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Annual Chris Newman Rounds | Dr. Joanna Humphreys | Jan 12th, 2023

Talking to children about death — What Chris taught us and more!

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"Me and My Illness:" Activity book series to support children and families living with serious illness | Ceilidh Eaton Russell | June 9, 2022

Ceilidh Eaton Russell shares about her activity books that help children and their families navigate the many questions and emotions that come with having a serious illness, or being close to someone…

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Integration of Chemotherapy & Radiation in Palliative Care | Stacey Marjerrison | March 24, 2022

Dr. Stacey Marjerrison speaks to the integration of chemotherapy and radiation treatments in pediatric palliative patients. The objectives of the presentation are: Consider how radiation and…

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Supporting families of adult oncology patients: Role of the Child Life Specialist | March 10, 2022

Child Life Specialist, Birgit Veltri from McMaster Children's Hospital discusses the role of the child life specialist in supporting children, youth, and families of adult oncology patients. …

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Child Life in Adult Oncology: A story of advocacy, innovation, and research | October 28, 2021

Speakers: Heather McKean, CCLS; Bridget Veltri, CCLS, Dave Lysecki, MD Current support networks fail to meet the needs of children with an ill or dying parent or of patients to support them in their…

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Child/Youth Wonders and Worries in Healthcare: What They Tell Us and What May Help | July 29, 2021

This panel-style presentation will review common wonders and worries for children and youth in healthcare from a development and psychosocial perspective. Case examples and panel discussion will be…

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Personalized Medicine in Paediatrics: What Does This Mean, & What Could It Look like? Capturing the Lives of Children & Youth | May 27, 2021

Cathy Humphreys is a Child Life Specialist, Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics & Assistant Dean of the Master’s of Child Life & Pediatric Psychosocial Care Program in…

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Understanding and Supporting the Complexity of Grief in our COVID-shaped World | May 7, 2020

Cathy Humphreys, Certified Child Life Specialist, an Associate Professor and Assistant Dean of the Master’s in Child Life and Pediatric Psychosocial Care Program in the Department of…

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