The CSR science is founded on thoughtful ideas, quality data, robust analysis, and transparent reporting, "because research that guides practice and policy must be of the highest standard."
We conceive and conduct high-quality research including: multi-site collaborations, thesis dissertations, summer students, proof of concept work and detailed literature synthesis.
Over $9 million of peer-reviewed and donor funding enables us but does not define our successes. We are grateful that others see the value of the work done at CSR. CIHR, RDV, Heart and Stroke, Society of Critical Care Medicine, ALIMA
Each CSR project is fueled by a passion to create helpful knowledge. Each strives to address the quadruple aim of improved outcomes for patients, their families, health care professionals and heatlh care administrators.
The Center director Dr. Christopher Parshuram, is a ICU physician in the Department of Critical Care Medicine, is a senior scientist in the Child Health Evaluative Sciences of the SickKids Research Institute and is a Professor of Paediatrics and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Toronto.
Our solid technology and infrastructure support enable solid science. From modest beginnings in 2004, the CSR infrastructure includes state-of-the-art web-application server, secure web-based data input, with query and data analytic functionality for efficient creation and secure long-term storage of high-quality data.
The Center for Safety Research team is proud to have influenced policy and practice, broadened methodologic knowledge and deepened thinking around key topics:
Our journey includes key publications and impact: CMAJ 2008, CMAJ 2011, CMAJ 2015, JAMA 2018 and many other incremental publications.
Our future will reflect on our successful past.
Our Future Builds
Scientific capacity: PhD and MSc completion for graduate students.
Research capacity: Training of talented research professionals to conduct high-quality research and impeccable datasets.
Policy-relevant research to inform national and regional decision-making.
Practice changing research to improve everyday care and patient outcomes.
