About
About TREKK
We work to improve emergency care for children across Canada.
Who We Are
Most acutely ill and injured children in Canada are managed within emergency departments that are not part of a children’s hospital.
Difficulties in getting the right resources and training have been cited as barriers to providing the best possible care in these settings.
This has resulted in variable levels of emergency care for children. TREKK launched in 2011 as a knowledge mobilization network through the Government of Canada’s Networks of Centres of Excellence Knowledge Mobilization Initiative to address these critical knowledge gaps.
We are a not-for-profit network that aims to improve emergency care for children by co-designing and sharing resources with families and healthcare providers.
Our Impact
Co-developed evidence-based tools and resources
Collaborators – emergency departments, nursing stations, parents, clinicians, researchers, and organizations
Parent videos viewed on the TREKK YouTube channel
Committee members and content advisors
Resources downloaded
Trainees involved
Topics
What We Value
01Vision
Every child receives the highest standard of emergency care.
02Purpose
We co-create and share resources to improve emergency care of children.
03Values
Empowerment
We believe emergency healthcare providers and families should have easy access to the best available evidence to care for ill and injured children.
Belonging
We invest in creating spaces where people can share openly, question respectfully and feel their ideas, backgrounds, experience, and perspectives are valued.
Collaboration
We believe in reciprocal partnerships built on trust, honesty, respect, and transparency.
Learning
We value seeking opportunities to grow and finding new, innovative ways to mobilize knowledge.
Being Impactful
We measure our progress, share successes and the lessons learned.
04Strategic Priorities
Co-Create Tools and Resources
Goal: Mobilize evidence in children’s emergency care through the co-creation and sharing of tools and resources.
Research
Goal: Advance knowledge mobilization science on the co-creation of information, clinical tools, and resources with healthcare providers, families and other end users to explore ways to maximize access and use.
Education
Goal: Increase the skills and knowledge of healthcare providers and families caring for children in emergencies.
Sustainability
Goal: Sustain our work and maximize impact through strategic partnerships and collaborations.
Network Structure
