The Beginning As a toddler learning to walk, Audrey caught on pretty fast. By her 1st birthday she was already zooming around with impressive coordination and balance. When we noticed that she was limping on-and-off at 18 months of age, we knew something was up. Her right ankle was swollen so we decided to [...]
6.5 million people are affected by arthritis in Canada and about 24,000 of them are children. Cassie + Friends is just for them. Kids like Audrey (pictured right) - diagnosed at just 18 months - need our help to make sure their health and futures are a priority, even beyond the dedicated care from [...]
Marissa has joined us on Team Cassie + Friend in the 2021 virtual run/walk for kids and families affected by juvenile arthritis. Read why she's stepping up for her daughter, Charlotte, and all youth affected by juvenile arthritis. When my daughter, Charlotte was just 2 years old, she had a big swollen toe. We [...]
Every three in 1000 Canadian children will be diagnosed with a rheumatic disease like Juvenile Arthritis, Lupus, Fever Syndromes, Vasculitis, JDM and more. Some will develop a related eye condition that, left untreated, can cause blindness. Up to 60% will have active disease into adulthood. This March, we’re asking you to stand with us [...]
#RareFinds w/ @DrPedsRheum Did you know it can take up to 17 years for research to trickle from journals and publications into your child’s clinic appointment? When we heard the recent American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Meeting was a “big one for Pediatric Rheumatologists,” we wanted to know why. So we asked Dr. Herman [...]
This blog was originally posted by the Centre for Blood Research website on November 5, 2020 By Sarah Bowers, Junior Researcher, Brown Lab at BCCHRI As health researchers, many of us are familiar with the term “patient-oriented” research and recognize the value of engaging various stakeholders in the research process1. But what does patient-oriented research look [...]
The Scotiabank Home Stretch is on! As we near the finish line of the Calgary and Vancouver 2020 virtual runs, we’d like to sincerely thank all 160+ runners and 673 donors who’ve stepped up for a pain-free future for kids with Team Cassie + Friends! With 2019 on record as our strongest year yet [...]
Are you wondering how your child can learn to manage pain on their own? Is your teen with rheumatic disease looking for a way to stay motivated, monitor their symptoms and track how they’re feeling on a day-to-day basis? We’ve teamed up with SickKids on a research study to bring the iCanCope with Pain [...]
Moving Research Findings into Clinical Care By: Dr. Elizabeth Stringer The Canadian Alliance of Pediatric Rheumatology Investigators (CAPRI) is a research network made up of pediatric rheumatologists and other researchers. Past, present, and future research will lead to discovering new information about rheumatic conditions including long-term outcomes, medication side effects, ways to improve quality [...]
‘Is Team Cassie + Friends now a Canada-wide event?’ (and other great questions we hope will make you want to join our virtual team!) With Team Cassie + Friends now a 100% virtual event due to COVID-19, we’ve been getting some great questions from families, rheumatology teams and other friends wanting to learn more [...]
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