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CURRICULUM VITAE

OF

SHANTI RAMAN

Associate Professor Shanti Raman is a Consultant Paediatrician, with sub-specialty training in Community Paediatrics, epidemiology and public health. Her research and teaching interests include health of migrants and refugees, poverty, indigenous child health, child rights and child maltreatment, quality and safety in health, and global maternal, newborn and child health. She is currently the Director of Community Paediatrics -- South Western Sydney, where she is responsible for clinical services in Child Development and Child Protection across the region, providing academic leadership and directing research and training. She is involved with policy development at State, national and international levels promoting a rights-based perspective to child health and population health. Dr Raman maintains a strong interest in global health, provides consultancy services in international maternal, newborn and child health, works on population based research projects in Asia- Pacific and teaches clinical aspects of Child Protection and public health to Paediatricians and health professionals. She has provided policy advice to national governments and global agencies in the Asia-Pacific region in her role at the as the lead in maternal, newborn and child health, Human Resources for Health Knowledge Hub. She is on the Standing Committee of the International Pediatric Association and the Executive Committee of the International Society for Social Pediatrics & Child Health. She is also a member of several working parties for global policy documents in child health and child rights. She has completed a PhD in international maternal and child health at the University of New South Wales- her doctoral dissertation was about socio-cultural factors influencing perinatal health in urban India.

Address 277 Enmore Road, Enmore, NSW 2042, Australia

Nationality Australian

Telephone +61 2 9557 0053 (H) +61 434 328 011 (mob)

Email

shanti.raman@health.nsw.gov.au s.raman@unsw.edu.au

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Education and Training ............................................................................................................................ 3

Memberships and Affiliations ................................................................................................................. 3

Current Positions ..................................................................................................................................... 4

Previous Positions ................................................................................................................................... 4

Relevant Recent Publications: Peer reviewed ......................................................................................... 5

Publications: non-Peer reviewed ............................................................................................................ 8

Additional professional development ..................................................................................................... 9

Awards ..................................................................................................................................................... 9

Role in Global Health and Policy Initiatives ............................................................................................. 9

Teaching ................................................................................................................................................ 11

Conference Papers and Posters ............................................................................................................ 12

Invited Contributions: international/National ...................................................................................... 16

Professional Review Panels and Grants ................................................................................................ 17

Community Engagement ....................................................................................................................... 18

Referees ................................................................................................................................................. 18

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EDUCATION AND TRAINING

INSTITUTION AND LOCATION DEGREE YEAR

University of Queensland

Royal Australasian College of Physicians

Australian National University

University of New South Wales

MBBS

FRACP

MAE

PhD

1987

1996

1996

2016

MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS

International Pediatric Association: Standing Committee Member, Chair – Quality of Care, Technical Advisory Group, Member – Early Childhood Development and Child Survival Technical Advisory Groups

International Society for Social Pediatrics & Child Health (ISSOP): Executive Committee Member, ISSOP representative at the International Pediatric Association Standing Committee

Royal Australasian College of Physicians- Paediatrics & Child Health Division (Paediatric Policy Committee for 4 years)

Chapter of Community Child Health (past Executive Committee member)

National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect on Board of Directors

Public Health Association of Australia (International Health and Political Economy of Health Special Interest Groups)

Pacific Society for Reproductive Health: Australian representative

International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse & Neglect (on Scientific Committee)

Indian Academy of Paediatrics- member of the Child Abuse & Neglect and Child Labor (CANCL) Committee

Human Resources for Development Alliance- Associate member

Children’s Healthcare Australasia: Paediatric Units Special Interest Group

Australian Salaried Medical Officers Association

Support for Health for All in the Region (SHARE-Executive)

Medical Association for Prevention of War

People’s Health Movement

United Nations Women

Health Information for All 2015 (HIFA2015): international advocacy network

Doctors for the Environment Australia

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CURRENT POSITIONS

Director-Department of Community Paediatrics, also Clinical Lead for Child Protection, South Western Sydney Local Health District (previously between 2005 - 2011 was Area Community Paediatrician - Child Protection for Sydney South West Area Health Service)

Conjoint Associate Professor, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney

Honorary Adjunct appointment: The Sydney Children’s Hospital network

Achievements:

Set up specific clinics for vulnerable populations in South Western Sydney including for children in out-of home care, indigenous children, children of substance using parents and children of parents with mental illness.

Set up the first paediatric and youth specific refugee health clinics for newly arriving refugees in South Western Sydney.

Led major successful and enduring partnership initiatives, including with Kari Aboriginal Resources Inc, The Benevolent Society and Tharawal Aboriginal Corporation.

Helped produce the district Child Protection Policy and Procedures including clinical practice guidelines for child abuse and neglect, accessible online.

Led major clinical practice improvement strategies including perinatal identification of substance using mothers and their babies in Campbelltown Hospital, clinical assessments of children presenting with physical abuse and/or neglect to frontline clinical services in Sydney and South Western Sydney, review of serious events when child abuse/neglect involved.

Supervised numerous research projects in Community Child Health and Child Protection.

PREVIOUS POSITIONS

2015-2017: Consultant Paediatrician, Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Corporation, Broken Hill (part-time)

Set up collaborative, integrated comprehensive assessment clinics for Aboriginal children in out-of-home-care in Broken Hill and Wilcannia.

Set up a multi-disciplinary child development clinic, partnering with Novita Children’s Services, in Broken Hill, for Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Services.

Feb 2011 – July 2012: Senior Research Fellow-Human Resources for Health Knowledge Hub, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales (Part-time consultancy)

Lead for maternal, neonatal and child health projects in Asia Pacific region, funded by AusAID. Managed in-country reproductive and child health projects in Fiji, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Laos and Sri Lanka as well as provided strategic advice to AusAID and global partner agencies on human resources and health system issues pertinent to the Asia Pacific region.

Achievements:

Evidence-based policy briefs and discussion documents on health services and health systems planning for reproductive and child health in the Asia-Pacific region.

Developed and implemented Perinatal Mortality Audit systems throughout Fiji, with implications for the Pacific region

Took on leadership role in Australia for the Pacific Society for Reproductive Health

Oct 1998 – Oct 2005: Area Child Health Advisor, Western Sydney Area Health Service (WSAHS), conjoint appointment with The Children’s Hospital at Westmead (CHW) and affiliated to Sydney University. Responsibilities included strategic planning for Child and Youth Health for WSAHS, coordinating child health services in WSAHS, bringing a public health approach to child and youth health services in WSAHS, liaising

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between hospital and community health services to ensure a seamless service, and providing leadership in training health professionals in community child health.

Achievements:

Completed the strategic plan ‘Improving the Health of Children and Youth in Western Sydney, Plan 2010’.

