1

Our Hospital The Alberta Children’s Hospital opened in Calgary, Alberta in September 2006, becoming the first free-standing pediatric facility to be built in Canada in more than 20 years.

Family centred care is a philosophy celebrated by the Alberta Children’s Hospital, which recognizes the important role families play in the physical, psychological and spiritual well-being of their children. This model of care embraces family members as key partners in a child’s healing team.

This philosophy is most evident in the actual design of the building.

The hospital was designed by the people who use the building the most — kids, families, physicians and staff. The colourful lego-inspired building has become a Calgary landmark and one that is unique in every way. Over 82,000 kids rely on care from the hospital each year and you can help assure the long-term health of our children.

The Alberta Children’s Hospital is used by patients from birth to age 18 from across Alberta, southeastern British Columbia and southwestern Saskatchewan as multi-disciplinary teams work together to promote healing through family centred care.

Document and Alberta Children’s Hospital photograph (above): thanks to The Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation.

2

A History of the Alberta Children’s Hospital

While today, the Alberta Children's Hospital is a world-class pediatric facility, caring for more than 75,000 children and families each year, it has evolved from very humble beginnings. Our first hospital opened in 1922 and was known as the Junior Red Cross Children's Hospital. It was originally a three-storey home at 522 - 18 Avenue SW, had 35 beds, and was run by volunteer physicians. Seven years later, as demands for children's health care increased, the hospital was

moved to a renovated apartment house on 20th Avenue SW. It was renamed the Red Cross Crippled Children's Hospital. The former Richmond Road site began taking shape in 1952 when provincial and federal grants resulted in the construction of two wings. Five years later, the Red Cross discontinued sponsorship support of the hospital and the hospital was registered under the Societies Act as a non-profit organization and renamed the Alberta Crippled Children's Hospital. The non-profit organization was named the Alberta Children's Provincial General Hospital Society and eventually became known as the Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation. By 1960, the hospital took the name it holds today: the Alberta Children's Hospital. In 1972, the provincial government purchased the hospital for $2 million from the Foundation who used the revenue to create an endowment fund. Support from the Foundation to the hospital has continued ever since. In the early years, children with septic tonsils, polio and club foot accounted for most of the hospital admissions. Patients stayed on average from one to two months. Today, the Alberta Children's Hospital provides a complete range of medical, surgical and diagnostic services. Because children heal better at home, specialists make every effort now to minimize the length of hospital stay for patients and provide expert care through the hospital's out-patient clinics.

Document thanks to The Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation.

3

About Calgary

Sports, Recreation & Attractions

In large part due to its proximity to the Rocky Mountains, Calgary has traditionally been a popular destination for winter sports. Since hosting the 1988 Winter Olympics, the city has also been home to a number of major winter sporting facilities such as Canada Olympic Park (bobsleigh, luge, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, downhill skiing, snowboarding, and some summer sports) and the Olympic Oval (speed skating and hockey). These facilities serve as the primary training venues for a number of competitive athletes. Also, Canada Olympic Park serves as a mountain biking trail in the summer months.

In the summer, the Bow River is very popular among fly-fishermen. Golfing is also an extremely popular activity for Calgarians and the region has a large number of courses.

Calgary hosted the 2009 World Water Ski Championship Festival in August, at the Predator Bay Water Ski Club which is situated approximately 40 km (25 mi) south of the city.

As part of the wider Battle of Alberta, the city's sports teams enjoy a popular rivalry with their Edmonton counterparts, most notably the rivalries between the National Hockey League's Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers, and the Canadian Football League's Calgary Stampeders and Edmonton Eskimos.

The city also has a large number of urban parks including Fish Creek Provincial Park, Nose Hill Park, Bowness Park, Edworthy Park, the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, Confederation Park, and Prince's Island Park. Nose Hill Park is the largest municipal park in Canada. Connecting these parks and most of the city's neighbourhoods is one of the most extensive multi-use (walking, bike, rollerblading, etc.) path systems in North America.

4

Downtown features an eclectic mix of restaurants and bars, cultural venues, public squares (including Olympic Plaza) and shopping. Notable shopping areas include such as The Core Shopping Centre (formerly Calgary Eaton Centre/TD Square), Stephen Avenue and Eau Claire Market. Downtown tourist attractions include the Calgary Zoo, the Telus World of Science, the Telus Convention Centre, the Chinatown district, the Glenbow Museum, the Calgary Tower, the Art Gallery of Calgary (AGC), Military Museum and the EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts. At 2.5 acres (10,000 m2), the Devonian Gardens is one of the largest urban indoor gardens in the world, and it is located on the 4th floor of The Core Shopping Centre (above the shopping).

