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SPARK is Children's Healthcare Canada's Shared Platform for Advocacy, Research, and Knowledge. This updated email will arrive in your inbox every two weeks and include all of the same content you have come to expect in our newsletter - and some new additions to highlight special health awareness days, member announcements, and the latest updates in child & youth health. If you have questions or would like to submit something for the newsletter, contact our office at spark@childrenshealthcarecanada.ca.


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New Speakers announced for #ChildHealthCan2021


The Children's Healthcare Canada Annual Conference is fast approaching! Join us November 22-26, 2021 for a packed schedule of keynotes, panel discussions, on-demand content, local hospital tours, accredited  workshops from CMA Joule, member spotlight sessions, mentorship sessions, and more.


New speakers have just been added to our conference line-up, including:

  • Dr. Jillian Horton
  • Dr. Andrew Boozary
  • Vivek Gill
  • Dr. Penny Ballem
Stay tuned for information on our Leadership on Tap mentorship sessions and an Ask-Me-Anything session with leaders from Solutions for Kids in Pain. 

A strong recovery depends on a robust national child and youth health strategy.


As Canada forges a COVID-19 recovery strategy, Children’s Healthcare Canada and the Pediatric Chairs of Canada believe children, youth and families must be a central focus.

While health service delivery is a provincial responsibility, national leadership is required to address complex, longstanding challenges in our healthcare systems. Now is the time for federal leaders to commit to working with provinces and territories to apply a pan-Canadian lens that balances the needs and nuances of regional contexts with the need for greater equality, consistency in standards and access to care, no matter where a child lives.

This federal election presents an opportunity for all party leaders to commit to bold and brave leadership on behalf of Canada’s eight million children and youth.

     

Sept 09 | 11:00am ET

SPARK: Live Webinar 

Aanish Naa Gegii: the Children’s Health and Well-being Measurement (ACHWM) and Resources for Indigenous Children

Register Now.

Sept 27

SPARK: Conversations Podcast  

Integration of and Innovation in child health systems: The promise and perils of Joined-Up Governance

Sept 22 | 11:00am ET

SPARK: Live Webinar  

mHealth for Youth:

The JoyPop App 


November 22-26

Virtual Event

 Children's Healthcare Canada Annual Conference  

Register Now

     
     

SPARK stands for Shared Platform for Advocacy, Research and Knowledge. The SPARK program consists of five offerings - the SPARK: Live webinar series, SPARK: Conversations podcast, SPARK: Ideas blog, SPARK: News email newsletter, and SPARK: Impact research support program. Visit childrenshealthcarecanada.ca/about-spark to learn more about the SPARK platform and how our members can get involved - or download the new SPARK flyer to share with your networks below.

     

  

New Resource from SKIP! A Guide to Chronic Pain in Students: An In-School Resource

Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP) has launched a new Guide to Chronic Pain in Students: an in-school resource! This guide provides teachers and school staff valuable information about chronic pain in youth and a bank of clinical strategies that can improve the ability to cope in class. Available in both English and French, download for free today and share widely to encourage positive learning environments for students living with pain!


View in English or French.

     

Integrate early literacy into your practice with Early Words/Premiers mots

The Canadian Children’s Literacy Foundation is inviting clinics and hospitals from across Canada to apply to join its Early Words/Premiers mots program. 

Early Words provides healthcare professionals with resources, training and books so they can deliver early literacy support to families with babies and young children. 

If your clinic serves children from newborn to age five who face barriers to literacy, click here to learn more. Apply to join the program here. Expressions of interest are due by Oct. 1. 

For more information: earlywords@childrensliteracy.ca.
     

COVID-19 Student Support Network

The COVID 19 Student Support Network is a space for post secondary students to share their thoughts and feelings towards the uncertainty and stress around online learning. Students, especially those transitioning from high school to university, face an unprecedented situation with a global pandemic changing their way of learning. This project came about as part of the Mindyourmind Youthexperts Design Lab Program.


Learn More

     

You’re invited to the Managing Pain and Children and Youth ECHO program!

This CME accredited virtual pediatric pain management curriculum emphasizes the importance of a multimodal approach including physical, psychosocial, pharmacological and other evidence-based strategies to support patients and their families manage paediatric acute and chronic pain. The goal is to create a community of practice, build capacity and empower healthcare professionals to catalyze better health outcomes in children and youth with pain. 


This curriculum includes 24 one-hour sessions that are offered weekly, from September 9th – March 30th. 


Register for the session on September 9, 2021, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm.

View full schedule on our calendar. Review previous sessions on our website.

     

World Suicide Prevention Day – Resources from AboutKidsHealth

World Suicide Prevention Day is September 10. AboutKidsHealth has resources for teens and parents/caregivers to help them recognize signs of suicide and self-harm and how to respond.


Signs and symptoms, as well as some ways teens can support themselves when they are feeling distressed, can be found in the article, Suicide and self-harm on AboutKidsHealth’s website for teens. Other mental health resources for teens, covering topics such as depression, anxiety and general well-being, are available in the Teen Mental Health Learning Hub, which can be accessed at teens.aboutkidshealth.ca/mentalhealth. 


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