When girls are out of school, they are at an increased risk of child labour, violence and early marriage. Every girl belongs in the classroom. Now.

Such great work Alène Toulany et al Canadian Paediatric Society — so glad to read the emphasis on engagement with primary care — a missing link in clinical care and transition research

Fantastic resource!

🎉Andrea Evans on a successful HSR MSc defence on Prenatal Care in Resettled Refugees! 🙏 to examiners ⁦Amy Metcalfe, PhD⁩ & ⁦Moira Kapral⁩, chair ⁦Anna Gagliardi⁩, committee Joel Ray & Peter Austin. Next stop ⁦CHEO Ottawa⁩ and more ⁦ICES⁩ research!

🎉to ⁦Andi Camden, PhD MPH⁩ for her successful PhD defence (accepted as is 👏👏) on an important body of work on the impact of prenatal opioid exposure ⁦U of T Public Health⁩ ⁦ICES⁩ ⁦The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)⁩.

📢Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children is jointly recruiting a new Chair in Child Policy Research with U of T Public Health & The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). If you're passionate about child health, equity, and making policy impact, apply by August 21, 2022. Full details here: bit.ly/3PW9N7H

🇨🇦 is a world leader in private sponsorship of refugees— this is the first of our studies to understand healthcare use/access/outcomes in all resettled refugees facilitated by longstanding partnership ICES & IRCC; 🙏 CIHR

What an important investment and incredible community informed initiative to improve child health equity. Congratulations susa benseler and all the terrific friends & colleagues at UofC!

📣We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Arjumand Siddiqi as the inaugural Edwin S.H. Leong Chair in Child Health Policy Research! 📨Read the full announcement: tinyurl.com/3mu96w8f

One step in the path of how these First Nations communities are addressing this important challenge. Grateful to CHILD-BRIGHT Network for continued support for next phase of work and for the ongoing community partnerships

🎙️Don’t miss the next Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children Rounds with Dr. Andi Camden. She will discuss the effects of prenatal opioid exposure on #child health & development in Ontario. Register ➡️tinyurl.com/5692vrna

📣Oct 27th, 1-2PM (ET): Join Drs. Angela Mashford-Pringle & Amy Shawanda for a presentation about the impacts of Indigenous #child welfare on Indigenous families. Register today: tinyurl.com/2p82zu94

Important work led by ICES doctoral student Sarah Jorgensen 🎶🎭🍁 Sarah Jorgensen

This week's editor's pick: Pediatric acute care For children, pandemic disruptions to care were associated with important delays in new diagnoses of diabetes but not with other conditions. ➡️ cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.…

📣 Become a member of ICES' Public Advisory Council! No prior experience is needed, and all Ontarians are welcome. Learn more: ices.on.ca/our-organizati… Apply here: ices.on.ca/our-organizati…. Applications close March 5, 2024.

Congratulations to the Dept of Medicine on a wonderful choice! ICES has long been the beneficiary of Moira Kapral ‘s scientific excellence and incredible mentorship of so many students, staff and faculty.

Congratulations to Natasha Saunders for her impactful ICES research on firearm injuries in children and effective advocacy for federal legislation change 👏👏

👏 🎉 to P-P Piche-Renaud on the successful defense of his ⁦⁦IHPME⁩ thesis on VE of Covid vaccination in kids. Onto more great work as a clinician researcher ⁦The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)⁩ ⁦⁦ICES⁩

Remember fall 2022? Okay, I was on sabbatical so missed the craziness on the pediatric wards… but here’s the analysis by Tiffany Fitzpatrick, PhD MPH on how RSV played out in Ontario compared to previous years