Contact Tracing in Preventing the Transmission of COVID-19

Contact Tracing for Preventing the International Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from Infected Aircraft Passengers: A Systematic Review

Project Status:Complete

Knowledge User(s)

World Health Organization

Funding Source(s)

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) through the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) Evidence Alliance
  • World Health Organization

Project Objectives

To identify, critically-appraise and summarize evidence on contact tracing for COVID-19, including digital apps or programs, in preventing SARS-CoV-2 transmission between air travelers.

Research Approach

Systematic Review

Project Lead(s)

Ahmed Abou-Setta

Position: George and Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation, University of Manitoba
Email: Ahmed.Abou-setta@umanitoba.ca

Ahmed Abou-Setta is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Knowledge Synthesis Platform at The George and Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation, University of Manitoba. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed studies and his work has been cited over 2000 times by colleagues. His areas of research expertise includes clinical epidemiological research methods, methods for evaluation of the quality of data from clinical trials, the meta-analysis of trial data, and methods for utilizing indirect evidence. He is leading innovative research into methods for improving and streamlining the systematic review process including semi-automation of the review process and report creation.

Dr. Abou-Setta is involved in continuous education to clinical faculty at the University of Manitoba and students through epidemiological and biostatistical consultation, teaching, and collaborative innovative research on knowledge synthesis projects. He is also co-teaching the first accredited systematic review course where graduate students and clinicians at the University of Manitoba are being trained to produce high-quality systematic reviews of the literature.

Ahmed Abou-Setta

George and Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation, University of Manitoba

Ahmed Abou-Setta is an Assistant Professor and Director of the...

Project Outputs

Report