The 2015 Medtronic Bakken Invitation Awards were recently announced. Twelve people representing eleven countries were honored with the 2015 Bakken Invitation Award, which recognizes people who have overcome health challenges with the help of medical technology and are making outstanding contributions of service, volunteerism and leadership.

A recent publication in the Canadian Family Physician documenting a case series of 8 young First Nations patients diagnosed with acute rheumatic fever (ARF) which resulted in the deaths of 2 patients in the context of late diagnosis, overcrowded housing, and a limited public health response.

RhEACH are working with researchers from the Telethon Kids Institute, including a Medical Student researcher from the University of Western Australia in Perth to better understand adverse reactions