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Dr Michelle Boyd

Trained General Paediatrician; Queensland Children’s Hospital and Children’s Healthcare Australasia
Dr Boyd is a Brisbane trained general paediatrician with 20 years’ experience. She has a special interest in the medical assessment and management of children and adolescents with eating disorders and currently leads the inpatient care at the Queensland Children’s Hospital for medically compromised children. She also works for public mental health services in a state-wide role, providing education and training to medical, mental health and allied health clinicians using education platforms such as the ECHO project. She is currently involved with Children’s Healthcare Australasia in a national project looking at hospital protocols for treatment of medically compromised children and adolescents to drive system improvements.

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Dr Michelle Boyd explores how to recognise, investigate and manage eating disorders in children, with practical guidance for early GP intervention.

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