Department of Health

Key messages

  • The Victorian Paediatric Orthopaedic Network aims to foster collaboration between paediatric orthopaedic service providers.
  • VPON coordinates quality paediatric orthopaedic care in Victoria.

The Victorian Paediatric Orthopaedic Network (VPON) promotes optimal health outcomes for children, adolescents and young adults with paediatric orthopaedic conditions.

It provides leadership and builds collaborative partnerships among service providers.

VPON’s aims

VPON aims to foster collaboration among service providers to support the coordination and delivery of quality paediatric orthopaedic care in Victoria.

Clinical leadership is provided through the four Victorian specialist paediatric orthopaedic providers at:

  • Barwon Health
  • Monash Children’s at Southern Health
  • The Royal Children’s Hospital
  • Western Health.

Through the leadership and expertise of clinical professionals at the four specialist providers, VPON also aims to provide and promote high-quality education and research in paediatric orthopaedics.

Statewide advisory group

A multidisciplinary advisory group comprising of representatives from paediatric orthopaedic providers meets regularly to guide the work of the network.

Advisory group members

Name

Role

Service

Ms Prue Weigall

Senior Physiotherapist

RCH

Ms Margo Collins

Statewide Program Manager

RCH

Mr Ton Tran

Director of Orthopaedic Surgery

Southern Health

Mr Paul Ferrier

Paediatric orthopaedic case manager

Southern Health

Mr Ric Angliss

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Barwon Health

Ms Tracey Prosser

Paediatric orthopaedic coordinator

Barwon Health

Mr John Kinealy

Orthopaedic Technologist

Western Health

Mr Abhay Khot

Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon

Western Health/RCH

Reviewed 05 October 2015

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