Knowledge Sharing
Overview
Clinicians at RCC and SSCY Centre are supported to attend national and international conferences to strengthen integration of emerging and evidence informed practice changes into clinical care.
Knowledge sharing is also an important part of research. Researchers that partner with Rehabilitation Centre for Children to share their findings with RCC and throughout SSCY Centre in a variety of ways including infographics, publications, summaries in newsletters and social media, videos, and more. Visit the Family Resource Centre at SSCY Centre to see a display of knowledge sharing products from RCC research.
Research findings are also shared through presentations at our monthly webinar series, “Breakfast at SSCY”. Breakfast at SSCY is held on the second Tuesday of each month, from 8:00-9:00. These sessions provide an opportunity to learn about and discuss a variety of topics that are relevant to SSCY families, programs, and staff. If you are not getting notifications of upcoming Breakfast at SSCY sessions and would like to attend please email [email protected]
Breakfast at SSCY Learning Series Recordings
March 2025 – Enabling life participation for children with severe disabilities with brain computer interfaces
Presented by: Dr. Adam Kirton
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize locked-in children and the plight of their family.
- Explain how simple brain computer interfaces work.
- Appreciate the potential of BCI to enhance life participation for children living with severe disabilities.
February 2025 – SSCY Family Resource Centre and SSCY Amenities
Presented by: Elliot Hasselfield and special guests
The SSCY Family Resource Centre is a library and loan program located in the SSCY Centre. As our program continues to develop, we are offering more materials and services to families, clinicians and staff. This presentation will offer an overview of what we have for loan, how to access our services and what kinds of questions you can ask the librarian (hint: almost anything!). We will also go over the services and amenities that are available for our families when they come to SSCY, and the networks that provide information and community.
2024
December 2024 – Muscular Dystrophy Canada: Who we are & what we do
Presented by: Danya Dziedzic, Director of Nationwide Programs and Initiatives with Muscular Dystrophy Canada
Muscular Dystrophy Canada (MDC) covers over 150 different neuromuscular disorders and works with Canadians and their families living with these neuromuscular disorders. MDC’s Outreach presentation will go over what disorders fall under our umbrella, and available services and supports for individuals living with neuromuscular disorders including but not limited to mobility funding, networking, research, and system navigation. As well as services available for allied health care professionals working with patients living with neuromuscular disorders.
A copy of the Neuromuscular Disorder Umbrella at Muscular Dystrophy Canada is available HERE
June 2024 – Research Partnerships in Canadian Health Care: How to Become a Partner in Canadian Health Research
Presented by: Cheryl Ann Moser
May 2024 – New Developments with the Children’s Therapy Network of Manitoba (CTNM)
Presented by: Mark Robertson
April 2024 – Path Biomedical: What, How and Why?
Presented by: Shea Hunt and Barb Borton
February 2024 – Pediatric Concussion and Psychosocial Outcomes in Manitoba
Presented by: Dr. Kelly Russell
January 2024 – Partnering to explore the implementation of the ‘F-words for Child Development’: a case study at Specialized Services for Children and Youth (SSCY) Centre
Presented by: Vanessa Tomas, Krista Buchanan, Chris Froese, and Nicole Leclair
2023
December 2023 Introducing Accessible Sport Connection Manitoba (ASC Manitoba)
Presented by: Kirby Cote
November 2023 Acknowledging Inequities Surrounding Culture and Diversity
Presented by: Pat Furman
October 2023 Neurodiversity is Human Diversity. An Equity Imperative for Education
Presented by: Colleen Dawson (She/They)
September 2023 Introducing Collaboration Station: An Interactive Platform Leveraging Stories to Improve Knowledge of Lived Experience in Childhood Disability and Rehabilitation Research and Care
Presented by: Mandy Archibald
June 2023 Defining and Reclaiming Traditional Indigenous Child Rearing Practices
Presented by: Sandra Hunter
May 2023 You and the Children’s Therapy Network of Manitoba
Presented by: Mark Robertson
March 2023 Fostering democratic participation through Children’s Voices
Presented by: Pat Furman, Executive Director at Inspired By Wonder
February 2023 Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Who Run Away: Family Experiences, Family Impact, and Mitigation Strategies Based on Parent Report
Presented by: Jenna Heschuk
January 2023 Pediatric Special Care Unit BEANSTALK PROGRAM
Presented by: Stephanie Bradford, CCLS and Jenna Nixon, OT REG(MB)
2022
October 2022 Exploring the Neurodiversity Paradigm and Implications for Practice through the Arts
Presented by: Patty Douglas, PhD and Raya Shields, MA
View the poster for more information about Breakfast at SSCY October 11, 2022.
September 2022 The Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth – An Overview of our expanded mandate including the disability domain
June 2022 The F-Words Life Wheel: Bringing a biopsychosocial approach and coaching together to engage families of children with developmental needs
Presented by: Lucy Charles and Arul Hamill, Paediatric Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Aotearoa New Zealand
View the poster for more information.
May 2022 Persistence and perspective/Chain of Miracles
April 2022 Inborn Errors of Metabolism and OMICS First DNA Testing
Presented by: Dr. Cheryl Rockman-Greenberg MD, CM, FRCPC, FCCMG., and Angela Krutish MSc, MSc, CGC, CCGC
View the poster for more information.
March 2022 Connecting for Care: The Role of Networks for Moving Knowledge into Action
Presented by: Kristy Wittmeier PT, PhD., Stephanie Glegg OT, PhD., and Carrie Costello (Parent Partner)
View the poster for more information.
February 2022 Beyond aspirational thinking: the art and science of supportive mealtime management for children with neurodevelopmental challenges
January 2022 ASD, ADHD and Parent-Child Relationships
2021
December 2021 Our Favourite Words at SSCY
Presented by: Our Favourite Words Implementation Team
November 2021 Computer games-assisted rehabilitation platform for children with neurodevelopmental disorders
October 2021 MCHP Background and Childhood Research
September 2021 Wound risk is always a puzzle!
May 2021 Pediatric Research Support: To Patient Engagement & Beyond!
June 2021 Perinatal Depression: Facts, Figures, and Current Research
Presented by: Dr. Katie Chaput
View the poster for more information.
April 2021: Living Labs for Child Health: Bringing the Lived Experience of Families into Research & Care
Presented by: Dr. Mandy Archibald
View the poster for more information.
March 2021: Social Robots for Kids: Potential Applications and Opportunities
Presented by: Dr. James Young and co-presenter: Denise Geiskkovitch
View the poster for more information.
February 2021: Remembering Together: Supporting Personal Storytelling in Children with Autism
January 2021: Life after preterm prelabour rupture of membranes at previability (pPPROM)
Presented by: Dr. Christy Pylypjuk, Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
View the poster for more information.
2020
December 2020: Evidence based optimal support for Transgender Youth
November 2020: Is Research a Four-letter word? Practical Advice for Rehabilitation Clinicians
Presented by: Dr. Kathryn Sibley, PhD.
View the poster for more information.
October 2020: Disrupting the Intergenerational Transmission of Mental Illness & Developmental Inequities
March 2020: Sensory Processing, Motor and Language Skills in Preschoolers with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure (PAE)
Presented by: Kellsey Scheepers, Occupational Therapist & Shelley Proven, Speech- Language Pathologist
View the poster for more information.
February 2020: Vicarious Trauma Among Health Practitioners
Presented by: Sandi Mitchell, Organization & Staff Development, WRHA
View the poster for full details.