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Patient Partners

A key aspect of PIRN's mission is to work in partnership with children and families to understand their needs and perspectives in order to work towards improving hospital care. We view the voices of children and families as key factors that drive our research activities. Youth, parents, and patient partners are directly involved in research studies, including setting research priorities for paediatric hospital care.

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Our approach to research involves active collaboraiton between researchers and those with lived patient/caregiver experience (patient partners). Unlike enrolled study participants, patient partners are involved in all stages of the research process, including study design, outcomes measured, analysis, and dissemination of findings. We build relationships that foster trust, respect, and collaborative partnerships.

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PIRN's Patient Engagement activities are led by Francine Buchanan and Michelle Quinlan, who are committed to having patients and families continuously inform and shape research to advance the field of Paediatric Hospital Medicine.

ABOUT US

PIRN is a Canadian network developed  to generate evidence that improves care and outcomes for hospitalized children in general paediatric settings.

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LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We would like to acknowledge the land on which SickKids operates. For thousands of years it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat and Petun First Nations, the Seneca, and most recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit River. Today, Toronto is home to Indigenous Peoples from across Turtle Island. SickKids is committed to working toward new relationships that include First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples, and is grateful for the opportunity to share this land in caring for children and their families.

Last Updated: June 2025 by the PIRN Team.

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