December 2022

C+F Youth Ambassador Program: 2022/23 Cohort

By |December 20th, 2022|

C+F Youth Ambassador Program: 2022/23 Cohort In 2022, we launched a new youth program aimed at cultivating future leaders! Over the course of a one-year commitment, C+F Youth Ambassadors receive support to plan and launch their own special project as well as training to give back as an official Cassie + Friends Youth Mentor. [...]

Comments Off on C+F Youth Ambassador Program: 2022/23 Cohort

November 2022

Welcoming Kelsey Thompson: Guest Speaker at Gut Microbiome Webinar

By |November 22nd, 2022|Celiac, Gut Microbiome, Nutrition, Research|

Fun fact: Did you know that the microbiome plays a key role in how our immune system functions and in our overall health? In fact, around 70% of our body's immune cells are located in the gut! To shed some light on what that could mean in the context of JIA, we are excited [...]

Meet Jillian Wickert, C+F’s First Practicum Student!

By |November 21st, 2022|B.C., Blog, News, Northern BC, Research, Stories, Vancouver, YLN|

Cassie + Friends is proud to introduce our first-ever practicum student, Jillian Wickert. Welcome, Jillian! Jillian is a student at the University of Alberta (U of A) doing a Master’s Degree in Community Engagement within the School of Public Health. Jillian not only has an interest in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) and chronic illness, [...]

October 2022

A Pain-Free Future for Kids – One Step(pingstone) at a Time

By |October 18th, 2022|Blog, Hamilton, Movement, News, Research, Stories|

Three-year-old Katherine can keep up with other kids now, but that wasn't always the case... When Alana noticed her daughter was limping at the playground, she didn't know what to think - especially when the limp didn't go away. She decided to bring her to a doctor to be examined. After weeks of testing [...]

How Cassie + Friends is Helping to Improve Juvenile Arthritis Care around the Globe!

By |October 4th, 2022|Current Research, Research|

Thanks to the generous support of our donors, we are very excited to now be recruiting for our second International Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pediatric Rheumatology in the Brown Lab (http://kbrownlab.ca) at BC Children's Hospital Research Institute. Read below to hear from our first fellow, Dr. Lovro Lamot, a Pediatric Rheumatologist from Zagreb, Croatia, [...]

August 2022

What Canadian Juvenile Arthritis Families Think About Telemedicine in COVID-19

By |August 20th, 2022|Advocacy, COVID, CREW, Current Events, Research|

Canadian Pediatric Rheumatology Families in the Spotlight! We want to thank every parent and youth who participated in our survey to find out more about Canadian families' preferences and experiences with Telemedicine practices during COVID-19. Your results have been published as a scientific research paper - here's our summary below and a link to [...]

March 2022

Juvenile Arthritis Care and Research Network

By |March 22nd, 2022|

The Cassie + Friends Care and Research Network (CREW) is a bold next step in our vision of a pain-free future for all kids with juvenile arthritis and other rheumatic diseases. About the Cassie + Friends Care and Research Network (CREW) Our CREW is made up of youth, parents, pediatric rheumatology teams, answer-seeking champions [...]

Comments Off on Juvenile Arthritis Care and Research Network

February 2022

Calling all youth with JIA & their parents — How do you bounce back from JIA pain?

By |February 3rd, 2022|Current Research, JIA, Research|

We need 319 youth and parents to help us understand how we can best support kids and families to be RESILIENT in the face of Juvenile Arthritis. Take the survey to share your experiences now: JIA Survey If you’re like many youth and parents in our community, managing the pain [...]

December 2021

As a healthcare professional, I’m on the Cassie + Friends CREW

By |December 21st, 2021|Advice, CREW|

The Cassie + Friends Care & Research Network (CREW) launched in November 2021 as an opportunity for Pediatric Rheumatology clinics in Canada to access up to $15,000 in funding towards improving the care experience at their clinic or advancements in research. To kick off CREW, we've highlighted stories from members of our CREW - [...]

November 2021

Go to Top