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The Canadian Preterm Birth Network: a study protocol for improving outcomes for preterm infants and their families
Prakesh S. Shah, Sarah D. McDonald, Jon Barrett, Anne Synnes, Kate Robson, Jonathan Foster, Jean-Charles Pasquier, K.S. Joseph, Bruno Piedboeuf, Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil, Karel O'Brien, Sandesh Shivananda, Nils Chaillet, Petros Pechlivanoglou and for the Canadian Preterm Birth Network Investigators
January 18, 2018 6 (1) E44-E49; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20170128
Prakesh S. Shah
Department of Paediatrics (Shah, O'Brien), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Pediatrics (Shah, O'Brien), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radiology, and Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (McDonald), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Women and Babies Program (Barrett), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Synnes, Shivananda), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Canadian Premature Babies Foundation (Robson, Foster), Toronto, Ont.; Women and Babies Program (Robson), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Pasquier), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Joseph), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Pediatrics (Piedboeuf), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Pediatrics (Lacaze-Masmonteil), Alberta Health Services and Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Chaillet), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Pechlivanoglou), The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.
MDMScSarah D. McDonald
Department of Paediatrics (Shah, O'Brien), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Pediatrics (Shah, O'Brien), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radiology, and Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (McDonald), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Women and Babies Program (Barrett), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Synnes, Shivananda), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Canadian Premature Babies Foundation (Robson, Foster), Toronto, Ont.; Women and Babies Program (Robson), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Pasquier), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Joseph), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Pediatrics (Piedboeuf), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Pediatrics (Lacaze-Masmonteil), Alberta Health Services and Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Chaillet), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Pechlivanoglou), The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.
MDMScJon Barrett
Department of Paediatrics (Shah, O'Brien), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Pediatrics (Shah, O'Brien), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radiology, and Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (McDonald), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Women and Babies Program (Barrett), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Synnes, Shivananda), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Canadian Premature Babies Foundation (Robson, Foster), Toronto, Ont.; Women and Babies Program (Robson), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Pasquier), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Joseph), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Pediatrics (Piedboeuf), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Pediatrics (Lacaze-Masmonteil), Alberta Health Services and Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Chaillet), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Pechlivanoglou), The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.
MDAnne Synnes
Department of Paediatrics (Shah, O'Brien), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Pediatrics (Shah, O'Brien), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radiology, and Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (McDonald), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Women and Babies Program (Barrett), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Synnes, Shivananda), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Canadian Premature Babies Foundation (Robson, Foster), Toronto, Ont.; Women and Babies Program (Robson), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Pasquier), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Joseph), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Pediatrics (Piedboeuf), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Pediatrics (Lacaze-Masmonteil), Alberta Health Services and Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Chaillet), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Pechlivanoglou), The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.
MDCMMHScKate Robson
Department of Paediatrics (Shah, O'Brien), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Pediatrics (Shah, O'Brien), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radiology, and Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (McDonald), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Women and Babies Program (Barrett), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Synnes, Shivananda), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Canadian Premature Babies Foundation (Robson, Foster), Toronto, Ont.; Women and Babies Program (Robson), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Pasquier), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Joseph), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Pediatrics (Piedboeuf), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Pediatrics (Lacaze-Masmonteil), Alberta Health Services and Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Chaillet), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Pechlivanoglou), The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.
MEdJonathan Foster
Department of Paediatrics (Shah, O'Brien), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Pediatrics (Shah, O'Brien), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radiology, and Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (McDonald), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Women and Babies Program (Barrett), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Synnes, Shivananda), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Canadian Premature Babies Foundation (Robson, Foster), Toronto, Ont.; Women and Babies Program (Robson), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Pasquier), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Joseph), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Pediatrics (Piedboeuf), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Pediatrics (Lacaze-Masmonteil), Alberta Health Services and Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Chaillet), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Pechlivanoglou), The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.
CPA CMAJean-Charles Pasquier
Department of Paediatrics (Shah, O'Brien), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Pediatrics (Shah, O'Brien), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radiology, and Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (McDonald), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Women and Babies Program (Barrett), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Synnes, Shivananda), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Canadian Premature Babies Foundation (Robson, Foster), Toronto, Ont.; Women and Babies Program (Robson), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Pasquier), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Joseph), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Pediatrics (Piedboeuf), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Pediatrics (Lacaze-Masmonteil), Alberta Health Services and Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Chaillet), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Pechlivanoglou), The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.
MDPhDK.S. Joseph
Department of Paediatrics (Shah, O'Brien), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Pediatrics (Shah, O'Brien), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radiology, and Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (McDonald), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Women and Babies Program (Barrett), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Synnes, Shivananda), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Canadian Premature Babies Foundation (Robson, Foster), Toronto, Ont.; Women and Babies Program (Robson), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Pasquier), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Joseph), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Pediatrics (Piedboeuf), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Pediatrics (Lacaze-Masmonteil), Alberta Health Services and Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Chaillet), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Pechlivanoglou), The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.
