Dr. Karen Choong is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Critical Care, and the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact at McMaster University. She is a graduate of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and completed fellowships in Neonatology as well as Pediatric Critical Care at the University of Toronto. Professor Choong’s major research contributions are in the areas of PICU-based rehabilitation, patient-centered outcomes, and post-intensive care sequelae. She is the current Vice Chair and Chair elect of the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. Her list of publications is available on https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4608-4508.