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Mashup Score: 4
In Canada, approximately 1,500 children and adolescents are diagnosed with pediatric cancer each year. There is an overall survival rate of less than 15% in children with refractory, relapsed or metastatic cancer. More than 80% of adult survivors of childhood cancer experience long-term side effects. Every child with cancer in Canada is cured and healthy. Every child wit h cancer in Canada has equitable access to the latest scientific advances, diagnostic tools, therapies and supportive care leading to
Source: www.accessforkidscancer.caCategories: General Medicine News, Hem/OncsTweet
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Mashup Score: 0Disparities in parental distress in a multicenter clinical trial for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia - 2 year(s) ago
AbstractBackground. Parent psychological distress during childhood cancer treatment has short-and long-term implications for parent, child, and family well-bein
Source: OUP AcademicCategories: Hem/Oncs, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Important findings: Parental distress is associated with household material hardship at diagnosis in #childhoodcancer https://t.co/TCnqjYQDFL
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Mashup Score: 0Childhood Cancer Survivors, Financial Toxicity, and the Need for Multilevel Interventions - 2 year(s) ago
Financial toxicity occurs when patients, families, and households experience “financial burden and distress” as a result of their healthcare expenses.1,2 To date, most research on financial toxicity has focused on adult cancers3–5 or on the direct costs of cancer treatments6–8 (eg, related to the delivery of cancer care, medication, inpatient stays, etc). However, in the United States, childhood…
Source: American Academy of PediatricsCategories: Hem/Oncs, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Interventions for the financial toxicity of #childhoodcancer @POGO4kids https://t.co/LGHoN16Cwb
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Mashup Score: 1University ethics boards are not ready for Indigenous scholars - 2 year(s) ago
Ethics review processes routinely impede Indigenous academics’ research with Indigenous communities.
Source: www.nature.comCategories: Hem/Oncs, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
RT @JohnsonTasha848: University ethics boards are not ready for Indigenous scholars https://t.co/2UYTn4EdyT 🔥🔥The practices of many REBs is…
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Mashup Score: 4Prevalence and characterization of food insecurity in a Canadian paediatric emergency department - 2 year(s) ago
AbstractObjectives. Food insecurity (FI) is associated with a number of adverse child health outcomes and increased emergency department (ED) use. The COVID-19
Source: OUP AcademicCategories: Hem/Oncs, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Thrilled to see our work on #foodsecurity @mch_childrens ER in print @CanPaedSociety journal! Great work @elliemacbain and our team @gitawahi @AlimPardhan Drs. Eltorki & Ngo! https://t.co/KBtImpV0Y3 @macpeds @McMasterU @McMasterPGME @MIHE_Research @HEI_mcmaster https://t.co/60d5Iczih9
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Mashup Score: 10The denial of racism is racism itself - 2 year(s) ago
Responses to a recent CMAJ issue, dedicated to Black health and anti-Black racism in health care, indicated that some physicians hold a view that racism does not exist in Canada, based on their own observations. Such responses are not uncommon in discussions of racism in medicine. However, we must
Source: CMAJCategories: Hem/Oncs, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
RT @IrfanDhalla: Terrific letter from @MarciaJAnderson in @CMAJ this morning. https://t.co/OrveZegs5Y
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Mashup Score: 0POGO Indigenous Webinar Series | Approaches to Harmonizing Western and Indigenous Medicine in Children with Cancer - 2 year(s) ago
Indigenous medicine is a critical component of care for many Indigenous children with cancer and their families. Healthcare teams often have questions about what…
Source: VimeoCategories: Hem/Oncs, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
For those who may have missed it - this @POGO4kids webinar is available to watch online! https://t.co/FtgkAxXFhz #IndigenousKnowledge #ChildhoodCancer https://t.co/eXWaOCOl33 https://t.co/mEif1ThlvQ
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Mashup Score: 2Creating inclusive digital health resources for marginalised culturally diverse families: a call to action - 2 year(s) ago
‘How can I get my son to eat his congee?’ ‘Is it okay that my daughter cosleeps with her grandparents?’ ‘I always hand feed my children. Is that a problem?’ ‘Is it good to teach my children more than one language?’ More than ever, parents and caregivers seek online health information and need access to evidence-based digital health resources to inform their decision-making around their…
Source: BMJ Paediatrics OpenCategories: Latest Headlines, Oncologists1Tweet-
RT @Our_KidsHealth: https://t.co/kzrGVpMXVe #MedTwitter #DigitalEquity #Pediatrics #GlobalHealth @jeslynmd @RipudamanMinhas https://t.co/…
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Mashup Score: 8Indigenous participation in pediatric Indigenous health research in Canada: a systematic review - 2 year(s) ago
For health inequities to be successfully addressed through health research, it is necessary for researchers to strive for genuine engagement with stakeholders. Indigenous people provide critical perspectives in Indigenous health research. The objective of this review was to systematically review the existing pediatric Indigenous health research in Canada to determine the prevalence of Indigenous…
Source: www.nature.comCategories: Hem/Oncs, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Our systematic review showed <1/2 of articles about #Indigenous child health in Canada included Indigenous participants - despite clear guidelines from @CIHR_IRSC and others. We need to do better https://t.co/7QQFC3pIzy @BernsDowney @JoshaRafael @sarah_hyett https://t.co/Q2RvQL6K63
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Mashup Score: 1Municipal election results for Hamilton and Burlington - 2 year(s) ago
The votes are cast and the ballots counted.
Source: TheSpec.comCategories: Hem/Oncs, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
#HamOnt, I’m proud of us. It’s a new day for this city, esp in my ward 2 with @CameronKroetsch & @sabreina_dahab at the helm. @EasyThePianoMan & @AhonaMehdi would have been amazing - but hopefully their voices will still ring through. https://t.co/jyzvYXRnRo
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Check out the new ACCESS website! https://t.co/I8rWQ6Xru1 https://t.co/arpPBVVZpx