Thank you Mike Lake for the gentle gesture while in the waiting room and making the time to discuss the issues that affect #alldisabilities CanChild

“Hoping for more reasonable, thoughtful academic discourse and action”

This! Ministries need to work together for ALL children! Thx Margaret Spoelstra

Many of my patients are now “graduating” from developmental pediatric care - as much as we try to prepare the #transition process to adult care, the bureaucratic barriers cause moral injury to parents and clinicians. PONDA

“What started as a whimsical effort to bring these ICF ideas to life in our field has captured the attention of parents, colleagues, program managers in child development programs, & policy-makers nationally & internationally,” says McMaster University Department of Pediatrics’ Dr. Peter Rosenbaum.

Here is a helpful position paper on how therapists can support children and families that suffered through armed conflicts: isot.org.il/article/public…

CanChild researchers report on the #livedexperience of Healthcare providers #HCP who are parents of children with #disabilities - a valuable and often under-utilized perspective sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

‘They Just Don’t Care’

I’m seeing lots of posts bemoaning that the Year 11s just don’t seem to care about their upcoming GCSEs. They aren’t motivated or worried about their speaking exams starting in two weeks time and nothing seems to make a difference.

This is exactly what

Disability Without Poverty recognizes historic federal disability benefit in Budget

Canada Disability Benefit will transform the lives of a few disabled Canadians while many disabled Canadians lose hope
quoimedia.com/disability-wit… Disability Without Poverty #cdnpoli #CanadaDisabilityBenefit

We had a wonderful webinar with representatives from 12 countries! Thank you all for joining! For those who missed it, a recorded presentation is now available:
youtu.be/CDN5X4ccREI

🌍 Join the ICF Facilitator Course: a comprehensive journey through the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) starting May 13, 2024. Register now! icfeducation.org/icf-facilitato… Dr. Olaf Matilde Leonardi Thomas Maribo Jaana Paltamaa Patricia Saleeby WHO-FIC Collaborating Centre in South Africa

Check out the Rae Martens -Family Engagement In Research Program

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You probably know that reading with your baby is important. But do you know why?

There’s actually a long list of reasons, but today let’s focus on one of the most important of them all: the development of a rich vocabulary.

Your baby develops language by taking in the…

📣Calling all #MCHRD2024 presenters! Let's spread the word! Share your excitement about participating using your social media networks.

Don't forget to use our hashtag #MCHRD2024 & check out the graphic below to make your posts stand out.🔍📊 #AcademicTwitter #ResearchCommunity

New AI for research! “These studies suggest that the principle of the F-Words, is widely recognized and used to promote positive outcomes in childhood disability.” CanChild

AI-powered summary from Consensus

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Today, the Disability Advisory Committee released its fourth annual report!

It offers recommendations on how we can improve services for persons with disabilities and the administration of the Disability Tax Credit. Check it out: ow.ly/hnsN50QORPo #CdnTax

Join us for this amazing showcase of child health research #MCHRD2024 McMaster University Department of Pediatrics The Offord Centre for Child Studies CanChild @MacMODR McMaster Child Health Research McMaster Children's Hospital pediatrics.healthsci.mcmaster.ca/research/mcmas…

We've compiled some resources to offer further background on the impact of Russia's war on Ukraine's children and efforts to respond to child rights violations. globalchildren.georgetown.edu/essays/resourc…

Raghu Venugopal MD Canadian Doctors for Medicare To be clear: this is a story about the growth of *private equity* in the care economy (long-term care, healthcare, early learning and childcare).
Private equity is a particular type of for-profit investment that devours public funding, destroys care and degrades work conditions.