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CHEO’s 1st ICU patient led to lifelong connection to hospital
Posted on Tuesday, July 02, 2024 09:00 AM
Ginette Boucher enters CHEO on a bright morning in late May where she spots her mom, Lucienne Markwell, as they meet up for a special tea date, and one can see her immediate childlike joy.
Ginette is a part of CHEO history. The 57-year-old was the hospital’s first patient in the intensive care unit (ICU) — after the family’s life changed forever on July 5, 1974.
Ginette, who often goes by “Ginnie,” was playing outside after dinner on a quiet street in Ottawa’s Overbrook neighbourhood when she was struck by an impaired...
CHEO more than ready for ‘big shift’ in behaviour analysis profession
Posted on Wednesday, June 26, 2024 09:00 AM
Applied behaviour analysts will be regulated health professionals in Ontario for the first time as of July 1, 2024, and CHEO is prepared for the change.
The new Psychology and Applied Behaviour Analysis Act brings the profession of “Behaviour Analyst” within the College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario.
That means every behaviour analyst must register and satisfy certain conditions to practise in Ontario.
The move aims to protect families and children who require Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA), a flexible,
Maia’s childhood friend inspired her journey with CHEO
Posted on Tuesday, June 25, 2024 09:02 AM
Meet Maia Popovic, child and youth counsellor with CHEO’s Eating Disorders Day program
When Maia was 17 years old, her best friend confided in her that she had an eating disorder. Confused and saddened that her friend, who portrayed such beauty and confidence, could be struggling so much, Maia turned to Google to try and find her friend some help. Her search led her to the CHEO website which provided resources on how to support your loved ones through eating disorders.
Maia remembers thinking,...
Indigenous communities help shape new CHEO treatment centre
Posted on Friday, June 21, 2024 09:00 AM
CHEO is highlighting its engagement with First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities featuring different perspectives from various Indigenous partners.
This article features a conversation with Anita Tenasco, Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg, on CHEO's new Integrated Treatment Centre.
The new CHEO Integrated Treatment Centre has engaged First Nations, Inuit, and Métis partners to ensure the building, spaces and care are welcoming and inclusive for everyone.
The treatment centre, set to open in 2028, will improve care and...
“CHEO is the reason I moved to Ottawa.” – Jessica McAdam
Posted on Tuesday, June 18, 2024 10:26 AM
Meet Jessica McAdam, Registered Nurse First Assistant with Perioperative Services-Operating Room
“CHEO is the community that gave me a permanent home,” says Jessica, a registered nurse (RN) with CHEO since 2009. Growing up in a military family, Jessica spent her childhood moving across North America. But today, she considers the CHEO community her home base and rather than move from city to city, like she did as a child in a military family, she expands her nursing skills while staying in one...