IMPACT: National program of hospital-based active surveillance for vaccine-associated adverse events and selected infections

IMPACT is a pediatric hospital-based national active surveillance network for vaccine-preventable associated adverse events, vaccine failures and selected infectious diseases in children that are, or are soon to be, vaccine preventable, currently involving 13 tertiary pediatric hospitals across Canada. Ongoing since 1991. 

Project Details

Funder/sponsor(s): Canadian Pediatric Society
Lead institution: Vaccine Evaluation Center
Status: Active/Ongoing
Theme(s): Prevention, Population and Public Health

Project Lead(s): Manish Sadarangani
Collaborators: Laura Sauve, Julie Bettinger
Trainee(s): N/A

First Nations land acknowledegement

Action on Sepsis operates on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples — xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We invite everyone to reflect on the traditional territories and land that they currently work and live on.

Action on Sepsis Research Cluster

Vancouver Campus

4088 Cambie St
Vancouver, British Columbia Canada V5Z 2X8

Research Excellence Clusters at UBC Vancouver is a joint initiative of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver and the Vice-President, Research and Innovation. Funding support for the clusters is provided by Academic Excellence Funds – UBC Vancouver.

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