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February 13, 2017
Obesity and mental illness: an epidemic within an epidemic
Dr. Elizabeth Dettmer, Staff Psychologist and Mental Health Lead with the SickKids Team Obesity Management Program (STOMP), offers her perspective on the need to provide a specialized, holistic approach to overall health for vulnerable teens who might otherwise be lost to the system.
February 13, 2017
SickKids celebrates International Development Week 2017
The Centre for Global Child Health SickKids celebrated International Development Week through a series of events, engaging SickKids and the local community in our work to improve the lives of children and their families in poor-resource environments.
February 7, 2017
Using a white cane for vision loss can be more challenging than you’d think
Alissa Ulster, Social Worker in the Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, offers her perspective during National White Cane Week on challenges facing thousands of Canadians who are living with vision loss.
February 3, 2017
Statement regarding international patients and U.S. travel restrictions
We have recently become aware of families who have been impacted by decisions taken in the US. We empathize with the families who find themselves in this difficult situation.
February 2, 2017
Empowering providers and patients through a “one patient, one record, one connected system” approach
SickKids has begun a multi-year project to implement a fully integrated health information system using software from the company Epic, an industry leader in electronic health record software.
February 1, 2017
Building bridges to mental health services for children and youth
The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and The Hincks-Dellcrest Centre are pleased to announce that they are integrating to enable a more efficient, effective and integrated approach to the provision of mental health services for children and youth that bridges care in hospital and in the community.
January 25, 2017
Our shared vision for mental health services for children and youth
Dr. Michael Apkon, President and CEO, and Donna Duncan, President and CEO of The Hincks-Dellcrest Centre offer their perspective on how SickKids is bridging hospital and community mental health services for children and youth.
January 20, 2017
Novel research finds genetic explanation for bone damage among survivors of childhood cancer
Dr. Yaron Finkelstein, lead author of the study and Staff Physician in Emergency Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology and Senior Associate Scientist at SickKids explains how his work could improve health outcomes for paediatric survivors of ALL.
January 19, 2017
Brain scan of premature infants could predict disability and improve outcomes, study finds
New research led by The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) may help doctors better predict whether a preterm baby will have disabilities later on by scanning the infant’s brain after birth.
January 13, 2017
Science Show & Tell: Happy 150th, Canada!
Just in time to kick off the country’s 150th anniversary, a team of researchers from The Centre for Applied Genomics (TCAG) at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) has successfully sequenced the genome of Castor canadensis – the Canadian beaver.
January 9, 2017
Three projects supported by researchers from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) were awarded over $116 million in funding by the Government of Canada today as part of a $328.5-million investment into 17 national research facilities across the country.
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.