Exceptional talk by Dr Tito Daodu @macupediatrics.bsky.social Grand Rounds on practical approaches to improving EDI in pediatric surgery

The ACCESS Indigenous Research Circle led a community-engaged workshop to gather insights on priorities in the care and wellbeing of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis children, families, and communities affected by childhood cancer. Share you priorities here: https://ow.ly/I4iX50YH9ya

So proud of all my @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social students presenting their work today at #MCHRD @macupediatrics.bsky.social research day!

Feeling hopeful about the future of care for children with cancer in Canada at the @access-acces.bsky.social AGM

An amazing and humble leader in our field. #childhoodcancer www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

She did Quebec’s 1st pediatric bone marrow transplant. At 87, she still has some imposter syndrome | CBC News

Dr. Yvette Bonny is featured by the Government of Canada for Black History Month as one of nine remarkable figures who have helped shape Canadian heritage and identity. In 1980, she performed the firs...

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Check out our latest article - showing that generally neither distance from treating centre nor household income impacted survival for children with solid tumours in Canada onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @access-acces.bsky.social @c17council.bsky.social

The Impact of Distance and Income on Pediatric Solid Extracranial Tumors: A Report From CYP‐C

In this national analysis of Canadian children with solid extracranial tumors, our results do not demonstrate a consistent relationship between socioeconomic status or distance and survival outcomes ...

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Great story about what it’s like as a parent living through #childhoodcancer

FIRST PERSON | My 11-year-old son has leukemia. I'm never quite sure when to bring it up | CBC News

When Chris Mallinos’s son Theo was diagnosed with leukemia, he was prepared for the physical isolation that would come with avoiding infection during Theo's treatment. However, Mallinos wasn't prepare...

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This is amazing news! I can’t wait to see how we will integrate this into care! (Read the whole thread)! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint blockade - Nature

mRNA vaccines targeting SARS-CoV-2 also sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint inhibitors.

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🧡 Join the Access Indigenous Research Circle Workshop at #CCRC2025! 📅 Sun, Nov 2 | 🕐 12:15 PM MT A space for Indigenous-led dialogue on research, healing, and community. ccra-acrc.ca/conference/p... #IndigenousHealth #C17Council #PediatricCancer

Grateful to have been able to look up to this amazing woman who demonstrated you could follow your passion, teach the world and advocate for change while leading with empathy, grace and kindness

Jane Goodall, conservationist and chimpanzee researcher, dead at 91 | CBC News

Jane Goodall, the world-famous primatologist, activist and environmentalist whose discoveries about chimpanzees forever changed what it means to be human, has died at 91.

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U.S. policy changes mean Canadian children with cancer are losing access to clinical trials | CBC News

Canadian researchers say they've had to stop offering kids with cancer places in some clinical trials because of funding and policy changes in the United States.

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We need sustained federal funding for #childhoodcancer in Canada @access-acces.bsky.social @c17council.bsky.social

The Globe and Mail@theglobeandmail.com · 11mo ago

When families face #childhoodcancer it can be so difficult to take in everything you’re hearing. For #FirstNations families, it can be much worse. That’s why the Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario helped create this video youtu.be/_Sekbve94lk

Childhood Cancer: A Guide for First Nations Communities

YouTube video by POGO (Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario)

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Please take the time to read my latest on the lessons we can learn from those who resisted the Nazis. What was the spark that separated those who resisted from those who went along with tyranny? We need to learn how to build resistance in this dark age. charlieangus.substack.com/p/be-that-gu...

Be That Guy — Lessons In Resistance

"Remember sitting in history, thinking: If I was alive then, I would've… You're alive now.

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Be kind to each other and keep strong in these unprecedented times.

Canada has human rights obligations under Jordan’s Principle and recent delays and clawbacks are keeping First Nations and Inuit children in poverty and less healthy than non-Indigenous children. This is a national emergency must be treated with the urgency it deserves. www.leahgazan.ca/jp_letter

NDP MPs Idlout and Gazan call for an emergency debate on the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal’s order on Jordan’s Principle

MP for Winnipeg Centre

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Now that the election is done, it's time to regain momentum and keep the commitment to #pharmacare. Op-ed by @danyaalraza.com and I in the @hilltimes.com. www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...

Time to make more pharmacare deals after election stalled momentum

Before the campaign, Ottawa secured agreements with only four jurisdictions: Manitoba, British Columbia, Yukon, and Prince Edward Island.

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Did you know that the lives of 1.8 million children within low- and middle-income countries could be saved if they had the same access to resources as the richest 20% of the population in their countries? Learn more: bit.ly/43f3YLY

In the world of pediatric oncology, hope often hinges on access. The STEP-1 program, a national initiative supported by ACCESS, aims to dismantle these barriers by ensuring that no child is denied a potentially life-saving clinical trial due to distance or cost. Read story here: ow.ly/laFs50VIOQo

Dr Kaitlyn Howden our PedsHemeOnc fellow @macupediatrics.bsky.social presented her important work using #PROMs for oral vs IV chemo in #childhoodcancer #neuroonc low grade glioma

today is the National Day for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives. I created this mini guide as a resource to increase awareness, share education, and provide links to resources to get involved. #MMIW #MMIR #NoMoreStolenRelatives

Alberta First Nations issue cease and desist order against Danielle Smith's attempt to create a national unity crisis. Alberta is on treaty lands. Those treaties were signed 30 years before Alberta became a province.

Hot off the press 🗞️ The latest issue of the ACCESS Newsletter is here, packed with top stories you wouldn't want to miss! Read full ACCESS Newsletter here: ow.ly/kqlP50VJ0bS #PediatricCancer #CancerCare

Me too @matthewgreen.bsky.social

Cadence Weapon@cadenceweapon.bsky.social · last yr.

I’m mostly happy about the election results but I’m sad that instead of Matthew Green, a tireless community advocate who cared deeply about Hamilton, people have elected Aslam Rana, a TMU professor who lives in Mississauga and plans to move here “first thing.”

A new study showing decreased survival rates among pediatric cancer patients in conflict-regions highlights a need for novel multidisciplinary interventions to confront the challenges associated with political instability and violent conflict. Read more: ow.ly/qNpp50VrZmf

McMaster Child Health Research Day welcomed 400+ participants, 160+ studies, 8 departments, & a breadth of research from basic science to AI, impacts of Covid, climate change & everything in between. Our research community is prolific & impactful, and it was a pleasure to celebrate & learn together.

So thrilled to have @drcchambers.bsky.social join us for the keynote @macupediatrics.bsky.social #MCHRD today - sharing insights on how to turn our work into change that can impact care

Canada now has a national school food program now that all provinces and territories have inked funding deals with Ottawa, by @davemcginn.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com   @chsfcanada.bsky.social

All provinces and territories join Ottawa’s national school food program

Advocates say the program is a crucial step in supporting students and help families struggling with rising food costs

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Important message from ACCESS - the Canadian Pediatric Cancer Consortium