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April 30, 2018
Welcome to the new WAV PlayPark!
The new WAV PlayPark on Main Street is now open! This free service is for siblings of patients; children with clinic appointments at SickKids; and siblings of kids being treated in the emergency department at SickKids.
April 25, 2018
The real value for money of universal screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder
According to new research from SickKids, universal screening for ASD may not be an effective and cost-effective approach to increase earlier diagnosis and treatment initiation.
April 24, 2018
World Malaria Day: SickKids Researchers uncover ‘blueprints’ for vaccine development
Researchers at SickKids, led by Dr. Jean-Philippe Julien, are helping to uncover the right target for a malaria vaccine by studying the proteins involved in immune responses to malaria.
April 19, 2018
Spring launch of the new AboutKidsHealth
The new AboutKidsHealth.ca is now live! Check out aboutkidshealth.ca for the same trustworthy, up-to-date health information from the experts at SickKids, with new features for patients, families and health-care providers.
April 11, 2018
Intersection of the pain crisis and the opioid crisis
Though recent attention about the use of opioids has focused on the potential negative outcomes, the reality is opioids are indispensable for the treatment of pain. Drs. Fiona Campbell and Lisa Isaac, staff anesthesiologists, share their perspective.
April 11, 2018
SickKids is launching a new integrated electronic health information system on June 2
The big day is almost here! We are excited for the launch of our new health information system on June 2, the largest clinical transformation project to date at SickKids.
March 28, 2018
Sinai Health System and The Hospital for Sick Children welcome investment in an Ontario Fetal Centre
Pregnant women will now have greater access to world-renowned specialists when their baby in-utero has been diagnosed with a condition that may need medical intervention, with the creation of the Ontario Fetal Centre, a collaboration between Sinai Health System and SickKids.
March 26, 2018
Creating communities of practice for epilepsy
On Purple Day, Drs. Elizabeth Donner and Carter Snead share their perspective on the need to help bridge an understanding of what it means to live with the impacts of epilepsy, and the launch of Project ECHO Ontario: Epilepsy Across the Lifespan.
March 26, 2018
SickKids has contributed to the development of best practice guidelines around a rare disorder affecting one in 2,000 to 3,000 live births: congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). In cases of CDH, the internal organs in the abdominal cavity push through a weakened area in the diaphragm to travel into the chest cavity, which then interferes with lung development.
March 23, 2018
The Government of Ontario invests $2.4 billion to build the SickKids of the future
SickKids has received a commitment from the Government of Ontario of up to $2.4 billion to build a world-class state-of-the-art facility for patients and families. This historic and significant investment will enable SickKids to deliver leading-edge care to the most critically ill children in Ontario for generations to come.
March 23, 2018
Celebrating 25 years of Therapeutic Clowning at SickKids!
Last week SickKids celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Therapeutic Clowning Program with a special carnival themed birthday party to honour our clown family.
March 21, 2018
SickKids named one of Canada’s Top Family-Friendly Employers for 2018
SickKids has been named one of Canada’s Top Family-Friendly Employers for 2018! In particular, SickKids was recognized for offering new moms and dads (including adoptive parents) maternity and parental leave top-up (84 to 93 per cent of salary) and for providing staff with up to $2,400 in financial support for IVF treatments.