McMaster Child Health Research
@McMasterCHR
#MCHRD2025 spotlights @McMasterU child health research that focuses on improving the quality of life for kids & their families. Follow for updates.
Calling all @machealthsci child health researchers! McMaster Child Health Research Day is on March 26, 2025, at CIBC Hall. Join us for a day of groundbreaking discoveries & discussions shaping the future of kids’ health. #MCHRD2025 Details coming soon➡️tinyurl.com/333txm32

🎉 MacART was thrilled to participate in @MacUPediatrics #MCHRD2025 on Mar 26th last week, with our members taking roles as oral/poster presenters and facilitators. What a wonderful event!🌟 Read MacART's news item & highlights ⬇️ macautism.ca/macart-at-mcma…
A bit late to posting about @MacUPediatrics #MCHRD2025 but celebrating great work presented by our #PedsICU research staff and students looking at trial lessons from SQUEEZE RCT, Fxn & HRQOL measures, and ketamine sedation systematic review @Prof_Parker @karen_choong
#MCHRD2025 gathered over 400 attendees & featured 160+ studies, spanning topics from climate change to AI in #meded. “We know the impact we’re making here extends far beyond our campus,” said Angelo Mikrogianakis, chair of @MacUPediatrics. Learn more⬇️ healthsci.mcmaster.ca/from-covid-19-…
#Congratulations to AYM team members (Ryan Miller, @kate_jamieson_, and Alisha Haseeb) for presenting at the 2025 #MCHRD! Learn about their presentations here: aym.mcmaster.ca/aym-team-prese… @McMasterCHR
Congrats to our ASP research team members for winning the best poster award at MCHRD 2025 today! #MCHRD2025 @MacUPediatrics
So proud of these trainees presenting their work at #MCHRD2025 today. Their dedication to child health research is inspirational. @MacUPediatrics @machealthsci @mac_peds @anneklassen @kabeattie @CAFsociety @mch_childrens @McMasterCHR @hamhealth
Thank you to all presenters, supervisors, family partners, judges, staff volunteers & attendees for making #MCHRD2025 a success! Your contributions drive child health research forward. 👏 #ChildHealth #Research




🧠 To wrap up, here is Samantha Rutherford, a student working with MacART member Dr. Mackenzie Salt (@mac_at_mac) presenting "Bots, Bad Actors, & Bias: Participation Fraud in Neurodevelopmental Research"! 🤝 Thank you @AllianceAutism & @machealthsci for collaborating with us!
⚡️ Next, a poster titled "Leadership Perspectives on Implementing Family Check-Up for Autism: Exploring Barriers and Facilitators in Canadian Service Settings", involving MacART members Drs. Irene Drmic & @terry_a_bennett! 🤝 Thanks also to @OffordCentre & @mch_childrens!
💡 And here is Katie Stock, a student working with MacART member Dr. Mackenzie Salt (@Mac_at_Mac) presenting, "Exploring Autistic Perspectives on What it Means to Be an Adult"! #Autism #Research
"Childhood research is taking over at McMaster," says keynote speaker Christine Chambers (@DrCChambers). She is now sharing how child health research, using children’s pain management as one example, can be transformed into meaningful policy change & clinical impact. #MCHRD2025

Thank you to @McMasterCHR for creating space for us to present our work and learn from others! We look forward to sharing team photos and updates from the day 📸
The first session of poster presentations is underway! 🎉 @MacUPediatrics @machealthsci @canchildcentre @OffordCentre @MacMODR @ResearchStJoes @McMasteResearch #MCHRD2025 #ChildHealth #Research #Poster #Presentations
That's a wrap on poster presentations! Thank you to all presenters for your fantastic research projects and innovations that span the child healthcare landscape at #MCHRD2025! 👏👏👏 #ChildHealth #Research #Posters #Presentations




The first session of poster presentations is underway! 🎉 @MacUPediatrics @machealthsci @canchildcentre @OffordCentre @MacMODR @ResearchStJoes @McMasteResearch #MCHRD2025 #ChildHealth #Research #Poster #Presentations
🎇 MacART and colleagues are at #MCHRD2025 today, showcasing their work and the contributions of student learners! Tune in this afternoon to see posters generated from a variety of important and timely projects! 🌟🚀 @McMasterU #ChildHealth #Research #Pediatrics
#MCHRD2025 is here! 🎉 We’re at @McMasterU's student marketplace for 160+ studies advancing pediatric healthcare, a keynote by @DrCChambers, awards & more. 🚀 #ChildHealth #Research #Pediatrics
Reminder: The first session for poster presentations will begin shortly on the main floor of the @McMasterU Student Centre marketplace. See you there and good luck to all presenters! 🎉 #MCHRD2025 #ChildHealth #Research #Poster #Presentations
Dr. Michelle Phoenix (@DrMPhoenix) from @SRSMcMasterU is advancing access and equity in children’s rehabilitation through clinical care, service design and research. #MCHRD2025 #ChildHealth #Research #FamilyEngagement

Thank you #MCHRD2025 organizers for allowing me to share this work! @CAFsociety @Dr_Gorter @kabeattie @MacUPediatrics
.@MacUPediatrics rheumatologist Michelle Batthish (@m_batthish) shares insights on her research into the transition to adulthood in pediatric patients. #MCHRD2025 #ChildHealth #Research #ToolKit