In advance of the 2025 Perioperative Care Congress, a pre-course research workshop will be offered on Friday November 7, 2025. The event is hosted in collaboration with the Perioperative Care Research Network (PCRN) and the Society for Perioperative Research and Care (SPRC). The workshop will be held in the David Braley Health Sciences Centre (Hamilton, ON).

The research workshop will feature:

Key note lectures from leaders in perioperative research, Presentation on hot topics in perioperative research, Updates from the Canadian initiatives to promote and expand clinicals trials in perioperative research, Breakout sessions for presentations and discussions of research ideas and proposals, Presentations from investigators looking to expand collaboration in ongoing research, Opportunities for networking, collaboration, and mentoring opportunities between trainees, early career, and established researchers in perioperative care

Topics include:

Grantsmanship and writing successful grant proposals, Time management in clinical research, Roadmap to success in clinical research, Innovative approaches to informed consent