PAEDIATRIC TRAINING COURSE IN  
​THE ASSESSMENT OF SUSPECTED PHYSICAL ABUSE IN CHILDREN (APAC)
Programme Tuesday 26 August 2025
8.00am-8.15am Arrival Refreshments

8.15am-8.30am Welcome Back, Mihi Whakapuare​
8.30am-9.30am Head Injuries
  • Professor Lori Frasier, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey Medical Center and Children's Hospital, Pennsylvania, USA
  • ​​Dr Patrick Kelly, Paediatrician, Te Puaruruhau
  • ​Moderator Kayla Seaton
9.30am-10.00am Morning Tea Break
10.00am-11.00am Neglect - 3 concurrent rooms​
                                                  AUDITORIUM
  • ​​​Paediatrician Dr Patrick Kelly
  • ​Social Worker Yasmeen El-Rafey
  • Moderator Kayla Seaton
Vertical Divider
                                              HENLEY ROOM 
  • Paediatrician Dr Juliet Soper
  • ​Social Worker Melenau Lino
  • Moderator Emma Gilbert
Vertical Divider
                                        NEUROLOGY ROOM 
  • Paediatrician Dr Susana Pereira
  • ​Social Worker Siosi'ana Latu
  • ​Moderator Debbie Watkin
11.00am-11.15am Mini Break
11.15am-12.15pm Medical Child Abuse - 3 concurrent sessions​​
                                                   AUDITORIUM
  • ​​Paediatrician Dr Patrick Kelly
  • ​Social Worker Yasmeen El-Rafey
  • Moderator Kayla Seaton
Vertical Divider
                                                HENLEY ROOM 
  • Paediatrician Dr Juliet Soper
  • ​Social Worker Melenau Lino
  • ​Moderator Emma Gilbert
Vertical Divider
                                        NEUROLOGY ROOM 
  • Paediatrician Dr Susana Pereira
  • ​Social Worker Siosi'ana Latu
  • Moderator Debbie Watkin
12.15pm-1.15pm Lunch Break
Our moderator for all sessions in the Auditorium is Kayla Seaton
​1.15pm-2.15pm Multidisciplinary Investigation
  • Senior Constable Kiri Grant, Specialist Child Interview Team, NZ Police
  • Dr Patrick Kelly, Paediatrician, Te Puaruruhau
  • John Mathieson, Detective Sergeant, NZ Police
  • Siosi'ana Latu, Social Worker, Oranga Tamariki 
  • ​​Faiza Thompson, Hospital Liaison Practice Lead, Oranga Tamariki/Te Toka Tumai
2.15pm-2.30pm Afternoon Tea
​2.30pm-2.45pm Introduction to Giving Evidence in Court
  • ​Dr Patrick Kelly, Paediatrician, Te Puaruruhau​
2.45pm-3.45pm Reality Court - 3 concurrent sessions​​
                                                  AUDITORIUM
  • Paediatrician Dr Patrick Kelly
  • Lawyers 
  • Volunteers
  • ​Moderator Kayla Seaton
Vertical Divider
                                                HENLEY ROOM 
  • Paediatrician Dr Susana Pereira
  • ​Lawyers
  • Volunteers
  • Moderator Debbie Watkin
Vertical Divider
                                        NEUROLOGY ROOM 
  • Paediatrician Dr Juliet Soper
  • ​​Lawyers 
  • Volunteers 
  • Moderator Emma Gilbert
3.45pm-4.45pm Giving Evidence in Court, Panel Discussion
  • Professor Lori Frasier, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey Medical Center and Children's Hospital, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Dr Patrick Kelly, Paediatrician, Te Puaruruhau​
  • Dr Susana Pereira, Paediatrician, Te Puaruruhau
  • Dr Juliet Soper, Paediatrician, Service Clinical Director, Te Puaruruhau
​4.45pm-5.00pm Final Q & A, Mihi Whakamutunga & Thank You​