TREKK: Translating Emergency Knowledge for Kids … An initiative to mobilize knowledge on best pediatric emergency care On November 18th, 2011 The University of Manitoba received a total of $1.6 million in funding to launch a new collaborative research initiative aimed at improving the emergency care of our nation’s youngest citizens. The majority of Canadian children requiring emergency care are treated in general emergency departments. Evidence has shown that as many as 40 per cent of those cared for in general emergency departments aren’t receiving treatments for which clear evidence exists, and up to 20 per cent of our nation’s children receive treatment that has been shown to provide zero benefit and in some cases causing harm. Aimed at working closely with staff, administrators and consumers to understand the existing knowledge gaps, needs and priorities in pediatric emergency medicine, the project will support knowledge mobilization to bridge the ‘research-to-practice’ gap and raise the overall standard of care for children visiting general emergency departments.”
This knowledge mobilization initiative will take place through and initial partnership and exchange between over 30 general emergency departments (EDs) across Canada and members of PERC (Pediatric Emergency Research Canada), PERN (Pediatric Emergency Research Networks, an international collaborative), and KT Canada. Together this partnership will comprise the TREKK network.
Terry Klassen, professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Child Health at the Faculty of Medicine, and Director of Research for the Manitoba Institute of Child Health (MICH), will lead the project from MICH - that includes an established network of over 30 general emergency departments across Canada (with representation of nine provinces and one territory).
Funded by the Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) Knowledge Mobilization (KM) program, the project will receive support over the next four years.
Click here to view the U of M TREKK press release:
http://umanitoba.ca/news/blogs/blog/2011/11/18/new-research-network-to-improve-pediatric-emergency-care/
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