CAHS Fellows have been providing leadership in a variety of ways to help tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. Some examples are below.
April 27 – Front-line care aides are the real heroes. Hill Times.
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- Fellow (co-author): Carole Estabrooks (University of Alberta)
- Medicine shortages in light of COVID-19: a wake-up call for drug security. Hill Times.
- Fellow (co-author): Jacalyn Duffin (Queen’s University)
- Why has Canada’s data collection during the pandemic been so bad? Hill Times.
- Fellow (author): Michael Wolfson (University of Ottawa)
- Change accelerator: COVID-19. Hill Times.
- Fellow (co-author): Chris Simpson (Queen’s University)
- Why does it take a crisis to understand that health workers are our health system? Hill Times.
- Fellow (co-author): Ivy Bourgeault (University of Ottawa)
April 26 – UBC: Ottawa announces $40 million to sequence COVID-19 viral and patient genomes
- Fellow: Terry Snutch (UBC)
April 23 – Harnessing stem cells and regenerative medicine to fight COVID-19. OHRI.
- Fellow: Duncan Stewart (Ottawa Hospital Research Institute)
April 22 – Should I leave my retirement or long-term care home due to COVID-19? New tools can help with tough decisions. OHRI.
- Fellow: Dawn Stacey (University of Ottawa)
April 19 – Extended McGill community steps up to battle COVID-19, says Dean of Medicine. McGill Reporter.
- Fellow: David Eidelman (McGill)
April 11 – University of Victoria professor talks about scientific modelling, how it works, and their importance in helping health professionals deal with COVID-19. CHEK News
- Fellow: Elizabeth Borycki
March 30 – U of A health policy expert aims to cure COVID-19 ‘infodemic’. UofA.
- Fellow: Timothy Caulfield
March 29 – Why are more men dying of COVID-19? Global.
- Fellow : Cara Tannenbaum (CIHR)
March 26 – CHRIM CEO will help lead global study to improve diagnosis and treatment in children infected by Covid-19. CHIRM.
- Fellow: Terry Klassen (Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, University of Manitoba)
March 26 – Coronavirus a ‘wake-up call’ for Canada’s prescription drug supply. CBC.
- Fellow: Jacalyn Duffin (Queen’s)
March 25 – Local researchers aim to test COVID-19 treatment in Hamilton. Hamilton Spectator.
- Fellows: Salim Yusuf, Mark Loeb, Hertzel Gerstein, Sonia Anand, Deb Cook (McMaster University)
March 25 – How artificial intelligence can accelerate our response to global pandemics (Opinion). Globe and Mail.
- Fellow: Alan Bernstein, author (Canadian Institute for Advanced Research)
March 25 – How three Canadian research teams are battling the pandemic. University Affairs.
- Fellow: Ronald Labonté (University of Ottawa)
March 23 – How the U of A’s Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology is responding to the COVID-19 crisis. University of Alberta.
- Fellow: Lorne Tyrrell (University of Alberta).
March 23 – Montreal Heart Institute launches clinical study into potential COVID-19 treatment. CBC.
- Fellow: Jean-Claude Tardif (Montreal Heart Institute)
March 20 – U of A researchers hot on the trail of COVID-19. London Free Press.
- Fellow: Lorne Tyrrell (University of Alberta).
March 18 – Coronavirus: Canadians warned not to stockpile medicine beyond 30-day supply. Global.
- Fellow: Jacalyn Duffin (Queen’s)
March 17 – Montreal researchers propose a treatment for COVID-19. McGill Tribune.
- Fellow: Michel Chrétien
March 12 – A geriatrician talks about the COVID-19 pandemic and what it means for seniors. CBC
- Fellow: Kenneth Rockwood
March 12 – How to help the health-care system cope with COVID-19. The Province.
- Fellow: Jaclyn Duffin
March 8 – From test strips to llama antibodies, U of O researchers take on COVID-19. CBC.
- Fellow: Ronald Labonte (Ottawa U)