Coordinated the ‘Families First’ strategy for WSAHS, a multi-agency, evidence-based partnership program promoting the wellbeing of children and families in the early years.

Produced a regular Child Health Newsletter for Western Sydney that lists population health initiatives in maternal and child health.

Supervised research projects in community child health, immunisation and public health.

Set up Child and Youth Health services in Daruk Aboriginal Medical Service.

Set up the Health Assessment for Refugee Kids (HARK) Clinic at the CHW.

1996 to 1998: Area Developmental Paediatrician, Department of Community Paediatrics, South Western Sydney Area Health Service (SWSAHS). Conjoint appointment with Western Clinical School, UNSW. Responsible for coordinating the long term, multi-disciplinary, neuro-developmental follow up of ‘at risk’ babies from neonatal intensive care (NICU) from SWSAHS, developing an appropriate community-based developmental service for children resident in South Western Sydney (SWS), and providing specialist paediatric services to the Spastic Centre (SWS Region).

1994 – 1996: Research Registrar. Full time student: Master of Applied Epidemiology (MAE), National Centre for Epidemiology & Population Health. Part time Paediatric Registrar: Prince of Wales Children’s Hospital (POWCH).

Microbiology Department, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney (1994 - 1995): Involved in infectious diseases epidemiology, including outbreak investigations, infection control, and immunisation research.

AIDS/Infectious Diseases Branch, NSW Health Department (1995 - 1996): Involved with setting up and evaluating infectious diseases surveillance systems, responding to public health enquiries, and developing public health policy.

1993: Senior Registrar Paediatrics. Prince of Wales Children’s Hospital (POWCH): Child Protection, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Haematology & Oncology. Newcastle: Community Paediatrics, including developmental/ behavioural paediatrics, child psychiatry and child protection.

1992: Paediatric Registrar. POWCH: Endocrinology, Children’s Intensive Care

1991: Paediatric Registrar. Royal Darwin Hospital: General paediatrics— developed experience in indigenous child health. Royal Hospital for Women (Sydney): NICU

1990: Paediatric Training: RMO 2. POWCH: Neurology, Casualty, Children’s Intensive Care, Campbelltown Hospital: General Paediatrics, Daruk Aboriginal Medical Service: Part-time

1989: RMO 1. POWCH: Paediatric Surgery, Prince Henry and Prince of Wales Hospitals: Intensive Care, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiology, Accident & Emergency

1988: Intern. Prince Henry Hospital: Urology, Infectious Diseases, Casualty. Bankstown Hospital: Obstetrics and Gynaeclology.

RELEVANT RECENT PUBLICATIONS: PEER REVIEWED

Uchitel J, Alden E, Bhutta ZA, Goldhagen J, Narayan AP, Raman S, et al. The Rights of Children for Optimal Development and Nurturing Care. Pediatrics 2019: e20190487.

Goldhagen JL, Shenoda S, Oberg C, Mercer R, Kadir A, Raman S, et al. Rights, justice, and equity: a global agenda for child health and wellbeing. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health 2019.

Spencer N, Raman S, O'Hare B, Tamburlini G. Addressing inequities in child health and development: towards social justice. BMJ Paediatrics Open 2019; 3: e000503.

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Baker JR, Raman S, Kohlhoff J, et al. Optimising refugee children’s health/wellbeing in preparation for primary and secondary school: a qualitative inquiry. BMC Public Health 2019; 19(1): 812. doi:10.1186/s12889-019-7183-5.

Wickramasinghe Y, Raman S, Garg P, Jain K, Hurwitz R. The adverse childhood experiences checklist: Can it serve as a clinical and quality indicator? Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2019; 0(0).

Wickramasinghe YM, Raman S, Garg P, Hurwitz R. Burden of adverse childhood experiences in children attending paediatric clinics in South Western Sydney, Australia: a retrospective audit. BMJ Paediatrics Open 2019; 3(1).

Pangas J, Ogunsiji O, Elmir R, Raman S, et al. Refugee women's experiences negotiating motherhood and maternity care in a new country: A meta-ethnographic review. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2018; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.10.00

Raman S, Muhammad T, Goldhagen J, et al. Ending violence against children: a call to action. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health 2018; 2(5): 312-3.

Raman S, Kadir A, Seth R, et al. Violence against children of the world: Burden, consequences and recommendations for action. Pakistan Pediatric Journal 2017; 41(4 (Special Supplement)): 30-54.

Goldhagen JL, Kadir A, Fouad FM, Spencer NJ, Raman S. The Budapest declaration for children and youth on the move. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health 2018.

Hotton PR, Raman S. Analysis of acute presentations for child protection medical assessments in a large, culturally diverse metropolitan setting. BMJ Paediatrics Open 2017; 1(1).

Raman S, Hotton PR. Audit of child maltreatment medical assessments in a culturally diverse, metropolitan setting. BMJ Paediatrics Open 2017; 1(1).

Raman S, Maiese M, Vasquez V, Gordon P, Jones JM. Review of Serious Events in cases of (suspected) child abuse and/or neglect: A RoSE by any other name? Child Abuse & Neglect 2017, 70: 283-291.

Raman S, Ruston S, Irwin S, Tran P, Hotton P, Thorne S. Taking culture seriously: Can we improve the developmental health and well-being of Australian Aboriginal children in out-of-home care? Child: Care, Health and Development 2017; 43(6): 899-905.

Ogbo FA, Eastwood J, Page A, Arora A, Raman S, et al. Prevalence and determinants of cessation of exclusive breastfeeding in the early postnatal period in Sydney, Australia. International Breastfeeding Journal 2017; 12(16).

Raman S, Nicholls R, Ritchie J, Razee H, Shafiee S: Eating soup with nails of pig: thematic synthesis of the qualitative literature on cultural practices and beliefs influencing perinatal nutrition in low and middle income countries. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2016, 16(1):192.

Raman S, Nicholls R, Ritchie J, Razee H, Shafiee S. How natural is the supernatural? Synthesis of the qualitative literature from low and middle income countries on cultural practices and traditional beliefs influencing the perinatal period. Midwifery 2016; 39: 87-97.

Raman S, Srinivasan K, Kurpad A, Ritchie J, Razee H. “We have to ask and only then do”: Unpacking agency and autonomy in women's reproductive health in urban India. Health Care for Women International 2016:1-19.

Sureshkumar P, Zurynski Y, Moloney S, Raman S, Varol N, Elliott EJ. Female genital mutilation: Survey of paediatricians’ knowledge, attitudes and practice. Child Abuse & Neglect 2016; 55: 1-9.

Raman S, Nicholls R, Pitakaka F, Gapirongo K, Hou L. Identifying and overcoming barriers to adolescent sexual and reproductive health in the Solomon Islands: Perspectives and practices of health, education and welfare workers. Pacific Journal of Reproductive Health 2015; 1: 4-13.

