Brief Biography

Completed her MD at McMaster University in 1982, and postgraduate training in paediatric medicine (FRCPC) in 1987 with final year as co-chief resident at The Hospital for Sick Children, followed by a Duncan Gordon Fellowship studying clinical epidemiology and biostatistics at McMaster University in 1987-88. Appointed Assistant Professor in 1988, Associate Professor in 1996, Full Professor in 2011, Head of the Division of Paediatric Medicine from 1997 to 2004 and Director of the Fellowship Program, Division of Paediatric Medicine from 2004 to 2010. Currently director of Research, Paediatric Outcomes Research Team (PORT).

Clinical Care Activities

Inpatient hospitalist Paediatric Medicine, Paediatric Neurofibromatosis Clinic.

Research Interests

Outcomes research in paediatric medicine, including diagnosis, prevention and treatment of highly prevalent paediatric problems (eg injury, wheezing, dehydration, anemia) using epidemiologic methods (controlled clinical trials, observational methods, diagnostic test methodology, measurement methodology).

External Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR); Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation (PSI)

Achievements

Harry Bain Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, The Hospital for Sick Children, 1995, 1999, 2009

Publications

Maguire JL, Boutis K, Laupacis A, Parkin PC:  Should this head injured child receive a head CT?: A systematic review of clinical prediction rules.  Pediatrics 2009: 124: pp e145-e154.

Parkin PC, Macarthur C, Khambalia A, Goldman RD, Friedman JN:  Clinical and laboratory assessment of dehydration severity in children with acute gastroenteritis.  Clinical Pediatrics 2010: 49(3):pp235-9.

Cohen E, Goldman RD, Ragone A, Uleryk E, Atenafu E, Sidiqui U, Mahmoud N, Parkin PC:  Child versus adult randomized controlled trials: a citation analysis of trends, 1985-2005.  Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine 2010: 164(3): pp 283-288.  

Mahant S, Mekky M, Parkin PC:  Integrating pediatric hospitalists in the academic health science center:  Practice and perceptions in a Canadian center.  Journal of Hospital Medicine 2010: 5(4): pp 228-233.

Bailey B, Gravel J, Goldman RD, Friedman JN, Parkin PC:  External validation of the clinical dehydration scale for children with acute gastro-enteritis.  Academic Emergency Medicine 2010: 17: pp 583-588.

Maguire J, Mekky M, Jacobson S, Peer M, Taylor C, Parkin PC:  Office based intervention to reduce bottle use among toddlers:  TARGet Kids! Pragmatic randomized trial. Pediatrics 2010 Aug: 126(2): pp e343-350.   

Birken CS, Maguire JL, Parkin PC, McCrindle BW, Manlhiot C, Jacobson S, Peer M, Taylor C, Beck CE, Mekky M:  Parent factors associated with screen time in preschool children in primary care practice: A TARGet Kids! study.  Public Health Nutrition April 2011: 5: pp 1-5 (Epub)


Wahi G, Parkin PC, Beyene J, Uleryk E, Birken CS:  Are interventions aimed at reducing screen time in children effective:  A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.  Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 2011 Jul: Epub doi:10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.122