PALISI August 2025 Newsletter
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In this issue:
PALISI Subgroup E-Meet and Greet Sessions Aug 20 and 27
Want to know more about our many PALISI subgroups? Join us for a special 2 part session where each subgroup will have the opportunity to introduce their work and share current projects. This is a great chance for members to explore subgroup activities before the Fall Main Meeting and get involved. The first is Wed Aug 20 3-4pm ET (12-1pm PT), and the second is Wed Aug 27 3-4pm ET (12-1pm PT). Each subgroup is participating in ONE of these sessions, so plan to check out both! See this link for schedule and registration.
Schedule:
August 20th BloodNet HCT Nutrinet ECLIPSE PICFLU PALISI HEARTS Near4Kids PediECMO | August 27th CCI-LTV PALISI Coordinators PEDAL POST-PICU PREVENT SDOH Global Health BACON PeTCCUS |
Fall 2025 PALISI meeting – Register for the Meeting, Reserve Your Montreal Hotel Room Now, Agenda!
The Fall 2025 meeting will be hosted in Montreal, Canada at the Omni Hotel Mont Royal September 8-11, 2025.
Registration: Please use your credits to register for the meeting at https://palisimembers.morwebcms.com/ , ( click “Events and Webinars”). If you don’t have any credits, you can also purchase them at the same site ( click “Purchase Credits”). You must register for the meeting before booking a hotel room.
Lodging Update for the PALISI Fall 2025 Meeting
The deadline to secure rooms at the special PALISI group rate at the Omni Mont-Royal has now passed. If you need assistance managing an existing reservation at the Omni Mont-Royal, please contact the hotel directly. For matters requiring PALISI assistance, please submit your request at: https://www.palisi.org/hotel-assistance
If you have not yet secured lodging, below are some nearby hotel recommendations. Please note that PALISI does not have a special room block or rate agreement with these hotels. Rooms may still be available at the Omni Mont-Royal, but not at the discounted group rate.
Nearby Hotel Recommendations:
Ritz-Carlton Montréal – 3-minute walk (0.2 miles) 1228 Sherbrooke St W, Montréal, QC H3G 1H6
Sofitel Montréal Golden Mile – 4-minute walk (0.2 miles) 1155 Sherbrooke St W, Montréal, QC H3A 2N3
Le Mount Stephen Hotel – 6-minute walk (0.3 miles) 1440 Drummond St, Montréal, QC H3G 1V9
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth – 13-minute walk (0.6 miles) 900 René-Lévesque Blvd W, Montréal, QC H3B 4A5
Montreal Marriott Château Champlain – 15-minute walk (0.7 miles) 1050 De La Gauchetière St W, Montréal, QC H3B 4C9
We encourage you to book your accommodations as soon as possible to ensure availability.
Final Fall 2025 PALISI Meeting Agenda Now Available –
Subgroup agendas will be released to the website shortly
*Please note that all agendas are subject to change
Meeting dates (CME application pending!):
Mon 9/8: Clinical Research Course, PALISI evening plenary and dinner party
Tues 9/9: Full PALISI meeting day, including subgroup meetings
Wed 9/10: Full PALISI meeting day, including subgroup meetings
Thurs 9/11: Morning PALISI meeting, main meeting ends midday, inaugural Datathon
Fall 2025 Meeting in Montreal – Special Event!!
September 8th (Monday) evening-
Dr. Jacques Lacroix PALISI/BloodNet Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony and Reception. Don’t miss this special event.
Pay It Forward – Contribute to Future PALISI Lacroix Award
We are excited to announce that the inaugural Jacques Lacroix Junior Investigator Award will be presented at the upcoming Fall BloodNet/PALISI Meeting on September 8, 2025, in Montreal.
The recipient of this award will receive:
Full travel support (airfare and hotel) to attend the meeting
An opportunity to present their research idea or progress at the BloodNet session
A one-on-one mentoring session with Dr. Jacques Lacroix
To make this meaningful opportunity possible, we kindly invite you to consider making a donation to this outstanding cause, using this link https://www.palisi.org/supportlacroixaward
Fall 2025 Clinical Research Course – Register Now!
Attention senior fellows, junior faculty and novice researchers - are you interested in developing your research skills from leading scientists in the field of pediatric critical care? Join us for PALISI’s Clinical Research Course on Monday, September 8, 2025, from 8:00am - 5:30pm. This one-day intensive workshop is designed to expose junior investigators to key components of a research career and build connections in the PALISI community. Topics will include building connections, developing your research program, cultivating collaborations, reviewing specific aims, discussing strategies for your professional success, and more!
