Milestones Newsletter

March 2023 | Issue 2 Three new Disability and Pregnancy resources are now available to support healthcare providers, administrators and pregnant people with disabilities. Over the last year, PCMCH collaborated with Dr. Hilary Brown, Dr. Yona Lunsky, Dr. Lesley Tarasoff and their team from the University of Toronto to develop evidence-based resources that support healthy […]

Milestones is our newsletter for healthcare professionals, policy makers, system planners and anyone interested in building and supporting high-quality perinatal, newborn, child and youth healthcare in Ontario. In each issue, you will learn about developments at PCMCH, read about and learn from healthcare leaders across Ontario who support us in our work, and get access to useful

Issue 1 | October 2022 Clinical Handbook for Paediatric Asthma Updated clinical recommendations to assist healthcare providers in treating young patients with asthma have been released by PCMCH in partnership with the Lung Health Association. The Clinical Handbook for Paediatric Asthma is a compendium of evidence-based rationale and clinical consensus for emergency department and in-patient

Issue 1 | October 2022 Easing Transitions to the Adult Care System Earlier this year, two new resources that support collaboration between youth, families and healthcare providers when a youth transitions from the paediatric to the adult healthcare system were released: The Transitions from Youth to Adult Health Care Quality Standard, released by Ontario Health

Issue 1 | October 2022 Sharing EDI Insights Ontario is home to a highly diverse population. It is essential that organizations like PCMCH foster engagement with diverse communities and reflect input from different perspectives at our Governing Council, committees and working groups. Such diversity at our tables, in ethnicity, gender, socio-economic status, disability, geography and

Issue 1 | October 2022 COVID-19 Vaccination: Current Recommendations An increase in COVID-19 infections is likely as the weather turns cooler and socializing goes indoors during the coming months. The following is a review of the current recommendations for vaccination in pregnant people, children and youth, and around bivalent vaccines. Pregnant Population In Ontario, the

Issue 1 | October 2022 Dr. Jackie Schleifer Taylor Departs as PCMCH Chair After completing an exceptional four-year tenure as Chair of PCMCH’s Governing Council, Dr. Jackie Schleifer Taylor is stepping down from the position this fall. Dr. Schleifer Taylor assumed the role of Chair before the pandemic arrived and presented PCMCH – and the

Issue 1 | October 2022 Welcome to Milestones Welcome to the first issue of Milestones, PCMCH’s newsletter for healthcare professionals, policy makers, system planners and anyone interested in building and supporting high-quality perinatal, newborn, child and youth healthcare in Ontario. Information-sharing is an important part of effective healthcare provision, not just between care providers and