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News PostMeet Sarah Giroux, RN, Nurse Educator for CHEO’s mental health programs
Following in the footsteps of many of the women in her family, Sarah completed her consolidation at CHEO on 6East 21 years ago. While she left CHEO to start her nursing career, those few months in her final placement left a lasting impact on Sarah.
News PostOTTAWA, Canada – [May 23, 2024]– Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI), CHEO researchers have developed a groundbreaking search algorithm that identifies children and youth who may have an undiagnosed rare genetic disease and refers them for genetic testing – putting an end to their diagnostic odyssey.“The ThinkRare algorithm is incredibly exciting and promising because it means we can help families find answers and get the care and support they need sooner,” said By CHEO - May 23, 2024
News PostMeet Kelsey LeJeune, Preschool Educator at CHEO’s Children’s Treatment CentreAt just 14-years-old, Kelsey LeJeune was admitted to CHEO following a serious stroke. For Kelsey, this was the beginning of a long road to recovery – from a stay in the pediatric intensive care unit, to outpatient rehabilitation with Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and many other follow-ups with a variety of specialists.
News PostCHEO has reached a major milestone as it celebrates 50 years since it first opened its doors on May 17, 1974.
The golden anniversary was marked inside CHEO’s Rainbow Cafeteria with a party filled with history and the people who built the hospital from the ground up, including some of the hospital’s first patients, nurses and doctors.
News PostNews PostNews PostCHEO has hundreds of talented nurses including those who lead, facilitate and inspire evidence-based implementation of best practice guidelines.
They’re called Best Practice Guideline (BPG) Nurse Champions.
News PostThe unwelcomed allergy season has returned. At CHEO, clinical leaders support patients and families navigating the challenges of asthma, a condition frequently exacerbated during this seasonal onslaught.
News PostCHEO has launched a new after-care program specifically designed to support children, youth and their caregivers after they’re discharged from hospital.
In the weeks after leaving the hospital, children and youth are vulnerable to negative mental health outcomes, including repeat presentations to the emergency department and not getting connected to much-needed resources.
News PostExperts calling for national surveillance strategy on eating disorders in Canada
Ottawa, Canada (April 30, 2024) – A new pan-Canadian analysis on the cost of eating disorders in children and youth before and during the COVID-19 pandemic shows a sharp increase, with a price tag that is estimated to be only the tip of the iceberg, raising calls for better surveillance of the growing issue across Canada.
Led by the CHEO Research Institute in collaboration with healthcare and academic partners across.
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