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We are a community of mentors and partner organizations dedicated to Increasing capacity for Maternal and Paediatric Clinical Trials (IMPaCT) in Canada.

To learn more visit impactrials.ca
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🚨 IMPaCT Training Awards are now open! 🚨

🔬 PhD: $35K | Postdoc: $50K | ECR: $70K
🔗 Learn more and apply: lnkd.in/eK6CQDDH

#ClinicalTrials #ChildHealth #PerinatalHealth #ResearchTraining #HealthResearch #IMPaCTCanada #FundingOpportunity
Voting is open for the 2025 Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH) Talks competition!
We submitted a video and infographic - thank you to our youth and parent partners, fellows, and mentors for your contributions to these projects!
Vote here: cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54519.html
November 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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RareKids-CAN joined SickKids Child Health Policy Accelerator & IMPaCT in Ottawa for Parliamentary Meetings with Minister Marjorie Michel to advance child health across Canada. Change happens when families, researchers & policymakers come together
#RareKidsCAN #ChildHealth #RareDisease #Collaboration
October 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Final hours to register! Don't miss today's webinar with Dr. Daniel Morgenstern. Secure your spot now 👉 www.impactrials.ca/events/octob...
October 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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🚨 IMPaCT Training Awards are now open! 🚨

🔬 PhD: $35K | Postdoc: $50K | ECR: $70K
🔗 Learn more and apply: lnkd.in/eK6CQDDH

#ClinicalTrials #ChildHealth #PerinatalHealth #ResearchTraining #HealthResearch #IMPaCTCanada #FundingOpportunity
October 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Thank you to our #biostatistics team for hosting the 1st webinar in our new Rare Methods Workshop series, Bayesian Approaches to Pediatric Rare Disease Clinical Trials, and to our 80+ attendees! Missed it? No problem! Access the recording here: tinyurl.com/26h53pbe

#RareKidsCAN #RareDiseaseResearch
September 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
📣 New publication! Our multidisciplinary panel "Designing for Dyads" from the 2024 IMPaCT Summit addresses the critical need for improved representation of pregnant and lactating individuals and neonates in clinical trials.

📖 Read the full paper: www.jogc.com/article/S170...
September 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Join us for our next IMPaCT webinar: Integrating Clinical Trials into Care: Lessons Learned from Paediatric Oncology.

🗓️ October 15, 2025 | 🕛 12:00–1:00 PM ET | 💻 Held via Zoom
⤵️ To learn more and register, visit: www.impactrials.ca/events/octob...
Webinar - Integrating Clinical Trials into Care: Lessons Learned from Paediatric Oncology — IMPaCTrials
Meet the Speaker! Daniel Morgenstern is a Staff Oncologist at Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto and Associate Professor at the University of Toronto. He originally trained and worked in the UK ...
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September 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
🎥 Recording now available!

Featuring valuable insights from Tannis Erickson and Naveen Poonai - check it out here: youtu.be/MF4YW4p-wGA?...
September 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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We're proud to partner with @impactrials.bsky.social to co-fund 2 training awards for projects focused on rare diseases with dedicated funding for Black and Indigenous applicants. Learn more and apply for a training award today: tinyurl.com/mrt5kd6j

#RareKidsCAN #RareDiseaseResearch #ClinicalTrials
September 18, 2025 at 9:27 PM
🎉 Exciting news! We're partnering with BC Children's Hospital Research Institute to co-fund an Early Career Researcher training award for a BC-based researcher.

➡️ Learn more and apply: www.impactrials.ca/awardinfo
September 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Happening tomorrow - register now while there is still time!
www.impactrials.ca/events/septe...
September 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Register now for RareKids-CAN's Rare Methods Workshop, featuring Anna Heath, on Bayesian approaches to PRDCTs.

🕐 1:00–2:00 PM ET
📍 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
September 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Meet Jodi, our new research coordinator! Jodi recently completed her Master of Science in Pharmacology and Therapeutics at the University of British Columbia.

We're thrilled to have her on both the @c4tcanada.bsky.social and IMPaCT teams 🌟
September 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Join us for our next IMPaCT webinar: Lessons Learned from the Innovative Pediatric Clinical Trials (iPCT) Network

🗓️ September 10, 2025 | 🕛 12:00–1:00 PM ET | 💻 Held via Zoom

Register here: www.impactrials.ca/events/septe...
Webinar - Lessons Learned from the Innovative Pediatric Clinical Trials (iPCT) Network — IMPaCTrials
Meet the Speakers! Tannis Erickson recently retired from the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM) having most recently held the positions of Executive Director of the Resear...
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August 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
🎉 Exciting news! We're partnering with Research Manitoba to co-fund an Early Career Researcher training award for a Manitoba-based researcher.

➡️ Learn more and apply: www.impactrials.ca/awardinfo
August 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Researchers at Holland Bloorview are exploring whether sertraline can help reduce anxiety in children and youth with neurodevelopmental conditions. Find out more about how to get involved in this participation opportunity: tinyurl.com/4bfmttyp

#RareKidsCAN #PediatricRareDisease #ClinicalTrials
August 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
🌟 Meet IMPaCT Fellow Titus Olukitibi 🌟

"I am passionate about clinical research in infectious diseases and immunology. As a postdoctoral fellow in Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases under the supervision of Dr. Keith Fowke, my research focuses on understanding adaptive immune profiling...
August 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🎉 Exciting news! We're partnering with RareKids-CAN to co-fund two training awards for projects focused on rare diseases, including a dedicated award for Black or Indigenous applicants.

➡️ Learn more and apply: www.impactrials.ca/awardinfo
August 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
🌟 Meet IMPaCT Fellow David Zorko 🌟

"I’m passionate about long-term health outcomes for children who survive critical illness. This is important to me because many children do not return to full health right away after critical illness, and face ongoing functional, cognitive, social, ...
August 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
#InternationalYouthDay reminds us: youth perspectives aren't just welcome in research, they're essential. At IMPaCT, we're committed to meaningful youth engagement in clinical trials.
August 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🎉 Exciting news! We're partnering with @popcornpediatrics.bsky.social to co-fund an Early Career Researcher training award focused on pandemic readiness!

➡️ Learn more and apply: www.impactrials.ca/awardinfo
August 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
🌟 Meet IMPaCT Fellow Kaitlin Berris 🌟

"I'm passionate about childhood nutrition research because of my job as dietitian in the pediatric intensive care unit where there is not a lot of nutrition-related information about the complex illnesses children and families are navigating.
August 6, 2025 at 1:59 PM
🚨 IMPaCT Training Awards are now open! 🚨

🔬 PhD: $35K | Postdoc: $50K | ECR: $70K
🔗 Learn more and apply: lnkd.in/eK6CQDDH

#ClinicalTrials #ChildHealth #PerinatalHealth #ResearchTraining #HealthResearch #IMPaCTCanada #FundingOpportunity
August 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
@pxphub.bsky.social is hosting a FREE virtual conference this September - your chance to connect, learn, and share resources with an amazing community dedicated to patient engagement. 🤝

🔗 Register here: events.zoom.us/ev/Asr1pT76o...
July 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba (FNHSSM) is hiring a Graduate Student Research Assistant!

🔗 Details: www.fnhssm.com/careers
📍Deadline to apply: July 22, 2025
July 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM