Complaint letter emerges after Melbourne hospital’s decision to cancel ‘children and war’ panel angers staff
Exclusive: Letter to CEO argued event would pose a risk of moral injury, vicarious trauma and harmful workplace behaviours' to staff and patients
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Doctors have expressed outrage after Melbourne's Royal Children's hospital (RCH) suddenly cancelled a planned panel discussion on the effects of war on children's health, just days after its chief executive received a letter alleging the event would pose a risk to Jewish staff and patients.
The Children and War" event was scheduled for 17 September as part of the RCH's weekly educational and professional development all-staff meetings, known as grand rounds". It was described as an exploration of what war means for children, and how health professionals can help protect and care for those affected".
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