Topic: Fathers, Pain and Feeding in the NICU - post PSANZ conversations
Speakers: Karina Dyrvig Honoré, Denise Harrison, Richard Pascal

Karina Dyrvig Honoré, Neonatologist, PhD, and Associate Professor Hans Christian Andersen Children’s hospital, Odense University Hospital University of Southern Denmark.
Karina is a clinician at Hans Christian Andersen Children’s Hospital NICU in Denmark with a special interest in neonatal nutrition and growth. Karina finished her PhD thesis last year and is still trying to combine clinical and research work. Her research focuses on human milk composition, nutrient intake, and growth in term and preterm infants, with particular attention to how breastfeeding can support optimal growth and development in this vulnerable population.
Presentation title: Breastfeeding, nutrition and growth in preterm infants in Denmark.

Denise Harrison (RN, RM, PhD), Professor, Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne.
Denise is a Professor in the Department of Nursing, University of Melbourne, Australia and holds an adjunct appointment at The School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Canada.  She is the lead of the Be Sweet to Babies program of research which focuses on pain management for sick and healthy newborns and infants in partnership with their families and clinicians. She has worked with families, clinicians, organisational leaders, professional associations and students to produce ‘usable evidence’, a series of publicly accessible videos in multiple languages demonstrating use of breastfeeding, skin-skin and sucrose during heel lancing, venipuncture and vaccination. These videos have been evaluated in many countries and work continues to be done evaluating the effectiveness in improving newborn and infant pain practices.
Presentation title: Neonatal needle pain management: What we know and what we do.  

Richard Pascal is a non-practising psychologist and a PhD candidate in the final stretch of his doctoral studies at Curtin University. His research explores what fathers, mothers and perinatal providers say dads need during the transition to parenthood. As a father himself, he contributes his own experiences to broader conversations about the topic – often accompanied by photos of his family. Richard also teaches at Curtin University's School of Nursing and at Curtin College, primarily with nursing students, exploring the social and cultural factors that shape people's health outcomes. Before his PhD, he worked across child protection, juvenile justice and private practice with children and their families, which sparked his long‑standing interest in how fathers' early involvement can positively shape their children's development, and the support men need as they take on this new responsibility. In this presentation, Richard will share insights from these perspectives, with a focus on his PhD findings, and discuss what they mean for practice.
Presentation title: "Should I talk to his mum about these results?": A personal and research‑informed look at what families and providers say first‑time fathers need.

Venue: Fiona Stanley Hospital Education, Lecture Theatre G.3 
Cost: ACNN members free (discount applied on logging in); Non members $30+ GST