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June 8, 2016
How can we model the RCPSC Health Advocate CanMEDS role?
By: Dr. Eleanor MacDougall, former Program Director, University of Manitoba Pediatric Residency This important question for paediatricians in training was answered by PGY3 residents in the University of Manitoba’s Paediatric Residency Program. They… Read more
April 27, 2016
Canada hosts the world’s paediatricians at IPA 2016
The Canadian Paediatric Society will host the 28th International Congress of Pediatrics in Vancouver, B.C., August 17-22. The conference theme, Community, Diversity, Vitality, reflects both the host city and the scope of the scientific program. The… Read more
January 25, 2016
Winter, colds and fevers: Getting newcomers talking
By: Dr. Chloé Langlois-Pelletier, Paediatric Resident at the University of Sherbrooke In December, some colleagues and I met with about 10 newly immigrated families at two information workshops we had prepared on the theme of winter, colds and… Read more
December 22, 2015
To make change, stay focused and be authentic: Physician advocates for refugee health
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 Canada.… Read more
November 19, 2015
Medicine comes in all shapes and forms
National Resident Advocacy Day is an initiative of the CPS Residents Section and is supported by the Healthy Generations Foundation. This initiative aims to give residents hands-on experience in the CanMEDS role of health advocate and… Read more
October 15, 2015
Some of the most complex needs of my patients stem from poverty and not disease alone
Dr. Laura Stymiest, CPS member and Paediatric Resident at Dalhousie University and CPS member With Dr. Elizabeth Lee-Ford Jones, CPS member and Professor of Paediatrics at The Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto and Dr. Sarah… Read more
October 7, 2015
Poverty, Politics and Leadership
Andrew Lynk MD MSc FRCPC D.Litt. (Hons) Past President, Canadian Paediatric Society I recently saw an infant in my office, with young, poor and troubled parents. After my history and physical, and a plan to address the baby’s health issue, I asked… Read more
September 30, 2015
This election, call on your leaders to do right by First Nations kids
This guest blog post was provided by Cindy Blackstock (Executive Director) and Courtney Powless (Education and Public Engagement Coordinator) of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada. In June 2015, thousands gathered… Read more
September 22, 2015
This election, help make child and youth health a priority
By Mike Dickinson, MD, FRCPC Vice President, Canadian Paediatric Society Chair, Action Committee for Children and Teens With the federal election just around the corner, it… Read more
July 27, 2015
Let’s build ‘a Canada crazy for its kids’
On June 26 at the CPS Annual General Meeting, Dr. Robin Williams shared her goals and priorities as she begins her one-year term as CPS President. The following is an excerpt from her address. Many of you have volunteered with the CPS, on the edges… Read more
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