Advocacy
April 26, 2024
Nova Scotia prioritizes optimal diabetes management at school
Topic(s): Advocacy, Public education, Spotlight
Parents of children with type 1 diabetes in Nova Scotia now have more choice about their child’s insulin regimen thanks to a provincial policy that expands the care students can receive at school. The policy—fully implemented for the start of the… Read more
October 31, 2023
Lifelong learning is vital to providing culturally safe care
Topic(s): Professional education, Advocacy
Learning to provide culturally safe care is a lifelong process, says Dr. Kent Saylor—and completing the new eCME on providing culturally safe care for Indigenous patients is a great place to start.Dr. Saylor, a paediatrician in Kahnawake,… Read more
July 14, 2020
Decolonizing Health Care: Confronting Medical Colonialism against Indigenous Children
Topic(s): Advocacy, Professional education
The #aHand2Hold campaign, launched on January 24, 2018, sought to end a long-standing practice that systematically prevented caregivers and parents from accompanying their children during emergency medical evacuation (medevac) airlifts in Quebec.… Read more
May 27, 2020
COVID-19 and Indigenous children in Canada: What can paediatricans do?
Many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children and families are facing a colonial catch-22 when it comes to COVID-19. Enduring colonial legacies mean they are more prone to pre-existing conditions, placing them at higher risk for poor outcomes… Read more
July 16, 2018
Detention is still harming children at the US border
Topic(s): Advocacy
Migration is a long standing and complex issue with many causes and outcomes. At this critical moment it is important to reaffirm that the primary obligation of all healthcare practitioners is the health and wellbeing of anyone needing our care. Read more
June 25, 2018
What we can do for separated migrant children in the U.S.
Topic(s): Advocacy
In the wake of the ongoing tragedy at the U.S. border, what can Canadians expect as the summer months unfold? And more importantly, what can we do to ensure we treat children and their families with dignity, humanity, and compassion? Read more
June 5, 2018
Social paediatrics Hub meets children and families where they live
Topic(s): Advocacy
Based on the model developed by Dr. Gilles Julien, considered the father of social paediatrics in Canada, the Vanier Hub is based on the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and designed to consider the holistic needs of the… Read more
June 5, 2018
Children need healthy communities
Topic(s): Advocacy
The first step to improving child health and wellbeing in Northern Ontario is to focus on improving community health. That’s the message from participants at a forum co-hosted by the CPS and the Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority… Read more
January 18, 2018
Truth and Reconciliation: As paediatricians, how can we make a difference?
Topic(s): Advocacy
Many Canadians wonder what they can do to be an active participant in reconciliation. We’ve pulled out a few recommendations from the Truth and Reconicilation Commission of Canada's report that have particular relevance for child and… Read more
December 1, 2017
Paediatricians and social media: Why it’s time to join the conversation
Topic(s): Advocacy, Public education, Membership
Are you still on the fence about joining social media? CPS President Dr. Mike Dickinson has embraced his new role as a “tweetiatrician,” and feels it’s important for other doctors to do the same. Read more
Last updated: Aug 9, 2017