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June 28, 2023

What’s in a name? Why the SickKids Team Obesity Management Program is now the Healthy Living Clinic

Dr. Elizabeth Dettmer, Staff Psychologist and Program Director of the Healthy Living Clinic, and Jenny Cooper, a parent of a SickKids patient, reflect on the importance of change to meet the evolving needs of patients and families.

Social worker posing for the camera in front of the nursing station, hands in pockets, with Emergency Department in the background.

March 8, 2023

Mobilizing mental health access and support in the Emergency Department through social work

It’s Social Work Week in Ontario, and across Canada, March is National Social Work Month; David Lubert gives his perspective on practicing social work in the Emergency Department.

A wooden plaque painted with tree branches, leaves, flowers and human faces. At the centre is the SickKids Land Acknowledgement statement, included in the image caption.

June 21, 2022

Progress on advancing cultural safety for Indigenous patients and families

As part of SickKids' reconciliation journey, Tee Garnett, Executive Lead and Strategic Advisor, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and Karima Karmali, Director of the Centre for Innovation & Excellence in Child and Family-Centred Care share progress made in advancing cultural safety to support Indigenous patients, families and staff.

March 31, 2022

Fostering excellence in education and clinical training in the field of social work

In recognition of Social Work Month, a current Master of Social Work (MSW) student in the advanced standing program at the University of Toronto and a SickKids social worker share their perspectives on why mentoring matters within the field of social work.

A woman runs, wearing a number on her chest.

March 25, 2022

Finding control over my epilepsy diagnosis

Nursing student Becca Brennan was diagnosed with epilepsy when she was 12. In this Perspective for Purple Day, she reflects on her journey into competitive running and to nursing on the SickKids Neurology unit.

Collage of images from events including: people gathered around a mural, waving the Inclusive Pride flag, wearing orange shirts, joining a story time meeting on a computer screen

February 1, 2022

‘A place where everyone is acknowledged, valued and respected’: Tee Garnett reflects on the next steps of SickKids’ EDI journey

During Black History & Liberation Month, Tee Garnett reflects on their first 10 months as Executive Lead and Strategic Advisor, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), and shares their perspective on why language matters as SickKids forges ahead in its EDI journey.

November 10, 2021

Canada must be ready to transition into new era of genomic medicine

SickKids clinicians and scientists call for a national, coordinated strategy on genomic medicine to support adoption of genome sequencing as a standard-of-care diagnostic test.

Tee Garnett leans against an outdoor bannister outside SickKids

May 20, 2021

Why we need to transform health-care systems to reflect the communities they serve

Tee Garnett, the inaugural Executive Lead and Strategic Advisor, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) at SickKids, shares their perspective on identity and the need to transform health-care systems to authentically reflect the communities they serve.

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March 15, 2021

A year later: My reflections from the paediatric frontlines of COVID-19

A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Jeremy Friedman shares his experiences caring for patients on the COVID-19 unit.

March 11, 2021

SickKids program reaches milestone with 1,000 kidney transplants and counting

The Kidney Transplant Program has reached a significant milestone with its 1,000th paediatric kidney transplant performed at SickKids. Medical Director Dr. Chia Wei Teoh and Surgical Director Dr. Armando Lorenzo share their reflections on the continued medical advances of kidney transplantation over the years.

Seated woman holds baby.

February 9, 2021

A deepened respect and admiration for residents and fellows: A SickKids staff member gets a unique perspective as a patient mom

In honour of Resident and Fellow Awareness Week, Melanie Hamilton, Education Program Manager, Critical Care Medicine at SickKids, shares her experience as a parent as her child received care from SickKids residents and fellows.

January 29, 2021

Tobogganing: Balancing risky play with minimizing injuries

SickKids Emergency Department Physician, Dr. Daniel Rosenfield, offers tips on tobogganing safety and a perspective on risky play.

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