Dr. Terry Klassen (he/him) MD, MSc, FRCPC

Dr. Klassen is a clinician-scientist whose clinical base is pediatric emergency medicine and has been active in Pediatric Emergency Research Canada collaborating on a national research program involving randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews and knowledge translation. He has a consistent record of national and international peer-reviewed funding, along with a publication record that has included many articles in the highest impact medical journals.

Dr. Klassen’s research has had a large impact on the practice of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, which was recognized when he received a 2011 Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Canadian Medical Association Journal Top Achievements in Health Research Award. He was awarded a Canada Research Chair Tier 1 in Clinical Trials in 2020 until he assumed the Provincial Department Head role here in Saskatchewan in April, 2024

• Developments in the Design, Conduct, and Reporting of Child Health Trials.Baba A, Aregbesola A, Caldwell PHY, Elliott SA, Elsman EBM, Fernandes RM, Hartling L, Heath A, Kelly LE, Preston J, Sammy A, Webbe J, Williams K, Woolfall K, Klassen TP, Offringa M.Pediatrics. 2024 Jul 1;154(1):e2024065799. doi: 10.1542/peds.2024-065799.
• Assessment of Usefulness of Randomized Control Trials in Child Health Research Published in 2007 and 2017. Kaminski B, Aregbesola A, Tam C, Vandermeer B, Klassen TP.J Pediatr. 2024 Apr;267:113900. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.113900. Epub 2024 Jan 3. 
• A Decade of Efforts to Add Value to Child Health Research Practices. Sammy A, Baba A, Klassen TP, Moher D, Offringa M.J Pediatr. 2024 Feb;265:113840. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113840. Epub 2023 Nov 23.
• Readiness of emergency departments for pediatric patients and pediatric mortality: a systematic review. Harper JA, Coyle AC, Tam C, Skakum M, Ragheb M, Wilson L, Lê ML, Klassen TP, Aregbesola A.CMAJ Open. 2023 Oct 17;11(5):E956-E968. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20210337. Print 2023 Sep-Oct.
• Translating Emergency Knowledge for Kids (TREKK): using research evidence to improve outcomes for children and families in emergency departments across Canada.Knisley L, Hartling L, Jabbour M, Johnson DW, Lang ES, MacPhee S, Reid S, Scott SD, Sinclair D, Stang AS, Vincent M, Klassen TP.CJEM. 2022 Jan;24(1):12-15. doi: 10.1007/s43678-021-00205-9. Epub 2021 Oct 8.
• Large Pediatric Randomized Clinical Trials in ClinicalTrials.gov.Cho SM, Serghiou S, Ioannidis JP, Klassen TP, Contopoulos-Ioannidis DG.Pediatrics. 2021 Sep;148(3):e2020049771. doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-049771. Epub 2021 Aug 31.
• The Pediatric Emergency Research Network: a decade old and growing.Bressan S, Klassen TP, Dalziel SR, Babl FE, Benito J, Chamberlain J, Chang TP, Freedman SB, Kohn Loncarica G, Lyttle MD, Mintegi S, Mistry RD, Nigrovic LE, Plint AC, Rino P, Roland D, Van De Mosselaer G, Oostenbrink R, Kuppermann N.Eur J Emerg Med. 2021 Oct 1;28(5):341-343. doi: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000847.