IMPaCT
@impactrials.bsky.social
We are a community of mentors and partner organizations dedicated to Increasing capacity for Maternal and Paediatric Clinical Trials (IMPaCT) in Canada.
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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!
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!
November 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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!
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! 🏆
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! 🏆
November 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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! 🏆
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
Congratulations to our IMPaCT Fellow Elevator Pitch Winners and Runner-ups! 🎉🏆👏
#IMPaCTSummit2025
November 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The audience has spoken 📣
Congratulations to our IMPaCT Fellow Elevator Pitch Winners and Runner-ups! 🎉🏆👏
#IMPaCTSummit2025
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.
November 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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
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
November 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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
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 💡
November 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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
#IMPaCTSummit2025
@nancyjbutcher.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Day 2 started off strong with a warm welcome from Dr. Nancy Butcher, IMPaCT’s co-director! 🌞
#IMPaCTSummit2025
@nancyjbutcher.bsky.social
#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
Insights shared, networks built, and momentum gained💡🌐📈
Here’s a look back at our first day together!
#IMPaCTSummit2025
November 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Day 1 is in the books!
Insights shared, networks built, and momentum gained💡🌐📈
Here’s a look back at our first day together!
#IMPaCTSummit2025
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!
After a very informative and thoughtful morning, summit attendees headed up to York University for the DIVERT x IMPaCT mashup!
November 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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!
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!
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!
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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!
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
#IMPaCTSummit2025
November 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Thank you to all of our partners, and thank you to our partners that shared updates! 📣
#IMPaCTSummit2025
#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
Big thanks to Dr. Christine Chambers @drcchambers.bsky.social, Scientific Director of CIHR IHDCYH, for the warm welcome to our summit attendees!
#IMPaCTSummit2025
November 18, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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
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
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
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
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
🎥 Recording now available!
Featuring valuable insights from Tannis Erickson and Naveen Poonai - check it out here: youtu.be/MF4YW4p-wGA?...
Featuring valuable insights from Tannis Erickson and Naveen Poonai - check it out here: youtu.be/MF4YW4p-wGA?...
September 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
🎥 Recording now available!
Featuring valuable insights from Tannis Erickson and Naveen Poonai - check it out here: youtu.be/MF4YW4p-wGA?...
Featuring valuable insights from Tannis Erickson and Naveen Poonai - check it out here: youtu.be/MF4YW4p-wGA?...
I am looking forward to conducting a first-ever clinical trial in children with cardioembolic stroke, who are at the highest risk for stroke recurrence, but for whom no evidence-based data exists."
September 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I am looking forward to conducting a first-ever clinical trial in children with cardioembolic stroke, who are at the highest risk for stroke recurrence, but for whom no evidence-based data exists."
🎉 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
➡️ Learn more and apply: www.impactrials.ca/awardinfo
September 10, 2025 at 3:02 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
➡️ Learn more and apply: www.impactrials.ca/awardinfo
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...
🕐 1:00–2:00 PM ET
📍 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
September 3, 2025 at 3:02 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...
🕐 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 🌟
We're thrilled to have her on both the @c4tcanada.bsky.social and IMPaCT teams 🌟
September 2, 2025 at 3:57 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 🌟
We're thrilled to have her on both the @c4tcanada.bsky.social and IMPaCT teams 🌟
🎉 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
➡️ Learn more and apply: www.impactrials.ca/awardinfo
August 27, 2025 at 3:03 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
➡️ Learn more and apply: www.impactrials.ca/awardinfo
🌟 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...
"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
🌟 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...
"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
➡️ Learn more and apply: www.impactrials.ca/awardinfo
August 14, 2025 at 3:07 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
➡️ 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, ...
"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
🌟 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, ...
"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.
August 12, 2025 at 3:01 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.
🎉 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
➡️ Learn more and apply: www.impactrials.ca/awardinfo
August 8, 2025 at 5:22 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
➡️ 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.
"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
🌟 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.
"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.