COVID-19 in Children with Brain-Based Disabilities
COVID-19 in Children with Brain-Based Developmental Disabilities: A Rapid Review
Project Status:Complete
Knowledge User(s)
Child-Bright Network
Project Trainee(s)
Andrée-Anne Poirier, Benoit Mailhot
Funding Source(s)
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) through the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) Evidence Alliance
- Child-Bright Network
Project Objectives
To determine whether children with brain-based developmental disabilities were more likely to be infected by COVID-19 and have complications or poorer outcomes following infections.
Research Approach
Rapid Review
Project Lead(s)
Annie LeBlancAnnie LeBlanc is a clinical epidemiologist, Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Investigator in the Research Center of the Quebec Institute of Primary Healthcare and Social Services, Quebec, Affiliate Investigator, Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, USA, and Interim Director, Capacity Building & Professional Development Core, Strategy for Patient Oriented Research (SPOR) Quebec SUPPORT Unit, Quebec. Dr. LeBlanc’s research centers around the translation of comparative effectiveness research into practice through the design, evaluation, implementation, and sustainability of patient-centered interventions and their impact on patient important outcomes. She lives in Quebec City with her husband and two children. |