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CanadiEM Blog: TREKK Series | Multisystem Trauma

Posted: Sep 08, 2016
TREKK and CanadiEM have come together to translate the latest guidelines in pediatric emergency medicine. The second post in this blog series is on multisystem trauma. Join Drs. Ashley Lubberdink, Kaif Pardhan & Sue Beno, as they translate the TREKK Bottom Line Recommendation and run through the case - a 10 year old boy brought into the Pediatric ED af...

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CanadiEM blog: TREKK Series | Bronchiolitis

Posted: Jul 20, 2016
TREKK and CanadiEM have come together to translate the latest PEM guidelines on bronchiolitis.

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Croup video

Posted: Dec 15, 2016
We have a new resource available for parents! Watch our new video about croup to learn about symptoms to watch for, ways to manage croup at home and when you need to seek medical attention. Please feel free to share the video with colleagues and parents. Watch the croup video here and check out our other parent tools here.

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Bronchiolitis resources

Posted: Dec 05, 2016
Bronchiolitis season is in full effect. See our resources for managing and treating bronchiolitis here.

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Knowledge Nudge: How does TREKK transform the latest evidence into useful tools?

Posted: Nov 22, 2016
We translate the latest evidence in pediatric emergency care into tools for healthcare professionals, patients and families. How? TREKK Knowledge Broker Leah Crockett breaks our process down into 7 steps. To read the full article on how we do it, click here.

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New Bottom Line Recommendation: Procedural Pain

Posted: Nov 07, 2016
Minimizing procedure-related pain should be a routine part of emergency department care for children. Our new Bottom Line Recommendation on procedural pain was produced by TREKK content advisors Dr. Samina Ali and Dr. Amy Drendel and is available here. French version coming soon!

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Gastroenteritis video for parents

Posted: Nov 03, 2016
Vote now for our latest parent resource! We are thrilled to have supported ECHO and ARCHE on the creation of this whiteboard video called "My Child is Vomiting and Has Diarrhea." This tool is for parents to help them decide when to take their child to the emergency department with gastroenteritis.

Tags: Gastroenteritis
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Outstanding Mentor Award

Posted: Nov 03, 2016
Congratulations to Dr. Amy Plint, TREKK content advisor for bronchiolitis and TREKK Board of Directors member, for winning the Outstanding Mentor Award from the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute. Find out more about Dr. Plint's award here.

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New Evidence Repository

Posted: Oct 18, 2016
Our new Evidence Repository is acute otitis media — a common, symptomatic infection of the middle ear. Bottom Line Recommendations are coming soon, thanks to our content adviser, Dr. Nicole Le Saux, from the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario.

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New Bottom Line Recommendation: Asthma

Posted: Sep 27, 2016
Asthma is the most common chronic disease in children. Our new Bottom Line Recommendation on asthma is now available in English!

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New website helps parents manage common childhood illnesses and injuries

Posted: Sep 22, 2016
A new resource to help parents manage common childhood illnesses and injuries that don’t require emergency department (ED) treatment is available online. Created by a team of emergency doctors and clinicians from Alberta Children's Hospital and Stollery Children's Hospital, Health Education and Learning (HEAL) aims to provide families across Alberta wi...

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Updated gastroenteritis bottom line recommendation

Posted: Sep 13, 2016
The TREKK gastroenteritis bottom line recommendations have undergone their 2 year review with content advisor Stephen Freedman and the TREKK Steering committee. See the updated recommendations here. The updated French translation will be available soon.

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New topic: febrile status epilepticus

Posted: Aug 18, 2016
Read up on our latest topic, febrile status epilepticus. The new resources, compiled by TREKK content advisor Dr. Lawrence Richer, include bottom line recommendations, clinical guidelines, systematic reviews, systematic review summaries and key studies.

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Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI)

Posted: Aug 10, 2016
Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI) is an e-Learning and patient safety educational project aimed at improving the safety of patients of all ages by developing tools and learning modules for health care providers to recognize, assess, and manage acute and chronic pain in acute care settings.

Tags: Pain Treatment, Pain, Procedural Pain, Procedural Sedation
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Mona Jabbour receives the Michel Weber Education Award

Posted: Jul 06, 2016
Congratulations to TREKK co-director, Dr. Mona Jabbour, who received the Michel Weber Education Award for her significant and positive impact on learners in child and youth health.

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Federal Government Renews Support for TREKK

Posted: May 01, 2016
TREKK renewed by the Government of Canada

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What works and what's safe in pediatric emergency procedural sedation: an overview of reviews

Posted: Mar 18, 2016
Published in Academic Emergency Medicine February 2016

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TREKK croup story book

Posted: Feb 09, 2016
New tools for parents and families: find out about Michael and his parents' experience with croup through an interactive story book.

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Dr. Kathy Boutis and Dr. Amy Plint with landmark study on ankle injuries

Posted: Jan 06, 2016
Is it a fracture or a sprain? Boutis and colleagues debunk common presumptive diagnosis of SH1DF in children with lateral ankle injuries.

Tags: Fractures, Lower Extremity Fractures
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