The downtown region is also home to Prince's Island Park, an urban park located just north of the Eau Claire district. Directly to the south of downtown is Midtown and the Beltline. This area is quickly becoming one of the city's densest and most active mixed use areas. At the district's core is the popular "17 Avenue", which is known for its many bars and nightclubs, restaurants, and shopping venues. During the Calgary Flames' playoff run in 2004, 17 Avenue was frequented by over 50,000 fans and supporters per game night. The concentration of red jersey-wearing fans led to the street's playoff moniker, the "Red Mile." Downtown is easily accessed using the city's C-Train light rail (LRT) transit system.

Attractions on the west side of the city include the Heritage Park Historical Village historical park, depicting life in pre-1914 Alberta and featuring working historic vehicles such as a steam train, paddle steamer and electric streetcar. The village itself comprises a mixture of replica buildings and historic structures relocated from southern Alberta.

Other major city attractions include Canada Olympic Park, which features Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, and Spruce Meadows.

Photo credit: Bow River through Calgary, Alberta, Canada, with Calgary Zoo on island – Courtesy of Qyd via Wikimedia Commons Photo credit: Photo of Railway Prairie Town re-creation, Heritage Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada – Courtesy of Qyd via Wikimedia Commons

5

Calgary has a number of multicultural areas. Forest Lawn is among the most diverse areas in the city and as such, the area around 17 Avenue SE within the neighbourhood is also known as International Avenue. The district is home to many ethnic restaurants and stores. Calgary was designated as one of the cultural capitals of Canada in 2012.

Calgary is the site of the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium performing arts, culture and community facility. The auditorium is one of two "twin" facilities in the province, the other located in Edmonton, each being locally known as the "Jube." The 2,538-seat auditorium was opened in 1957 and has been host to hundreds of Broadway musical, theatrical, stage and local productions. The Calgary Jube is the resident home of the Alberta Ballet Company, the Calgary Opera, the Kiwanis Music Festival, and the annual civic Remembrance Day ceremonies. Both auditoriums operate 365 days a year, and are run by the provincial government. Both received major renovations as part of the province's centennial in 2005.

The city is also home to a number of theatre companies; among them are One Yellow Rabbit, which shares the EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as Theatre Calgary, Alberta Theatre Projects and Theatre Junction Grand, culture house dedicated for the contemporary live arts. Calgary was also the birthplace of the improvisational theatre games known as Theatresports. The Calgary International Film Festival is also held in the city annually, as well as the International Festival of Animated Objects.

Every three years, Calgary hosts the Honens International Piano Competition (formally known as the Esther Honens International Piano Competition). The finalists of the competition perform piano concerti with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra; the laureate is awarded a cash prize (currently $100,000.00 CDN, the largest cash award of any international piano competition), and a three-year career development program. The Honens is an integral component of the classical music scene in Calgary.

Visual and conceptual artists like the art collective United Congress are active in the city. There are a number of art galleries in the downtown, many of them concentrated along the Stephen Avenue and 17 Avenue corridors. The largest of these is the Art Gallery of Calgary (AGC). Calgary is also home to the Alberta College of Art and Design.

Calgary is also home to a vibrant choral music community, including a variety of amateur, community, and semi-professional groups. Some of the mainstays include the Mount Royal Choirs from the Mount Royal University Conservatory, the Calgary Boys' Choir, the Calgary Girls Choir, the Youth Singers of Calgary, the Cantaré Children's Choir, and Spiritus Chamber Choir.

Epcor Centre for the Performing Arts, Calgary, Alberta, Canada – Courtesy of RGAnderson via Wikimedia Commons

6

Calgary hosts a number of annual festivals and events. These include the Calgary International Film Festival, the Calgary Folk Music Festival, FunnyFest Calgary Comedy Festival, the Folk Music Festival, the Greek Festival, Carifest, Wordfest: Banff Calgary International Writers Festival, the Lilac Festival, GlobalFest, the Calgary Fringe

Festival, Summerstock, Expo Latino, Calgary Gay Pride, Calgary International Spoken Word Festival, and many other cultural and ethnic festivals. Calgary's best-known event is the Calgary Stampede, which has occurred each July since 1912. It is one of the largest festivals in Canada, with a 2005 attendance of 1,242,928 at the 10-day rodeo and

exhibition.

Several museums are located in the city. The Glenbow Museum is the largest in western Canada and includes an art gallery and First Nations gallery. Other major museums include the Chinese Cultural Centre, the largest stand-alone cultural centre in Canada), the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame and Museum (at Canada Olympic Park), The Military Museums, the Cantos Music Museum and the Aero Space Museum.

