SickKids Complex Care Research Program

Paediatric Complex Care Research Program @SickKidsNews I Medical Director @Julia_Orkin I Lab Website:

[SickKids Complex Care Research Program @SKComplexCare]

Hello From the Complex Care Research Team!

[Paediatric Project ECHO @ECHOPaeds]

🧩 Who are CMC (children with medical complexity), and why does care coordination matter?

Join Dr. Catherine Diskin & Michelle Ho, NP @SKComplexCare for Introduction to Complex Care and Care Coordination - the first session in our Core Competency series.

📅 Oct 16 | 12–2 PM
🔗 Register⤵️
https://t.co/R7ysI4sZyl

[Paediatric Project ECHO @ECHOPaeds]

💡 “When complexity meets compassion, care gets creative.”
Join Dr. Catherine Diskin for Management of Multi-system Comorbidities in Children with Medical Complexity in the Complex Care, Core Competency series.
📅 June 26 🕛 12–2 PM
🔗 Register: https://t.co/OHpFHur3S4

[CHILD-BRIGHT Network @ChildBrightNet]

📣 ANNOUNCING THE 2026 CHILD-BRIGHT CONFERENCE! Join us in Toronto on Feb. 2 and 3, 2026 for a unique opportunity to connect with the child disability research community in Canada. Learn more: https://t.co/cY5hQcitXD

[SickKids Complex Care Research Program @SKComplexCare]

Join us for a webinar hosted by @ChildBrightNet on 📅May 27 at noon. We will be speaking about supporting parents in the transition home from the NICU and first year of life with a baby with high medical needs. Register here: https://t.co/lTofkf3Iy9

[SickKids Complex Care Research Program @SKComplexCare]

@FabianaBacchini @IEMH_Promotion A wonderful day sharing our stories and research about supporting parents through the transition from NICU to home at #ExpandingHorizons2025! Thank you to everyone who attended and we look forward to sharing more of this work soon.

[SickKids Complex Care Research Program @SKComplexCare]

Looking forward to our team's presentation at #ExpandingHorizons2025 on May 8 where Kayla Esser and @FabianaBacchini will present about using nurse navigators to support parents transitioning from NICU to home! @IEMH_Promotion

[Paediatric Project ECHO @ECHOPaeds]

✨Learn about trauma-informed practice and supporting families.
Join our ECHO Paediatric Complex Care session on "Caring for Children with Medical Complexity and their Families: Perspectives from Social Work" with Ashley Edwards, RSW @SKComplexCare.

🗓️May 8 🕛12-2pm
REGISTER⤵️
https://t.co/RQPM3e7blY

[Paediatric Project ECHO @ECHOPaeds]

Join the launch of our Children with Developmental Disability Series for Peds Complex Care.
✨Learn about caring for neurodiverse patients in hospital with experts from the ABILITY Program @SickKidsNews.

🗓️May 1 🕛12-1pm
REGISTER #CMEcredits⤵️
https://t.co/QFrvZmXeFk

[Paediatric Project ECHO @ECHOPaeds]

"Moving from 'What's wrong with you?' to 'What's happened to you?' is key in understanding parents' needs." - Ashley Edwards, Social Worker @SickKidsNews & Co-Lead @ECHOPaeds Complex Care.
Celebrate #SocialWorkMonth by exploring session resources⤵️
https://t.co/5Hk1RYMQGz

[Temerty Medicine @uoftmedicine]

Transitioning from paediatric to adult care is a critical and often challenging process for young people with complex medical needs. #TemertyMed experts say more must be done to ensure smoother, more compassionate transitions. https://t.co/4jgTPitoPv

[SickKids Complex Care Research Program @SKComplexCare]

Read about increasing caregiver access to psychiatry through partnership, from Complex Care research manager and MPH graduate Kayla Esser's @LeongCentre studentship research: https://t.co/yCudzxsM1A

[Paediatric Project ECHO @ECHOPaeds]

#PrimaryCare providers, join Dr. Nayantara Ghosh, GP & community hospitalist @NYGH_News for our peds #ComplexCare "Health Equity Series" session:
"Breaking Borders: Exploring Healthcare Access for Newcomers"

🗓️Nov. 21 | 12-1pm
Register⤵️
https://t.co/3CR9C05FlS
#CMEcredits

[Paediatric Project ECHO @ECHOPaeds]

#PrimaryCare providers/#HCPs, join Ashley Edwards and Sara Rumble, RSWs in Complex Care @SickKidsNews to discuss:
"Lessons Learned: Caring for the psychosocial needs of children with medical complexity"

🗓️Nov. 14 | 12-2pm
Register⤵️
https://t.co/Q5pP9Njpqa
#CMECredits

[SickKids Complex Care Research Program @SKComplexCare]

🚨 Exciting News from Dr. Orkin's Lab! 🚨
We have an infographic in the IHDCYH Talks competition highlighting our CCENT findings: The Transition from NICU to Home 🍼💙
🗳️ TO VOTE: https://t.co/ONFr5Fxnmz, select “INFOGRAPHIC” #NICU #KnowledgeTranslation #CCENT #IHDCYHTalks

[SickKids Complex Care Research Program @SKComplexCare]

Learn more about the results of our CCENT Study exploring parental experiences in the NICU, during transition, and their first year home:

[The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) @SickKidsNews]

@JCVenterInst @sickkids @geoffreyhinton @MCRI_for_kids @UofT @cancersociety @SciReports @CGEnSeq @grandi_sonia @NicolaJGI @Nature @CAHS_ACSS @DrJenStinson @RubinsteinJohn @src_rsc Dr. @julia_orkin found that caregivers of children with medical complexity who were given online access to edit care plans experienced enhanced autonomy and improved cohesion with health-care teams.

Read in @AmerAcadPeds ➡️https://t.co/uXeAcqDZQV
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[SickKids Complex Care Research Program @SKComplexCare]

@julia_orkin @claramoore14 @maddybeatty

[SickKids Complex Care Research Program @SKComplexCare]

Check out a new article from our research team examining Caregiver & Care Team Perceptions of Online Collaborative Care Planning for CMC https://t.co/lx9eh4tj2p.

[SickKids Pain Centre @SKPainCentre]

We're looking for passionate individuals to join our Patient and Caregiver Advisory Committee. If you want to make a difference in #PedsPain and ensure that the voices of patients and caregivers are heard, apply at https://t.co/ZPB1ALxA1O by August 2nd, 2024!

[SickKids Complex Care Research Program @SKComplexCare]

Read a new publication from our research team on a quality improvement evaluation of a standardized intervention for children with medical complexity transitioning to adult care in Paediatrics & Child Health https://t.co/IgeR4IANPT