Raman S, Iljadica A, Gyaneshwar R, Taito R, Fong J. Improving maternal and child health systems in Fiji through a perinatal mortality audit. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 2015; 129(2): 165-168.

Alexander J, Raman S, Yoong T, Mawhinney B. Improving pathways to assessment and care for infants of substance abusing mothers: are we getting it right? Social Sciences 2015; 4 (1): 192-204.

Paxton G, Tosif S, Graham H, Smith A, Reveley C, Standish J, McCloskey K, Ferguson G, Isaacs D, Gunasekera H, Marais B, Britton P, Khatami A, Zwi K, Raman S, Elliott E, Levitt D, Francis J, Bauert P, Cherian S, Mutch R, Forbes D, Rutherford D, Whybourne A, Packer S . Perspective: ‘The forgotten children: National inquiry into children in immigration detention (2014)’. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2015; 51(4): 365-368.

Raman S, Maiese M, Hurley K, Greenfield D. Addressing the clinical burden of child physical abuse and neglect in a large metropolitan region: improving the evidence-base. Social Sciences 2014; 3: 771–784.

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Raman S, Srinivasan K, Kurpad A, Ritchie R, Razee H. “Nothing special, everything is maamuli”: Socio-cultural practices and family influences shaping the perinatal continuum in urban India. PLoS ONE 2014; 9 (11): e111900.

Raman S, Sahu S. Health, developmental and support needs of vulnerable children – comparing children in foster care and children in need. Child Abuse Review 2014; 23 (6): 415-425.

Raman S, Srinivasan K, Kurpad A, Dwarkanath P, Ritchie J, Worth H. “My mother…my sisters… and my friends”: Sources of maternal support in the perinatal period in urban India. Midwifery 2014: 30: 130-137.

Raman S. Faith, trust and the perinatal healthcare maze in urban India. Health, Culture and Society 2014; 6 (1): 73-84.

Mehta BK, Raman S. Addressing the health, developmental and social outcomes of children exposed to perinatal risks. Infectious Disorders – Drug Targets 2014, 14 (2):1-5.

Kevat D, Raman S. Extending the workforce debate - let's talk about self-sufficiency. MJA 2013; 199 (4): 238.

Woolfenden S, Goldfeld S, Raman S, Eapen V, Kemp L Williams K. Inequity in childhood: the importance of early childhood development. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2013: 10.1111/jpc.12171.

Griffiths G, Woolfenden S, Williams K, Raman S, Tzioumi D, Hayen A. Comprehensive paediatric assessments for children in out of home care. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2013; 12: CD010877.

McGowan J, Raman S, Bateman-Steel C, Pameh W. Developing adolescent health policy in Papua New Guinea – What are the sexual and reproductive health needs in service provision? Pacific Health Dialog 2012; 18 (2): 113-119.

Raman S, Ekeroma A, Horner J, Mola G, Roberts G. Australia and New Zealand’s support for skilled health workforce in maternal, newborn and child health in the Pacific. Pacific Health Dialog 2012; 18 (2): 146-153.

Raman S, Hodes D. Culture and child maltreatment: Towards a culturally competent approach. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2012; 48: 30–37.

Raman S, Holdgate A, Torrens R. Are our frontline clinical workers equipped with the knowledge and confidence to address child abuse and neglect? Child Abuse Review 2012; 21:114-130.

Raman S, Reynolds S, Khan R. Addressing the Wellbeing of Aboriginal Children in Out-of-Home-Care: Are we there yet? Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2011; doi:10.1111/j.1440-1754.2011.02030.

Raman S, Wood N, Webber M, Taylor K, Isaacs D. Matching health needs of refugee children with services: how big is the gap? Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 2009; 33(5): 466-470.

Sheikh M, Pal A, Wang S, MacIntyre CR, Wood NJ, Isaacs D, Gunasekara H, Raman S, Hale K, Howell A. The epidemiology of health conditions of newly arrived refugee children: A review of patients attending a specialist health clinic in Sydney. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2009; 45: 509-513.

Raman S, Wood N, Wood M, Smith M, Taylor K, Isaacs D. Addressing refugee children’s health needs: have we got it right? Published in proceedings of Population Health Congress, Brisbane, July 2008.

Zwi K, Raman S, Smith M, Burgner D, Faniram S, et al. Towards better health for refugee children and young people in Australia and New Zealand: The RACP perspective. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2007; 43: 522-526.

Thomas P, Milne B, Raman S, Shah S. Refugee youth: Immunisation status and GP attendance. Australian Family Physician 2007; 36:568-570.

Raman S, Woolfenden S, Williams K, Zwi K. Human rights and child health. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2007; 43: 581–586.

Milne B, Raman S, Thomas P, Shah S. Immunisation of refugee and migrant young people: can schools do the job? Aust N Z J Public Health 2006; 30: 526-528.

Raman S. Cultural identity and child health (Editorial). Journal of Tropical Paediatrics 2006; 52: 231-234.

Davidson N, Burgner D, Kelly P, Raman S, Silove S, Skull S, Steel Z, Vora R, Smith M. An issue of access: Delivering equitable health care for newly arrived refugee children in Australia. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2004; 40: 569-575.

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Davidson N, Buttery J, Chaney G, Frydenberg A, Isaacs D, Kelly P, Lampropoulos B, Raman S, Silove D, Skull S, Smith M, Steel Z, Burgner D. Comprehensive health assessment for newly arrived refugee children in Australia. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2004; 40: 562-568.

Green J, Waters E, Haikerwal A, O'Neill C, Raman S, Booth ML, and Gibbons K. Social, cultural and environmental influences on child activity and eating in Australian migrant communities. Child: Care, Health & Development 2003; 29: 441-448.

Alperstein G, Raman S. Promoting mental health and emotional well-being among children and youth: a role for Community Child Health? Child: Care, Health & Development 2003; 29: 269-274.

Shah S, Raman S, Moreira C, MacIntyre CR. School immunisation certificates – a review over time in a disadvantaged community. Aust NZ J Public Health 2001; 25: 534-538.

PUBLICATIONS: NON-PEER REVIEWED

Spencer N, Raman S, O’Hare B, Tamburlini G. Addressing inequities in child health and development –

towards social justice. Geneva: International Society for Social Pediatrics & Child Health (ISSOP), 2018. Raman S. Adverse Childhood Experiences: What Paediatricians Need to Know. In: Ahmed S, editor. 6th

Indian Child Abuse & Neglect, Child Labour Conference (I-CANCL CON) “WORKING TOGETHER FOR CHILD PROTECTION AND DEVELOPMENT”; 5th January 2019; Guwahati, India: I-CANCL; 2019.

