Professional education
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
October 15, 2020
Your grandmother was right: Love really does build brains
Topic(s): Professional education
It used to be that grandparents’ wise comments about raising children were referred to as “motherhood and apple pie,” which somehow belittles that advice. An Iroquois grandmother’s counsel that fathers should never yell at… 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
April 15, 2020
Can we continue to recommend early allergenic food introduction during a pandemic?
Topic(s): COVID-19, Professional education, Public education
Dr. Elissa Abrams and Dr. Edmond Chan provide more information on this common question. Read more
March 26, 2020
Providing virtual care during a pandemic: A guide to telemedicine in the paediatric office
Topic(s): COVID-19, Professional education
Dr. Raphael Sharon shares tips on providing virtual care during a pandemic. Read more
March 24, 2020
COVID, youth, and substance use: Critical messages for youth and families
Topic(s): Professional education, Public education, COVID-19
Dr. Nicholas Chadi and Dr. Richard Bélanger discuss youth vaping and smoking and the impact it can have on COVID-19. Read more
March 19, 2020
How can we talk to kids about COVID-19? Be “realistically reassuring”
Topic(s): Professional education, Public education, COVID-19
Dr. Robin Williams shares some ways parents and caregivers can talk to children and youth about COVID-19 Read more
April 27, 2016
Canada hosts the world’s paediatricians at IPA 2016
Topic(s): Professional education
The Canadian Paediatric Society will host the 28th International Congress of Pediatrics in Vancouver, B.C., August 17-22. Read more
December 22, 2015
To make change, stay focused and be authentic: Physician advocates for refugee health
Topic(s): Advocacy, Professional education
As the first planes carrying Syrian refugees to Canada were heading toward Toronto in December, two of the city’s foremost physician advocates for newcomer health were sharing their experiences with more than 100 webinar participants across… Read more
February 3, 2015
Conference brings together international perspectives on Aboriginal health
Topic(s): Professional education, Advocacy
Paediatricians who work with Aboriginal families should consider attending the next International Meeting on Indigenous Child Health, says Dr. Sam Wong, co-chair of the conference planning committee. The event, co-hosted by the CPS and the American… Read more
Last updated: Aug 9, 2017