RT @BillLord2: “Addressing barriers to community-based assessment and testing for COVID-19 is urgently needed to minimize emergency departm…
RT @SinaiHealth: Dr. Jennie Johnstone, Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control at #SinaiHealth collaborated with fellow academ…
Dr. Jennie Johnstone, Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control at #SinaiHealth collaborated with fellow academic partners on an article about what early Canadian experience with COVID-19 can teach us about how to prepare for a pandemic. Feature
RT @AndreasLaupacis: Experience with first 135 people tested for COVID19 in Toronto hospitals finds that the vast majority could be managed…
RT @AndreasLaupacis: Experience with first 135 people tested for COVID19 in Toronto hospitals finds that the vast majority could be managed…
RT @AndreasLaupacis: Experience with first 135 people tested for COVID19 in Toronto hospitals finds that the vast majority could be managed…
RT @AndreasLaupacis: Experience with first 135 people tested for COVID19 in Toronto hospitals finds that the vast majority could be managed…
RT @AndreasLaupacis: Experience with first 135 people tested for COVID19 in Toronto hospitals finds that the vast majority could be managed…
RT @AndreasLaupacis: Experience with first 135 people tested for COVID19 in Toronto hospitals finds that the vast majority could be managed…
RT @AndreasLaupacis: Experience with first 135 people tested for COVID19 in Toronto hospitals finds that the vast majority could be managed…
RT @AndreasLaupacis: Experience with first 135 people tested for COVID19 in Toronto hospitals finds that the vast majority could be managed…
Experience with first 135 people tested for COVID19 in Toronto hospitals finds that the vast majority could be managed at home: only 1 tested +ve. Suggests screening should be done in community and not hospital EDs https://t.co/lP8dsJUb4C via @CMAJ
“Addressing barriers to community-based assessment and testing for COVID-19 is urgently needed to minimize emergency department overcrowding, infection of health care workers and risks to other acutely ill patients”
Interesting. Salaried models that provide clinicians with stability and flexibility & that already exist in #CHCs & already offer home visits to vulnerable ppl could be scaled up across the system? Works well for all in times of crisis & regula
Increased support and availability of testing kits for COVID-19 need to be implemented for community-based assessments to relieve ER’s space for moderate to severe cases. https://t.co/OMmnYn5sOS
https://t.co/Az7OoA532d hot off the press @CMAJ
What can early Canadian experience screening for #COVID19 teach us about how to prepare for a pandemic? Data to inform pandemic preparedness published today in CMAJ: https://t.co/tsrveAeTph #cdnhealth #cdnpoli #coronavirus https://t.co/IbG7VFEmqz
Canada needs to urgently establish the capacity to assess and test people with symptoms of possible #COVID19 in their homes or in special clinics outside of hospitals, say physicians that tested 135 people for the disease. Read their analysis here: https:/