Medical students across Canada are providing free childcare, errands, and other volunteer services to healthcare providers (HCPs) in the community while schools are closed. This is now available in Halifax, NS. HCP sign-up here! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Do you have a loved one with a developmental disability and need help navigating #COVID19 discussions? Join this online discussion Tues March 31 at 7:30PM EST with CAMH & Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (PLAN) 👇 bit.ly/3dzxHDB

Great learning and discussion this afternoon at the webinar on Acute Management of Paediatric COVID-19. Thank you to Children's Healthcare Canada and all of the speakers!

"Clinical presentations include persistent fever and features suggestive of Kawasaki disease (complete or incomplete), toxic shock-like syndrome, euvolemic shock states, and severe gastrointestinal illness."

Want to establish an approach to brain tumours in children? Take a listen to this new podcast developed by myself and Dr. Crooks! Happy learning! 🧠

"Racism occurs in families, communities, schools, and workplaces across Canada...and some of us have never been able to hide from it. "Silence perpetuates racism. Don't stay silent." Pediatrician Dr Kassia Johnson says #WeNeedToTalk #BlackLivesMatter Autism Ontario McMaster Children's Hospital

A message from the adolescent health specialists of the Canadian Paediatric Society to #BIPOC youth: "We want you to know that you matter. Black youth, with all of your hopes, thoughts, passions, and futures matter." @EllieTeendoc @drmeg613 Read the full statement here👇

#ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth

#SIOP2020! Check out our e-poster on the incidence and risk factors for VTE in children with CNS tumors, with a specific lens on intensity of treatment! Looking forward to many more fantastic live sessions this weekend with SIOP International

A balmy November #Bluenose2020 5k and $750 raised for Brigadoon Village! Thank you to everyone who donated to this magical place 😊

Check out our new paper exploring treatment intensity as a risk factor for pediatric patients with CNS tumors! @craigerkerMD sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Join us May 1st as we present the Euphoria Throwback Special w/ highlights of past shows that the DalMedSchool community will be able to enjoy from the comforts of their own homes while raising funds for the Brunswick Street Mission! Tickets and info: dmss.ca/euphoria-2021.…

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Children and adolescents with cancer are among the most vulnerable in #Ukraine right now. Groups like the SIOP International and SIOPE 🎗️ are working to support these patients and families. They need financial support, translators, and more. More info: siop-online.org/ukraine-how-yo…

Looking forward to learning and networking in Pittsburgh next week at the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology conference!

The use of dabrafenib plus trametinib in pediatric low-grade glioma with BRAF V600 mutations led to longer progression-free survival and fewer grade 3 adverse events than standard chemotherapy. Read the full trial results: nej.md/3Rq4T6Q

#COG LTFU Guidelines/Version 6.0 now available: survivorshipguidelines.org. See p. xxviii re what’s new in long-term follow-up care guidelines for #childhood #cancer and #AYA cancer survivors. Special thanks to COG LTFU Guidelines Core Cmte & St. Baldrick's Foundation.

"Gender-affirming medical care for #youth should be a decision between the patient, their parents, and their medical care team, without intrusion by government." Read our letter to #Alberta Premier Danielle Smith: cps.ca/uploads/advoca… Alberta Medical Association (AMA) Alberta Health Services

Thrilled beyond belief to be joining McMaster University MacPeds next year to pursue my training in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology!! 🩸🎗️

To improve accessibility of heavy #menstrual #bleeding diagnosis, Howie et al. adapted the adolescent menstrual bleeding questionnaire (aMBQ) for French-speaking Canadian teens. A rigorous 5-step process confirmed the French aMBQ’s validity 👉buff.ly/40en97l #OpenAccess🟢