This year participants will register for one of two tracks. You will be asked to choose your track upon registration, and you will spend roughly half of the day within your track.
Collaborative Clinician-Researcher - for those interested in roles such as collaborative investigator or site PI with a local clinical research or quality improvement scholarly focus.
Independent Clinician-Scientist* - for those aiming to lead independently funded research programs.
*If you register for the Independent Clinician-Scientist track, you must submit a Specific Aims page for review during the Specific Aims Workshop. If you are interested but do not feel prepared to submit this sample work, please don't hesitate to reach out to the course directors for guidance. Specific Aims will be requested in advance of the meeting and all late registrants will be placed in the Collaborative Clinician-Researcher track.
Please note that repeat course participation is encouraged, especially if you've participated in the past and now have better defined specific aims that you would like to review!
You can register for the course here. See you in Montreal!
Brad Lindell – LindellR@chop.edu
Lee Polikoff – Lee.Polikoff@brownhealth.org
Inaugural PALISI “Datathon” To Be Held Thurs Sept 11
On behalf of the PEDAL, NEAR4Kids, and BACON leadership, we'd like to invite you to participate in a PALISI "Datathon" event to occur immediately following conclusion of the PALISI main meeting in Montreal on Thursday, September 11th from 11am - 3pm (Lunch is provided - CME application pending!). In the session, we will match PALISI members with members from NEAR4Kids/BACON/PEDAL to work together on data analysis for a project related to NEAR4Kids or BACON, helping to expose individuals to additional analytic/coding techniques, increase collaboration across subgroups, and potentially result in publications. You can reference the data dictionaries for the NEAR4Kids and BACON data sets here.
If this sounds interesting and you have a research project in mind using NEAR4Kids or BACON data with methods that might be more nuanced than typical database studies (e.g., causal inference modeling), please send an email to PEDAL@palisi.org with an overview of your question and any potential collaborators. If you don't have a specific question but are interested in participating, please let us know that as well. We will review project ideas, make selections, and connect interested individuals in advance of the meeting. We look forward to seeing everyone at this first PALISI Datathon event! Cheers, The PEDAL, NEAR4Kids, and BACON subgroups
Save the Dates – Spring 2026 and Fall 2026 PALISI meetings
New! Save the Date: PALISI Spring 2026 Meeting March 4–7, 2026 | Hilton Salt Lake City Center | Salt Lake City, Utah
Mark your calendars! The PALISI Network invites you to join us for the Spring 2026 Meeting, taking place March 4–7 at the Hilton Salt Lake City Center in the heart of Salt Lake City, Utah. This centrally located venue offers easy access to six incredible ski resorts—perfect for extending your trip or enjoying some fresh mountain air:
Alta Ski Area (28–32 miles)
Snowbird (29 miles)
Brighton Ski Resort (30–33 miles)
Solitude Mountain Resort (29–31 miles)
Park City Mountain Resort (32–36 miles)
Deer Valley Resort (36 miles)
Don’t miss the Clinical Research Course, networking opportunities, and the same great science and collaboration you’ve come to expect from PALISI. Registration and hotel booking links will be available on November 10 in the November Newsletter. Stay tuned!
The Fall 2026 meeting will be held in Minneapolis, MN at The Marquette Minneapolis September 9-12, 2026
Membership Management on Morweb – New Academic Year
As we discussed in the last newsletter, all site credits were reset to zero as of June 1st, 2025.
You may purchase AY2026 credits for attendance at the Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 PALISI Meetings.
If you have any questions about PALISI financial processes, please don’t hesitate to email admin@palisi.org. We will still be in touch about prior unpaid invoices from AY2025, so please do your best to help us get those paid as soon as possible.
National Survey Pediatric ECMO Drowning Survey
Please participate in a national survey exploring factors that clinicians use in determining Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) candidacy for pediatric drowning patients.
survey link: https://redcap.link/drowning_ecmo
PALISI Social Media Expansion – Join the Team
PALISI is now on both Bluesky and X. We are seeking a few PALISI members to assist in managing these accounts. If you are interested, please contact Ann-Marie Brown at ann-marie.brown@emory.edu
General PALISI Communication Reminders
Don’t forget to follow us on X/(formerly Twitter) @PALISINet and Bluesky PALISInet.bsky.social Do you have any information that you would like to share in the monthly digest? Make sure to submit it to Ann-Marie Brown
by the 1st day of the month at https://www.palisi.org/communications .
(Direct Email: ann-marie.brown@emory.edu). This is also the place for questions for the Executive Committee or administrative team anytime!