Dr Ruth Barker

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Emergency Paediatrician; Director, Queensland Injury Surveillance Unit

Dr Ruth Barker is an emergency paediatrician and Director of the Queensland Injury Surveillance Unit. She combines her experience of patient ED presentations with emergency injury data to advocate for injury prevention through design, standards and legislative change.

Button batteries – Recognising occult ingestion

Recommendations to a variety of jurisdictions that targets regulators to stiffen up button battery standards

Button batteries – Recognising occult ingestion

Recommendations to a variety of jurisdictions that targets regulators to stiffen up button battery standards

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Emergency medicine, Women's health

Dr Ruth Barker

Emergency Paediatrician; Director, Queensland Injury Surveillance Unit

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Button batteries – Recognising occult ingestion

Recommendations to a variety of jurisdictions that targets regulators to stiffen up button battery standards

Button batteries – Recognising occult ingestion

Recommendations to a variety of jurisdictions that targets regulators to stiffen up button battery standards

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Malnutrition and frailty in older adults - The importance of screening and early intervention

Tuesday 25th November, 7pm - 9pm AEDT

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Prof Carol Wham

Dietitian; Professor Emerita of Public Health Nutrition at Massey University, New Zealand

We invite you to our final webcast of 2025, where Prof Carol Wham will speak on frailty and malnutrition in older adults. Earn up to 4 hours CPD. RACGP & ACRRM accredited.

Dr Ruth Barker

Emergency Paediatrician; Director, Queensland Injury Surveillance Unit

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Button batteries – Recognising occult ingestion

Recommendations to a variety of jurisdictions that targets regulators to stiffen up button battery standards

Button batteries – Recognising occult ingestion

Recommendations to a variety of jurisdictions that targets regulators to stiffen up button battery standards

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Final Healthed Webcast for this year!

Malnutrition and frailty in older adults - The importance of screening and early intervention

Tuesday 25th November, 7pm - 9pm AEDT

Speaker

Prof Carol Wham

Dietitian; Professor Emerita of Public Health Nutrition at Massey University, New Zealand

We invite you to our final webcast of 2025, where Prof Carol Wham will speak on frailty and malnutrition in older adults. Earn up to 4 hours CPD. RACGP & ACRRM accredited.