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Pivotal milestone reached to provide integrated care at CHEO
Posted on Thursday, November 24, 2022 09:34 AM
November 24, 2022 — OTTAWA — An important milestone was recently reached in CHEO’s 1Door4Care project. The government of Ontario released the request for proposals (RFP) to three prequalified teams to prepare their bids to construct the new integrated children’s treatment centre that will serve the more than 40,000 children and youth in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec.
“Providing a seamless and integrated experience for kids and their families has become a critical mission here at CHEO. We need...
CHEO School Authority seeks volunteer school board member
Posted on Saturday, November 19, 2022 09:00 AM
CHEO School Authority is currently seeking applicants to apply to an existing vacancy on their School Authority Board of Trustees.
For the last 65 years, CHEO School (formerly Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre School) has provided an optimal learning environment for kindergarten-aged students with physical, developmental and other complex needs.
Motivated and eager applicants with experience in the areas of health, finance, social services, special education or a former parent...
Ottawa’s hospitals stand together to help the region’s children and youth
Posted on Friday, November 18, 2022 06:30 AM
OTTAWA – November 17, 2022 – Hospitals in Ottawa are ready to help the region’s children, youth and families get the timely care they need, as directed today by Ontario Health. We are all happy to do our part in helping manage the sustained and unprecedented surge CHEO has been experiencing this fall.
Here’s what families need to know
- Young people are always welcome at the Emergency Departments of the region’s non-pediatric hospitals.
- In a directive issued by Ontario Health, all youth aged 16+...
First-of-its kind study examines whether app-based mindfulness can improve concussion recovery
Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 03:05 PM
OTTAWA, Canada – Nov. 15, 2022 – Can mindfulness-based intervention help improve concussion symptoms? A study being conducted at the CHEO Research Institute may provide the answer with the help of an innovative mobile application and advanced brain imaging techniques.
Digital health company Mobio Interactive (MI) and the CHEO Research Institute are collaborating on a randomized clinical trial (RCT) investigating the potential benefits of mindfulness-based intervention...
Rare, Deadly Genetic Disease Successfully Treated in Utero for First Time
Posted on Wednesday, November 09, 2022 05:00 PM
Toddler Thriving After Deaths of Siblings with Same Disorder
Using a protocol developed at UC San Francisco, physicians have successfully treated a fetus with a devastating genetic disorder for the first time, and the child is now thriving as a one-year-old, a case study in the New England Journal of Medicine reports.
“This treatment expands the repertoire...