PAEDIATRIC TRAINING COURSE IN  
​THE ASSESSMENT OF SUSPECTED SEXUAL ABUSE IN CHILDREN & ADOLESCENTS
Programme Friday 7 March 2025
9.00am-9.30am   Registration​
9.30am-10.30am   Multidisciplinary Investigation
  • Dr Susana Pereira, Paediatrician, Puawaitahi
  • Karen Togi, Nurse Specialist, Auckland DHB
  • Carika Oschman, Specialist Child Witness Interviewer, NZ Police
  • Juanita Harrison, Psychologist Team Leader, Oranga Tamariki
  • Detective Sergeant Vanessa Pratt, NZ Police 
10.30am-10.45am   Morning Tea Break
10.45am-11.15am   Examination Findings – Quiz #3
  • Dr Jeanine Nunn, Paediatrician, Te Puaruruhau
11.15am-12.00pm   Burn-Out and Vicarious Trauma
  • Debbie Watkin, Educational Psychologist, Ted Manson Foundation
12.00pm-1.00pm   Lunch Break
1.00pm-1.30pm   Examination Findings – Quiz #4
  • ​Dr Juliet Soper, Paediatrician, Te Puaruruhau
1.30pm-3.00pm   Reality Court
Three break-out rooms, with an experienced paediatrician expert witness and two criminal lawyers in each room. In each room, volunteers will have the opportunity to “go on the stand” using cases taken from the formal statements provided in the online pre-learning. Each volunteer will have 5 minutes to give evidence in chief, 5 minutes for cross examination and 5 minutes for discussion and feedback.  This will be followed by 30 minutes of group discussion and Q & A about the whole process of preparing for and giving evidence in criminal court.
Reality Court 1 - IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL
  • Paediatrician: Dr Patrick Kelly
  • Crown Prosecutor​
  • Moderator: Kayla Seaton
Vertical Divider
Reality Court 2 - IN-PERSON ONLY
  • ​Paediatrician: Dr Jeanine Nunn
  • Crown Prosecutor 
  • Moderator: Yasmeen El-Rafey
Vertical Divider
Reality Court 2 - IN-PERSON ONLY
  • Paediatrician: Dr Juliet Soper
  • Crown Prosecutor 
  • Moderator: Kathy Lowe
3.00pm-3.15pm   Afternoon Tea Break
3.15pm-4.15pm   Questions and Discussion
  • Dr Patrick Kelly, Dr Susana Pereira, Dr Juliet Soper, Dr Jeanine Nunn, Emma Gilbert  
4.15pm-4.20pm ~ Mihi Whakamutunga​