Shaindy Alexander is a #ChildLifeSpecialist with the SickKids palliative care team. She helps kids & their siblings cope with the emotional upheaval of serious illness. She visits their homes, plays, hangs out—she’s a critical sounding board for their “wishes, wonders & worries.”

Looking for evidence-based pediatric resources? Check out our Resource Hub containing recorded webinars and education/practice resources: connectedcare.sickkids.ca/community-reso…

Our paper has been published today! “Keep trying”: a qualitative investigation into what patients with chronic pain gain from being presented at an ECHO session. Project ECHO Echo Ontario ECHO Ontario Pain University Health Network Leslie Carlin University Health Network Q. Jane Zhao John Flannery journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20…

#HCPs, #primarycare - join Dr. Joel Fish, Medical Director, Burn Program The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) for another special peds #ComplexCare,"Care in the Community" session. We're discussing "Prevention and Management of Pressure Sores". 🗓️June 6 | 12-1pm Register Now⤵️ sickkids.echoontario.ca/complex-care-z…

#HCPs👩‍⚕️Join us for an insightful session with Dr. Joel Fish, Medical Director of the Burn Program at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), part of our #ComplexCare series. Topic: "Prevention & Management of Pressure Sores" 🗓️ June 6 | 12-1 PM 📚 Learn more & Register now: sickkids.echoontario.ca/complex-care-z…

Managing chronic #pain in children requires interdisciplinary care. We're privileged to have a variety of professional perspectives at our fingertips. Explore chronic pain treatments from #nursing, #OT, and #socialwork tomorrow at 11:30AM ET Register now⤵️ tinyurl.com/mrerrsjm

📢Timely release at #CPS2024: New position statement on managing pediatric #EatingDisorders. Key highlights: importance of early intervention, hospitalization criteria, & family-based treatment. cps.ca/en/documents/p…

We’re back for Day 2 of the HPCO conference; #Palliative Care Everywhere! If you’re here, stop by, say hi and spin our wheel for a chance to win some ECHO #SWAG!

We’re back for the Biennial Provincial Paediatric Palliative Care Symposium. Such a great place to connect with other Palliative Care professionals from all across Ontario! Come say hi! 👋🏼

Dr. Catherine Diskin, staff pediatrician SickKids Complex Care Research Program, presents an excellent core competency session on: "Management of Multi-system Comorbidities in Children with Medical Complexity" Learn More⤵️ sickkids.echoontario.ca/core-competenc…

#PrimaryCare providers, join us for an insightful #PedsPalliativeCare session on "Sharing Medicine: Incorporating Cultural Knowledge into Treatment". Join Jenny Sawanohk, Healing Lodge, Misiwe Ni Relations. 👥Case follows. June 19 | 11:15am Register⤵️ sickkids.echoontario.ca/palliative-car…

#PrimaryCare providers - join Carly Mutch & Sherna Marcus, occupational therapists The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) our peds #ComplexCare, "Care in the Community" session: "Differentiating between Swallowing Issues and Other Feeding Issues" 🗓️June 20 | 12-1pm Register⤵️ sickkids.echoontario.ca/complex-care-z…

"Motivational Interviewing" in #PedsPain management - Core Competency session tomorrow. #PrimaryCare providers join clinical psychologists Dr. Regina and Dr. Dettmer, and RSW Melanie Gelfand from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). 🗓️June 21 | 11am REGISTER⤵️ sickkids.echoontario.ca/pain-zoom-regi…

You are invited to participate in the Call for Collaboration – Living with a Life-limiting Illness: Access to Care and Related Experiences from Statistics Canada 🇨🇦 Find it HERE➡️ surveys-enquetes.statcan.gc.ca/form-formulair… Pediatric Palliative CHPCA, Canadian Virtual Hospice, Paediatric Project ECHO, Megan Doherty

#PrimaryCare providers, join Alissa Francis, Registered Dietitian The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and our pediatric #obesity management community for: "Picky Eating in Obesity Management" 🗓️June 27 | 12-1pm Register⤵️ sickkids.echoontario.ca/om-zoom-regist… #MedTwitter

Dive into "#Epilepsy Care Essentials"! Join us in Sudbury for interactive sessions on child & youth epilepsy, connecting specialists and community health providers. #PrimaryCare providers don't miss this 2-day Free CME event! Sept. 26 & 27 REGISTER NOW⤵️ oen.echoontario.ca/epilepsy-care-…

#HCPs/#PrimaryCare providers, join Shaindy Alexander (Shaindy Alexander), Certified Child Life Specialist The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) for "Talking to Kids about Serious Illness, Death and Dying​". #PedsPC 🔎Patient case follows. 🗓️July 19 | 11:15am REGISTER NOW ⤵️ echo.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

“Are my parents going to be ok?” Kids in palliative care need chances to ask questions. Check in about the 3Ws - their wonders, worries, & wishes. It helps them process & it tells HCPs what kids do or don’t know. Join Shaindy Alexander 🗓️ July 17⤵️ sickkids.echoontario.ca/palliative-car… #MedEd

Join Dr. Sarah Nutter and our paediatric #Obesity Management community today, discussing: "Weighty words: Considering language in paediatric weight management". 🗓️July 25 | 12-1pm Register⤵️ echo.zoom.us/meeting/regist… Can't make it? Register to access the recording. #MedEd

As our learners spend R&R time with family and friends this summer, it's a perfect time to reflect on the support of "community" in ECHO's learning model. Dr. van Zanten (CHEO Ottawa/Roger Neilson Children's Hospice) speaks of the supportive learning space that our peds #PalliativeCare community has