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Children's Healthcare Canada's SPARK: Live webinars provides you access to cutting-edge research and other evidence (practice, policy, leadership, and lived experience) in child and youth health and healthcare, innovations from across the child healthcare continuum, and subject matter experts and colleagues from Canada and around the world.

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Autism Diagnosis and Care: Insights from Canadian Community Physicians

September 24, 2025 | 11am ET

Project ECHO AuDIO is a Canada-wide research study that aims to improve autism care in communities by learning what works well and finding ways to expand those successful approaches. The study involves sites in six provinces: Ontario, Nova Scotia, Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec, and Saskatchewan. As part of the study, the team has conducted more than 50 interviews with healthcare providers.

In this session, Melanie, Saebom, and Gabriela will share what they’ve learned, including the challenges physicians face when diagnosing and providing care to autistic children, and facilitators of healthcare improvements for this population of children. As well, they will share future plans for the study.

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Dr. Melanie Penner is a Senior Clinician Scientist and Developmental Pediatrician at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital and Bloorview Childrens Hospital Foundation (BCHF) Research Chair in Developmental Pediatrics. Dr. Penner's clinical and research interests are in autism, specifically in service delivery for this population, including evaluating the impact of new care models. Dr. Penner has done research and educational work to expand Ontario's diagnostic capacity for autism diagnoses in the community setting, decreasing wait times and facilitating earlier access to essential therapy programs. Dr. Penner is the lead investigator on the ECHO AuDIO (Autism Diagnosis and Integrated care Opportunities) study.

Saebom Park is a PhD student at the Institute of Medical Scinece at the University of Toronto and has been working alongside Dr. Penner on the ECHO AuDIO study with a focus on analyzing data related to health care providers experience in providing integrated, ongoing care to their autistic patients, across Canada.

Gabriela Masri Ahmar is an undergraduate student entering her fourth year of the Honours Integrated Science program at McMaster University.  Gabriela has been working alongside Dr. Penner on the ECHO AuDIO study with a focus on analyzing data related to the experiences of health care providers conducting autism assessments across Canada specifically highlighting the barriers and facilitators associated with this work.

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Recent SPARK: Live Webinars


View the full SPARK Live webinar archive on YouTube
2025 SPARK: Live Webinars
  • June 26, 2025 | Supporting Parents with Trans, Two-Spirit, and Non-Binary Youth: The role of healthcare providers in promoting family acceptance (No recording available)

  • June 4 | Revolutionizing Pediatric Care: A Scoping Review of Synchronous Virtual Care Approaches
  • June 1 | Vaccinate & Up to Date: Bridging the gap in routine pediatric immunization
  • May 7 | Communication Matters: Lessons from pediatric palliative care
  • April 30 | Addressing Health Misinformation in Gender Affirming Care (No recording available)
  • March 26 | Deciding on Virtual Care: Learning from Youth with Pain, Caregivers, and Health Professionals

  • March 19 | The Long and the (Not So) Short of It: Canadian Guidelines for Post COVID-19 Condition (long COVID) in Children and Adolescents

  • January 29 | Building Bridges: Essential supports for children with disabilities and their families in schools, healthcare, and community
  • January 22 | Engage, Educate, Empower: Co-Designing a Digital Tool for Youth Mental Health Literacy
2024 SPARK: Live Webinars
  • December 11 | Lessons learned during the pandemic: Lighting the way to build better healthcare transition programs
  • December 4 | COVID-19 Restrictions and the Surge in Eating Disorders Among Youth in Canada
  • September 11 | Quality Community-Based Autism Care in Canada: Scaling-up ECHO AuDIO
  • June 12 | Navigating EDIT-CP (Early Detection and Intervention Toolkit for Cerebral Palsy) for Primary Care Physicians, Rehabilitation Specialists and Caregivers
  • May 1 | Enabling active play for children with medical conditions or disabilities: Resources for families and clinical settings
  • April 24 | Acute Health Care Use & Access among Canadian Children During the Pandemic: Lessons Learned
  • March 20 | Achieving Vaccine Equity for Children and Youth
  • February 28 | Youth in Pain - Solutions for Effective, Safe, and Equitable Medical Use of Opioids for Pain in Youth
  • February 21 | Let’s Talk Disability and Sex! The power of co-creation and knowledge mobilization to meet the needs of pre-teens with disabilities
  • January 10 | Caring for Kids: Insights from Three Canadian Hospitals on ChildKind Certification
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