergies through a consult with our Paediatricians and skin prick testing.
During a skin prick test, a tiny amount of the allergen of concern will be dropped onto the skin of your child's back or arm. A small needle is then used to expose your child's body to the allergen. Reactions show through as red, swollen and itchy around the allergen site exposed. Your Paediatrician will measure the area of redness and swelling and record this measurement. Together with your medical history, it allows our Paediatricians to identify if you are allergic to this allergen and give you a diagnosis. (Any swelling or itchiness will usually improve within 2 hours.)

If you think your child may have an allergy that needs testing, please contact our office on 9468 0490 for more information about allergy testing and available appointments.

13/08/2024

INTRODUCING Dr James Pho to Melbourne Paediatricians. James has been working with us since April and has been a great addition to our clinic.

Dr James Pho is a General Paediatrician who is passionate about providing care to babies, children, and their families. He is comfortable diagnosing and managing a broad range of issues including:
• Newborn and Baby Concerns
• Feeding Problems and Growth
• Asthma, Eczema, Allergy
• Childhood Development and Behaviour
• Surveillance of Chronic Conditions

James was Melbourne born and raised before completing the first half of his specialist training in Sydney at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead. With the birth of his daughter, he moved back home to Melbourne to complete his speciality training and to be closer to his extended family.

Outside of work, James is an avid Bombers fan, a golf enthusiast (time permitting) and enjoys spending quality time with his young family.

Address

Suite 11/135 Plenty Road
Bundoora, VIC
3083

Website

https://www.melbournepaediatrician.com.au/

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