Hunter Postgraduate Medical Institute
Slow Growth in Neonates and Infants
Free in-practice education for health professionals. Expert-led sessions with CPD approval.
Date: Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Time: 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Location: Jewells Medical Centre (Ntaba Road, Jewells)
CPD: RACGP & ACRRM (1 hour)
Cost: Free
Coffee provided on request
About this meeting
- Small in-practice learning sessions
- Open to all health professionals
- Led by experienced specialists
- Certificate of attendance available on request
What you will learn
- Developing a simple approach to managing well appearing neonates/infants with slow growth
- Identify clinical indicators that warrant further investigations or specialist referral in neonates and infants with slow growth
Speaker
Dr Andrew Walkom, Paediatrician, The Newcastle Paediatric Clinic
Andrew grew up in Taree and studied at the University of Sydney before moving to Newcastle to complete his paediatric training at John Hunter Children’s Hospital. He spent over 12 months of training in the JHCH Neonatal Intensive Care Unit as well as time with the Paediatric Allergy and Immunology team at JHCH and the Department of Paediatric Cardiology at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead.
He is also on staff at Newcastle Private Hospital where he participates in on-call service and is part of the team responsible for the care of term and preterm neonates.
Andrew comes armed with a stethoscope, a few magic tricks and enough stickers to entertain the most mischievous of monkeys to the quietest little mouse. Andrew is interested in anything and everything but most importantly, he loves talking to kids and their families about what matters to them.
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