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Joan Robinson

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ProfessorPediatrics DeptUniversity of Alberta

Joan Robinson

Professor

Pediatrics Dept

Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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21 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.

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Research

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Latest papers

Prenatal characteristics and factors contributing to congenital syphilis: A descriptive analysis of cases reported to the Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program June 2021 through May 2023.
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026
Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) necrotizing soft tissue infection (NSTI) in a vaccinated 16-month-old Inuit boy: a case report.
International journal of circumpolar health · 2026
Hospital admissions for acute respiratory tract infections among infants from Nunavut and the burden of respiratory syncytial virus: a 10-year retrospective cohort study.
Lancet regional health. Americas · 2025

All 49 publications

Latest funding

Developing a national approach to surveillance and prevention for neonatal ventilator-associated pneumonia
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$612,000
Vaccination in a pandemic: The impact on routine vaccinations and future COVID-19 vaccine acceptance
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$334,908

All 2 grants and awards

49 publications.

Prenatal characteristics and factors contributing to congenital syphilis: A descriptive analysis of cases reported to the Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program June 2021 through May 2023.

Gravel G, Merckx J, Bemmo A, Choi KB, Sandhu J, Robinson J, Bitnun A, Brophy J, Leis K, Sauvé L, Wong S, King M, Bullard J, Krueger C

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026Open Access

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-026-01152-7 PMID: 41857456

Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) necrotizing soft tissue infection (NSTI) in a vaccinated 16-month-old Inuit boy: a case report.

Dorey R, Morzycki A, Scott D, Robinson J, Huynh G

International journal of circumpolar health2026

DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2026.2702788 PMID: 42446531

Hospital admissions for acute respiratory tract infections among infants from Nunavut and the burden of respiratory syncytial virus: a 10-year retrospective cohort study.

Woo Kinshella ML, Allen J, Pawa J, Papenburg J, Jetty R, Dwilow R, Embree J, Robinson J, Arbour L, Sadarangani M, Shen Y, Bone JN, Walker C, Kayda I, Sheffield H, Scott D, Miners A, Goldfarb DM

Lancet regional health. Americas20254 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2025.101021 PMID: 40171141

Healthcare costs and resource utilization for acute respiratory syncytial virus pediatric hospitalizations in Canada: a population-based study

Vadlamudi NK, Gomes K, Chow E, Bourdeau M, Embree J, Halperin SA, Jadavji T, Kazmi K, Langley JM, Le Saux N

The Lancet Regional Health. Americas20253 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2025.101257

Syphilis screening in pregnancy: no time for complacency

Aaradhana Singh, Tom Wong, Joan L. Robinson

Current Opinion in Obstetrics & Gynecology20252 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1097/gco.0000000000001049 PMID: 40574693

Neurological involvement in hospitalized children with SARS-CoV-2 infection: a multinational study

Yea C, Barton M, Bitnun A, Morris SK, Tal TE, Ulloa-Gutierrez R, Brenes-Chacon H, Yock-Corrales A, Ivankovich-Escoto G, Soriano-Fallas A

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences202412 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2022.347 PMID: W4313489021

Patterns in COVID-19 vaccination among children aged 5–11 years in Alberta, Canada: Lessons for future vaccination campaigns

Shannon Elizabeth MacDonald, Laura Reifferscheid, Yuba Raj Paudel, Joan L. Robinson

Public Health in Practice20242 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.puhip.2024.100467 PMID: 38318226

Kinetics of RPR Decline in Pregnant Persons Treated for Syphilis in Pregnancy and Their Infants.

Schwartz D, Tse-Chang A, Robinson J, Gratrix J, Smyczek P, Hawkes MT

Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland)20241 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.3390/pathogens13111010 PMID: 39599563

Definitional and Methodological Errors in Pediatric Post–COVID-19 Condition Research Letter—Reply

Lyndsey M. Hahn, Joan L. Robinson, Piush J. Mandhane

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine20241 citations

DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.6136 PMID: 38285442

Clinical Practice Guideline by the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA): 2023 Guideline on Diagnosis and Management of Acute Bacterial Arthritis in Pediatrics.

Woods CR, Bradley JS, Chatterjee A, Kronman MP, Arnold SR, Robinson J, Copley LA, Arrieta AC, Fowler SL, Harrison C, Eppes SC, Creech CB, Stadler LP, Shah SS, Mazur LJ, Carrillo-Marquez MA, Allen CH, Lavergne V

Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society2024

DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piad089 PMID: 37941444

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Joan Robinson

Research

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Prenatal characteristics and factors contributing to congenital syphilis: A descriptive analysis of cases reported to the Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program June 2021 through May 2023.

Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) necrotizing soft tissue infection (NSTI) in a vaccinated 16-month-old Inuit boy: a case report.

Hospital admissions for acute respiratory tract infections among infants from Nunavut and the burden of respiratory syncytial virus: a 10-year retrospective cohort study.

Healthcare costs and resource utilization for acute respiratory syncytial virus pediatric hospitalizations in Canada: a population-based study

Syphilis screening in pregnancy: no time for complacency

Neurological involvement in hospitalized children with SARS-CoV-2 infection: a multinational study

Patterns in COVID-19 vaccination among children aged 5–11 years in Alberta, Canada: Lessons for future vaccination campaigns

Kinetics of RPR Decline in Pregnant Persons Treated for Syphilis in Pregnancy and Their Infants.

Definitional and Methodological Errors in Pediatric Post–COVID-19 Condition Research Letter—Reply

Clinical Practice Guideline by the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA): 2023 Guideline on Diagnosis and Management of Acute Bacterial Arthritis in Pediatrics.

Developing a national approach to surveillance and prevention for neonatal ventilator-associated pneumonia

Vaccination in a pandemic: The impact on routine vaccinations and future COVID-19 vaccine acceptance

Frequent collaborators

Manish Sadarangani

Jesse Papenburg

Ari Bitnun

Jared Bullard

Karina Top

Cheryl Foo

Shannon MacDonald

Michael Hawkes

Lisa Hartling

Jacqueline Khet-Ling Wong

Peter Gill

Suzette Cooke

Michael Hawkes

Ève Dubé

Julie Bettinger

Ben Vandermeer

Jeffrey Pernica

Tammie Dewan

Thomas Wong

Nora Macdonald

Jeffrey (Des) Pernica

Shaun Morris

Kirk Leifso

Tala El Tal

Sarah Tehseen

Julie Blackburn

Jiri Vajsar

Susan Richardson

Prakesh Shah