Shriners Hospitals for Children Canada and Children's Hospitals of Eastern Ontario Research Institute have jointly announced the commencement of a fellowship programme focused on paediatric metabolic and genetic bone disorders.
The fellowship aims to develop medical specialists with dual expertise in endocrinology and genetics, streamlining care for children with rare bone diseases who traditionally had to visit multiple specialists at different hospitals.
Shriners Hospitals for Children Canada Clinical Biomedical Laboratory director Dr Rauch said: “This groundbreaking collaboration represents our commitment to advancing the field of paediatric bone disorders, with an emphasis on genetic and metabolic conditions.
“The fellowship will help shape the future of care for bone diseases in children by ensuring that fellows receive the most comprehensive, multidisciplinary training available, and, by extension, our patients receive the best care anywhere.”
The programme, which requires fellows to work two years in each hospital, will see them dividing their time between the Children's Hospitals of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), and the Shriners Hospitals for Children Canada.
The first year of the fellowship will be conducted at CHEO.
During the second year, fellows will transition to the Shriners Hospitals for Children Canada.
Shriners Hospitals for Children Canada administrator Jacques Boissonneault said: “In the true spirit of collaboration with the goal of improving paediatric orthopaedic care in Canada, this will not only improve the lives of patients and their families, but will also advance research and teaching.
“This agreement is the second one we have signed this year, and there will be more to come as we work with institutions across Canada to open doors for more patients to access our world-class expertise. We are able to do so with the incredible support of the Shriners, and we are truly grateful to Tunis Shriners for believing in this exceptional fellowship.”
Shriners Hospitals for Children Canada financed the initial four years of the fellowship programme with backing from Tunis Shriners of Ottawa.
