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January 9, 2017
On January 6, 2017, the Honourable Celina Caesar-Chavannes, Parliamentary Secretary to the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, visited the SickKids-Ghana Paediatric Nursing Education Partnership at the Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives.
January 4, 2017
SickKids’ Dr. Lewis Kay appointed to Order of Canada
Dr. Lewis Kay, Senior Scientist at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) was named an Officer of the Order for Canada, one of the country’s most prestigious civilian honours.
December 28, 2016
It’s been a wonderful year at SickKids! Here’s why…
That’s a wrap on 2016! Thanks to all our staff, volunteers, patients, families, community partners and supporters for everything you do to help us along our journey.
December 23, 2016
Dr. Anna Jarvis appointed to the Order of Ontario
Dr. Anna Jarvis, retired Staff Physician in the Division of Paediatric Emergency Medicine and Professor Emerita at the Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto (U of T), has been appointed to the Order of Ontario.
December 22, 2016
New posters by SickKids patients a reminder of hand hygiene importance
Posters drawn by patients were introduced as part of the Clean Hands Prevent Harm campaign last year to remind others how simple but important hand hygiene is at SickKids. As part of our current Quality Improvement Plan, SickKids aims to improve how often our health-care providers clean their hands from 85 to 89 per cent.
December 19, 2016
Santa’s elves fly to SickKids! Canadian Armed Forces help deploy Operation HO HO HO.
During the holiday season, Santa needs all the help he can get to make sure every child gets some holiday cheer. This year he called in special reinforcements. Members of the Canadian Air Force teamed up with the North Pole to ensure that Santa’s big delivery made it to SickKids on time.
December 16, 2016
Congratulations to winners of the 2016 President’s Awards
This year, there were 21 nominations for the President's Award with nominations coming from areas across SickKids, including clinical, administration, research and learning. Four individuals and one team received this year's awards!
December 14, 2016
Grandma, Mother, Son: three generations of care at SickKids
To mark the publication of SickKids: A History of The Hospital for Sick Children, which chronicles the hospital’s extraordinary growth within the broader changes affecting Canadian society and medical practice over the last century, a Toronto family shares their SickKids connection over three generations.
December 12, 2016
Topical cream lessens pain in infants receiving vaccinations, study shows
Research led by SickKids has found that liposomal lidocaine, a topical pain cream, is an effective method to reduce pain in infants receiving vaccination injections.
December 12, 2016
Science Show & Tell: Study uncovers three subgroups of rare children’s brain cancer
Dr. Annie Huang chats about her SickKids study that uncovered three subgroups of atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumours and identified promising drugs to target each type in the Science Show & Tell series.
December 9, 2016
Low-income Ontario children with diabetes faring better than their Californian counterparts
Low-income children with Type 1 diabetes in Ontario are getting more of the recommended preventative care visits and have fewer hospitalizations than similar children in California, according to a new study.
December 9, 2016
SickKids-led research projects named 2015 disruptors by Genome Canada
Four projects led by researchers from SickKids were awarded over $991,000 in total funding by Genome Canada today as part of the 2015 Disruptive Innovation in Genomics competition.