Opening a Wider Door: Access to Services for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities‌‌

In this Complex Care Journal Club podcast episode, Patricia Basualto discusses a qualitative study of service provider perspectives on access to disability services for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities in British Columbia, Canada. She describes the importance of cross-sectoral collaboration, actionable policy and program recommendations, and next steps from this work.‌ SPEAKER Patricia Basualto, MHP, PhD Candidate Assistant Professor, Physiotherapist Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile PhD Candidate in Kinesiology (Rehabilitation) University of Calgary HOST Kathleen Huth, MD, MMSc Pediatrician, Complex Care Service, Division of General Pediatrics Boston Children's Hospital Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Harvard Medical School DATE Initial publication date: June 8, 2026. JOURNAL CLUB ARTICLE Basualto P, Senevirathna AM, Seth A, Dimitropoulos G, Zwicker JD. Improving Equitable Access to Disability Services and Support for Children With Neurodevelopmental Disabilities: Service Provider and Decision-Maker Perspectives. Child Care Health Dev. 2026 Jan;52(1):e70213. doi: 10.1111/cch.70213. PMID: 41457809; PMCID: PMC12746062. TRANSCRIPT https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/as/7wv... Clinicians across healthcare professions, advocates, researchers, and patients/families are all encouraged to engage and provide feedback! You can recommend an article for discussion using this form: https://forms.gle/Bdxb86Sw5qq1uFhW6. Please visit: www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open-access, thus at no expense to the user. For further information on how to enroll, please email: [email protected] Please note: OPENPediatrics does not support or control any related videos in the sidebar; these are placed by YouTube. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. CITATION Basualto P, Huth K. Opening a Wider Door: Access to Services for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities‌‌‌. 06/2026. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast.    • Opening a Wider Door: Access to Services f...  .

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