How much can one cell tell you? 🔬 Specialized instruments at the SickKids Centre for Advanced Single Cell Analysis (CASCA) help scientists doing #SKResearch make discoveries faster by maximizing the information gatherable from a single cell. Read ➡️ bit.ly/3GlOtG1

Registered Nurse Liz started her #SKNursing training early. Fast-forward to today and she and her sister, Child Life Specialist Christine, have both been part of the SickKids team for more than 15 years. 💙 #SKPeeps #FeelGoodFriday

The COMPACT Initiative aims to understand what outcomes children feel are important to measure in #anxiety treatment studies. Looking for input of children aged 8 to 12 years, through participation in virtual workshops. Learn more ➡️ tinyurl.com/bddv5erh

These funds will help to increase the number of daily surgeries for GTA children & youth, as well as support our ED & expand services such as our Virtual Urgent Care platform to help families access the care & expertise of SickKids’ clinical teams when they need it most.

Today, we welcomed Ontario’s Minister of Health @SylviaJonesMPP & Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Children, Community & Social Services, Nolan Quinn, to recognize @ONgov's recent transformational investment of $330M to paediatric services in communities across Ontario.

The COMPACT Initiative aims to understand what outcomes youth feel are important to measure in #anxiety treatment studies. Looking for input of youth aged 8 to 24 years, through participation in virtual workshops. Learn more ➡️ tinyurl.com/bddv5erh

SickKids ED physician, Dr. Olivia Ostrow, co-wrote an article on this very subject explaining why less testing and more resting is often best for otherwise healthy children diagnosed with #bronchiolitis ➡️ bit.ly/3RwXsdX twitter.com/ChooseWiselyCA…

Today was a real slam-dunk as we welcomed @Raptors905 forward, Kevin Obanor on #TheSKOOP for some fun games with patients and families! 🏀 Thanks @_KevinObanor for being a real MVP on and off the court! #SKChildLife

Spending many hours on screens can cause eye dryness and tiredness, burning eyes, blurry vision, headaches and sensitivity to light. This is known as digital eyestrain. Follow these tips to help ease digital eyestrain: ow.ly/ZTQY50Q8X9q #DigitalEyestrain #TiredEyes #Screens

Congratulations to the Excellence in #OccupationalTherapy Award recipient, Marley Waltman! 🌟 "Bringing light wherever she goes, we are so thankful that she is a part of this team." #SKPeeps

🔬 Will you be an undergrad and med student in Fall 2024? Are you searching for an opportunity to get hands-on experience in a #research lab? Look no further than the SickKids Summer Research Program! Learn more & apply now ➡️ sickkids.ca/ssure

Registered Nurse Liz started her #SKNursing training early. Fast-forward to today and she and her sister, Child Life Specialist Christine, have both been part of the SickKids team for more than 15 years. #SKPeeps

Dr. Jamie Hutchison has been awarded the Distinguished Lecturer Award in Critical Care Sciences from @CIHR_IRSC & @CritCareSociety! 🎉 Hutchison’s #SKResearch aims to improve survival and quality of life among survivors of acquired #BrainInjury. Read➡️ bit.ly/40WvDOY

We are pleased to announce that GH-CCMH has achieved accreditation with Accreditation Canada, awarded with a decision of Accredited with Exemplary Standing) (@AccredCanada). Learn more at sickkidscmh.ca/exemplary

Wondering how to use our Virtual Urgent Care platform? 💻 Watch this video for a step-by-step guide and try it out ➡️ youtu.be/R2OsyDDnLZI #SKVirtualCare

Happy #PhysicianAssistantsDay! 🩺 Canada needs Physician Assistants & so does SickKids. These trained health-care providers work with doctors & nurses to create a more seamless patient & family experience. Want to join our team? Visit sickkids.ca/careers #CanadaNeedsPAs

#SKCareers: Join our team! We're hiring for exciting roles. Manager, Funding & Ministry Reporting: bit.ly/3usp2zX Senior Financial Analyst, Funding & Ministry Reporting: bit.ly/3Gbpy80 Research Fellow, Child Health Evaluative Sciences: bit.ly/47sBluG

On this episode of AI for Social Good, @DrDevSK, an emergency physician at @SickKidsNews, talks about the @HeroAI_Health platform and how it can empower patients and practitioners to receive and provide quality care. 🎧Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ai-…

iPeer2Peer connects adolescent transplant recipients with a young adult peer mentor to foster belonging as they experience unique psychosocial challenges.🤝 Learn more about this promising #SKResearch & vote in the @CIHR_IHDCYH Talks competition: youtube.com/watch?v=KuyTPr…

Last week, SickKids' Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine had the pleasure of hosting the Women in STEM Club from @WesternU! Students had the opportunity to explore the inner-workings of various labs under Genome Diagnostics. #WomenInSTEM

#SKCareers: Join our team! We're hiring for several new and exciting roles. Apply ⤵️ Program Manager, Burn Program: bit.ly/3R9OpiG Project Manager I, Project Horizon Early Works: bit.ly/3un1Brz Contracts Specialist, Legal Services: bit.ly/3us0A1D

Aser Rothstein keynote speaker Dr. Tuuli Lappalainen (@tuuliel) gave a dynamic presentation on “Functional variation in the human genome: Lessons from the transcriptome.” This retreat served as an opportunity for attendees to foster connections for future scientific impacts.

Throughout the day there were opportunities to hear exciting presentations and view 180 posters, representing our 7 research programs and projects from our integral RI support teams.

Today, staff from across SickKids came together at the SickKids Research Institute (RI) Retreat, sharing ideas and celebrating #SKResearch advancements in the pursuit of groundbreaking discoveries in paediatric health care.

Spectacular talk by my colleague ⁦@briankalishMD⁩ on his approaches to map neuro-immune interactions in the developing brain, ⁦@SickKidsNews⁩ retreat.

⁦@awheel_lab⁩ giving a great talk about concussion and white matter plasticity at ⁦@SickKidsNews⁩ retreat!

👏Great start to the @SickKidsNews Research institute retreat with stellar presentations on innovative # precision approaches to immune &GI diseases by Dept Pediatrics @uoftmedicine clinician scientists Drs Ori Scott & @NicolaJGI !!! 👩‍🔬🩺🔬🧬🧫

From robots to CPR and everything in between! Today the SickKids Learning Institute hosted our annual Celebrating Education Showcase, featuring engaging and interactive stations on the many inspiring and innovative educational initiatives at SickKids. #SKLearning

Did you miss Chief of #SKResearch, Dr. Stephen Scherer, in conversation with Dr. J. Craig Venter earlier this month? Watch the full Discovery Dialogues session now ➡️ bit.ly/40OUjce twitter.com/SickKidsNews/s…

Calling all current & upcoming Medical Laboratory Technologists (#MLT)! Join us for an exclusive info session on Nov. 30. Explore opportunities & insights with SickKids’ Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine. Register ➡️ bit.ly/47seChG #Paediatrics #LabMedicine