Appointment of KBHN New Deputy Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Jennifer Zwicker
Dr. Jennifer Zwicker has been appointed by KBHN Board as the new Deputy Chief Scientific Officer (DCSO) of the Kids Brain Health Network. Dr. Zwicker [...]
2019 Kids Brain Health Annual Conference
Centred around the theme of "Building Partnerships that Impact Communities," KBHN hosted its annual conference in Ottawa from the 10th to the 11th of December. [...]
Better Nights, Better Days Training Program Webinar Series
Better Nights, Better Days (BNBD) is a program intended to address sleep issues across a range of neurodevelopmental disabilities, including autism, FASD, cerebral palsy and [...]
The Canadian Paediatric Society releases recommendations for assessment of youth with autism spectrum disorder
The Canadian Paediatric Society has recently released three position statements for the assessment of children and youth with autism spectrum disorder. Dr. Lonnie Zwaigenbaum, the [...]
Dr. Shelly Weiss Appointed North American Representative of Governing Council for World Sleep Society
Dr. Shelly Weiss, Neurologist at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and a Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, was recently elected [...]
KBHN supports early assessment tool to identify children at-risk for FASD
September 9, 2019 Receiving a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) diagnosis isn’t easy. First, it requires confirmation of prenatal exposure to alcohol. If—and only if—this [...]
Bridging the Gap: the Jooay App is Transforming Access to Leisure for Children with Disabilities
September 6, 2019 Community leisure activities are an important source of physical activity and healthy development for youth. For children with disabilities, however, it can [...]
From Research to Impact: How Efficient Are Our Health Interventions?
The challenges associated with neurodevelopmental disabilities can be complex, and families often access a wide range of specialized clinical, educational, and community-based interventions to help [...]
Better Nights, Better Days for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (BNBD-NDD)
An Online Behavioural Treatment for Pediatric Sleep Issues in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders Up to 90% of Canadian children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) experience insomnia [...]
Researcher in Focus: Spotlight on Dr. Jean-Paul Collet
Dr. Collet has been a KBHN researcher since 2015. We reached out to ask him some questions about his work to support children with neurodevelopmental [...]
Researcher in Focus: Spotlight on Dr. Jessica Brian
Dr. Brian has been a KBHN researcher since 2015. We reached out to ask her some questions about her work to support children with neurodevelopmental [...]
Canadian Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Database Demonstrates International Leadership in FASD Research
A decade ago, Chief Scientific Officer of Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN) Dr. James Reynolds remembers considering how groundbreaking it would be to have [...]
