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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 was honoured with a “2011 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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2023 Publications

Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2-Positive Youths Tested in Emergency Departments: The Global PERN-COVID-19 Study. Anna L Funk, Todd A Florin, Nathan Kuppermann, Daniel J Tancredi, Jianling Xie,

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2022 Publications

Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2-Positive Youths Tested in Emergency Departments: The Global PERN-COVID-19 Study. Anna L Funk, Todd A Florin, Nathan Kuppermann, Daniel J Tancredi, Jianling Xie,

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