Maternal Infant Child Youth Research Network
950 West 28th Ave V5Z 4H4 Vancouver, BC, Canada

Parents or caregivers of a baby who was admitted to a Canadian Neonatal Intensive Care Unit since March 1, 2020 to invited to participant in an online research study. A team of researchers at Dalhousie University and IWK Health Centre are interested in learning about the experience that restricted family presence during the COVID-19 pandemic has had on you. Specifically, we are interested in hearing about your experiences because your infant was admitted to the NICU during a ...time when families were restricted from being with their very sick infants in the NICU in the way they normally would. If you agree to participate, you will be directed to an online survey that should take about 30 minutes to complete. Your responses will be kept confidential and if there are any questions you prefer not to answer, you don’t have to. Once you complete the survey you will have the opportunity to enter your email for the chance to win one of five $50 CAN Amazon electronic gift cards. If you are interested, please click on the link to participate: tinyurl.com/momlinc-nicu-covid

Social media pressures, loneliness, and the climate crisis are weighing on today’s youth. The stress is taking its toll.

The bottom line is, yes, children do respond differently immunologically to this virus, and it seems to be protecting the kids https://www.nytimes.com///coronavirus-children-immune.html

https://www.cbc.ca//covid-19-rinse-and-spit-test-school-ag

ATTENTION PARENTSYOUR HELP IS NEEDED FOR A SURVEY ON CHILDREN'S PLAY POST COVID-19 PANDEMIC https://www.micyrn.ca//attention-parentsyour-help-is-neede

Registration is now open for the StaR Forum, a monthly webinar series featuring the latest developments in child health researchsetting the agenda for the next ten years of efficient, translational, and impactful child health research.

The goal is "to give 100,000 masks to young patients and families visiting the Children's to help protect them from the risks of COVID-19".

https://www.nytimes.com//bonnie-henry-british-columbia-cor

Watch this video to learn how #healthresearch shapes many of our daily activities - like handwashing! | bit.ly/ResearchAroundYou @echoKTresearch @arche4evidence

https://www.thestar.com//when-is-it-safe-for-kids-to-go-ba

"What he didnt know is that, at that moment, I realized that the reason we do what we do is for people like him, for moments like these."

Are you currently pregnant in Canada? Please consider helping out with this study: https://www.pregnancyduringthepandemic.com/

MICYRNs National Clinical Trials Consortium has been working hard to address the needs of the pediatric trials community across Canada. In the latest update on initiatives, read about developments in quality improvement and performance measurements, multicentre trial guidance, database tools, and national and international collaborations.

Kids appear to be significantly less likely than adults to suffer severe symptoms, but could be instrumental in spreading COVID-19.

Canada ranks behind Australia spot at 20

We're hiring! Join BC Children's Hospital Research Institute as Director, Research Services! Find out more about this great opportunity to support our research community: http://bit.ly/37sb3Jq #career #childrenshealth #research #services #community #job #opportunity #director #leadership

It's one of the toughest jobs in the world, yet many parents feel they are failing to measure up

h/t Ontario Special Needs

The Strongest Families Neurodevelopmental program aims to improve the well-being of families & kids with neurodevelopmental disabilities such as, but not limited to, ASD, FASD, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, epilepsy, or severe learning disabilities. We are seeking 450 Canadian families to take part in our study! Visit crfh.ca/neuro for more information or https://mystudies.ca/studies/neuro to apply for the study. #Downsyndrome #research #family #Autism #empower #neurodiverse #Parenting

First known case in Canada

Psychologist William Bukowski says strong relationships with peers are a good indicator of emotional stability and positive self-regard

Fantastic job opportunity for a permanent full time Vice President of Research and Innovation at @IWKHealthCentre in fantastic Halifax: http://bit.ly/2Ws5bKh

LEGO announce new bricks to help visually impaired children learn Braille

A recent study from the University of Calgary found parental anxiety around that surgery can have a long-lasting impact on how the child remembers the pain. Kim Smith reports.

Exciting News - The Parents Empowering Neurodiverse Kids study is recruiting across Canada now! Seeking families of children ages 3-14 with a Neurodevelopmental Disability who are experiencing challenging behaviour - our new online parenting program was designed for you! Neurodevelopmental disabilities could include Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Cerebral Palsy (CP), Epilepsy, Global Developmental Delay, Down Syndrome, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), severe learning disability, or any other diagnosis that influences how one gets around, communicates, processes what they hear, or remembers things. Visit www.mystudies.ca/studies/neuro to take part! #neurodiverse #research #family #strong #empower