Dr Anthea Rhodes is a practising developmental and behavioural paediatrician at The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, and Director of the RCH National Child Health Poll. Dr Rhodes has a clinical interest in the health needs of the vulnerable child, and has speciality training in immigrant health and paediatric forensic medicine.
She also has interest and expertise in Medical Education and currently works in the University of Melbourne's Department of Paediatrics as a lecturer in the Child and Adolescent Health component of the University’s Doctor of Medicine program and co-ordinator of community engagement and educational programs including the annual Clinical Paediatric Update and the Hands on HEADSS learning partnership program. Dr Rhodes graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine/Surgery from the University of Tasmania before going on to complete a Master of Health Professional Education with Monash University. Dr Rhodes undertook her Paediatric speciality training at Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, where she has worked since 2004. Dr Rhodes has been involved in a number of research projects across the fields of health service delivery and health professional education and is currently undertaking a PhD in Health Services. As Director of the RCH National Child Health Poll, Dr Rhodes seeks to put the voice of Australian families and communities at the heart of conversation about child and adolescent health, and ultimately inform national discourse, health priorities and policy formulation.
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Stressed about managing your child's behaviour? Here are four things every parent should k..
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A nationwide parent survey of antibiotic use in Australian children
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Child tooth decay is on the rise, but few are brushing their teeth enough or seeing the de..
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National study of parental confidence in general practitioners
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Learning difficulties or learning English difficulties? Additional language acquisition: a..
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Unmet Developmental, Behavioral, and Psychosocial Needs in Children Attending Pediatric Ou..
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Honours, Awards and Fellowships
Rowden White Scholarship awarded to talented high quality students to undertake Doctor of Philosophy - Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Health Minister’s Award for Improving Children’s Health (for the RCH National Child Health Poll)
Rue Wright Memorial Award - Paediatrics & Child Health
Elizabeth and Vernon Puzey Scholarship awarded to the highest ranked applicant for Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of MDHS
Research Training Program scheme scholarship
Frank Fay Prize for best student in surgery
RACP Prize in Paediatrics and Child Health for the Highest mark in Paediatrics exam
AMA (Tasmanian Branch) Prize for the Highest Aggregate Mark in Final Year MBBS
FRACP - Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Credentials
Positions
Positions
Lecturer - Cah Co-Ordinator
Paediatrics Royal Children'S Hospital
Education
Education
Masters in Health Professional Education
Monash University
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (Hons)
University of Tasmania
Bachelor of Medical Science
University of Tasmania