PAEDS, Pyalong (2025)

15/10/2025

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Today is Restart a Heart Day which is a dedicated day to raise awareness and educate the community about CPR and AEDs.

I am so passionate about accessibility to AEDs that we actually have one on the front of our carport - mere steps from our house. This AED was crowd funded by our wonderful street, to ensure true accessibility when minutes matter.

Every year 25 000 Australians experience a cardiac arrest and less than 10% of those people survive. We must do better. You need to know these things:

❤️ When you call 000 (triple zero) the amazing call takers will provide you life-saving directions over the phone - call them early to get help on the way and to help direct you while providing support from afar.

❤️ You don’t need to be officially trained to do CPR (although it helps!) - any attempt is better than no attempt.

❤️ AEDs are safe and easy to use. Turn it on, follow the prompts. They won’t deliver a shock unless the AED detects a potentially fatal rhythm.

❤️ For every minute that CPR and an AED is not used, the patient’s chance of survival reduces by 10%.

❤️ Kids can save lives - starting first aid education early grows brave, proactive bystanders of the future.

May I please ask my fellow health care professionals or cardiac arrest advocates to kindly add their words of advice to help share life-saving knowledge ❤️

First illustration by and copyrighted by Sarah Duncanson and Amy Gomes - more details on this project coming soon! Featured book excerpt from What Paramedics Do, available via my website.

14/10/2025

We are excited to welcome the final two speakers to our Beyond the Bedside conference on Saturday.

Emily Baxter is the Director of , a Speech Pathology practice she established in 2021 to bridge the gap in access to allied health services across Far Western New South Wales. Growing up in Broken Hill and later studying a Bachelor of Speech Pathology at Flinders University in Adelaide, Emily experienced first-hand the challenges rural families face in accessing timely healthcare.

Her passion lies in supporting rural children and families to develop their literacy, speech, language, and fluency skills—without the barrier of long-distance travel. Through Blossom Rural, Emily has created an accessible, community-centred service that brings quality care closer to home.

And the delightful Louise (aka Dr Golly’s mum!!) is an experienced special educator with over 25 years in teaching. Since completing her Master’s in Special Education in 2002, she has supported students with severe disabilities at Glenallen School and now works part-time with children unable to attend school due to complex health needs.

So privileged to have both of these incredible professionals imparting pearls of wisdom

See you there 🥳

10/10/2025

Our next Beyond the Bedside legend really needs no introduction. If you’re a parent who’s ever googled a rash at midnight or wondered if that fever is “normal,” chances are you’ve come across her work.

With a Bachelor and Master of Nursing and nearly 15 years of experience, Penny Blunden has cared for countless children and supported families through the worry and chaos of childhood illness. She’s the founder of Sick Happens — a platform dedicated to giving parents the confidence, knowledge, and calm they need when their kids get sick.

Penny’s mission is simple but powerful: to share her “nurse brain” so families know what to do, how to do it, and why it matters — because it’s never a question of if kids get sick, it’s when.

Please welcome the one and only — Penny Blunden. (And insert TLC for our 90’s fan!)

ONE DAY LEFT for tickets- purchase now to meet the divine Penny!! I’m sure she will take autographs and selfies with you 😆❤️
happens

08/10/2025

Diabetes, epilepsy, asthma, anaphylaxis – when a student has complex medical needs, knowing what to do matters. A team of paediatric nurses is helping teachers feel confident and prepared in any situation.

08/10/2025

We’re nearly there! Our second last speaker intro is the delightfully kind Sarah, a trained and registered children’s nurse from the UK who emigrated to Australia in 2019.

She brings over a decade of experience in paediatric intensive care, with additional qualifications in children’s intensive care, palliative care, acute neurological care, evidence-based practice, and a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment. Sarah has also completed instructor training in Paediatric Advanced Life Support, enabling her to teach advanced resuscitation for children to nurses and medical professionals.

