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Mapping Modes of Communication with Dr. Deryk Beal
Dr. Deryk Beal is sharing his expertise and research on communication health, to spread awareness about the field of speech-language pathology.
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'In the absence of care, medicine is dehumanizing'
Medicine is made up of two things: treatment and care. But patients and clinicians alike are suffering from a devaluing of care in the heal...
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Nick knew how to take the pain away
When I first got to know Nick Joachimides (above centre), it was in his role as a nurse educator at Holland Bloorview.Nick was part of a ...
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Will makes custom limbs that help kids do what they want to do
A toddler who came for his first prosthetic leg to Holland Bloorview now makes devices at the hospital.
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Children's rehab can make parents feel powerless
In a new study, parents said seeking services for their disabled child made them feel uncertain, hopeless, isolated and excluded.
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A family mentor 'gets it, so we hit the ground running'
'There’s always been a gap for peer support programs, particularly for caregivers of children with disabilities and complex medical needs.'
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Worried you're not a 'good enough' parent? Barb can help
Barb Fishbein has always been one of my favourite people at Holland Bloorview. She's a social worker who works in our child development p...
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Hardships, silver linings and me: A diary of rehab
By Alivia OslandI've been in the hospital for almost three months because I've been diagnosed with Guillain Barré Syndrome. The lower ha...
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Doctor says we need to give parents space to go 'off script'
A year ago, Dr. Mohammad Zubairi was hired as a developmental pediatrician at Holland Bloorview after completing his fellowship training ...
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Why do so many parents feel so inadequate?
In Happy Parents, Happy Kids, author Ann Douglas argues that many of the pressures facing parents today can't be relieved one family at a time. That's why broad changes are needed at a cultural and policy level to create the kind of wrap-around supports that enable all parents and…
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