MDPhDBruno Piedboeuf
Department of Paediatrics (Shah, O'Brien), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Pediatrics (Shah, O'Brien), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radiology, and Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (McDonald), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Women and Babies Program (Barrett), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Synnes, Shivananda), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Canadian Premature Babies Foundation (Robson, Foster), Toronto, Ont.; Women and Babies Program (Robson), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Pasquier), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Joseph), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Pediatrics (Piedboeuf), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Pediatrics (Lacaze-Masmonteil), Alberta Health Services and Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Chaillet), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Pechlivanoglou), The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.
MDThierry Lacaze-Masmonteil
Department of Paediatrics (Shah, O'Brien), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Pediatrics (Shah, O'Brien), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radiology, and Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (McDonald), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Women and Babies Program (Barrett), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Synnes, Shivananda), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Canadian Premature Babies Foundation (Robson, Foster), Toronto, Ont.; Women and Babies Program (Robson), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Pasquier), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Joseph), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Pediatrics (Piedboeuf), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Pediatrics (Lacaze-Masmonteil), Alberta Health Services and Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Chaillet), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Pechlivanoglou), The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.
MDPhDKarel O'Brien
Department of Paediatrics (Shah, O'Brien), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Pediatrics (Shah, O'Brien), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radiology, and Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (McDonald), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Women and Babies Program (Barrett), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Synnes, Shivananda), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Canadian Premature Babies Foundation (Robson, Foster), Toronto, Ont.; Women and Babies Program (Robson), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Pasquier), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Joseph), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Pediatrics (Piedboeuf), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Pediatrics (Lacaze-Masmonteil), Alberta Health Services and Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Chaillet), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Pechlivanoglou), The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.
MDSandesh Shivananda
Department of Paediatrics (Shah, O'Brien), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Pediatrics (Shah, O'Brien), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radiology, and Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (McDonald), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Women and Babies Program (Barrett), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Synnes, Shivananda), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Canadian Premature Babies Foundation (Robson, Foster), Toronto, Ont.; Women and Babies Program (Robson), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Pasquier), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Joseph), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Pediatrics (Piedboeuf), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Pediatrics (Lacaze-Masmonteil), Alberta Health Services and Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Chaillet), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Pechlivanoglou), The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.
MDMScNils Chaillet
Department of Paediatrics (Shah, O'Brien), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Pediatrics (Shah, O'Brien), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radiology, and Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (McDonald), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Women and Babies Program (Barrett), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Synnes, Shivananda), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Canadian Premature Babies Foundation (Robson, Foster), Toronto, Ont.; Women and Babies Program (Robson), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Pasquier), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Joseph), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Pediatrics (Piedboeuf), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Pediatrics (Lacaze-Masmonteil), Alberta Health Services and Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Chaillet), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Pechlivanoglou), The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.
PhDPetros Pechlivanoglou
Department of Paediatrics (Shah, O'Brien), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Pediatrics (Shah, O'Brien), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radiology, and Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (McDonald), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Women and Babies Program (Barrett), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Synnes, Shivananda), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Canadian Premature Babies Foundation (Robson, Foster), Toronto, Ont.; Women and Babies Program (Robson), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Pasquier), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Joseph), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Pediatrics (Piedboeuf), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Pediatrics (Lacaze-Masmonteil), Alberta Health Services and Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Chaillet), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Pechlivanoglou), The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.
PhD Department of Paediatrics (Shah, O'Brien), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Pediatrics (Shah, O'Brien), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radiology, and Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (McDonald), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Women and Babies Program (Barrett), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Synnes, Shivananda), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Canadian Premature Babies Foundation (Robson, Foster), Toronto, Ont.; Women and Babies Program (Robson), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Pasquier), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Joseph), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Pediatrics (Piedboeuf), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Pediatrics (Lacaze-Masmonteil), Alberta Health Services and Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Chaillet), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Pechlivanoglou), The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.
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Approximate timeline of Canadian Preterm Birth Network research projects. Note: EPIQ = Evidence-based Practice for Improving Quality, KT = knowledge translation, QI = quality improvement.
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Map of the Canadian Preterm Birth Network. Red dots indicate approximate location of the 31 participating hospitals. Note: CAPSNet = Canadian Pediatric Surgery Network, CNFUN = Canadian Neonatal Follow-Up Network, CNN = Canadian Neonatal Network, CNTN = Canadian Neonatal Transport Network, CSMFM = Canadian Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine.
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The Canadian Preterm Birth Network: a study protocol for improving outcomes for preterm infants and their families
Prakesh S. Shah, Sarah D. McDonald, Jon Barrett, Anne Synnes, Kate Robson, Jonathan Foster, Jean-Charles Pasquier, K.S. Joseph, Bruno Piedboeuf, Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil, Karel O'Brien, Sandesh Shivananda, Nils Chaillet, Petros Pechlivanoglou, for the Canadian Preterm Birth Network Investigators
Jan 2018, 6 (1) E44-E49; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20170128
The Canadian Preterm Birth Network: a study protocol for improving outcomes for preterm infants and their families
Prakesh S. Shah, Sarah D. McDonald, Jon Barrett, Anne Synnes, Kate Robson, Jonathan Foster, Jean-Charles Pasquier, K.S. Joseph, Bruno Piedboeuf, Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil, Karel O'Brien, Sandesh Shivananda, Nils Chaillet, Petros Pechlivanoglou, for the Canadian Preterm Birth Network Investigators
Jan 2018, 6 (1) E44-E49; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20170128