Seth R and Raman S. (2014) What Do We Know about Child Neglect? A Global Perspective. In: Conte JR (ed) Child Abuse and Neglect Worldwide. Santa Barbara, California: Praeger, 122-153.

Raman S, Horner J, Ekeroma A, Mola G. Making it count: What is needed to support the skilled health workforce in maternal, reproductive and child health in the Pacific? O&G Magazine 2013; 15 (2): 20-22.

Nicholls R, Raman S, Pitakaka F, Gapirongo K, Herbert B, Roberts G. 2013. Addressing barriers to inter-sectoral collaboration between health, education and welfare sectors in adolescent sexual and reproductive health service delivery in the Solomon Islands. Human Resources for Health Knowledge Hub, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

Raman S, Marret M, Prasad CS. Cultural issues and Child Maltreatment: Challenges in the Asia Pacific Region. In Child Abuse and Neglect in Asia Pacific Countries: Challenges and Opportunities, 2013. Edited by RNS Srivastava, R Seth, J van Niekerk. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi.

Horner J, Jayasinha R, Raman S. Maternal, neonatal, and child health outcomes in the Asia-Pacific region: The imperative of accountability. Published as supplement to Conference proceedings: Asia Pacific Academic Consortium of Public Health, Colombo 2012.

Raman S, Girdwood A. Human resources for maternal, newborn and child health at the community level: What do we know? Policy brief, Human resources for Health Knowledge Hub @ UNSW, 2012; http://www.med.unsw.edu.au/HRHweb.nsf/resources/MNCH_What+do+we+know.pdf/$file/MNCH_What+do+we+know.pdf

Raman S, Horner J. Improving partnerships between health workers and the community for maternal, newborn and child health. Policy brief, Human resources for Health Knowledge Hub @ UNSW, 2012; http://www.med.unsw.edu.au/HRHweb.nsf/resources/MNCH_Partnerships.pdf/$file/MNCH_Partnerships.pdf

Nicholls R, Raman S and Girdwood A. Can inter-sectoral collaboration improve adolescent sexual and reproductive health? Health, media and education partnerships in developing countries. Human Resources for Health Knowledge Hub, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2012.

Raman S, Maiese M, Hurley K. Assessment and care for children presenting with suspected physical abuse and/or neglect to acute services across Sydney South West Area Health Service: Clinical Practice Improvement Project. Sydney South West Area Health Service, Sydney, 2012.

Raman S, Zwi K. Optimising the health and wellbeing of refugee children and young people: What will it take? In Challenges in Adolescent Health: An Australian Perspective. Editors: David Bennett, Susan Towns, Elizabeth Elliott, Joav Merrick. Nova Publishers, Hauppauge, N.Y, 2009. Book Chapter.

Raman S. Healing in Hinduism. In Spirited Practices: Spirituality and the helping professions (2007), edited by Fran Gale, Natalie Bolzan and Dorothy McRae-McMahon. Allen & Unwin, Sydney. Book Chapter.

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Raman S, Goldfeld S. The health needs of children and youth in detention. What we know…What we do not know…and What we should do about it. In Asylum Seekers and Refugees: Issues of Mental Health and Wellbeing. Barnes, D (Ed) 2003. Sydney: Transcultural Mental Health Centre. Book Chapter.

Church P, Raman S. Plan 2010: Improving the Health of Children and Young People in Western Sydney. Western Sydney Area Health Service, December 2001.

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Training in primary health care needs of emergency and refugee populations. Macfarlane Burnett Centre for International Health, Melbourne, May 1996.

Griffiths Mental Developmental Scales training 1996.

Evidence-based Child Health short course, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, November 1997.

Neonatal Behavioural Assessment (Brazelton) 1998.

Cochrane Systematic Reviews: Introduction to Analysis and Development of a Protocol for a Systematic Review, run by the Australasian Cochrane Centre 2002.

Forensic medical evaluation of suspected physical abuse in children course, Sydney Children’s Hospital, October 2005.

Forensic medical evaluation of child sexual abuse course, Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Adelaide, April 2006.

Bayley Scales of Infant & Toddler Development (Bayley III) course 2007.

SPSS revision course run by UNSW: 2008.

NVivo 8 course run by QSR: September 2010

Systematic Reviews of Qualitative Research Workshop 2014.

HETI Medical Managers Training Course, 2018.

AWARDS

Rue Wright Memorial award for the best presentation in Community Paediatrics, May 1995.

Best trainee presentation at the Australian Epidemiological Association meeting, September 1995.

New South Wales Institute of Psychiatry Research Fellowship award 2005-6.

Humanitarian award for services to refugee children and youth by the Refugee Council of Australia, 2008.

ROLE IN GLOBAL HEALTH AND POLICY INITIATIVES

2015-2016: on working parties to develop global position statements on Violence against children (collaboration between ISPCAN, IPA and ISSOP), Child Health Inequalities (ISSOP) and Conflict of Interest (ISSOP). Active member of the Global Partnership to End Violence in Childhood (collaboration of global agencies including UNICEF and WHO). Also regularly provide policy advice via the International Pediatric Association to the World Health Assembly and to the Every Woman Every Child initiative.

2014 onwards: Chair of the ‘Quality of Care’ Technical Advisory Group for the International Pediatric Association

2011-2012: Asia-Pacific maternal and child health projects under the auspices of the Human Resources for Health Knowledge Hub, University of New South Wales.

Ongoing: Member of the health team as part of Sai MediCare camp that visits Fiji annually to provide outpatient outreach health services and also provides a report of the community burden of disease to the Fiji Ministry of Health.

Visiting Professor, College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Fiji National University: undertake regular teaching of medical students and supervision of post graduate doctors in Paediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

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Collaborations: Have collaborated with Paediatricians, Public Health Physicians and child rights advocates internationally to produce policy directives, discussion papers, chapters in books and conduct training workshops.

Aug 2008- Feb 2009: Sabbatical in Bangalore, India:

Conducted population based research in maternal & child health under the auspices of the Institute of Population Health and Clinical Research, St John’s Medical College, Bangalore.

Trained paediatricians in child rights and abuse and neglect clinical assessments under the auspices of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics, trained international researchers on health evaluation under the auspices of the Community Health Cell.

Also ran outreach community-based clinics for mothers and children with NGOs.

Aug 2003-Jan 04: International Health Consultancy, New Delhi, India

Employed by BASICS and CARE (India) to provide technical advice and training to the Integrated Nutrition and Health Project. This was a large scale maternal and child health project supported by USAID, delivering an evidence-based early years strategy focusing on community-based newborn care, immunisation and nutrition to a target population of 100 million in eight states in India. Completed a training manual for mid-level health managers and village health workers on community-based newborn care, immunisation and maternal/infant nutrition.

