Félicitations à la Dre Elisabeth McClymont pour l'obtention du prix de formation IMPaCT POPCORN 2026-2027 ! Pour en savoir plus : tinyurl.com/5eawcm97 (@impactrials.bsky.social)

Congratulations, Dr. Elisabeth McClymont, on receiving the joint 2026-27 IMPaCT POPCORN Training Award! Read more: tinyurl.com/5eawcm97 (@impactrials.bsky.social)

1/2: Félicitations à Jamie Corbett pour la présentation de son affiche intitulée « POPCORN : une étude qualitative contextualisant les conséquences indirectes de la COVID-19 sur les familles et les jeunes en situation de marginalisation structurelle à Vancouver, en Colombie-Britannique »,...

Congratulations to Jamie Corbett for presenting the poster, POPCORN: A Qualitative Study Contextualizing the Indirect Consequences of COVID-19 on Families and Youth Experiencing Structural Marginalization in Vancouver, BC, at the 7th PIRN Annual Meeting. Read more: tinyurl.com/4mj7t9f6

*Closing Soon* The Long COVID Web's 2026 Seed Funding call is open and supports Canadian-led research that advances scientific understanding and clinical care for #LongCOVID. Apply by May 4, 2026 (5:00 pm PST) Learn more and apply: longcovidweb.ca/research/202...

Dernière chance de postuler à notre programme de financement de démarrage d'un an destiné à soutenir des projets de recherche collaboratifs entre réseaux ! Jusqu'à cinq projets recevront un financement de 20 000 $ chacun.

Last chance to apply for our one-year seed funding opportunity supporting inter-network collaborative research projects! Up to five projects will be funded at $20,000 each. Applications due April 15, 2026. Learn more about this award and how to apply: tinyurl.com/2nk3mbv4

Last call to register for our third and final session in the Deconstruct to Reconstruct Patient Engagement Training Series. This session will be held on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 from 12-1pm EST. Learn more and register here: tinyurl.com/yc76cn5k

Don't miss the third session in our Patient Engagement Training Series, Deconstruct to Reconstruct! Register here: tinyurl.com/yc76cn5k

Last call to register for our second session in the Deconstruct to Reconstruct Patient Engagement Training Series. This session will be held on Thursday February 26, 2026 from 12-1pm EST. Learn more and register here: tinyurl.com/2s3ev2ky

Une nouvelle étude a révélé que les visites à l'hôpital pour maltraitance infantile ont diminué au début de la pandémie, puis sont revenues à leur niveau pré-pandémie. Les hospitalisations nécessitant des soins intensifs ont augmenté après cette période initiale,...

A new study found that hospital visits for child maltreatment dropped early in the pandemic, then returned to pre-pandemic levels. Hospitalizations requiring ICU care increased after this initial period, suggesting some cases may have been missed or identified later than usual.

COVID-19 et maltraitance chez les tout-petits: une vaste étude pancanadienne rapporte une baisse initiale des hospitalisations pour maltraitance... suivie d'une hausse des cas plus graves. Tous les détails: tinyurl.com/sysa76jz Lire l'article dans La Presse: tinyurl.com/3u9txxbm

Don't forget to register for our second session in the Deconstruct to Reconstruct Patient Engagement Training Series. This session will be held on Thursday February 26, 2026 from 12-1pm EST. Learn more and register here: tinyurl.com/2s3ev2ky

Don't miss the first session in our Patient Engagement Training Series, Deconstruct to Reconstruct! Register here: tinyurl.com/45rcfs72

Congratulations, Dr. Francine Buchanan, POPCORN’s new Governance Committee Co-Chair! She brings strong expertise in patient engagement as POPCORN’s Patient Engagement Lead. Thank you to Dr. Eleni Galanis for her dedicated leadership as outgoing Co-Chair. Read more: tinyurl.com/yc8zvdhf

CareBEST, a POPCORN affiliated project on children hospitalized with bronchiolitis, had their protocol published! Congratulations to Branden Bonham on his first first-author paper, and to Dr. Olivier Drouin, Tamara Perez, and the entire team on this exciting accomplishment!

