Leech, Andrew

Dr Andrew Leech

General Practitioner; Perth; Clinical Advisor, Emerging Minds and RACGP
Dr Andrew Leech is a General Practitioner in Perth, Western Australia. Andrew holds a Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery through the University of Notre Dame in Fremantle, he holds an undergraduate Bachelor of Science and Andrew has achieved the FRACGP fellowship in 2014. He has also completed the child health diploma through the University of Sydney.

Dr Andrew is an advisor to Emerging Minds, part of the National Workforce to improve paediatric mental health awareness and training of health professionals in Australia. He co-authored the online course A GP Framework For Child Mental Health Assessment (5-12 yrs). He advises and presents mental health training sessions for the RACGP. Andrew also works for Headspace Fremantle, consulting young people between the ages of 12-25. He trains future doctors at the Notre Dame Medical School and registrars at WAGPET. In 2020, Andrew was selected to take part in the RACGP Future Leaders Program and this year is on a WA Health Department Ministerial Taskforce for the Mental Health Commission of WA.

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It is common for children with ADHD to struggle with maintaining sufficient food and nutritional intake- how GPs can effectively screen these children for adequate diet and appropriate nutrition.

It is common for children with ADHD to struggle with maintaining sufficient food and nutritional intake- how GPs can effectively screen these children for adequate diet and appropriate nutrition.

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In this Product Explainer, Infant, Child and Adolescent GP Dr Andrew Leech explains the role of Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) tape in assessing nutritional status of children (5 mins).

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In this Product Explainer, Dr Andrew Leech, GP with a special interest in paediatric health, discusses how to maximise nutritional intake in children with ADHD, using oral nutritional supplement drinks (5 mins).

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