Contact Details
| Organization: | Paediatrics Royal Children's Hospital |
| Position: | Clinical (Professor) |
| Email: | |
| Level: | Basement |
| Building: | RCH Educ Inst - 159 Flemington Rd Nth Melb |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Biography
Dinah Reddihough is Director of Child Development and Rehabilitation at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne. She is committed to the care of children with disabilities and has developed a research program which is focused on gaining an improved understanding of the causes and outcomes of disabilies in childhood. She has a long term interest in saliva control problems and is involved in research, teaching adn clinical activities in her efforts to improve outcomes in this area.
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|
| Research program is aimed at gaining an improved understanding of the causes and outcomes of disability in childhood. | Australia |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Sience | University of Otago | 31-Dec-1967 |
Memberships
| Membership Type | Membership Body | Description | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Spastic Society of Victoria (now Scope) | Honorary Senior Paediatrician - | 01-Jan-1989 | |
| Member | Australian Cerebral Palsy Association. | Medical Adviser. | 01-Jan-1994 | |
| Member | The Arthur Marsden Whiting Sympathy Fund. | Medical Adviser. | 01-Jan-1995 | |
| Member | Apex Foundation for Research into Intellectual Disability. | Scientific sub-committee | 01-Jan-1998 | |
| Member | Wesley Church Melbourne Church Council. | Chairperson | 01-Jan-2001 | |
| Member | Scientific Committee, Australasian Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine | Chairperson | 01-Jan-2001 | |
| Member | Australian Government, Department of Family and Community Services. | Expansion of the Eligibility Criteria for Carer Payment (Child) | 01-Jan-2004 | |
| Member | Department of Human Services (Victoria) | Transfer of Young Adults with Complex Medical Needs Project Working Group | 01-Jan-2004 | |
| Member | Spastic Society of Victoria | Early Childhood Services Advisory Group. | 01-Jan-1987 | 31-Dec-1991 |
| Member | Royal Australasian College of Physicians | Social Issues Committee - Disability Working Party | 01-Jan-1990 | 31-Dec-1992 |
| Member | National Health and Medical Research Council | Working Party on Conductive Education | 01-Jan-1991 | 31-Dec-1993 |
| Member | Royal Children's Hospital Medical Staff Association | Executive Committee . | 01-Jan-1992 | 31-Jan-1993 |
| Member | Wesley Central Mission | Board of Management | 01-Jan-1989 | 31-Dec-2001 |
| Member | Centre for Developmental Disability Health, Victoria. | Steering Committee | 01-Jan-1998 | 31-Dec-2002 |
| Member | Yooralla Society of Victoria | Board member | 01-Jan-2009 | |
| Member | Royal Children's Hospital and the University of Melbourne | Principal Fellow with title of Associate Professor | 01-Jan-2001 |
Honours
| Honour | Date Awarded |
|---|---|
| Officer of the Order of Australia | 2005 |
Other Awards
| Award Type | Awarding Body | Comments | Date Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other (Award) | Murdoch Childrens Research Institute | Research Fellow | 01-Jan-2000 |
| Prize | Australian Society for the Study of Intellectual Disability | 1st Prize for Poster Presentation "Congruence between mothers' and health professionals' perceptions of developmental delay" | 01-Jan-1997 |
| Medal | Australian Cerebral Palsy Association | Distinguished Service Medal | 01-Jan-1999 |
| Medal | Royal Children's Hospital | Gold Medal | 01-Jan-2000 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321013)
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321014)
- Oncology and Carcinogenesis (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321015)
- Orthopaedics (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321017)
- Otorhinolaryngology (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321018)
- Paediatrics (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321019)
- Radiology and Organ Imaging (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321022)
- Rehabilitation and Therapy: Occupational and Physical (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321024)
- Surgery (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321029)
- Clinical Sciences not elsewhere classified (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321099)
- Health Information Systems (incl. Surveillance) (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321203)
- Preventive Medicine (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321206)
- Care for Disabled (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321212)
- Curriculum Studies not elsewhere classified (CURRICULUM STUDIES) (330299)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Nervous system and disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730104)
- Cancer and related disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730108)
- Surgical methods and procedures (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730109)
- Respiratory system and diseases (incl. Asthma) (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730110)
- Skeletal system and disorders (incl. Arthritis) (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730114)
- Reproductive system and disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730116)
- Clin health not spec to partlar organs, diseases & condits (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730199)
- Women's health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730201)
- Child health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730204)
- Health status (e.g. indicators of well-being) (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730217)
- Occupational, speech and physiotherapy (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730303)
- Diagnostic methods (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730305)
- Evaluation of health outcomes (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730306)
- Health and support services not elsewhere classified (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730399)
- Occupational training (OTHER EDUCATION) (749901)
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.