August 2024

#WhyIRun – The Saskatchewan Pediatric Rheumatology Research IDEA Lab

By |August 24th, 2024|#WhyIRun, Research, Saskatchewan, Stories|

#WhyIRun The Saskatchewan Pediatric Rheumatology Research IDEA Lab Did you know that the University of Saskatchewan has one of the longest, continuously operating pediatric rheumatology research programs in the world? Read more to learn why the IDEA lab is proud to partner with Cassie + Friends and support activities like our annual [...]

A Canadian Registry for Autoinflammatory Diseases: The CAN-SAID Initiative

By |August 22nd, 2024|Canada, Rare Disease, Research|

A Canadian Registry for Autoinflammatory Diseases The CAN-SAID Initiative Great news for Canadian autoinflammatory patients of all ages: Canada is getting its own registry for systemic autoinflammatory diseases! What exactly is a systemic autoinflammatory disease? Systemic autoinflammatory diseases (SAID) currently include over 50 rare conditions that are caused by uncontrolled [...]

July 2024

April 2024

Youth Mental Health Strategy Funding Announcement

By |April 10th, 2024|Advocacy, Blog, Current Research, Future Research, Home Page, Mental Health, Mental Health (Caregivers), Mental Health (For Youth), News, Research|

Youth Mental Health Strategy Funding Announcement       NEWS RELEASE Two Canadian teams awarded new funding to study mental illness in youth with rheumatic diseases. Brain Canada and Cassie + Friends unveil the recipients of the Addressing Mental Health in Paediatric Rheumatic Diseases Team Grants program. Source: Brain Canada MONTREAL, April [...]

Bridging the Gap

By |April 2nd, 2024|Blog, Research|

bridging the gap improving lives through research, education, connection, and support We're living in a time of exciting progress, where scientific breakthroughs are paving the way for better care for children and families dealing with pediatric rheumatic diseases. Every day, dedicated researchers, including those in our CREW Network, are pushing the boundaries of [...]

March 2024

March is Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month!

By |March 15th, 2024|Advocacy, CREW, Current Events|

Did you know that March is Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month in Canada? Here at Cassie + Friends, we have been raising awareness and providing support to the JA community since 2007! We are the only charity in Canada exclusively dedicated to the pediatric rheumatic disease community and our dedication shows! From our Team Cassie [...]

October 2023

Seeing Possibilities after Diagnosis: a Uveitis Story

By |October 24th, 2023|About JIA, Advice, Advocacy, Blog, CREW, Rare Disease, Saskatchewan, Stories, Uveitis|

Throughout my life I have been granted many titles; mom, wife, daughter, registered nurse, and writer are just a few. These are the titles that are associated with my name. I could be described as outgoing, humorous, modest, and perhaps kind too. These would be some characteristics that people from a distance would use [...]

Mental Health Workgroup

By |October 17th, 2023|Advocacy, Mental Health, Mental Health (For Youth), Research|

National Pediatric Rheumatology Mental Health Workgroup Cassie + Friends has led the formation of a new workgroup on Pediatric Rheumatology Mental Health to improve mental health care and outcomes for children with rheumatologic diseases. The goal of this Mental Health Workgroup is to develop strategies to improve research, care, and outcomes about mental [...]

OPT-JIA Premedication Trial

By |October 17th, 2023|Blog, Current Research, Future Research, Injection, JIA, Medication, Research|

When I first heard of the medication Ondansetron, I couldn’t help but think about how its name sounded like a character from the Transformers movies. While this medication doesn’t fight space aliens or have a special effects budget, it does hold the capacity to TRANSFORM lives. How might you ask?Methotrexate is a [...]

February 2023

Medication Update for Canadian Pediatric Rheumatology Families: COVID Vaccine Response in Children with Autoimmune Disease

By |February 17th, 2023|Research|

COVID-19 Vaccination Study Children's Healthcare Canada and ScienceUpFirst, with funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada, have declared February 23, 2023, to be National Kids and Vaccines Day 2023. As such, we wanted to bring you an important update from our research partners, the [...]

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