Prince of Wales and Lieutenant-Governor Egbert, Calgary, Alberta - Glenbow Archives NB-16-76

Downtown

Downtown can be recognized by its numerous skyscrapers. Some of these structures, such as the Calgary Tower and the Scotiabank Saddledome are unique enough to be symbols of Calgary. Office buildings tend to concentrate within the commercial core, while residential towers occur most frequently within the Downtown West End and the Beltline, south of downtown. These buildings are iconographic of the city's booms and busts, and it is easy to recognize the various phases of development that have shaped the image of downtown. The first skyscraper building boom occurred during the late 1950s and continued through to the 1970s. After 1980, during the recession, many high-rise construction projects were immediately halted.

It was not until the late 1980s and through to the early 1990s that major construction began again, initiated by the 1988 Winter Olympics and stimulated by the growing economy.

To connect many of the downtown office buildings, the city also boasts the world's most extensive skyway network (elevated indoor pedestrian bridges), officially called the +15. The name derives from the fact that the bridges are usually 15 ft (4.6 m) above grade.

In addition to the many shopping areas in the city centre, there are a number of large suburban shopping complexes in the city. Among the largest are Chinook Centre and Southcentre Mall in the south, Westhills and Signal Hill in the southwest, South Trail Crossing and Deerfoot Meadows in the southeast, Market Mall in the

7

northwest, Sunridge Mall in the northeast, and the newly built CrossIron Mills just north of the Calgary city limits, and south of the City of Airdrie.

In nearby Airdrie at the Calgary/Airdrie Airport the Airdrie Regional Air show is held every two years. In 2011 the air show featured the Canadian Snowbirds, a CF-18 demo and a United States Air Force F-16.

8

Neurology Department The Section of Paediatric Neurology provides neurological care to the children of southern Alberta and neighbouring Saskatchewan/British Columbia, and is composed of an extensive team general and subspecialty faculty, trainees and allied health professionals. Excellence in clinical care spans all elements of child neurology. Physician/Faculty Listing Dr. Jong M. Rho* - Section Chief Dr. Karen Barlow* Dr. Luis Bello-Espinosa* Dr. Anita Datta* Dr. Laura Flores-Sarnat Dr. Heather Graham# Dr. Robert Haslam Dr. Alice Ho* Dr. Adam Kirton* Dr. Jean Mah* – PGME Program Director Dr. Aleksandra Mineyko# Dr. Alison Moore# Dr. Harvey Sarnat* Dr. Morris Scantlebury* Dr. Kim Smyth# *Paediatric AARP Members #Part-Time or Associate Sectional Members Clinical Services Provided

• Inpatient Consultation and Admitting Services on a 24/7 Basis • Inpatient (ward, NICU, PICU) and emergency department • Long-term video-EEG monitoring • Epilepsy surgery evaluations • Ambulatory Clinics and Services • Clinical Neurophysiology Lab (consisting of EEGs, evoked potentials, EMG/NCV

studies and intraoperative monitoring) • Urgent neurology clinics (weekdays) • General neurology clinics • Epilepsy Clinics (including ketogenic diet and vagus nerve stimulation) • Brain Injury Clinics (including Concussion) • Stroke Clinics • Headache Clinics • Neuromuscular Clinic • Brain Malformations Clinic • Neuromotor Clinics (multidisciplinary) • Neurodevelopmental Clinics (multidisciplinary) • Resident Longitudinal Clinics

9

Clinical Care Continuous urgent care is provided through inpatient on call service and outpatient urgent neurology clinics. Integrated collaborations across complementary specialities provide comprehensive, cross-disciplinary care. ACH Paediatric Neurology cares for >650 inpatient consults annually. Outpatient clinics have increased to >4200 family visits per year including general neurology and subspecialty clinics (see below). Multiple clinical innovation projects and quality improvement/assurance initiatives were executed. Education Our RCPSC Residency Training Program received full accreditation again in 2011-12. The program has grown to 7 residents (among the largest in Canada), 2 subspecialty fellows, and maintained a 100% success rate on the Royal College exam. All section members are actively engaged in teaching through undergraduate, medical school, residency, graduate student, and post-doctoral fellowship levels. A rich educational environment now includes >10 academic rounds per week. Research Supported by numerous extramural sponsors, the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research (ACHRI) and the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation, our Section experienced rapid academic growth this year. Major operating grants were earned from external agencies included CIHR, AIHS, HSF, NeuroDevNet, CPIRF, and NIH/NINDS. Multiple knowledge translation initiatives have directly impacted the clinical care of patients and their families.

• >$1million in active external funding during this year alone (see below), focused primarily on brain metabolism, neuromuscular, brain injury and paediatric stroke programs)

• >40 peer-reviewed original papers and book chapters, and >80 abstracts • >30 invited presentations at major national / international meetings • >200% growth in research trainees across diverse levels and disciplines.