Are you bilingual? We are developing French digital resources for parents, and we need your help! If you are a Canadian parent or a Nursing Student living in Canada and can comfortably read and write in English and French, this study is for you. What would be involved? This study is being conducted online. … Read more
We are making digital resources to help families when their child is sick. You can help! We want to hear from parents who have brought their child to a Canadian emergency department when they have had trouble breathing. Maybe there was a whistling or wheezing sound when they were breathing, or they were breathing really … Read more
Going to the emergency department with your child is full of unknowns. But did you know we have an infographic that can help? The emergency department, or ED, is a place where people go for immediate care. Visiting the ED can be scary and overwhelming, especially when you don’t know what to expect. Working with … Read more
Taking a Child with Medical Complexities to the Emergency Department? Here is what we learned from 9 parents! Children with medical complexities have specialized healthcare needs. Children with medical complexities are a growing population of children who continue to grow and live longer in their communities as our medical treatments and technology improve. These children … Read more
Featured in the University of Alberta Folio, Dr. Shannon Scott and Dr. Lisa Hartling talk about developing resources to help parents with questions about their children and COVID-19. Researchers at the University of Alberta have developed a series of new information tools to help parents with questions about their children and COVID-19. The three videos … Read more
When it comes to developing our parent tools, we make sure to involve families in the process from start to finish. This image gives you a snapshot into what our research process looks like for each of the health resources or knowledge translation (KT) tools we develop for families and caregivers. These tools are health resources … Read more
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Physical treatments can include physiotherapy, prescribed exercise plans, strengthening exercises, massage, and more.
Psychological treatments can include counselling or talk therapy, supportive therapy, cognitive behaviour therapy, mediation, and more. They can be provided on a one-on-one basis or in a group setting.
