August 2022

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

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

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 [...]

February 2022

COVID-19 Vaccine Update for Pediatric Rheumatology Families (February 16th, 2022)

By |February 17th, 2022|COVID, Current Events, Medication, Uncategorized|

***MEDICAL ADVISORY UPDATE: COVID-19 VACCINATION UPDATE + SAFETY DATA*** It has been a while since we have provided a COVID update, and we know a lot has been happening for children and youth with arthritis and rheumatic diseases, and their families. It has been a challenging time for so many, and difficult to keep up [...]

April 2021

April 2021 UPDATE:   COVID-19 vaccination and children with arthritis and rheumatic disease

By |April 12th, 2021|COVID, Current Events|

To read in French click here. Things have been changing rapidly with respect to COVID-19 vaccines in Canada, as supply becomes more available, and we have more information about the safety of these vaccines, and risks of COVID-19 infection to people with autoimmune and autoinflammatory conditions.  Rheumatology organizations, such as the Canadian Rheumatology Association [...]

August 2020

The Brown Lab presents: Science At Home – Purple Cabbage Chemistry

By |August 11th, 2020|COVID, Current Events, Uncategorized|

This Spring, the Brown Lab at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute had planned to host a “Day in the Lab” event for kids and families to explore science and learn where rheumatic disease research is being conducted. Since they had to cancel the event due to Covid-19, they are a bringing a science experiment [...]

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