Knowledge Exchange Activities:
Below we have highlighted cluster member's community engagement, and knowledge sharing activities.
Project: Building Connections: Caregivers of Children with Medical Complexity Facilitating Communication Training with Pediatric Residents
Cluster Members: Esther Lee and Judy So
Thriving Kids UBC has provided support for this project, led by Judy So and supervised by Esther Lee, where a communication skills workshop for first- and second-year pediatric residents was co-designed, co-created, and co-delivered by a pediatric resident and caregivers of children with medical complexity. A language guide for healthcare teams supporting children with medical complexity has been developed and is available HERE
More information and resources are available on the project website: https://www.bcchr.ca/estherleelab/our-work-and-projects/building-connections
Date: March 2025:
Cluster Member: Brenda Lenahan
Event: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
From March 15-19 BC Complex Kids Society board chair, Brenda Lenahan, travelled to the United Nations office in Geneva, Switzerland to join a diverse and strong group of advocates from across Canada to support the review of the Government of Canada’s progress on upholding the rights of people with disabilities...
Date: October 18, 2024
Cluster member: Jennifer Baumbusch
Event: Pediatric Grand Rounds at BC Children's Hospital: Partners on the Path: Working with Children with Medical Complexity and their Families as they Navigate the Healthcare System.
Co presented by Dr. Jennifer Baumbusch, Brenda Lenahan, Hoda Mohamoud and Diana Salcedo