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1991: Experience in tropical paediatrics and Aboriginal child health

Developed expertise in tropical paediatrics whilst doing the Paediatric rotation in Royal Darwin Hospital. Attended outstation Aboriginal communities and provided clinics. Accompanied multi-disciplinary medical team from Darwin to Timor to plan collaborative healthcare delivery for women and children.

1987: Completed WHO training on expanded program of immunisation (EPI) at the Centre for International Child Health, University College London

TEACHING

LECTURING

2011– 2012 Co-ordinated the Maternal, reproductive and child health Summer School at the University of New South Wales

2012 – Ongoing Clinical Senior Lecturer at Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney

2005 – Ongoing Senior lecturer, Women’s & Children’s Health, Western Clinical School, UNSW

2005 – Ongoing Supervision of registrars and Fellows in Community Child Health, Child Protection and Paediatrics including successful completion of research and quality improvement projects

1996 – Ongoing Lecture on a variety of child health issues to general practitioners, nurses, allied health, school staff, students and caregivers

1998 – Ongoing Regular guest lecturer for Diploma of Child Health (University of Sydney) and MPH/MIPH program of University of New South Wales

TRAINING WORKSHOPS

Promoting mental health in children and young people: A population health approach. Workshop presented with Dr Garth Alperstein at the European Society for Social Paediatrics Annual Conference ‘Child and Adolescent Mental Health in the Community’, Greece, September 2002.

Workshop presented on ‘Mental Health of Refugee and Ethnic Minority Children and Adolescents’ at the European Society for Social Paediatrics Annual Conference ‘Child and Adolescent Mental Health in the Community’, Greece, September 2002.

Children’s Rights: A Public Health Approach. Workshop presented at the Royal Australasian College of Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Cairns May 2006.

Injury Prevention & Safety Promotion in children. Workshop presented at the Royal Australasian College of Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Cairns May 2006.

Cultural Competence in Public Health. Workshop presented at the Royal Australasian College of Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Melbourne May 2007.

Health needs of Refugee Youth. Workshop presented at the Royal Australasian College of Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting 2008, Adelaide and at the European Society for Social Pediatrics (ESSOP) Congress, Slovenia 2009.

Cultural issues in Child Maltreatment. Workshop presented jointly with Dr Deborah Hodes at the British Association of Community Child Health Annual Scientific meeting 2009, and at the Asia Pacific Conference on Child Abuse & Neglect, Perth 2009.

Impact of trauma on the development of refugee children. Workshop presented at the World Conference on Internal Medicine, Melbourne, May 2010.

Rights of refugee children and youth in Australia: a long way to go. Workshop presented at the International Pediatric Association Congress, Johannesburg, and August 2010.

Refugee and Asylum Seeker Health: Controversies and Possibilities. Workshop presented at the Public Health Association of Australia conference, Brisbane, Sept 2011.

Culture and child maltreatment: Asia-Pacific perspectives. Workshop presented at the Asia Pacific Conference on Child Abuse & Neglect, New Delhi, Oct 2011.

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Resilience in refugee youth: exploring cross cultural issues. Workshop presented at Youth Health 2011Conference, Sydney Nov 2011.

Rights of refugee children and youth in Australia: A long way to go. Workshop presented at Youth Health 2011Conference, Sydney Nov 2011.

Cross-cultural Issues in Childrearing and Child Maltreatment: Developing a Culturally Competent Response. Workshop presented by Raman S, Hodes D and Marret M at the International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect conference, Istanbul, Sept 2012.

Disability and Child Protection: what are the links, what does the evidence tell us and what are common strategies that will work to safeguard children? Raman S. Invited workshop, presented at International Congress of Pediatrics, Melbourne, August 2013.

Cross cultural issues in parenting and child development. Raman S. Workshop presented at Cultural Shift -Symposium on Supporting migrant and Refugee Families, Sydney, June 2014.

Addressing Adversity and Resilience in Young Aboriginal Children – Cultural, Social, Emotional and Developmental Well-Being. Raman S, Powrie R, Dyson B. Seminar presented by Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Corporation, at University Department Rural Health, Broken Hill November 2014.

Improving the clinical assessment of child maltreatment using a quality and child rights framework. Raman S, Hodes D, Hotton P, Al-Jilaihawi S. Workshop presented at the Sustainable Development Goals (post-2015): A booster for Child health and Children’s Rights, International Society for Social Pediatrics & Child Health (ISSOP) Conference, Geneva September 2015.

Pre-Congress workshop on Paediatric Quality of Care: In the Best Interests of the Child: Improving Paediatric Quality of Care in Low Resource Settings. Raman S. Workshop facilitator. International Congress of Pediatrics, Vancouver, August 2016.

Violence against Children of the World: Burden, Consequences and Recommendations for Action. Raman S, Kadir A, van Zeben-van der Aa T, Muhammad T, Goldhagen J, Bennett S, Seth R, Subramanian R, Bissell S. Workshop presented at the ISPCAN European Regional Meeting 2017, The Hague, October 2017.

Improving the medical assessment of child maltreatment using a quality and child rights framework . Raman S, Hodes D, Hotton P, Al-Jilaihawi S. Workshop presented at the ISPCAN European Regional Meeting 2017, The Hague, October 2017.

Violence against Children: Recognition, Rights, Responses. Raman S. Pre-conference workshop facilitator and presenter, at the 16th Asia Pacific Congress of Pediatrics (APCP), Bali, Aug 2018.

Unpacking the Gender dimensions of Violence against Children: Recognition, Rights, Responses. Raman S. Invited workshop facilitator and presenter at the XXII Congress of International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN), Prague, Sept 2018.

Regularly run training workshops for junior and senior doctors, nurses and allied health professionals on child rights, child abuse/neglect, cultural competency, child development and research skills. Also supervise higher degree students in Master of Public Health, Master of Philosophy and co-supervise PhD students in Public Health and Community Medicine.

RELEVANT CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

From birth stopping to birth spacing: towards a more effective birth control program in South Asia. Public Health Association of Australia Conference, Adelaide, September 1994.

Vaccine failure not the cause for the measles outbreak in the South Coast of New South Wales: Lessons from the field. Australian College of Paediatrics Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide, May 1995.

Can we do away with the clinician? Improving hepatitis B surveillance using supplementary tests. Australian Epidemiological Association Meeting, September 1995.

Universal Precautions: How Universal? Study in assessing knowledge, attitude, and compliance with universal precautions in a teaching hospital. Public Health Association of Australia Conference, September 1995.

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Laboratory-based AIDS surveillance: Is it feasible? Australian Epidemiological Association Annual Scientific Meeting, September 1997.

