problem we try to solve

Children’s Journey aims to improve communication between the caregivers/parents and the pediatric care teams.

Aim illustration

Problem we are trying to solve

Children’s Journey aims to improve communication between the caregivers/parents and the pediatric care teams.

How Children's Journey can help

Journey

Walking the caregivers through their child’s care journey

Contents

Informative basic or advanced contents pertinent to the care journey.

FAQ

Responses to frequently asked questions about their care.

Chat

Chat directly with the health care team.

Value we are trying to provide

Children’s Journey is a communication application that facilitates informed and shared decision-making between patients, families, and surgical teams.

The initial focus will be improving experience and outcomes for children undergoing surgery, but the app will be expanded to several other areas of children’s healthcare. The app will accompany the families from the moment they are referred to a surgeon, during appointments, while waiting for their surgery or appointments and – especially – during the entire period after the surgery or clinic visits. The medical or surgical encounter will be identified as a journey with various modules for each stage – whether pre-operatively and post-operatively, or inpatient and post-discharge. The app is first developed in English and French, with Arabic, Mandarin and Spanish to be added in version 2.

It is important to encourage and empower our young patients to have the knowledge to advocate for their care and be better prepared. As such, a unique “children’s companion app” will be created in version 2, accompanying the children through their own age-based journey at the same time with their caregivers.

Version 2 is also planned to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) to continuously monitor and track communication patterns and preferences, making it progressively more responsive to each patient’s needs. Eventually, the goal is for the app to result in true personalized communication between the families and the healthcare team.

Value we are trying to provide

Child with doctor

Children’s Journey is a communication application that facilitates informed and shared decision-making between patients, families, and healthcare teams. Staff can customize and access each caregivers/patients’ journey, content, FAQ and team.

Guiding and walking the caregivers through their child’s specific care journey through medical and surgical conditions

Includes important basic information around each journey for the caregivers through their child’s care.

Our Team

Dan Poenaru MD PhD
Dan Poenaru MD PhD
CEO
I’m a pediatric surgeon who discovered recently that research is my true love and maybe even raison d’être… I am passionate about good communication in surgery, putting the child and the family in the center, and equity in surgical care globally.
Elena Guadagno
Elena Guadagno MLIS
CEO
I’m a Research Director working with the pediatric surgery team at the Montreal Children’s Hospital. Prior to this, I worked as a senior librarian at the MUHC medical library. My career started in managing and designing Library Software.
Dan Poenaru MD PhD
Mohsen Amoei
CTO
Mohsen is an experienced Data Scientist and AI Researcher with a demonstrated history of working in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence projects. He is skilled in Mobile Application Development, Artificial Intelligence, Image processing, and Data Mining.
Parsa Bandamiri
Parsa Bandamiri
COO - Head of Marketing and Design
Parsa Bandamiri is a Master of Science candidate in Experimental Surgery at McGill University. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology from McGill University, Parsa’s current Master’s concentration is on surgical innovation.
Michelle Cwintal
Michelle Cwintal
COO - Head of Operations
I have always had a passion for linking technology and medicine to come up with innovative solutions for clinical problems. Throughout my studies, work experience, and clinical research, I have developed a variety of skills, including expertise in life sciences, computer science, biotechnology, data analysis, and finance.
Hamed Ranjbar
Hamed Ranjbar
COO - Head of Communications
Hamed graduated with a BSc Honours degree in Human Anatomy and Cell Biology and is currently enrolled in a Masters of Science specializing in Experimental Surgery, both at McGill. His research focuses on the uses and limitations of AI in Surgical Education.
Children’s Journey