Too much screen time: Could OSHC centres help reverse the trend?
Researchers hope a trial of Australian-first screen time and physical activity guidelines for children in Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) will eventually be rolled out nationwide. […]
Fresh boost for childhood obesity prevention
Caring Futures Institute research into the early prevention of obesity in childhood has been boosted by a new Centre of Research Excellence receiving $2.5 million in […]
How do young people with disabilities experience domestic and family violen...
Flinders University researchers are seeking input from the public to gain a clearer picture of how children and young people with disabilities experience domestic and family […]
CFI partners with COTA SA to explore the importance of care across the life...
The Flinders Caring Futures Institute has partnered with the Council on the Ageing SA (COTA SA) to present a webinar focusing on the importance of care and […]
Culturally diverse care for people with dementia and their carers
About 200 participants from 18 organisations in Greater China tuned into an online webinar hosted by Caring Futures Institute researcher Professor Lily Xiao recently. The session […]
Person-centred approach is key to aged care
Respect, support and opportunities for feedback are vital to ensure Australians experience quality aged care, say Flinders University experts. The research, recently published in the journal Geriatrics […]
BRAVE lecture: The Aged Care Royal Commission: what now?
Three of Flinders University’s most prominent aged care, palliative care and health economics experts presented a Flinders BRAVE lecture on what happens now the final report […]
CFI researchers to share their work at health economics conference
Caring Futures Institute researchers will present at the 42nd annual Australian Health Economics Society (AHES) conference in September. Dr Christine Mpundu-Kaambwa, Dr Jyoti Khadka, Dr Rachel Milte […]
Direct literacy instruction beneficial for children with autism around the ...
When it comes to learning to read, new research from the Flinders Caring Futures Institute suggests that explicit instruction is beneficial for all children with autism […]