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CHEO uses best practices to help kids control asthma
Posted on Tuesday, May 07, 2024 09:15 AM
The 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.
May 7 is also World Asthma Day, which highlights the third-most common chronic disease in Canada affecting more than 3.8 million Canadians, including 850,000 children under the age of 14.
Asthma is a chronic disease of the airways that causes symptoms like shortness of breath, chest tightness, coughing and wheezing...
New CHEO program improves mental health support after discharge
Posted on Tuesday, May 07, 2024 09:00 AM
CHEO 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.
According to a study published in the American Medical Association journal, a follow-up within seven days of leaving the hospital can...
Abby Browne’s journey of compassion at CHEO
Posted on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 10:36 AM
Meet Abby Browne, Nurse Practitioner in Mental Health at CHEO
Inspired by her experience working at a summer camp for children with cancer, Abby was touched by the stories of hope and healing that emerged from CHEO. After visiting CHEO’s Medical Day Unit with one of her campers, and seeing the nurses in action, Abby knew she wanted to be part of this great work. “It was at that moment I decided I not only wanted to work at CHEO, but I wanted to become a nurse,” says Abby.
Abby started her journey...
Ashley Killeen is passionate about transforming care, one step at time
Posted on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 09:24 AM
Meet Ashley Killeen, Program Manager for 1Door4Care
When Ashley started as a volunteer at the Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre (OCTC) in 2007 (OCTC eventually amalgamated with CHEO in 2016), she heard whispers of a new building being planned to further support children and youth. Years later, CHEO is bringing this vision to life. The new CHEO integrated treatment centre, also known as 1Door4Care, will be completed in 2028. And today, Ashley is the Program Manager for this project – a full...
Welcome back, Claire
Posted on Friday, April 19, 2024 07:00 AM
From CHEO patient to CHEO volunteer to CHEO medical student, Claire Dawe-McCord has done it all.
By the time she was 16, Claire had spent more time at CHEO than most other children her age. At the end of 2015, Claire’s sickness peaked – her liver and kidney were failing, and she spent several weeks in ICU. While the odds were challenging, Claire made a complete recovery.
Because she spent so much time at CHEO, Claire wanted to give back: She was a part of the CHEO Youth Forum for six years and...