Clinical Ethics Roundtable, 30 Jun 2026: Psychiatric assessment and therapy of parents who induce/fabricate illness in their children

The clinical ethics team at the Sydney Children’s Hospital Network invite you to attend the next Clinical Ethics Roundtable, “Psychiatric assessment and therapy of parents who induce/fabricate illness in their children”, with guest speaker Prof Jon Jureidini, on Tuesday 30 June 2026, 7pm-8.30pm (AEST).

This is a challenging and relatively rare area of paediatric practice, but can be difficult to identify, be fraught for all parties and seriously threaten the welfare of the child. We look forward to a rich discussion around the ethical tensions arising in care.

Speaker: Prof Jon Jureidini is a child psychiatrist who also trained in philosophy (PhD, Flinders University), critical appraisal (University of British Columbia) and psychotherapy (Tavistock Clinic). He heads Adelaide University’s Critical and Ethical Mental Health research group (CEMH), which promotes safer, more effective and more ethical research and practice in mental health; and the Paediatric Mental Health Training Unit (PMHTU), providing training and support in non-pathologising approaches to primary care mental health. His clinical work has included child protection, immigration detention and indigenous mental health in remote areas and is a strong advocate for addressing the social determinants of mental health. His main clinical role is working towards reunification with parents who have had their infants removed because of maltreatment. Jureidini learnt most of what he knows about psychiatry growing up in a pub, from being a father, and from reading novels. He is chair of Australian-Palestinian Partnerships in Education and Health.

For an online meeting link and other details, contact Anne, Phil and Lavvina at schn-clinicalethicssupport@health.nsw.gov.au