Translating Emergency Knowledge for Kids (TREKK): using research evidence to improve outcomes for children and families in emergency departments across Canada

Lisa Knisley^{1

2}, Lisa Hartling^{3

4}, Mona Jabbour^{5

6}, David W Johnson^{7

8

9}, Eddy S Lang⁹, Shannon MacPhee¹⁰, Sarah Reid⁵, Shannon D Scott¹¹, Doug Sinclair¹⁰, Antonia S Stang^{7

9}, Matthieu Vincent^{12

13}, Terry P Klassen^{14

15}

Affiliations

¹ Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, 532-715 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3E 3P4, Canada. lknisley@chrim.ca.
² Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. lknisley@chrim.ca.
³ Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
⁴ Alberta Research Centre for Health Evidence, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
⁵ Department of Pediatrics & Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
⁶ Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
⁷ Department of Pediatrics, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
⁸ Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
⁹ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
¹⁰ Department of Emergency Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
¹¹ Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
¹² Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
¹³ Faculty of Medicine, Sherbrooke University, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.
¹⁴ Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, 532-715 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3E 3P4, Canada.
¹⁵ Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.

Editorial

Lisa Knisley et al. CJEM. 2022 Jan.

. 2022 Jan;24(1):12-15.

doi: 10.1007/s43678-021-00205-9. Epub 2021 Oct 8.

¹ Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, 532-715 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3E 3P4, Canada. lknisley@chrim.ca.
² Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. lknisley@chrim.ca.
³ Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
⁴ Alberta Research Centre for Health Evidence, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
⁵ Department of Pediatrics & Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
⁶ Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
⁷ Department of Pediatrics, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
⁸ Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
⁹ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
¹⁰ Department of Emergency Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
¹¹ Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
¹² Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
¹³ Faculty of Medicine, Sherbrooke University, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.
¹⁴ Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, 532-715 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3E 3P4, Canada.
¹⁵ Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.

No abstract available

Keywords: Emergency; Evidence-based; Knowledge mobilization; Knowledge translation; Pediatrics.

Figures

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