April Highlights – A Month of Momentum 🚀

CSAR / Research4Babies Newsletter Summary

April was an exceptionally productive and exciting month for the CSAR / Research4Babies team—marked by major clinical trial milestones, international engagement, trainee achievements, and growing collaborations across the globe.

🧪 Clinical trials moving forward

The HiLo Trial reached a major milestone with 1,150 of 1,200 infants recruited, bringing us very close to completion of one of the largest neonatal trials in Canada. We also welcomed a new participating site, Université de Sherbrooke, further strengthening our national network.

At the same time, we continued advancing the SURV1VE program of research, focusing on building the scientific foundation through publications, dissemination, and international engagement.

This work remains essential to prepare for the next phase of large-scale clinical trials in neonatal resuscitation.

🌍 Global engagement & conferences

April also saw strong international engagement. Members of the team participated in the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting 2026 in Boston, contributing multiple presentations, posters, and sessions across key areas including neonatal resuscitation, respiratory support, CPR, and artificial intelligence.

In addition, participation in the 12. Kongress der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Notfallmedizin provided an opportunity to connect neonatal resuscitation with prehospital emergency care, highlighting the importance of delivering effective newborn resuscitation even outside the hospital setting.

These meetings provided an important platform to share our work, strengthen collaborations, and engage with the global neonatal research community.

🎓 Training the next generation

A major highlight this month was the outstanding contribution of our trainees.

• Undergraduate students presented their work at the University of Alberta Pediatric Research Day

• Several students completed their research courses with outstanding performance, contributing to projects on vasopressin, brain injury, and neonatal physiology

  
  

These achievements underscored our strong commitment to mentorship and developing the next generation of clinician-scientists.

🤝 Building networks

April highlighted the importance of collaboration. From expanding trial networks across Canada to strengthening international partnerships and investigator engagement, our work continued to be driven by a shared goal: improving outcomes for newborns through coordinated, high-quality research.

🔍 Looking ahead

As we move into the next months, several key priorities remain:

• Completing recruitment for the HiLo Trial

• Continuing to build the evidence base and readiness for the SURV1VE program

• Advancing innovation in neonatal resuscitation and respiratory care

• Supporting trainees and early-career researchers

• Welcoming the Summer Students Class of 2026 in May

🙌 Thank you

None of this would have been possible without the dedication of our research teams, collaborators, trainees, and—most importantly—the families who participated in our studies.

April was a month of progress, collaboration, and impact.

Thank you for being part of the Research4Babies journey. Stay tuned for what’s next.