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November 4, 2015
Colonel Chris Hadfield inspires SickKids trainees to reach for the stars
Research trainees at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) had an out-of-this-world guest Tuesday afternoon as Colonel Chris Hadfield gave keynote address to the young scientists at the Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning.
November 2, 2015
Dr. Peter Szatmari, Chief, Child & Youth Mental Health Collaborative, diagnoses and provides treatment recommendations for children with ASD every day. He helped us bust some autism myths and misconceptions.
November 2, 2015
20 years later, doctor uncovers cause of syndrome that bears his name
After two decades of searching for answers, a multidisciplinary group of researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) has uncovered the genetic cause of Roifman syndrome.
October 29, 2015
Q&A with Dr. Sandra Mendlowitz: Keep your family safe and happy this Halloween
Dr. Sandra Mendlowitz, Psychologist in the Outpatient Psychiatry Program at SickKids, has some tips to help families have a safe and anxiety-free Halloween.
October 28, 2015
SickKids staff and volunteers “take one for the kids” this flu season
This year, for every staff or volunteer who receives the flu shot, SickKids will provide three essential vaccines to a child in need through UNICEF Canada.
October 27, 2015
Canadian Patient Safety Week: Ask, Listen, Talk
The theme for this year’s Canadian Patient Safety Week is Ask, Listen, Talk. Learn more about how SickKids supports patients and families with limited english proficiency or hearing impairment.
October 27, 2015
MSSNG Project helps doctors share genomic data for autism research
Thanks to an ambitious and groundbreaking collaboration between The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Autism Speaks and Google, scientists around the globe now have open access to thousands of genomes for autism research.
October 27, 2015
It's Learning Disabilities Awareness Month!
It’s Learning Disabilities Awareness Month! Take a peek at our interactive infographic and learn more about the different types of learning disabilities and the work of SickKids Learning Disabilities Research Program.
October 23, 2015
Canadian Patient Safety Week: SickKids recommits to reducing preventable harm
This week we recognize Canadian Patient Safety Week, an opportunity to celebrate ongoing work at SickKids that aims to keep every child in our care safe. The Caring Safely initiative represents SickKids’ renewed commitment to significantly reducing preventable harm over the next three years.
October 15, 2015
Notice to users of the Motherisk Call Centre regarding a privacy breach
SickKids is committed to ensuring that research is conducted in accordance with REB requirements, applicable standards and laws and regrets that its processes were not followed.
October 15, 2015
Update on Motherisk Program at The Hospital for Sick Children
Through SickKids' internal review, and in cooperation with the independent review, areas of concern have been identified within the Motherisk Program. An updated summary report of findings is available.