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Mapping breastfeeding and COVID-19 related content and engagement on Facebook: Results from an online social listening studyThe COVID-19 pandemic has seen evidence and advice evolve quickly. Since the start of the pandemic there has been confusion and concern about breastfeeding and COVID-19, and advice for this group has at times been contradictory. The volume of information on social media has exacerbated this. This study aimed to understand breastfeeding-related COVID-19 information sharing on social media during the global and Australian vaccine roll-out.
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Continuous glucose monitoring has an increasing role in pre-symptomatic type 1 diabetes: Advantages, limitations, and comparisons with laboratory-based testingType 1 diabetes is well-recognised as a continuum heralded by the development of islet autoantibodies, progression to islet autoimmunity causing beta cell destruction, culminating in insulin deficiency and clinical disease. Abnormalities of glucose homeostasis are known to exist well before the onset of typical symptoms.
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Experiences of Caregivers and At-Risk Children Enrolled in a Prospective Pregnancy-Birth Cohort Study into the Causes of Type 1 Diabetes: The ENDIA StudyWe sought research experiences of caregivers and their children were enrolled in the Environmental Determinants of Islet Autoimmunity (ENDIA) study.
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Feasibility and acceptability of implementing an evidence-based ESCALATION system for paediatric clinical deteriorationThe ESCALATION system is a novel paediatric Early Warning System that incorporates family involvement and sepsis recognition. This study aimed to assess the feasibility and iteratively refine the ESCALATION system in a variety of hospital settings in preparation for full-service implementation.
See an overview of the people involved in the Children's Diabetes Centre, including co-directors, research focus area leads, research staff and students
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International Clinical Trials DayTo celebrate International Clinical Trials Day, we are highlighting a couple of a current trials underway at the Children's Diabetes Centre at the Kids Research Institute Australia and Perth Children's Hospital
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Supporting Families ProjectProudly funded by a Telethon Trust Research Grant, the Supporting Families project started in 2024 with the aim of co-designing a new clinical pathway for children with early stage type 1 diabetes (T1D).
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Capacity Building GrantsThe Rio Tinto Children's Diabetes Centre; a Breakthrough T1D Centre of Excellence is excited to announce the first round of capacity building grant recipients.