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.”
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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
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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
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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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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