Recent Publications

Dr. Christina Grant and Dr. Katherine Krasnik have had a CPSP Highlights article, “Conversion Disorder: Not a malingering matter” published in the Paediatric Child Health Journal, Vol 17 No. 5,. May 2012.

Dr. Anne Klassen and colleagues have authored the article, 'Psychological factors impacting transition from paediatric to adult care by childhood cancer survivors'. Visit the PubMed website to read the article.

Dr. Anne Klassen et al. has authored the article 'Quality of life domains affected in children with developmental coordination disorder: a systematic review'. The article is available here.

Dr. Klassen and colleagues also published 'Healthcare Providers Perspectives about Working with Parents of Children with Cancer: A Qualitative Study' in the Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing.

Dr. Sandeep Raha is the lead author on the article entitled “Adverse fetal and neonatal outcomes associated with a life-long high fat diet: role of altered development of the placental vasculature.” The article was published in PLoS ONE.

Melissa Parker recently had a journal article published as the sole author in the Journal of Mobile Technology in Medicine.  The journal article was titled “Use of a tablet to enhance standardization procedures in a randomized trial”.

Mark Duffett et al. recently had their paper “Quality of reporting of surveys in critical care journals: A methodologic review.” published inCritical Care Medicine ;40(2):441-449. February 2012

Katrin Scheinemann, Allison E. Boyce (editors) and Paula MacDonald (who wrote several chapters) had their book published “Emergencies in Pediatric Oncology” Springer Medical, 2011-12-02– Click here for more details.

Tapas Mondal and colleagues, recently had an article published in the IEEE Communications Magazine January 2012, "A Wireless Wearable ECG Sensor for
Long-Term Applications" . Click here for more details

Quality of Care articles. Please click on article for more details.

1. Learning from Adverse Events
2. Just Culture of Safety #1
3. Just Culture of Safety #2

Christine Wekerle and Ben Klein recently had an article published in the summer edition of the Journal of the Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies.  Ben worked on this topic during his fellowship in developmental pediatrics with Olaf Kraus de Camargo and Jan Willem Gorter as his co-supervisors.  Read the published article:

The Value of Early Childhood Education for Toddlers and Preschoolers: A Neurodevelopmental Approach

Peter Rosenbaum and Jan Willem Gorter have published a paper outlining the ‘F-words' in child neurodisability: function, family, fitness, fun, friends and future!  They package these ‘fundamental' concepts into the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (the ICF).  Read the abstract:

The 'F-words' in childhood disability: I swear this is how we should think! 

News

Canada's First Physical Activity & Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines released.

Canada’s first ever Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines for the Early Years (ages 0-4 years) were released by the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology and ParticipACTION this week. This was a result of a process led by Brian Timmons and Dr. Mark Tremblay at CHEO.  Brian and Dr. Tremblay were the lead researchers in the development of the guidelines that point to the urgent need for children under five to become more active. To view the guidelines released by CSEP please click here. To learn more about the guidelines and the Child Health and Exercise Medicine Program click here.

THE 24th ANNUAL NATIONAL PEDIATRIC RESIDENT AND FELLOW RESEARCH COMPETITION, Winnipeg 2012

The Manitoba Institute of Child Health (The Research Division of the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba, Inc.), along with the Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, hosts an annual Pediatric Resident and Fellow Research Competition which is open to all Pediatric Departments across Canada.  Please click here for the guidelines for entry into the competition. 

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Events

Special Seminar: Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Date: Thursday, May 10, 8:00am
Location: MUMC 4E20
Presenter: Dr. Gokhan Hotamisligil, Chair of the Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases at the Harvard School of Public Health

Dr. Hotamisligil is the father of the now well-established concept that obesity is a state of chronic low-grade inflammation. His seminal studies over the past two decades have established the critical connection between innate-immunity, ER-stress and the development of metabolic disorders including diabetes, atherosclerosis and cancer.

Dr. Gregory Steinberg, CRC in Metabolism and Obesity in Medicine and Biochemistry will host the seminar.

Pediatric Clerks: Meet the Director
Date: Every second Wednesday, May-Dec, 2012
Time: 12:30-1:00 p.m.
Location: HSC 3A2
Dr. Moyez Ladhani, Pediatric Residency Program Director, invites all new pediatric clerks to meet him and the Pediatric Chief Residents. Review the flyer for dates and details.

1st Annual McMaster Neuroscience Half Day Symposium
Medical and Surgical Management of Pediatric and Adult Stroke, Friday May 11 at the Waterfront Centre in Hamilton. Review the Registration Details and Program Agenda for more information.

Annual RSV Coordinators Workshop
September 28, 2012
Hamilton Golf & Country Club
For more information click here or contact Dr. Bosco Paes.

Do you have news to share?

If you are organizing an upcoming event or have news to share with the Department of Pediatrics, please email the details to pedscom@mcmaster.ca We're happy to help spread the word.

Of Interest

The Pediatrics Quality Review Template is now available. Click here to view the form.

Consider becoming a longitudinal facilitator in the Professional Competencies Program in the Michael DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster. You will explore communication skills, social/cultural aspects of health, medical ethics, lifelong learning, population health, self-care, professionalism, and many fascinating areas of inquiry!  This will be offered from September 2012 to November 2012 (summer 2013 off) for three hours per week on Tuesday mornings.  An academic stipend will be provided.  This is a truly rewarding experience.  For more information please click here or contact Jane Bennett or Dr. Karen Trollope-Kumar.

Dr Karen Trollope-Kumar
e-mail: karen.trollope-kumar@medportal.ca
905-521-5015 (office)

Jane Bennett
e-mail: bennj@mcmaster.ca
905-525-9140 ext 22981

Evaluation of the Adoption of Standardized Physician Order Sets by Frontline Users
Research Tutor: Christine Probst Co-Tutor: Janet Glancy. A local study looking at utilization of order sets in Pediatrics. Please click here for study details.

MD Program Leadership Opportunity: Medical Foundation 1 Respirology Subunit Planner
The MD Program is seeking an individual to take over the leadership role of Medical Foundation 1 Respirology Subunit Planner. A full description of the responsibilities of the position and application guidelines are available here.

Job Posting: Director, Program for Educational Research and Development.
Application Deadline: Friday, May 25, 2012.

Review the criteria and elegility for the 2012 Bosco Paes Teaching Award.

Annual Pediatric Resident Appreciate Event. RSVP by June 14, 2012.