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September 29, 2017
Life after childhood cancer: My dual roles as a researcher and survivor
Dr. Victoria Forster, post-doctoral fellow in Genetics & Genome Biology, shares her perspective on combining her experience and profession to advocate for the childhood cancer survivor community.
September 29, 2017
As a result of Justice Lang's and SickKids's own internal review of the Motherisk Drug Testing Laboratory, an updated 90-day Status Report highlights the changes which SickKids has implemented to prevent similar events from occurring at SickKids again.
September 29, 2017
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 of Findings is available.
September 29, 2017
Refugee children and youth have a 20 per cent higher rate of unintentional injury compared to their non-refugee immigrant counterparts, according to a new study by researchers at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids).
September 25, 2017
Through the eyes of teens with cancer: how a photography project helped SickKids’ teens fight cancer
Funded by the Garron Family Cancer Centre, the seven-week Photovoice program put a point-and-shoot camera in the hands of six teenagers in cancer treatment, aged 13 to 18. The teens took photos based on themes they came up with together (strength, fear, hope, struggle and true friendship).
September 21, 2017
Neuroscientists link memory fundamentals with Alzheimer’s disease in promising study
To acknowledge World Alzheimer’s Day, SickKids’ neuroscientists Dr. Paul Frankland and Dr. Sheena Josselyn shared their discoveries in memory research and their inspiration to erase the neurodegenerative disease.
September 19, 2017
Learning Institute celebrates a decade of excellence in education
SickKids’ Learning Institute celebrates 10 years of growth and innovative learning across the organization.
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.