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Tracheostomy: How to prepare for safe travel

Learn what to pack in your child's medical travel bag when you and your child leave the home.

Tracheostomy: What to do in an emergency

Learn how to identify and respond to the signs of respiratory distress if there is a blockage in your child's tracheostomy tube.

Tracheotomy and tracheostomy tube: How they help your child

Learn what to expect when your child has a tracheotomy and is fitted with a tracheostomy tube.

Tracheostomy: How to change your child's tracheostomy tube

Learn step-by-step instructions for changing your child's tracheostomy tube and Velcro tube ties.

Tracheostomy: How to suction your child's tracheostomy tube

Learn step-by-step instructions for tip, tube and deep suctioning of your child's tracheostomy tube.

Tracheostomy: How to care for your child's stoma

Learn step-by-step instructions for cleaning your child's stoma.

Travel and chemotherapy

Some people can still travel and go on vacation while receiving chemotherapy. Find out what you need to know about travel and chemotherapy, including practicial tips and major risks.

Hemophilia and travelling abroad

Teens living with hemophilia learn practical tips when they are ready to take a trip abroad.

Speech-language pathology services during hospital admission(s)

Learn about how complex medical conditions and admissions to the hospital can impact speech and language development in children.

Epilepsy and travel

Find out how to make travel and time away at camp safe and enjoyable for a child with epilepsy.

Travelling when you have a transplant

Food allergies and travelling

Learn how to make travel safer for a child with a food allergy.

Lung volume recruitment: How it helps your child to take a deep breath

Discover how to perform lung volume recruitment with your child to help them take deep breaths.

E-bicycles, e-scooters and other electronic recreational devices: Safety

Battery-operated recreational devices such as e-scooters, e-bicycles and e-skateboards can cause serious injury due to the high speeds at which they travel. Learn more about using these devices safely and when to avoid them.

Living with cystic fibrosis

Leukemia and financial issues

Learn about services available for patients and families to assist with finances during your child's leukemia treatment.

Typhoid fever

An overview of the causes, symptoms, treatment and ways to prevent your child from getting typhoid fever when traveling to regions where typhoid fever is known to occur. 

Practical issues of a blood and marrow transplant

Learn where to find financial assistance, during your child's blood and marrow transplant.

Common types of vaccines

Vaccines help to protect you against many different diseases. Learn about different vaccines and how to keep track of which vaccines you have had.

Malaria

Learn about malaria, an infection passed on by mosquitoes.

Diabetes and vacations

This March break, find out what you need to know about managing diabetes while on vacation or while your child is away at camp.

Fever in a returning traveller

Find out what to look out for and when to see a doctor if your child has a fever after travelling abroad.