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September 13, 2017
From first steps to 25 years: Staff celebrate a quarter century at SickKids
The 25-Year Celebration Dinner celebrated 63 employees who have reached this milestone – a quarter of a century, during which they've grown in their careers and had remarkable experiences, since their first steps at SickKids.
September 13, 2017
Say the ‘S’ word! Using education and simulation to improve management of sepsis
In recognition of World Sepsis Awareness Day, SickKids is highlighting how collaboration and innovation have contributed to the success of our inpatient sepsis recognition and management project.
September 8, 2017
Changing the face of cancer care at home and around the world
Paediatric brain tumour biopsies from across Canada and around the world are being analyzed at SickKids using new, state-of-the-art diagnostic, prognostic and predictive tests for childhood cancers.
September 7, 2017
Treating the gaps in childhood cancer care
45 experts from 16 countries will convene at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto to undertake a comprehensive analysis to develop an investment case for funding management and control of childhood cancer as part of The Lancet Oncology’s Commission on Sustainable Paediatric Cancer Care to launch in 2018.
August 30, 2017
Using an innovative barcode-like system that tracks the behaviour of individual brain cancer cells, an international research team has gained a new understanding of how glioblastoma brain cancers grow and has identified potential new ways of treating these incurable cancers.
August 9, 2017
Empower Reading team at SickKids brings their program to Cree Nation communities
The Empower Reading team began working with the Cree School Board in the Cree Nation of James Bay, Quebec in January 2015. Originally a pilot project in two schools in one community, Empower has expanded to eight remote communities in the region.
August 4, 2017
This long weekend prevent burns before they happen
Charis Kelly, Nurse Practitioner in the Burns Program, share her perspective on advocating for burn prevention and safety year-round.
August 3, 2017
Canadian study identifies genetic link to cause of cerebral palsy
A Canadian study published in Genetics in Medicine today has identified a genetic link that may explain how cerebral palsy (CP) develops in-utero. New groundbreaking evidence suggests a much stronger underlying genetic link in children with hemiplegic CP than previously thought.
August 1, 2017
A SickKids patient asks to "stop the smoking"
The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) President and CEO Dr. Michael Apkon received a notable letter recently. It was from a patient named Elise who had received a pass to go outside and enjoy the fresh air. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the experience she had hoped for.
July 26, 2017
Doctors from SickKids and Mount Sinai Hospital, inserted a balloon into Sebastian’s heart, via a needle placed under ultrasound guidance through his mother’s uterus, to open up the atrial septum. It is believed that this is the first time in the world that this procedure – a Balloon Atrial Septoplasty (BAS) – has been performed before birth to treat Sebastian’s particular condition.
July 24, 2017
A centennial coin full of memories – a SickKids patient’s Canada 150+ story
Jennifer Rock woke up at SickKids on July 1, 1967, four days after her corrective urologic surgery, to a special gift from the hospital – a coin commemorating Canada’s centennial. Today, the coin is a fond reminder of her hospital stay. An estimated 336 inpatients received the coin on Canada Day.
July 21, 2017
Learn about paediatric pain with Online Paediatric Pain Curriculum
Pain is often undertreated in clinical settings and represents an underfunded area of health research in Canada. Inadequate pain assessment and management practices occur due to gaps in knowledge, pre-existing misconceptions about pain, and lack of training. The Pain Centre, in partnership with the Learning Institute at SickKids, has developed the Online Paediatric Pain Curriculum (OPPC) to address these issues.