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.
Latest News

2024 PERC Annual Scientific Meeting
The 2024 PERC Annual Scientific Meeting will be held between January 21st – January 25th, 2024, at the Fairmont Tremblant, Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada. As

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,

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,

2023 PERC Annual Scientific Meeting
The PERC 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting will be held at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, Alberta from January 29th – February 2nd, 2023. OVERALL LEARNING