Year One Impact Stories

Ready to commit to comfort? Alberta Health Services is leading the way. This story is part of a series led by Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP) about efforts being made across Canada and beyond to mobilize evidence-based solutions through coordination and collaboration. To learn more about 100+ groups working

Jump in with SKIP Impact: Dr. Mohamed Eltorki Dr. Mohamed Eltorki’s latest research has the potential to change the way children with acute abdominal pain are treated in emergency rooms.   “For children who come into the ER with acute abdominal pain and are suspected of having appendicitis, what is

Towards a Provincial Pain Strategy for Nova Scotia In January 2020, SKIP hosted a Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) Best Brains Exchange (BBE) in Halifax titled Towards a Provincial Pain Strategy for Nova Scotia. The event was convened in partnership with Research Nova Scotia, Health Canada, the Nova Scotia

“We all grow when we have the possibility to exchange experiences and information” Winnipeg’s Every Child Every Time initiative is transforming how children’s pain is treated in Manitoba SKIP works hard to support programs its Affiliate sites, including the Every Child Every Time initiative at Children’s Hospital in Winnipeg. Every

Fabiana Bacchini: A Parent Partner’s Advocacy Journey In October 2019, SKIP partnered with Dr. Melanie Barwick, Senior Scientist, Child Health Evaluative Sciences at SickKids, to offer her knowledge translation (KT) workshop for national and international participants at SickKids in Toronto. Fabiana Bacchini, Executive Director of the Canadian Premature Babies Foundation

Creating a Culture of Innovation, Integration, and Interconnectedness Children’s Healthcare Canada and SKIP collaborate to improve knowledge mobilization across Canada Emily Gruenwoldt is President and CEO of Children’s Healthcare Canada. For her, Children’s Healthcare Canada’s relationship with SKIP has grown into much more than the sum of its parts. “We’ve