The epidemiology of child disability in South Western Sydney: Making sense of imperfect data. Public Health Association of Australia Annual Conference, September 1997.

Child health services: A better map for the future. International Pediatric Conference, Amsterdam, August 1998.

Child disability in South Western Sydney: Underestimated, under resourced, undervalued. International Pediatric Congress in Amsterdam, August 1998.

Vaccine failure or failure to vaccinate: Lessons from the field. International Pediatric Conference in Amsterdam, August 1998.

Mapping Child Poverty in Australia: Implications for Child Health Services. Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Perth, May 1999 (Finalist Rue Wright Award)

Child Poverty in Australia: Implications for school health services. European Society for Social Paediatrics conference on School Health, Istanbul, September 1999.

The Hidden Minority: Pacific Islander Children and Families in Western Sydney. European Society for Social Paediatrics annual conference on ‘Inequality & Health’, Oxford, September 2001.

The Health Needs of Children and Youth in Detention: What we know…what we do not know…and what we should do about it. Refugee Health Conference, Sydney, November 2001.

Immunisation and Health Care Utilisation of Children with Down Syndrome and Cerebral Palsy in Western Sydney. Royal Australasian College of Physicians Annual Scientific meeting, Sydney, May 2002.

The Hidden Minority: Pacific Islander Children and Families in Western Sydney. Poster presented at Royal Australasian College of Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney, May 2002.

Promoting resilience and cultural well-being in Indigenous children and young people: What works? Presented at the Missionaries, Mercenaries & Misfits: Indigenous Health Initiatives across Northern Australia Conference 2002, Darwin, September 2002.

Urban Aboriginal Child Health Needs in Western Sydney: Making sense of imperfect data. Paper presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Seattle, May 2003.

Child public health in Australia: What’s hot, what’s not. Royal Australasian College of Physicians (Paediatric Division) Annual Scientific Meeting, Canberra, May 2004.

Immunisation and primary healthcare access of refugee and migrant children and youth in Western Sydney. Paper presented at the PHAA 9th National Immunisation Conference, Cairns, August 2004.

Comparing early childhood prevention programs in India and Australia: Magic or mantra? Paper presented at the European Society for Social Pediatrics Early Childhood Prevention Meeting, Montreal September 2004.

Cultural Identity and Psychological Wellbeing in Ethnic Minority Children: Papers presented at the European Society for Social Paediatrics Conference, Sibenik (Croatia), June 2005 and Childhoods 2005 Conference, Oslo (Norway), June 2005.

Families and Social Change: The tale of two worlds. Paper presented at the Childhoods 2005 Conference, Oslo, June 2005.

How close are we to matching the health needs of refugee children in New South Wales? Paper presented at the Asia Pacific Pediatric Congress, Colombo Sri Lanka and the Royal Australasian College of Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Melbourne in 2007.

Meeting the health needs of Aboriginal children in out of homecare: can we do better? Paper presented at the Asia Pacific Pediatric Congress, Colombo Sri Lanka and the Royal Australasian College of Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Melbourne in 2007.

Are our frontline clinical workers equipped with the knowledge and competence to address child abuse and neglect? Presented at the Royal Australasian College of Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting 2008, Adelaide, at the British Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect Conference, Swansea 2009 and at the Asia Pacific Conference on Child Abuse & Neglect, Perth 2009.

Promoting the Health and Wellbeing of Aboriginal Children in Foster care: A strengths-based approach; and Addressing refugee Children’s Health Needs: Have we got it right? Papers presented at the Population Health Congress 2008, Brisbane July 2008.

Identifying Perinatal Psychosocial and Cultural Factors that can Improve Early Childhood Outcomes in India. Paper presented at the European Society for Social Pediatrics (ESSOP) Congress, Slovenia 2009.

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Addressing diverse health needs of refugee children and youth in Australia: No simple solutions. Paper presented at the International Pediatric Association Congress, Johannesburg, August 2010.

Identifying perinatal psychosocial and cultural factors that can improve early childhood outcomes in India. Paper presented at the International Pediatric Association Congress, Johannesburg, August 2010.

Do sick children have rights in Australia and New Zealand? Evaluating compliance with children’s rights in Australasian healthcare. Presented at Royal Australasian College of Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Darwin, May 2011.

How do frontline services in a large metropolitan region address the clinical burden of child physical abuse and neglect? Presented at the Asia Pacific Conference on Child Abuse & Neglect, New Delhi, October 2011.

Rights of refugee children and youth in Australia: A long way to go. Presented at the Asia Pacific Conference on Child Abuse & Neglect, New Delhi, October 2011.

Cross Cultural Issues in Child Protection: A culturally competent approach. Paper presented at the RACP Future Directions in Health Congress 2012, Brisbane, May 2012.

The health, developmental and service needs of vulnerable children: is there a best fit model of paediatric assessment and care? Alexander J, Raman S, Yoong T, Mehta B, Sahu M. Paper presented at the ACWA 2012 conference, Sydney Aug 2012.

Improving Perinatal Mortality Audit in Fiji: Implications for health systems and the maternal, newborn and child health workforce. Authors: Raman S, Girdwood A, Gyaneshwar R, Wata T, Taito R, Fong J. Poster presented at ISSOP conference, St Andrews, Sept 2012.

Addressing the clinical burden of child physical abuse and neglect in a large metropolitan region: Improving the evidence-base. Paper presented at the ISSOP conference, St Andrews, Sept 2012.

Addressing barriers to inter-sectoral collaboration in delivering effective adolescent sexual and reproductive health services in Solomon Islands. Raman S, Nicholls R, Pitakaka F, Gapirongo K, Hou L, Roberts G. Paper presented at the Pacific Society for Reproductive Health, Apia, Samoa, July 2013.

Improving perinatal mortality audit in Fiji: implications for maternal, newborn and child health systems in the Pacific. Raman S, Girdwood A, Gyaneshwar R, Wata T, Taito R, Fong J. Poster presented at the International Congress of Pediatrics, Melbourne, August 2013.

The health, developmental and service needs of vulnerable children in South Western Sydney - identifying the best-fit model of assessment and care. Raman S, Alexander J, Mehta B, Sahu S. Poster presented at the International Congress of Pediatrics, Melbourne, August 2013.

Improving the identification of adverse childhood exposures in developmental clinics: does it make a difference? Jain K, Raman S, Hurwitz R, Hendry A. Presented at the International Congress of Pediatrics, Melbourne, August 2013 and at Australasian Child Abuse and Neglect Conference, Melbourne, November 2013.

Are we making a difference? Evaluating paediatric assessment reports of vulnerable children attending community paediatric clinics in South Western Sydney. Woon J, Yoong T, Raman S, Eastwood J. Poster presented at the International Congress of Pediatrics, Melbourne, August 2013.

