About Us

Sustain, strengthen, and expand to meet the transitional needs of more children and families.

Connected Care team celebrates Diwali

Who We Are

Our Partners

Connected Care collaborates with families and healthcare providers across health sectors to achieve a seamless experience for patients and families from hospital to home and community.

Connected Care hosts Advisory Tables that incorporate the voices of patients, families, and hospital and home and community care partners in the design, implementation and evaluation of the program. Membership of the Engagement & Integration Advisory Table includes representation from across paediatrics and supports development, implementation and evaluation of the Connected Care Program.

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Build Capacity

Drive Integration

Extend Care

Build Capacity

Drive Integration

Award

CCRN wins SickKids President’s Award

Connected Care Resource Nurse (CCRN), Bianca Dolor, wins the 2024 SickKids President’s Award in the category of ‘Create a seamless child and family experience’. As one of the most senior members of the team, she has driven growth, equity and innovation, ensuring seamless transitions for children with medical complexity and their families.

Award

Connected Care Team Wins Health System Quality & Innovation Award

The Connected Care team received the 2024 Ontario Health System Quality and Innovation Award in the category of ‘Improved Patient Experience’.

Recognition

Helping Caregivers Transition to At-Home Care

Funding from Petro-Canada CareMakers Foundation will enable expanded access to Connected Care services, including paediatric education, virtual outreach and bridged transitions.

Recognition

RNFOO Nursing Innovator Grant

Connected Care received the RNFOO Nursing Innovator Grant to test a new service, Connected Care on the Go, a mobile solution to enable rapid delivery of specialized paediatric training supplies to remote learners.

Connected Care is committed to ongoing research, evaluation and quality improvement to ensure our services and practices are evidence-based and impactful to patients, families and healthcare providers.

Mekhuri, S., Pitch, N., Patel, R., Shin, A. M.-H., Keilty, K., Chu, S., Orkin, J., & Amin, R. (2025). Caring for children with medical complexity: Homecare nurses’ point of view. Paediatrics & Child Health, pxaf038. https://doi.org/10.1093/pch/pxaf038

Cithiravel, N., Kuyntjes, S., Syed, F., & Tran, T. (2024). Long-term mechanical ventilation: Respiratory therapist’s point of view. In A. Kawaguchi, M. P. Odena, & R. J. Graham (Eds.), Prolonged and long-term mechanical ventilation in children (pp. 365–381). Springer.

Mekhuri, S., Shahil-Feroz, A., Pitch, N., Ambreen, M., Chu, S., Keilty, K., Dussah, N., Major, N., Orkin, J., & Amin, R. (2024). Family caregivers of children transitioning hospital to home receiving nasogastric feeding: Descriptive qualitative study. Pediatric Research. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-024-03256-7

Keilty, K., Chu, S., Bahlibi, A., McKay, S., & Wong, M. (2022). Case study: Achieving “hands-on” practice for remote family caregivers and homecare nurses of children with medical complexity. Nursing Leadership, 35(1), 10–23. https://doi.org/10.12927/cjnl.2022.26754

Shi, J. Y., Orkin, J., Walsh, C. M., Chu, S., Keilty, K., McKay, S., Mocanu, C., Ambreen, M., & Amin, R. (2022). Pediatric tracheostomy care: An evaluation of an innovative competency-based education program for community health care providers. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 10, 885405. https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2022.885405

Adal Bahlibi – Program Coordinator
Amanda Lee – Registered Nurse
Ashley Russell – Registered Nurse
Bianca Dolor – Registered Nurse
Brittney Pozzobon – Interprofessional Education Specialist
Chantel Cordon – Registered Nurse
Dissneya Theiventhirarajah – Registered Nurse
Faiza Syed – Respiratory Therapy Educator
Gemma Alindogan – Patient Care Information Coordinator
Harjinder Prashar – Registered Nurse
Janice Tang – Registered Nurse
Jennifer Vitorino – Registered Nurse
Jodi Enns – Registered Nurse

Julia Lo Piccolo – Registered Nurse
Julia Simbul – Registered Nurse
Julia Van Bakel – Registered Nurse
Kat Dizon – Registered Nurse
Kate Pearson – Registered Nurse
Krista Keilty – Associate Chief
Nadia Rampersad – Registered Respiratory Therapist
Nadia Tavernese-Cole – Senior Clinical Manager
Natasha Yue – Registered Nurse
Perihan Boyer – Registered Nurse
Reenu Chhokar – Clinical Nurse Specialist
Shivjot Rai – Registered Nurse
Stephanie Chu – Education & Quality Lead

Family Advisors

Francine Buchanan

Julie Rose

Sophia Lawson