That’s a wrap for the 2025 IMPaCT summit!! 🎆 The 2025 IMPACT Summit was everything we hoped for — inspiring conversations, meaningful connections, and invaluable learning. Thank you to everyone who joined us and made these two days unforgettable!

Tuesday afternoon at York University, the DIVERT x IMPaCT mashup went on a scavenger hunt adventure! 🗺️🔎 Stay tuned for the announcement of the scavenger hunt winning team, the team with the most artistic photo submission, and the team with the funniest photo submission! 🏆

The audience has spoken 📣 Congratulations to our IMPaCT Fellow Elevator Pitch Winners and Runner-ups! 🎉🏆👏 #IMPaCTSummit2025

Expert-led and co-hosted with SickKids, this talk delved into Trials by Design: Matching Methods and Clinical Questions.

Pitch perfect! 🎤 The second cohort of IMPaCT fellows impressed the audience with compelling and powerful elevator pitches showcasing their work. Stay tuned for the announcement of the winners! #IMPaCTSummit2025

Our morning session was led by three distinguished speakers delivering cutting-edge talks 💡

Day 2 started off strong with a warm welcome from Dr. Nancy Butcher, IMPaCT’s co-director! 🌞 #IMPaCTSummit2025 @nancyjbutcher.bsky.social

Day 1 is in the books! Insights shared, networks built, and momentum gained💡🌐📈 Here’s a look back at our first day together! #IMPaCTSummit2025

Beyond the Gold Standard: RCTs in a Diverse Evidence Landscape 🌍 After a very informative and thoughtful morning, summit attendees headed up to York University for the DIVERT x IMPaCT mashup!

Lights, Camera, Action: Engaging Families & Youth in Clinical Trials 🔦🎥🎬 Hosted by Dr. Nancy Butcher and Maureen Smith, summit attendees dove into critical discussions. At IMPaCT, family & youth engagement isn't optional—it's embedded in everything we do. Time to shift from WHY to HOW!

Thank you to all of our partners, and thank you to our partners that shared updates! 📣 #IMPaCTSummit2025

Excited to kick off the 2025 IMPaCT Summit today with a welcome from our co-director, Dr. Lauren Kelly @pharmalauren.bsky.social ! 🎉 Big thanks to Dr. Christine Chambers @drcchambers.bsky.social, Scientific Director of CIHR IHDCYH, for the warm welcome to our summit attendees! #IMPaCTSummit2025

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

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

Final hours to register! Don't miss today's webinar with Dr. Daniel Morgenstern. Secure your spot now 👉 www.impactrials.ca/events/octob...

🚨 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

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

📣 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...

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...

🎥 Recording now available! Featuring valuable insights from Tannis Erickson and Naveen Poonai - check it out here: youtu.be/MF4YW4p-wGA?...

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

🎉 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

Happening tomorrow - register now while there is still time! www.impactrials.ca/events/septe...

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...

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 🌟

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...

🎉 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

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

🌟 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...

🎉 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

🌟 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, ...

#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.

🎉 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

🌟 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.

🚨 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

@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...

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

Join @impactrials.bsky.social for their upcoming webinar on July 21 from 12pm-1pm ET to learn more about current and future clinical trials in children from a European perspective. Register today: tinyurl.com/29yadvre #RareKidsCAN #PediatricRareDisease #ClinicalTrials #RareDiseaseResearch

Join us for our next IMPaCT webinar! An Overview of Current and Future Clinical Trials in Children: A European Perspective. 🗓️ July 21, 2025 | 🕛 12:00–1:00 PM ET | 💻 Held via Zoom 🔗 Register here: www.impactrials.ca/events/july-...

3 Things Parents Might Not Know About Partnering in Research You can shape research, not just join it. Your lived experience is expertise. Research with parents hits closer to home for real families. Applications are still open for the Family Engagement in Research Course! /1

Join global experts for this year's virtual Annual Pain Centre Conference to explore practical, culturally informed, and equity-driven strategies to improve children pain care in low- and middle-income countries. Registration link: cvent.me/xePd32

RareKids-CAN is proud to share the success story of a single patient study for a baby girl with a rare and severe immune disorder caused by a genetic mutation. Read more about this exciting development: tinyurl.com/mt9333hy #RareKidsCAN #PediatricRareDisease #RareDiseaseResearch #GeneticDisorders

C4T is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow! Recent PhD with experience in evidence synthesis and clinical research. Medical cannabis research is not required, but ideal. Interest in pediatrics & cannabis research. University of Manitoba. www.medcannkids.ca/now-hiring

📢 We're Hiring! 📢 Join our team at C4T and @impactrials.bsky.social Please share widely! 💼 1-year term | $58K-$73K | 37.5 hrs/week | Flexible start 📍 Preference for Manitoba candidates 🔗 Details: www.micyrn.ca/micyrncareer... 📧 Apply: [email protected]

MICYRN is seeking an experienced Research Coordinator to support: ➡️ Canadian Collaborative for Childhood Cannabinoid Therapeutics @c4tcanada.bsky.social ➡️ Increasing capacity for Maternal and Paediatric Clinical Trials (IMPaCT) For more information and to apply, visit: bit.ly/4leMZAh

Join us in welcoming summer students Abby Kazdan and Justin Tamaca to the IMPaCT team! ☀️ Justin joins us from the University of Manitoba, Bachelor of Science, Mathematics, and Abby joins us from Queen's University, Bachelor of Science, Kinesiology.

Join us for our next IMPaCT webinar! An Overview of Current and Future Clinical Trials in Children: A European Perspective. 🗓️ July 21, 2025 | 🕛 12:00–1:00 PM ET | 💻 Held via Zoom 🔗 Register here: www.impactrials.ca/events/july-...

Webinar - Key Considerations for Including Pediatric Populations with Neurodevelopmental Conditions in Clinical Trials - June 18, 2025 www.impactrials.ca/events/june-...

Join @impactrials.bsky.social & CanNRT on June 18 (12-1pm ET) for a webinar on including pediatric populations with neurodevelopmental conditions in clinical trials. Register: tinyurl.com/5s33huw3 #PediatricRareDisease #RareDiseaseResearch #RareDiseaseCommunity