Improving pathways to paediatric assessment for infants of substance using mothers: are we getting it right? Alexander J, Raman S, Yoong T, Eastwood J. Presented at International Congress of Pediatrics, Melbourne, August 2013 and at Australasian Child Abuse and Neglect Conference, Melbourne, November 2013.

Review of Serious Events in cases of (suspected) child abuse and/or neglect: A Rose by any other name? Raman S, Maiese M, Jones J. Workshop presented at Australasian Child Abuse and Neglect Conference, Melbourne, November 2013.

What is the burden of child sexual abuse and gender-based violence in India and the Asia Pacific? Raman S. Paper presented at Annual Conference of Indian Academy of Pediatrics Delhi (DELHICON), New Delhi, December 2013.

The health, developmental and service needs of vulnerable children in South Western Sydney - identifying the best-fit model of assessment and care. Raman S, Alexander J, Mehta B, Sahu S. Poster presented at National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, New Orleans, May 2014.

Improving the identification of adverse childhood exposures in developmental clinics: Does it make a difference? Jain K, Raman S. Poster presented at National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, New Orleans May 2014.

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Listening to mother-infant dyads: Exploring the cultural narrative in pregnancy, childbirth and infancy. Keynote address, Raman S, in 5th International Conference on Maternal, Infant Nutrition and Nurture: Relational, bio-cultural and spatial perspectives, Sydney, November 2014.

“Nothing special, everything is ordinary…maamuli”: Socio-cultural practices and beliefs influencing the perinatal period in urban India. Raman S, Srinivasan K, Razee H, Ritchie J, Kurpad A. Paper presented at 5th International Conference on Maternal, Infant Nutrition and Nurture: Relational, bio-cultural and spatial perspectives, Sydney, Nov 2014.

Developmental health and wellbeing of Australian Aboriginal children in out-of-home care: Are we making a difference? Raman S, Hotton P, Ruston S, Irwin S, Tran P, Thorne S. Paper presented at Australasian Conference on Child Abuse & Neglect, Auckland March 2015. Also presented at the 28th Intenational Congress of Pediatrics, Vancouver, August 2016 and at the 21st ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect, Calgary, August 2016.

Improving the clinical assessment of acute presentations of child maltreatment using a quality and child rights framework. Hotton P, Raman S, Isaacs R, Dunn C. Paper presented at Australasian Conference on Child Abuse & Neglect, Auckland March 2015. Also presented at the 21st ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect, Calgary, August 2016.

Developmental disability in refugee children and youth in South Western Sydney: double jeopardy. Hotton P, Brown T, Raman S, Hurwitz R, Smith M. Paper presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the RACP, Cairns, May 2015. Also presented at the 21st ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect, Calgary, August 2016.

“Eating soup with nails of pig or pork and green papaya every week”: Systematic review and synthesis of the qualitative literature on cultural practices and beliefs influencing perinatal nutrition in low and middle income countries. Raman S, Nichols R, Ritchie J, Razee H. Paper presented at the Nutrition and Nurture in Infancy and Childhood: Bio-Cultural Perspectives, Cumbria, June 2015.

Improving the clinical assessment of acute presentations of child maltreatment using a quality and child rights framework. Hotton P, Raman S, Alexandra Hendry. E-poster presented at the 15th Asia Pacific Congress of Pediatrics, Pedicon 2016 and 5th APCPN, Hyderabad, January 2016. Also presented at the 21st ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect, Calgary, August 2016.

Eating soup with nails of pig: synthesis of the qualitative literature on cultural practices and beliefs influencing perinatal nutrition in low and middle income countries. Raman S, Nicholls R, Ritchie J, Razee H, Shafiee S. E-poster presented at the 15th Asia Pacific Congress of Pediatrics, Pedicon 2016 and 5th APCPN, Hyderabad, January 2016. Also presented at the 28th International Congress of Pediatrics, Vancouver, August 2016.

Children of colour and child protection medical assessments: Improving cultural competency in clinical practice. Raman S, Hotton P. Paper presented at the 21st ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect, Calgary, August 2016.

Improving the Quality of Clinical Child Protection Assessments. Raman S, Hotton P. Finalist for the South Western Sydney Local Health District Quality Awards, Sydney, September 2016.

Building resilience and ameliorating risk in Pacific Island children and young people in South Western Sydney. Kamalanathan P, Raman S. Paper presented at the 2016 Health Beyond Research & Innovation Showcase, Liverpool, October 2016.

“I love him, but socially he is affecting our life, we have to look after him all the time”: Triple burden of developmental disability in refugee children in South Western Sydney. Raman S, Freeman C, Smith M, Hotton P. Paper presented at the Health Beyond Research & Innovation Showcase, Sydney, June 2017.

Review of serious events in cases of (suspected) child abuse and/or neglect: a RoSE by any other name? Raman S, Maiese M, Vasquez V, Gordon P, Jones JM. Paper presented at the Health Beyond Research & Innovation Showcase, Sydney, June 2017, also at ISPCAN European Regional Conference, The Hague, Oct 2017.

Multicultural Expressions of Parenting Love: Promoting positive parenting practices in refugee and migrant families. Versha A, Raman S. Paper presented at the Cultural Shift Conference, Sydney, August 2017, also presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for Social Pediatrics & Child Health, Budapest, September 2017.

“We came, we didn’t know anyone, we didn’t know the culture”: Triple burden of developmental disability in refugee children in South Western Sydney. Raman S, Freeman C, Smith M, Hotton P. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for Social Pediatrics & Child Health, Budapest, September 2017. 12. 05.

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Violence against Children of the World: Burden, Consequences and Recommendations for Action. Raman S, Kadir A, van Zeben-van der Aa T, Muhammad T, Goldhagen J, Bennett S, Seth R, Subramanian R, Bissell S. Position Statement launched at the 1st South Asia Regional Conference on Child Rights & 12th National Child Rights Conference of PPA, Lahore, November 2017. Paper presented at the 5th Arab Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, Dubai, November 2017.

Keeping the child in mind: improving the quality of child protection medical assessments in a culturally diverse metropolitan setting. Raman S, Hotton P. Paper presented at the 5th Arab Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, Dubai, November 2017.

The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) checklist: Can it serve as a clinical and quality indicator? Raman S, Wickramasinghe Y, Hurwitz R, Garg P, Jain K. Paper presented at the Health Beyond Research Showcase, Sydney June 2018; and the 16th Asia Pacific Congress of Pediatrics (APCP), Bali, Aug 2018; and the XXII Congress of International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN), Prague, Sept 2018.

