News and Updates
February 2025
We are thrilled to share that our 2024 IHDCYH Talks infographic submission received a special commendation. Thank you to everyone who recognized our work and supported us with your votes! Congratulations to all the winners! You can see the winners here: Record-breaking turnout for the 2024 IHDCYH Talks competition - CIHR
November 2024
Our C4T monthly meeting in December will be a live webinar with Dr. Yaron Finkelstein. If you would like to attend, please register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-impacts-of-recreational-cannabis-legislation-on-children-tickets-1065357646399?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
November 2024
We created an infographic for the 2024 IHDCYH Talks competition titled “"Safety of cannabinoids used for medical purposes in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis".
Please visit this website to vote for us! : Vote for your favourite IHDCYH Talks entries! Votez pour vos productions préférées
October 2024
On October 24th we co-hosted the N2 Central Regional Meeting. We heard academic and industry perspectives on cannabis clinical trials and had some great discussions. Thank you to everyone who attended!
August 2024
We’re excited to partner with Research Manitoba, N2 Canada, and ZYUS for our meeting on cannabinoids clinical trials in October in Winnipeg!
Click here to register: https://n2canada.ca/event/n2-central-regional-meeting/
June 2024
C4T hosted our second Special Interest Group meeting at ICRS on June 30th. The presentations from the event will be posted on our YouTube channel soon - stay tuned!
April 2024
C4T's Scientific Director, Dr. Lauren Kelly, examined current evidence and recommendations for the utilization of medical cannabis in pediatric populations on a webinar hosted by Medihuanna titled ‘Medicinal Cannabis for Children: Evidence and Recommendations’.
To watch the recording, please visit Medical Cannabis for Children: Evidence and Recommendations | Medihuanna.
March 2024
C4T's Scientific Director, Dr. Lauren Kelly is a co-lead for the new 'Canadian Medical Cannabis Clinical Trials Network.'
Alongside our adult colleagues and the ACT community, we are excited to maximize efficiency and increase capacity for medical cannabis clinical trials in Canada.
To read more about the new trial networks, please visit New Networks - ACT AEC (act-aec.ca).
November 2023
We have created a video for the IHDCYH Talks video competition. This video dives into our discussions with youth about medical versus recreational cannabis.
To vote for us, please watch and like our video: Investigating Youth Perspectives on Medical Cannabis - YouTube
October 2023
We are excited to share that the new Canadian Paediatric Society statement on medical cannabis is now available “Medical cannabis for children: Evidence and recommendations”
July 2023
Our project investigating CBD & THC in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy, has been funded by CIHR_IRSC.
Joining forces across 8 Canadian sites, we'll run a clinical trial to explore the potential of cannabinoids in children and adults.
January 2023
We are looking to partner with youth with lived experience with childhood cancer to help us design research studies and clinical trials. If you or someone you know is interested in participating, please email us at zina.zaslawski@umanitoba.ca
May 2022
CTV News Winnipeg featured Drs. Jennifer Anderson and Lauren Kelly who discussed use of CBD in children with epilepsy, and why we need more research on medical cannabis used for therapeutic purposes among children.
Click here to watch the video on CTV News Winnipeg
For more information on the documentary Anything Can Happen visit: www.anythingcanhappendoc.com
June 2021
Congratulations to our SickKids Site Lead, Dr. Yaron Finkelstein, for recently being awarded the Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Pediatric Drug Safety and Efficacy!
See the SickKids announcement here.
February 2021
We are happy to announce our three new youth members for the Chronic Daily Headaches Youth Advisory Committee (CDH YAC), Melila Chesick-Gordis, Trinity Lowthian and Zahra Alidina.
Welcome!
January 2021
Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP) is a national knowledge mobilization network on a mission to improve pain management for children. Their first year of operations was a big one, and they’re not putting their momentum to waste. To find out how SKIP is making is making a difference, and how you can become a champion for kids’ pain care, check out their Year 1 Video and 2019-2020 Report to the Community!
April 2020
Our team have received a $1.5 million team grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s Institute of Cancer Research and the Canadian Cancer Society to study the use of medical cannabis in children with cancer across Canada.
