Announcements & Highlights
The Janeway Research Advisory Committee (JRAC) is pleased to recognize the recipients of the Janeway Foundation鈥檚 2026 Research Awards. These awards support innovative research with the potential to improve children鈥檚 health care in Newfoundland and Labrador. Congratulations to this year鈥檚 award recipients on their achievements and contributions to advancing child health research in our province.
Independent Investigators (Project Title):
- Dr. Marisa Chard 鈥 Impacts and Outcomes of Provincial Medical Genetics Program Referral and Genetic Diagnosis Amongst NL Children
- Dr. Peter Collins 鈥 DREAM Study: Delirium Reduction by Evaluating Melatonin versus Midazolam Premedication in Pediatric Dental Surgery Under General Anesthesia
- Dr. Scott Harding 鈥 Do Personalized Social Media Feeds and AI Chatbots Shape What Teens Buy and Eat? And Can We Measure It?
- Dr. John Law 鈥 Humoral Immunity Against RSV Amongst Newborns in Newfoundland and Labrador
- Dr. Rachel Prowse 鈥 A Food Revolution for Gen Alpha: Using Person-Specific Food Environment Diaries to Understand How Ultra-Processed Food Availability and Promotion Shapes Food Intakes and Attitudes in Youth
- Dr. Sevtap Savas 鈥 鈥淲hy Are You Putting Me in a Box?鈥: Examining the Contributing Factors and Consequences of Protective Isolation in Pediatric Cancers
Trainees:
Medical Students
- Eilish MacCharles | Supervisor: Dr. Liam Fardy
Using Simulation to Support the Shift from Scoring Systems to Eat, Sleep, Console in the Management of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
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- Brianna Fowler | Supervisor: Dr. Rachel Prowse
More Than Just Advertisement: Understanding Children鈥檚 Cumulative Exposure to Unhealthy Food Marketing Across Settings in Newfoundland and Labrador - Narges Ghorbani Bavani | Supervisor: Dr. Rachel Prowse
Can Rural Food Stores in Newfoundland and Labrador Support Healthy Eating Throughout the School Week for School-Aged Children? - Aine Waterhouse | Supervisor: Dr. Anne Drover
Better Beginnings: A 10-Year Follow-Up of Prenatal Substance Use and Social Determinants of Health in Newfoundland and Labrador
PhD Students
- Sadhana Banjade | Supervisor: Dr. Amanda Hall
Understanding How Family Care Teams (FCTs) May Improve the Transition to Adult Care via Enhanced Collaboration Between Pediatric and Adult Care Providers - Hannah Buckle | Supervisor: Dr. Carolina Tytelman
From Insight to Support: Inuit Perspectives on Breastfeeding - Kathryn Dalton | Supervisor: Dr. Jennifer Donnan
Vulnerable Youth and Substance Use: Equity-Informed Insights for Education Strategies - Asha De Silva | Supervisor: Dr. Robert Bertolo
Defining Requirements for the Conditionally Dispensable Amino Acid Arginine in Parenterally Fed Newborn Piglets - Thilini Kumarasinghe | Supervisor: Dr. Janet Brunton
Optimizing Parenteral Nutrition Composition to Reduce Oxidant Load in Neonates - Isaac Omeh | Supervisor: Dr. Robert Bertolo
Early Nutrition Impacts Post-Natal Programming of Adult Diseases via Epigenetics
Medical Residents
- Dr. Sarah Hipditch | Supervisor: Dr. Hilary Price
Addressing Language Discordance: A Learning Needs Assessment of Pediatric Providers in Newfoundland and Labrador - Dr. Gabriela Mineva | Supervisor: Dr. Archna Shah
Clinical Presentations and Outcomes of Children Presenting with RSV Bronchiolitis to an Urban Emergency Department in Newfoundland: A Retrospective Cohort Study - Dr. Hannah Sibbick-Collier | Supervisor: Dr. Hilary Price
The Impact of Family-Centred Rounding on Humanistic Outcomes for Caregivers and Families of Pediatric Inpatients: Are We Getting It Right?
Save the Date: Pediatric Research Symposium
Transforming Pediatric Care Through Quality, Safety, Innovation and Collaborative Research
Date: November 20, 2026
The Janeway Pediatric Research Unit is pleased to announce an upcoming symposium focused on advancing pediatric care through quality improvement, patient safety, innovation, and collaborative research.
The symposium is open to anyone interested in quality improvement and research, including learners, physicians, and allied health professionals across medical disciplines.
Registration details will be announced in October 2026. Please check back for updates.