Alongside her clinical career, Sarah works with both PAEDS and Emergcare, delivering training to caregivers, parents, and schools. Her work is deeply shaped by personal experience: as the mother of a young child with autism and a PDA profile, she integrates lived understanding into the education she provides. She also brings lived experience of postnatal depression, anxiety, and PTSD, which fuels her passion for delivering postnatal first aid to empower expecting parents at the beginning of their parenting journey.

At the conference, Sarah will share her insights on PDA and introduce the PDA Collective, a charity she recently founded.

Ticket sales close SUNDAY!!! Grab them NOW!

02/10/2025

Coming soon 👀

02/10/2025

We’re often asked: “Is mud safe for kids?”

The truth is – yes! Mud play is not only safe, it’s an amazing part of healthy childhood development.

✅ The Benefits:
✨ Immunity – Exposure to everyday microbes helps build stronger immune systems.
✨ Learning – Different textures, smells & sensations boost brain pathways, maths & science skills, and spark creativity.
✨ Wellbeing – Outdoor play lowers stress, encourages movement, and connects kids to nature.
✨ Life Skills – Builds social skills, imagination, and resilience… plus plenty of laughs!

⚠️ What to Watch For:
• Cover open cuts before play
• Always wash hands afterwards (especially before eating)
• Avoid mud near animal waste, chemicals or stagnant water
• Mud pies = for pretend only! 😉

💡 Parent tip: Old clothes + a towel at the door + a quick hose off

Childhood is messy – and that’s a GOOD thing. Mud washes off… but the benefits last a lifetime. 💚

Are you a mud is fun parent or sand only?

30/09/2025

From the bush to the city. From little towns with one school to bustling suburbs with dozens.
From those born perfectly healthy to those who arrive in this world facing challenges and complications.
From families who have plenty, to families who are scraping by.

PAEDS is for every child. 💙

Because every child deserves to feel safe. Every child deserves to have someone who knows how to help when things don’t go to plan. Every child deserves a parent, carer, teacher, or community member who is confident and prepared—not scared.

We believe that knowledge should never depend on postcode, circumstance, or bank balance. It should belong to everyone.

That’s why at PAEDS Education, our mission is simple:
➡️ Empower families.
➡️ Equip schools.
➡️ Strengthen communities.

So that no matter where they’re born, how they grow, or what challenges they face—every child can be protected, supported, and given the chance to thrive.

Because every child matters.
And PAEDS is here for them all.

30/09/2025

As a mum of 4, this is one thing I’d really rather not deal with… but let’s be honest, I’ve had to more times than I can count. The moment my kids’ temperaments change or there’s random bedwetting, I’m there with the torch 🔦 doing the “check” (the things motherhood prepares you for, right?).

While it often seems like just an itchy nuisance, as a paediatric nurse I’ve also seen the serious side — untreated worms leading to poor growth and even severe anaemia in children.

Good news is, with the right treatment and hygiene, worms are more gross than dangerous.

👉 RCH recommends treating the whole family with worming medicine, repeating the dose after 2 weeks, and teaming it with good hygiene: daily showers, clean bedding and clothes, handwashing, short nails, and regular surface cleaning. These steps break the cycle, stop reinfection, and save you from another round of infestation.

💡 If symptoms don’t improve, or you see larger worms, time for a GP visit.

26/09/2025

Our next speaker is someone very close to the PAEDS family and a dear friend to many of us. Maddi Hutchison has been a powerful advocate for parents learning CPR—after her own courage and quick action saved her son’s life. Beyond this, Maddi radiates empathy, shaped by her journey as a mother to York, who lives with a complex heart condition.

Maddi is also the co-founder of Babies Above in Ballarat, a peer support group for families who have experienced the heartbreaking loss of a baby. Through her own lived experience—navigating hospital corridors, surgeries, and long stays supported by Ronald McDonald House—she has transformed her challenges into a mission of advocacy. Today, Maddi continues to create spaces of connection, comfort, and resilience for families walking through grief and medical adversity.

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