Preventing the Transmission of COVID-19 in Older Adults Living in Long-Term Care
Preventing the Transmission of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Older Adults Aged 60 Years and Above Living in Long-Term Care: A Rapid Review
Project Status:Complete
Knowledge User(s)
Canadian Frailty Network
Funding Source(s)
- Canadian Frailty Network
Project Objectives
To examine the control and management of COVID-19, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in adults 60 years or above living in long-term care facilities.
Research Approach
Rapid Review
Project Lead(s)
Andrea Tricco
Andrea C Tricco, PhD, MSc
Dr. Andrea Tricco holds a MSc in Epidemiology and PhD in Population Health. She is a Scientist and the Executive Director of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto. She is a Professor at the University of Toronto in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health & Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation. She is also an Adjunct and Associate Graduate Faculty with Faculty of Health Sciences at Ontario Tech University. She is Co-Editor in Chief of the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.
Dr. Tricco’s research interests are related to responding to decision-makers (including policy-makers, healthcare providers, and patient partners) through knowledge synthesis. Her research focuses on advancing the science of knowledge synthesis and she is leading research projects related to rapid reviews, network meta-analysis, and scoping reviews. She currently holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Synthesis for Knowledge Users and has been recognized as one of the most highly cited researchers in the world.
Andrea Tricco
St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto
Andrea C Tricco, PhD, MSc @ATricco @andreatricco.bsky.social Dr. Andrea Tricco...