Registration is open for our Patient Engagement Training Series, Deconstruct to Reconstruct. The third of three training sessions is Tuesday March 24, 2026 from 12-1pm EST. Learn more and register here: tinyurl.com/yc76cn5k

Don’t miss today's webinar, Child Maltreatment in young children: Evidence and Insights from the pandemic, in collaboration with @childhealthcan.bsky.social! This webinar starts at 11am EST - register now: tinyurl.com/2desa3tp

Registration is open for our Patient Engagement Training Series, Deconstruct to Reconstruct. The second of three training sessions is Thursday February 26, 2026 from 12-1pm EST. Learn more and register here: tinyurl.com/2s3ev2ky

Registration is open for our Patient Engagement Training Series, Deconstruct to Reconstruct. The first of three training sessions is Wednesday January 21 from 12-1pm EST. Learn more and register here: tinyurl.com/45rcfs72

Don’t forget to register for our next webinar, Child Maltreatment in young children: Evidence and Insights from the pandemic, in collaboration with @childhealthcan.bsky.social on December 17, 2025 at 11am EST. Register today: tinyurl.com/2desa3tp

Don't miss today's webinar, From Insight to Impact: Strengthening Services for Indigenous Children and Families in Canada’s Children's Hospitals, in collaboration with @childhealthcan.bsky.social! This one-hour webinar begins at 11am EST - register now: tinyurl.com/9j54tzv7

POPCORN’s EDI+I team recently hosted a co-learning session on language inclusivity in pediatric health research. Through interactive case studies, participants learned how to make their research more accessible and inclusive for families of all languages. Learn more: tinyurl.com/rh8kdku2

Don't forget to register for our upcoming webinar, From Insight to Impact: Strengthening Services for Indigenous Children and Families in Canada’s Children's Hospitals, in collaboration with @childhealthcan.bsky.social on December 10, 2025 at 11am EST. Register today: tinyurl.com/9j54tzv7

Register today! POPCORN will be hosting a three-part Patient Engagement Training Series, Deconstruct to Reconstruct, in early 2026. Learn more about this exciting training series: tinyurl.com/3uek9kx8

Don't forget to cast your vote in this year's IHDCYH Talks Competition! Voting closes soon on November 30, 2025 at 11:59pm EST. Vote now: tinyurl.com/nhd76juu

Want to make a difference in research? Join the APPLE team & help shape studies with your lived experience and insights! This quarterly committee brings together researchers & individuals with lived or living experience to provide real-time feedback on key projects. More: tinyurl.com/2u737yku

Don’t miss our next webinar, Child Maltreatment in young children: Evidence and Insights from the pandemic, in collaboration with @childhealthcan.bsky.social on December 17, 2025 at 11am EST. Learn more: tinyurl.com/2desa3tp

Join us for our upcoming webinar, From Insight to Impact: Strengthening Services for Indigenous Children and Families in Canada’s Children's Hospitals, in collaboration with @childhealthcan.bsky.social on December 10, 2025 at 11am EST. Register today: tinyurl.com/9j54tzv7

Voting is now open for this year’s IHDCYH Talks competition! Sunny Yimeng Dong, POPCORN youth partner, and Dr. Nadia Roumeliotis created and submitted an infographic, How Patient Partners Mobilized Mental Health Data, for this year’s competition. Cast your vote today: tinyurl.com/nhd76juu

The BOBBi trial will investigate whether steroids alongside antibiotic treatment can improve outcomes for babies with bacterial meningitis and help prevent long-term complications. Learn more about this exciting research: tinyurl.com/5xvmu89j #BOBBiTrial #PediatricResearch

Congratulations to Becky Conia, Parent Partner, and Megan Bale-Nick, Knowledge Broker, for receiving the Honourable Mentions in the non-trainee category at the 21st Annual Child Health Research Days Conference! Read more: tinyurl.com/2mjt8rc2

We're proud to share that POPCORN's first impact report is now available in both English and French. You can read these interactive reports anytime on our website: tinyurl.com/589h7p6y

@trekkca.bsky.social and @popcornpediatrics.bsky.social are seeking a Research Coordinator to join their team! The Research Coordinator will support research activities and program operations for TREKK and will be the Knowledge Mobilization pillar for POPCORN. www.chrim.ca/join/availab...

