Pediatric Outcome imProvement through COordination of Research Networks
Plateforme d’améliOration des résultats Pédiatriques par la
CoORdiNation des réseaux de recherche
What is POPCORN?
Purpose
POPCORN enables researchers and clinician-scientists across Canada to conduct high-impact multicentre pediatric and perinatal health studies by connecting research networks and teams with families, clinicians, hospitals, public health and decision-makers. Together, we build capacity and generate evidence that responds to children’s health and wellbeing needs and informs policy, with the goal of enhancing care and outcomes for patients.
Vision
A healthier future for every child, pregnant person, and family in Canada—driven by research that reduces disease burden, advances equity, and translates into better policies, care, and quality of life.
POPCORN’s interests include:
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Building a strong, flexible research system that can quickly respond to new health threats affecting kids and pregnant people across Canada.
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Keep watching for new diseases, testing leftover samples, and running studies to find better treatments and vaccines.
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Making it easier for researchers, healthcare providers, families, and youth to team up on studies and clinical trials across different locations and specialties.
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Involving people from all backgrounds and making sure everyone has a voice in research, especially those from underserved communities.
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Giving health experts and decision-makers up-to-date, accurate information to guide public health actions - especially during outbreaks.
POPCORN is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Canada Biomedical Research Fund (CBRF) to establish a research network to become the one-stop shop platform for clinical studies and trials in pediatric, pregnant people, and healthcare providers.
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Our Leadership Team
POPCORN is a national team of experts working together to strengthen child health research in Canada. Our members bring experience in infectious diseases, inpatient medicine, emergency medicine, critical care, maternal health, patient engagement, data governance, biobanking governance, and knowledge mobilization. Together, we help researchers be ready to respond quickly to future pandemics and other urgent health challenges affecting children.
Connected Across Canada
With 19 member sites across Canada, POPCORN will establish a common national infrastructure for agile pediatric and maternal research to inform decision-making on any child or maternal health-related issue.
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Land Acknowledgement
POPCORN acknowledges that our network is situated on the unceded and ancestral territories of diverse Indigenous Peoples across Turtle Island. From coast to coast to coast, we respect and acknowledge Inuit, Métis, and First Nations peoples as the traditional stewards of the lands we work and live on. For those of us who are settlers, we recognize that processes of colonization continue to impact Indigenous Peoples today. POPCORN is committed to working toward cultural safety, decolonization, and reconciliation.
Please take a moment, in your own time, to reflect on and recognize the lands on which you live, work, and travel to, by visiting https://native-land.ca/.