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Developmental Health of Children Attending Community Paediatric Clinics in South Western Sydney. Raman S, Wickramasinghe Y, Hurwitz R, Garg P. Paper presented at the Health Beyond Research Showcase, Sydney June 2018; and the 16th Asia Pacific Congress of Pediatrics (APCP), Bali, Aug 2018; and the XXII Congress of International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN), Prague, Sept 2018.

INVITED CONTRIBUTIONS: INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL

Promoting resilience in children: A population health perspective. Invited guest speaker at the World Forum on Early Childhood Care and Education, Acapulco, Mexico, May 2003.

Disability and Child Protection: what are the links, what does the evidence tell us and what are common strategies that will work to safeguard children from abuse/neglect and developmental disability? Invited workshop, presented at International Congress of Pediatrics, Melbourne, August 2013.

A Rights-based Approach to the Child: Keynote and panel discussant at International Congress of Pediatrics, Melbourne, August 2013.

Listening to mother-infant dyads: Exploring the cultural narrative in pregnancy, childbirth and infancy. Keynote address in 5th International Conference on Maternal, Infant Nutrition and Nurture: Relational, bio-cultural and spatial perspectives, Sydney, Nov 2014.

Listening to mother-infant dyads: Exploring the cultural narrative in pregnancy, childbirth and infancy. Invited presentation. Perinatal Conference, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, November 2014.

Socioeconomic dimensions and other factors in Child Abuse & Neglect in developing countries. Invited plenary presentation at the 15th Asia Pacific Congress of Pediatrics, Pedicon 2016 and 5th APCPN, Hyderabad, January 2016.

The effect of environment on early childhood development. Invited plenary presentation at the 15th Asia Pacific Congress of Pediatrics, Pedicon 2016 and 5th APCPN, Hyderabad, January 2016.

Invited speaker at the Global Health Careers Panel, AMSA Global Health Council, Sydney April, 2016.

Child Health plenary session: Update on the assessment and management of complex behavioural disorders in Aboriginal children. Invited speaker at AH&MRC Annual GP Forum & Clinical Update, Sydney, May 2016.

Invited Symposium on Prevention of Violence against Children: Focus on the Girl Child, Pedicon 2017, Bengaluru, January 2017.

Violence against the girl child: What do we know about the effects on health and wellbeing? Raman S. Plenary presentation at the 1st South Asia Regional Conference on Child Rights & 12th National Child Rights Conference of PPA, Lahore, November 2017.

Hope for the future – Parenting love and support for refugee women and families. Raman S. Invited presentation for the “Call of the Mockingbird”: Conference on Responding to maternal mental health concerns in the perinatal period, at Western Sydney University, Feb 2018.

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What should paediatricians know about Children’s Rights? Raman S. Invited plenary symposium on Children's rights in health services in the 21st century at the 16th Asia Pacific Congress of Pediatrics (APCP), Bali, Aug 2018.

Child marriage and teenage pregnancy. Raman S. Invited symposium presentation on NCD in childhood, what to do next? at the 16th Asia Pacific Congress of Pediatrics (APCP), Bali, Aug 2018.

Violence against Children: Recognition, Rights, Responses. Raman S. Pre-conference workshop facilitator and presenter, at the 16th Asia Pacific Congress of Pediatrics (APCP), Bali, Aug 2018.

Unpacking the Gender dimensions of Violence against Children: Recognition, Rights, Responses. Raman S. Invited workshop facilitator and presenter at the XXII Congress of International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN), Prague, Sept 2018.

Taking culture seriously: Improving the developmental health and wellbeing of Australian Aboriginal children in child welfare. Raman S. Invited symposium on From Child Protection to Child Rights Promotion- Global Responses at the XXII Congress of International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN), Prague, Sept 2018.

Also have presented papers and guest lectures at a number of non-scientific conferences including early childhood forums, non-government organisation seminars, and educational conferences.

PROFESSIONAL REVIEW PANELS AND GRANTS

National Health & Medical Research Council— Mental Health and Parenting Working Committee: aimed at supporting parents of young children as a means of promoting the child’s mental health and well-being (2014-2017).

Early Life Determinants of Health: Academic Health Science Partnership, Accredited Clinical Academic Stream: Key member of the group, funded for 3 years, lead academic Prof Valsa Eappen.

Early Years Research Group funded by Ingham Health Research Institute: Co-investigator on several research projects relating to maternal, newborn and child health in South Western Sydney (ongoing).

Evaluation of the Aboriginal Maternal and Infant Health Service (AMIHS) on behalf of the NSW Kids and Families: undertaken by Human Capital Alliance and Murawin, member of the research team, funded for 2016-2017.

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Children: Prevalence, Paediatricians’ knowledge, attitudes and clinical practice and implications for policy: Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit Project. Chief Investigator on a Department of Health and Ageing grant, 2013-2014.

Understanding Burn Injury in Aboriginal Children Study: national study funded by National Health and Medical Research Council project grant (2014-2018): Steering Committee. Statewide guidelines on medical and forensic photo-documentation in cases of suspected child abuse: working party to develop guidelines for NSW Health 2014-2015. RACP: Member of the College Policy and Advocacy Committee’s Health in All Policies (HiAP) Working Party. BMJ Paediatrics Open: member of Editorial Board Journal of Tropical Paediatrics: Associate Editor

International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse & Neglect: Scientific Committee

National Health and Medical Research Council: working party on Cultural Competency in Health (completed 2005)

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Regular Reviewer for Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, Medical Journal of Australia, Child Abuse & Neglect, Child Abuse Review, Midwifery, Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, PLoS ONE, PLoS Med, BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth, Archives of Disease in Childhood.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Active member of SAHELI – a South Asian women's network, working in the areas of health, well-being, and economic empowerment. Run workshops on parenting, child protection, violence against women and children.

Active member of the online South Asian Australian Writing Network.

Provide regular workshops for families of refugee and migrant background under the auspices of Boronia Multicultural Services and Community Migrant Resource Centre.

Write for community newspapers and magazines including the Indian Link and The Indian Down Under.

REFEREES

Professor Nick J Spencer

Emeritus Professor of Child Health, Division of Mental Health and Wellbeing, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 9JD, UK Tel: +44(0)1926 424414 Mobile: +44(0)7542961

E-mail: N.J.Spencer@warwick.ac.uk

A/Prof Jan Ritchie

Honorary Associate Professor, School of Public Health & Community Medicine, UNSW Australia

Adjunct Associate Professor, Griffith University, Queensland

Honorary Fellow, Menzies School of Health Research, Northern Territory

Mob +61 429 481 026

E-mail: j.ritchie@unsw.edu.au

Dr Garth Alperstein

Associate Professor Notre Dame University (retd)

Consultant Public Health Physician, Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Corporation, Broken Hill

17 Courland St Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia Tel +61 2 9398-8651 Mobile +61 410 002 747 E-mail: galperstein@gmail.com