Health Systems Impacts of COVID-19 Variants
Public Health and Health Systems Impacts of SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern: Rapid Scoping Review
Project Status:Complete
Knowledge User(s)
Alberta Health Services, Public Health Agency of Canada
Patient/Public Partner(s)
Trudy Flynn, Rebecca Mackay
Project Trainee(s)
Mari Somerville, Justine Dol
Collaborator(s)
Jason LeBlanc, Lisa Barrett, Jeannette Comeau, Lynora Saxinger
Funding Source(s)
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) through COVID-END
Project Objectives
To provide a synthesis of current evidence and guidance documents related to public health measures and health systems arrangements associated with variants of concern.
Research Approach
Living Evidence Synthesis, Rapid Scoping Review
Project Lead(s)
Janet Curran
Janet Curran is a Professor in the School of Nursing at Dalhousie University and a Research Chair in Quality and Patient Safety at IWK Health, Nova Scotia Health and Dalhousie University.
She is the Scientific Lead in the Strengthening Transitions in Care lab at IWK Health where her program of research is focused on co-designing and evaluating best practice and policy change interventions to improve transitions in care for patients and families. Her co-design work is informed by collaborating with multiple stakeholders including patients, parents and caregivers, healthcare providers, and policy makers.
Janet Curran
Dalhousie University, Maritimes SPOR SUPPORT Unit
Janet Curran is a Professor in the School of Nursing...
Project Outputs
Research Brief #1 (Health Systems Impacts – May 2021)
Research Brief #2 (Public Health Impacts – May 2021)
Research Brief #3 (Public Health Implications – Sept 2021)
Research Brief #4 (Public Health Implications – Oct 2021)
Research Brief #5 (Public Health Implications – Dec 2021)
Plain Language Summary #1 (ENG)
Plain Language Summary #1 (FR)
Report Update #1 (Public Health Implications – Jul 2021)
Report Update #2 (Provincial and Territorial Response – Aug 2021)
Report Update #3 (Public Health Implications – Sept 2021)
Report Update #4 (Provincial and Territorial Response – Oct 2021)
Report Update #5 (Public Health Implications – Oct 2021)
Report Update #5 (Public Health Implications Evidence Table – Oct 2021)
Report Update #6 (Provincial and Territorial Response – Nov 2021)
Report Update #7 (Public Health Implications – Dec 2021)
Report Update #7 (Public Health Implications Evidence Table – Dec 2021)