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Pediatric Emergency Research Canada: Origins and Evolution
Insights
Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC) has grown significantly since 1995, advancing pediatric emergency medicine through research, funding, and collaboration. This national network focuses on improving outcomes for children with acute illnesses and injuries.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Health Services Research
Background:
- Established in 1995, Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC) is a national network dedicated to advancing pediatric emergency medicine.
- The network aims to foster research, collaboration, and knowledge creation within the field.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the origins, growth, and progress of Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC).
- To highlight PERC's contributions to the pediatric emergency medicine research agenda.
Main Methods:
- Describing the network's expansion to 15 tertiary pediatric emergency medicine sites across Canada.
- Detailing advancements in research areas such as gastroenteritis, bronchiolitis, asthma, and injury management.
- Summarizing increased attendance at PERC Annual Scientific meetings since 2004.
Main Results:
- PERC has secured over $33 million in grant funding and published 76 peer-reviewed articles.
- Network growth includes 15 active sites and a 400% increase in annual meeting attendance.
- PERC received a Top Achievement Award in Health Research in 2011.
Conclusions:
- PERC will continue to prioritize knowledge creation and mentorship for new investigators.
- The network aims to promote a pediatric emergency medicine research agenda through national collaboration.
- PERC will pursue high-quality, impactful research to improve outcomes for children with acute conditions globally.
Objective:
The objective of the study was to describe the origins, growth, and progress of a national research network in pediatric emergency medicine.
Methods:
The success of Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC) is described in terms of advancing the pediatric emergency medicine agenda, grant funding, peer-reviewed publications, mentoring new investigators, and global collaborations.
Results:
Since 1995, clinicians and investigators within PERC have grown the network to 15 active tertiary pediatric emergency medicine sites across Canada. Investigators have advanced the research agenda in numerous areas, including gastroenteritis, bronchiolitis, croup, head injury, asthma, and injury management. Since the first PERC Annual Scientific meeting in 2004, the attendance has increased by approximately 400% to 152 attendees, 65 presentations, and 13 project/investigator meetings. More than $33 million in grant funding has been awarded to the network, and has published 76 peer-reviewed articles. In 2011, PERC's success was recognized with a Top Achievement Award in Health Research from Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Conclusions:
Moving forward, PERC will continue to focus on the creation of new knowledge, the mentorship of new investigators and fellows in developing research projects, and promoting a pediatric emergency medicine-focused research agenda guided by the pooling of expertise from individuals across the nation. Through collaborations with networks across the globe, PERC will continue to strive for the conduct of high-quality, impactful research that improves outcomes in children with acute illness and injury.
