Tag: pediatrics

Aug 14 2020

COVID-19, Medical Dispatches

Virtual baptism in the PICU – compassion during a pandemic

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Nothing could stop the determination of this mother on a mission.

Jul 26 2020

COVID-19, Reflections

The effect of COVID-19 uniforms

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My title doesn’t matter here, only my presence, my ability to listen, empathize, contribute and think.

Jul 21 2020

COVID-19, Medical Dispatches

Virtual family-centred rounds: a collaborative necessity during COVID-19 and beyond

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Traditionally, family-centred rounds take place in the patient’s room. During the pandemic, however, congregating in patients' rooms for rounds is no longer advisable

Apr 22 2020

COVID-19, Patients' blog, Reflections

Not every cough is COVID-19

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As I described Thomas’ symptoms to my friend over-the-phone, she interrupted me to ask, “Is that him that I can hear breathing?”

Jun 26 2019

Reflections

Looking closely at the link between IVF treatment and childhood cancers

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Caitlin Dunne is a Co-Director at the Pacific Centre for Reproductive Medicine (PCRM) in Vancouver and a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia.   A new study...

Feb 25 2019

Reflections

The impact of poverty on Canadian children: a call for action

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Cal Robinson is a PGY2 Pediatrics resident at McMaster University interested in how social determinants of health impact Canadian children.   On November 22nd, 2018, Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government unveiled...

Aug 10 2018

Reflections

Ghost boy

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Denis Daneman is Professor and Chair Emeritus in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Toronto, and Paediatrician-in-Chief Emeritus at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto   Here’s...

Mar 03 2017

Podcasts

Podcast: Clinical guideline for smoking in youth

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Interview with Dr. Brett Thombs, professor in the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University and senior investigator of the Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital in Montreal. He is also...

Jan 10 2017

Podcasts

Podcast: Diagnosis and management of pediatric tuberculosis in Canada

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Interview with Dr. Ian Kitai, tuberculosis specialist with the Hospital for Sick Children and associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Toronto School of Medicine. Dr....

Dec 01 2016

Podcasts

Podcast: Diagnosis of central nervous system tumours in children

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Diagnostic delay of central nervous system tumours in children has serious implications for the children and their families. Dr. Ran Goldman, Pediatrician at BC Children’s Hospital, Professor of Pediatrics at...

Sep 21 2016

Medical Dispatches, Reflections

Treating children with ADHD: don’t underestimate the importance of adequate medication dosing

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Dr Rod Bergh is a general pediatrician who has practiced medicine since the early 1960s.   I have practiced Pediatrics for most of the 59 years since I graduated from...

Oct 16 2015

Reflections

Why Canadian children need a champion

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Laura Stymiest is a paediatrics resident at Dalhousie University. She previously trained at the Coady International Institute and has researched in the area of Social Paediatrics. She writes with… Elizabeth...

Sep 08 2015

Podcasts

[Podcasts] Identifying skull fracture in kids with mild head injury; comeback of psychedelic medicine

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Interview with Dr. Jocelyn Gravel, pediatric emergency physician and research director at Sainte-Justine hospital in Montreal. In a research article published in CMAJ, Dr. Gravel and colleagues derived and validated...