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Who we are:

PERC is a well-established network of health care researchers at 15 Canadian Children’s Hospitals that is dedicated to improving care in pediatric emergency medicine through multi-centre research. PERC has a track recording of producing results that matter. Our network has been honoured with a CIHR-CMAJ Top Achievements in Health Research Award. 

Our Goals

  • To create new knowledge through research involving clinical and epidemiological studies in pediatric emergency medicine.
  • To mentor new investigators and fellows in developing research projects.
  • To enhance the image of pediatric emergency medicine as a credible academic discipline with its own research agenda.
  • To pool the expertise of researchers and develop cohesiveness between centers involved in the practice of pediatric emergency medicine.

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2024 Publications

Accuracy of point-of-care SARS-CoV-2 detection using buccal swabs in pediatric emergency departments. Stephen B Freedman, Kelly Kim, Gabrielle Freire, Alicia Kanngiesser, April Kam, Quynh Doan,

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2023 Publications

A Prospective Cohort Study of the Association Between Preinjury Psychosocial Function and Postconcussive Symptoms in Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: An A-CAP Study. Quynh Doan,

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