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Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) COVID-19 Research Update - November 30
Older adults have been shown to be at greatest risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19. In response to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) expanded the scope of its research, launching a comprehensive questionnaire-based study to investigate the pandemic impacts on older adults, exploring how they cope, the effects on their physical and mental health, and changes to how they access health-care services. In fall 2020, a partnership with the…
COVID-19 | The Future of Long-Term Care by Royal Society of Canada | November 23
About this Event
In July, the RSC published a Policy Briefing called Restoring Trust: COVID-19 and the Future of Long-Term Care. What has been the impact of the report, and what are next steps?
MODERATOR | André Picard, Health columnist at The Globe and Mail and the author of six books.
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A dynamic review of the evidence around ongoing Covid19 symptoms (often called Long Covid).
Key Messages
The novel coronavirus (Covid19) pandemic declared by the World Health Organisation in March 2020 has had far-reaching effects upon people’s lives, health care systems and wider society. As yet there is little research into the number of people at risk of developing ongoing Covid19. Early attention has been on the acute illness generated by the virus, but it is becoming clear that, for…
Pandemic Perspectives — What we learned from COVID-19
Wednesday, September 23 | 7 - 8:30pm (MDT)
Registration: https://bit.ly/34yNaSm
From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Alberta’s world-class researchers and scholars have been actively engaged in efforts to limit the spread of the virus, help local and global communities and find a cure.
Join a panel of UAlberta experts from the faculties of Medicine & Dentistry, Nursing and Public Health as they discuss the lessons…
ICES Report: Immigrants, refugees and other newcomers account for nearly 44% of all COVID-19 cases in Ontario
COVID-19 in Immigrants, Refugees and Other Newcomers in Ontario: Characteristics of Those Tested and Those Confirmed Positive, as of June 13, 2020
This report focuses on patterns of testing and test results for immigrants and refugees in Ontario from the initial phases of COVID-19 testing through to June 13, 2020. Data are available for all residents eligible for the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) apart from those living in long-term care facilities. Characteristics measured include age group, sex, immigration status, country/world region of birth, Canadian language fluency, employment as health care worker, neighbourhood income,…
Established by the President of the Royal Society of Canada in April 2020, the RSC Task Force on COVID-19 was mandated to provide evidence-informed perspectives on major societal challenges in response to and recovery from COVID-19.
The Task Force established a series of Working Groups to rapidly develop Policy Briefings, with the objective of supporting policy makers with evidence to inform their decisions.
Policy Briefings have three sections:
- Context and policy status before COVID-19
- Vu…
COVID-19 RELATED NEWS
CANCELLING THE SPRING 2020 PROJECT GRANT COMPETITION
A message from CIHR President Dr. Michael Strong
Dear colleagues,
I am writing to you today to announce that, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, CIHR has cancelled the Spring 2020 Project Grant competition.
CIHR made the decision to cancel the spring competition following consultations with Governing Council, Science Council, partners at the U-15, Universities Canada, HealthCareCAN, and the University Delegates Network, among others.…
The CADTH bulletin on dementia villages that was reviewed by Dr. Estabrooks can now be found on their website:
Dementia Villages: Innovative Residential Care for People with Dementia
https://www.cadth.ca/sites/default/files/hs-eh/eh0071-dementia-villages.pdf
CIHR is embarking on a new strategic plan and is seeking your guidance in helping identify areas of greatest strategic importance:
- How should CIHR spend its budget?
- How can CIHR help build the capacity of the Canadian health research community?
- How can CIHR help spread new research knowledge to improve the health of Canadians?
Your answers matter a great deal as they will help inform the development of a new strategic plan to guide CIHR over the coming years.
I am encouraging you, a…
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