Developmental paediatrician, Child Development Service, Gold Coast University Hospital

Joined August 2010
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FASD Awareness Day at RCH Melbourne. #FASDVic, #FASD
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Wow - amazing work Aunty Joan x.com/drdianneshanley/status…

Thank-you Aunty Joan, words cannot express my gratitude. This art tells the story of the journey we have taken together on our project❤️
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Assoc Prof Doug Shelton retweeted
Good-bye Mt Isa. No PhD teaches what I have learned this week. Thank-you to all who welcomed me and enhanced my cultural competence. Still so much to learn... I can’t wait.
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Assoc Prof Doug Shelton retweeted
#HearOurVoices NOFAS-UK Chief Executive Sandy Butcher spoke today at the Royal Society of Medicine's meeting on Understanding NDPAE/FASD - She urged the professionals to listen to the voices of those with FASD and those supporting them. facebook.com/NorthWestFASD/p…

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We see this all the time in FASD. Children are frequently judged to be willfully difficult on the assumption of average neurocognitive skills. The truth is they have a neurocognitive impairment, often multiple,and are responding to the chronic anxiety of inflated expectations. x.com/thinkkids/status/98887…

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Teaching #NatCon18 attendees a different way to view challenging behavior. Fact: chronic challenging behaviors are linked w/deficits in areas of neuro-cognitive skills.#KidsDoWellIfTheyCan x.com/flawlessgrats/status/9…
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Assoc Prof Doug Shelton retweeted
Shifting how we provide Paediatric services to young kids on the Gold Coast. Our recently funded innovative service delivery model has been launched. Proud to be part of the ’Early and Quick Specialist Child Development Service’. @DShelt @GC_Health @GCPHN @Griffith_Health
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Can’t think of anyy other health interventions that return 13%? x.com/heckmanequation/status…

Eight guiding principles for effective investments in early childhood development. bit.ly/2xBQmtU
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At Comm Games Rugby 7s
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Are us clinician all just remediation junkies when the evidence suggests we should be prevention junkies?? x.com/heckmanequation/status…

"Invest in prevention, not remediation. Invest in flourishing lives, not in correcting problems after they appear." Comprehensive, early childhood development is key to later success in education and life. Learn more: bit.ly/2JfPfoY
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Great night at Comm Games swimming with team from @griffith_health
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Oh come on ball tampering has a long recent history with multiple payers (inc RSA) recently sprung. Just fine him, get on with it and confine the rest of the hyperbole to the Centre for Confected Outrage. #sandpapergate
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Assoc Prof Doug Shelton retweeted
Low-quality care actually hurts males. Find out why quality matters in #ECE: bit.ly/2sPIuF8
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Some helpful suggeesyionson how to ge the most out of networks and collaborations from ssir.org/articles/entry/cutt…

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Review of epigenetic mechanisms inc origins of adult disease @nbpsa x.com/delawarefasd/status/97…

A hallmark symptom of #FASD is decreased newborn birth weight. bit.ly/2oK7vgV
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Wow training for sports coaches - we have a way to go here! x.com/saskfasdnetwork/status…

The Network’s final training session for coaches will be on Saturday, March 17th in Saskatoon. 55,000 people in Saskatchewan live with FASD, chances are you will have a team member impacted by the disability. Register for this free training at: eventbrite.ca/e/fasd-trainin…
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Assoc Prof Doug Shelton retweeted
Professor Heckman's is in the news: “A groundbreaking study offers undeniable proof that the fight against inequality starts with moms" bit.ly/2or48wf by @jandersonQZ at @qz

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Last day of visit to a very friendly place. @DrDianneShanley @DrNatashaReid
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Met many amazing people and services in Mt Isa @GC_Health x.com/drnatashareid/status/9…

Excited to be up in North QLD starting a new project to see how we can help improve child developmental outcomes. We met so many dedicated people here today including these lovely ladies @BUSHkidsqld @UQ_News @UQMedicine
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Working with our colleagues from @Griffith_Health, @GidgeeHealing, @UQMedicine and North West HHS @goldcoasthealth x.com/drdianneshanley/status…

I had the pleasure of traveling with @RoyalFlyingDoc to Mornington Island to promote child development outcomes. Thanks Dr Mark Patrick
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