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November 8, 2016
Comparing benefits of donor breast milk to formula for very low birth weight babies
A Perspective from Dr. Sharon Unger, Staff Neonatologist at Mount Sinai Hospital and Associate Staff Neonatologist at SickKids and Dr. Deborah L. O’Connor, Senior Associate Scientist in Translational Medicine at SickKids.
October 28, 2016
SickKids VS campaign: A lot of buzz, thoughtful feedback and important discussion
The new SickKids VS campaign has garnered a lot of attention. We are delighted at the significant positive feedback from families and children who say they experience the ad campaign as empowering, and as breaking through stereotypes. We are also keenly aware that this has not been the only reaction to the campaign.
October 17, 2016
SickKids VS. The Greatest Challenges in Child Health
We have embarked on our biggest and boldest campaign yet. Learn more from Lori Davison, Vice President, Brand Strategy and Communications at SickKids Foundation.
October 14, 2016
October 16 is World Food Day, a day when people around the world come together to declare their commitment to eradicating hunger in our lifetime. Katie Boone, a Core Paediatric Resident at SickKids, offers her perspective.
October 4, 2016
Why I care what your child wears on their head!
Dorothy McDowall, Trauma Patient Care Coordinator at SickKids, discusses the importance of wearing a bike helmet.
September 20, 2016
Giving back to SickKids in a new way: SickKids ambassador and Camp Crew member
Siena McLaven is a 14-year-old SickKids patient and 3-time participant in the Canaccord Genuity Great Camp Adventure Walk to benefit SickKids. She shares her perspective on SickKids camp.
September 9, 2016
Speak up we’re listening: preventing youth suicide takes a team
Joanne Bignell, Nurse Practitioner with the Urgent Care Psychiatry Program at SickKids, gives her perspective on preventing youth suicide as a team.
August 16, 2016
Built for walking: Safe environments for active school travel
In preparation for children going back to school this September, Drs. Linda Rothman and Andrew Howard give their perspective on safe walking environments.
August 11, 2016
Learning from Olympians: improving treatments for kids with chronic illnesses
Dr. Greg Wells, Associate Scientist, Physiology & Experimental Medicine, gives his perspective on how understanding the bodies of Olympians can shed light on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of chronic illnesses in kids.
July 20, 2016
From SickKids Emergency Room to a classroom in Ghana – A global nursing perspective
Koon Wah Luk and Jane Stuary-Minaret, nurses in the Emergency Department at SickKids and members of the International Resource Team, discuss their experiences teaching paediatric nursing in Ghana.
July 13, 2016
SickKids patient Vanessa Wiens reflects on going to SickKids prom, an event intended for the teens who have missed their own prom or can’t attend because they can’t leave the hospital.
June 29, 2016
Reflections on 10 years as Paediatrician-in-Chief
Dr. Denis Daneman, out-going Paediatrician-in-Chief, reflects on his time in the role for the past ten years and his hope for the future of health care.