Welcome to IMPaCT!

Increasing capacity for Maternal and Paediatric Clinical Trials (IMPaCT) is a Clinical Trials Training Platform funded by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research. IMPaCT is for clinicians and researchers in any discipline who work with children (neonates to adolescents), and pregnant people and want to learn more about designing , operating and communicating about clinical trials.

We are a group of mentors and partner organizations who came together to train PhD students, postdoctoral fellows and early career researchers on how to design, conduct and communicate about clinical trials. Learn more about our mission and objectives here!

IMPaCT includes 3 components: online learning, training awards and an in-person training summit. Our online learning is open-access and freely available to anyone who registers.

IMPaCT is offering 15 training awards for the 2025-26 cohort!

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A green square with article headline in white text with a smaller black text subheading underneath. Launching a new pediatric and pregnancy clinical trial network.

IMPaCT Launch and Strategic Planning Meeting

In May 2023, the IMPaCT team gathered in Halifax, Nova Scotia with all our current mentors to establish our goals and curriculum priorities. This was our first opportunity included engaging discussions on engaging with government and youth perspectives on clinical trials.

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