Christina Medeiros is a second year PhD of Nursing Student at University of Toronto, a Performance Measurement Specialist at RNAO, assists in conducting research projects at SickKids and UofT, and teaches nursing courses at George Brown College. Christina’s thesis focuses on the decision-making needs of parents of children with severe cerebral palsy recommended for hip surgery. Christina became interested in this research area when she was a staff nurse in the orthopaedic surgical unit at SickKids and wanted to aid parents who voiced their concerns postoperatively.