POPCORN is pleased to welcome Dr. Olivier Drouin as our new Network Director, following the leadership of founding Network Director Dr. Caroline Quach-Thanh. Dr. Drouin will continue to build on the strong foundation established under Dr. Quach-Thanh’s leadership. Read more: tinyurl.com/5n7c2k4h

Exciting news! Empowering Voices, Shaping Futures has received a 5-year CIHR grant. Led by POPCORN members, the project will increase Indigenous & Marginalized Youth involvement in health research for more meaningful engagement. More: tinyurl.com/mvsnvh8r #HealthEquity #YouthVoices #IndigenousYouth

Retour direct à domicile après une hospitalisation aux soins intensifs pédiatriques : une approche sécuritaire pour plusieurs enfants, selon deux études de la Dre Nadia Roumeliotis. recherche.chusj.org/fr/Calendrie...

1/2: Nous sommes fiers d'annoncer que nous avons reçu un financement de deux ans des Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada (IRSC) pour continuer à renforcer la recherche en santé maternelle et infantile au Canada.

We're proud to announce that we’ve received 2 years of funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to continue strengthening child and maternal health research across Canada. Thank you and congratulations to all who made this grant a success! Read more: tinyurl.com/2u2srt7b

Congratulations to Dr. Quach-Thanh for the exciting opportunity to present to delegates from the Emergency Medical Countermeasures Funders Forum. Thanks to the Eastern Canada Pandemic Preparedness Hub and Health Crisis Preparedness Canada for hosting and organizing! Read more: tinyurl.com/4tj844ve

The REIaL-P project, led by POPCORN members, has received a CIHR grant. This study will work with youth & parents to understand how race, ethnicity, Indigenous identity & language shape children’s hospital care in Canada – and help make care more fair. Learn more: tinyurl.com/zvc6emym #HealthEquity

POPCORN is proud to share that a pilot trial, led by Drs. Peter Gill, Francine Buchanan & Sanjay Mahant, has earned a 3-year CIHR grant! This study will test the feasibility of using steroids to treat orbital cellulitis in kids. Read more: tinyurl.com/bdd3vn98 #PediatricResearch

Thanks to everyone who attended this year’s POPCORN conference, both in-person in Montréal and online! From May 22-23, over 100 attendees came together to share updates, explore new ideas, and celebrate our collective work. Read more: tinyurl.com/54p3rzzb

The #BOBBiTrial, led by Dr. Manish Sadarangani & Dr. Caroline Quach-Thanh, has earned a 5-year CIHR grant. Running at 14 POPCORN sites in Canada & 60 additional sites in the UK, it will study better outcomes for infants with bacterial meningitis. Learn more: tinyurl.com/3m6rz9wm #PediatricResearch

🎉 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

1/2: Join global experts for this year's virtual Annual Pain Centre Conference to explore practical, culturally informed, and equity-driven strategies to improve children's pain in low- and middle-income countries.

Written by youth patient partners engaged with POPCORN, this publication shares how COVID-19 disruptions may have led to more eating disorder hospitalizations. Their lived experience highlights the importance of youth voices in care, research, and policy. Read more: tinyurl.com/dtpaz8wr

Thank you to everyone who attended this year’s POPCORN conference – both in-person and virtually! It was wonderful to see network members come together once again for this annual informative event. We’re already looking forward to next year’s annual conference!

We would like to congratulate Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC) under the leadership of Dr. Samina Ali for receiving the 2025 Child Health Systems Impact Award from Children's Healthcare Canada!