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Community paediatricians ideally situated to hold discussions on advance care planning
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June 5, 2018
Children need healthy communities
The first step to improving child health and wellbeing in Northern Ontario is to focus on improving community health. That’s the message from participants at a forum co-hosted by the CPS and the Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority… Read more
January 18, 2018
Truth and Reconciliation: As paediatricians, how can we make a difference?
Dr. Radha Jetty and Dr. Sam Wong Residential schools were created in Canada to separate Aboriginal children and youth from their families, remove them from their culture and assimilate them into the dominant euro-Canadian culture. The Truth and… Read more
January 11, 2018
Treating newborn drug withdrawal by getting back to nature
Dr. Michael Narvey Section Head of Neonatology, Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba Member, CPS Fetus and Newborn Committee I wish it were otherwise, but in my practice, I have seen a growing number of pregnancies complicated by… Read more
December 1, 2017
Paediatricians and social media: Why it’s time to join the conversation
With the rise of technology, children and teens are now creating and sharing information at a dizzying pace. Text messages, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, and blogs are essential elements of their days. Feel like a dinosaur yet? If… Read more
November 7, 2017
Book review: How paediatricians sold Joey Smallwood on a children’s hospital for St. John’s
The Janeway: 50 Years of Caring for Children by Dr. Rick Cooper Boulder Publications $21.95 258 pages By Dr. J.T.H. Connor, Memorial University, St. John’s, Nfld. © Eastern Health Storyline June 15, 2016 In 1966, Memorial University’s medical… Read more
October 12, 2017
Spotlight: Dr. Dany Harvey
If you know a community paediatrician who should be featured, please contact [email protected]. Dr. Dany Harvey Where were you born and where do you live now? I was born in Alma in Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec. I completed my university… Read more
September 12, 2017
5 tips to help your child rule the back-to-school transition
Homework, packed after-school schedules and drama with friends. It’s enough to make any parent yearn for the long days of summer. Here are five things you can do to make your child’s first month back at school a success: Hittin’ the hay… Read more
June 12, 2017
History of SickKids is an integral part of history of paediatrics
Denis Daneman, MBBCh FRCPC DSc(Med) FFPAED (Hon)RCPI Paediatrician-in-Chief Emeritus, The Hospital for Sick Children Chair Emeritus, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto For some time, most particularly during my term as Chair/Chief of… Read more
April 26, 2017
Alberta kids with type 1 diabetes need better support at school
By Dr. Tara McGrath, Paediatric resident, University of Alberta, CPS Residents Section Pediatric residents from the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary are advocating for change when it comes to kids with type 1 diabetes and… Read more
February 21, 2017
Spotlight: Dr. Padmavathy Guntamukkala
If you know a community paediatrician who should be featured, please contact [email protected]. Dr. Padmavathy Guntamukkala Where were you born and where do you live now? I was born in India. After I finished my medical education, I… Read more
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