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Taking a Child with Medical Complexities to the Emergency Department? Here is what we learned from 9 parents!

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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

New research-backed tools ready to support parents in navigating COVID-19 pandemic

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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

Opinion: Don’t let pandemic deter taking your sick child to emergency

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The Stollery Children’s Hospital Emergency entrance, in Edmonton Alta. File photo. DAVID BLOOM/Postmedia   Dr. Shannon Scott, Dr. Lisa Hartling, Hannah M. Brooks Edmonton Journal   The outbreak of COVID-19 has had an enormous impact on how health information is communicated, how individuals seek health information and services, and how these services are delivered. There … Read more

From Clinical Trials to Picture Books: The Creative Challenge of Translating Research 

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Featured in the University of Alberta Quad, our previous Stakeholder Engagement and Research Coordinator Michelle Chan wrote about our research and resources for parents.   If you have, or have ever taken care of, a young child, you might have experienced an unsettling panic when they start to exhibit symptoms of being unwell. Is that cough … Read more

Interested in our tool development process?

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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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LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

ECHO Research acknowledges and respects the diverse histories, languages, and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and all First Peoples who lived and continue to live in Amiskwacîwâskahikan (Beaver Hills House, also known as Edmonton). We respectfully acknowledge that we are located on Treaty 6 territory and Métis Region 4, and would like to thank the diverse Indigenous Peoples to whom this is a traditional gathering place, including the Cree, Blackfoot, Métis, Nakota Sioux, Iroquois, Dene, Ojibway, Saulteaux, Anishinaabe, Inuit, and many others whose histories, languages, and cultures continue to influence our vibrant community. We recognize it is our responsibility to respect Indigenous Ways of Knowing and are committed to learning and finding authentic ways of collaborating with Indigenous Peoples in our work.

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The information contained in the video/multimedia content (the “Multimedia”) is provided on an “as is” basis and is offered for general information and educational purposes only; it is not offered as and does not constitute professional advice. There is no guarantee about the accuracy, applicability, fitness or completeness of the information found in the Multimedia. This information is provided without warranty of any kind, and the University of Alberta, its agents, employees, and students disclaim responsibility to any party for any loss or damage of any kind that may arise directly or indirectly as a result of the use of or reliance on the information contained in the Multimedia.

These resources may not be modified, reproduced or distributed without prior written consent of ECHO Research. Contact shannon.scott@ualberta.ca.

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