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Krista Baerg

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ProfessorGeneral PediatricsUniversity of Saskatchewan

Krista Baerg

Professor

General Pediatrics

University of Saskatchewan

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

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11 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.

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245

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Research

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Latest papers

Parental Validation and Invalidation in Parent-Adolescent Discussion of Worry and Pain
Canadian Journal of Pain · 2026 · senior author
Practical tips for paediatricians: It hurts, swells and changes color, maybe its complex regional pain syndrome-Tips for early diagnosis and treatment.
Paediatrics & child health · 2026 · first author
Six ways to get a grip on patient and family centered care during the undergraduate medical years.
Canadian medical education journal · 2024 · first author

All 19 publications

Latest funding

Pediatric Outcomes imProvement through COordination of Research Networks (POPCORN)
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$2,988,500
Partnering For Pain: Identifying and actioning the Top 10 priorities for pediatric chronic pain in Canada
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$25,000
Partnering For Pain: Identifying and actioning the Top 10 priorities for pediatric chronic pain in Canada
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$25,000

All 15 grants and awards

19 publications.

Parental Validation and Invalidation in Parent-Adolescent Discussion of Worry and Pain

Michelle M. Gagnon, Alexandra R Brilz, Courtney Cameron, Krista Baerg

Canadian Journal of Pain2026Senior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1080/24740527.2026.2622315 PMID: 41858841

Practical tips for paediatricians: It hurts, swells and changes color, maybe its complex regional pain syndrome-Tips for early diagnosis and treatment.

Baerg K

Paediatrics & child health2026First author

DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxaf093 PMID: 41821844

Six ways to get a grip on patient and family centered care during the undergraduate medical years.

Baerg K, Anderson T, Thiessen H

Canadian medical education journal2024First author

DOI: 10.36834/cmej.71342 PMID: 38827901

"We survived the pandemic together": The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Canadian families living with chronic pain.

Killackey T, Soltani S, Noel M, Birnie KA, Choinière M, Pagé MG, Dassieu L, Lacasse A, Lalloo C, Poulin P, Ali S, Baerg K, Battaglia M, Campbell F, Mohabir V, Nishat F, Kelly R, Lund T, Isaac-Bertrand A, Benayon M, Jordan I, Stinson J

Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur20238 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1080/24740527.2022.2157251 PMID: 36760709

Paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome in Canada: population-based surveillance and role of SARS-CoV-2 linkage.

El Tal T, Morin MP, Morris SK, Farrar DS, Berard RA, Kakkar F, Moore Hepburn C, Baerg K, Beaufils C, Bennett TL, Benseler SM, Beaudoin-Bussières G, Chan K, Cyr C, Dahdah N, Donner EJ, Drouin O, Edjoc R, Eljaouhari M, Embree JE, Farrell C, Finzi A, Forgie S, Giroux R, Kang KT, King M, Laffin Thibodeau M, Lang B, Laxer RM, Luu TM, McCrindle BW, Orkin J, Papenburg J, Pound CM, Price VE, Proulx-Gauthier JP, Purewal R, Sadarangani M, Salvadori MI, Thibeault R, Top KA, Viel-Thériault I, Haddad E, Scuccimarri R, Yeung RSM

Pediatric research20233 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1038/s41390-023-02668-1 PMID: 37277605

Resource use and disease severity of children hospitalized for COVID-19 versus multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) in Canada.

Farrar D, Hepburn CM, Drouin O, El Tal T, Morin MP, Berard R, King M, Thibodeau ML, Baerg K, Beaudoin-Bussières G, Beaufils C, Bennett TL, Benseler S, Chan K, Cyr C, Dahdah N, Donner E, Embree J, Farrell C, Finzi A, Forgie S, Giroux R, Kang K, Lang B, Laxer R, McCrindle B, Orkin J, Papenburg J, Pound C, Price V, Proulx-Gauthier JP, Purewal R, Sadarangani M, Salvadori M, Thibeault R, Top K, Viel-Thériault I, Haddad E, Scuccimarri R, Yeung R, Kakkar F, Morris S

Canada communicable disease report = Releve des maladies transmissibles au Canada20231 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.14745/ccdr.v49i04a03 PMID: 38356877

Risk factors for severe COVID-19 in hospitalized children in Canada: A national prospective study from March 2020-May 2021.

Farrar DS, Drouin O, Moore Hepburn C, Baerg K, Chan K, Cyr C, Donner EJ, Embree JE, Farrell C, Forgie S, Giroux R, Kang KT, King M, Laffin Thibodeau M, Orkin J, Ouldali N, Papenburg J, Pound CM, Price VE, Proulx-Gauthier JP, Purewal R, Ricci C, Sadarangani M, Salvadori MI, Thibeault R, Top KA, Viel-Thériault I, Kakkar F, Morris SK

Lancet regional health. Americas202239 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2022.100337 PMID: 35936225

Canadian surveillance study of complex regional pain syndrome in children

Baerg K, Tupper SM, Chu LM, Cooke N, Dick BD, Doré-Bergeron M-J, Findlay S, Ingelmo PM, Lamontagne C, Mesaroli G

Pain202223 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002482

Frequency and characteristics of patient exclusion criteria in Canadian multidisciplinary pain treatment facilities: a cross-sectional study

Dassieu L, Choinière M, Saint-Jean L, Webster F, Peng P, Buckley N, Gilron I, Williamson O, Finley GA, Baerg K

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia202211 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1007/s12630-022-02241-0

Experiences of Pediatric Pain Professionals Providing Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study.

Killackey T, Baerg K, Dick B, Lamontagne C, Poolacherla R, Finley GA, Noel M, Birnie KA, Choinière M, Pagé MG, Dassieu L, Lacasse A, Lalloo C, Poulin P, Ali S, Battaglia M, Campbell F, Harris L, Mohabir V, Nishat F, Benayon M, Jordan I, Stinson J

Children (Basel, Switzerland)20226 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.3390/children9020230 PMID: 35204950

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Krista Baerg

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Parental Validation and Invalidation in Parent-Adolescent Discussion of Worry and Pain

Practical tips for paediatricians: It hurts, swells and changes color, maybe its complex regional pain syndrome-Tips for early diagnosis and treatment.

Six ways to get a grip on patient and family centered care during the undergraduate medical years.

"We survived the pandemic together": The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Canadian families living with chronic pain.

Paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome in Canada: population-based surveillance and role of SARS-CoV-2 linkage.

Resource use and disease severity of children hospitalized for COVID-19 versus multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) in Canada.

Risk factors for severe COVID-19 in hospitalized children in Canada: A national prospective study from March 2020-May 2021.

Canadian surveillance study of complex regional pain syndrome in children

Frequency and characteristics of patient exclusion criteria in Canadian multidisciplinary pain treatment facilities: a cross-sectional study

Experiences of Pediatric Pain Professionals Providing Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study.

Frequent collaborators

Catherine Pound

Manish Sadarangani

Sarah Forgie

Charlotte Moore-Hepburn

Julia Orkin

Karina Top

Jesse Papenburg

Ryan Giroux

Olivier Drouin

Shaun Morris

Fatima Kakkar

Manon Choinière

Lise Dassieu

Jennifer Stinson

Kathryn Birnie

Susanne Benseler

Isabel Jordan

Ian Gilron

Norman Buckley

Elie Haddad