Preventing Respiratory Illness in Older Adults in Long-Term Care

Preventing Respiratory Illness in Older Adults Aged 60 Years and Above Living in Long-term Care: A Rapid Overview of Reviews

Project Status:Complete

Knowledge User(s)

World Health Organization

Funding Source(s)

  • World Health Organization

Project Objectives

To identify evidence from systematic reviews for infection control and prevention practices for adults aged 60 years and older in long-term care settings.

Research Approach

Rapid Overview of Reviews

Project Lead(s)

Headshot of Dr. Andrea Tricco, Nominated Principal Investigator

Andrea Tricco

Position: St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Joanna Briggs Institute
Email: Andrea.Tricco@unityhealth.to

PhD, MSc

@ATricco

 

Dr. Andrea C. Tricco is a Scientist and Director of the Knowledge Synthesis Team in the Knowledge Translation Program, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto. She is an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health & Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation. She is Co-Director & Adjunct Associate Professor for the Queen’s Collaboration for Health Care Quality JBI (formerly Joanna Briggs Institute) Centre of Excellence at Queen’s University and Nominated Principal Investigator of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) Evidence Alliance.

Dr. Tricco holds a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Synthesis and has over 325 peer-reviewed publications. She has conducted knowledge synthesis at the international (e.g. World Health Organization), national (e.g. Health Canada), provincial (e.g. Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term Care), and local (e.g. Toronto Central Local Health Integrated Network) levels. She is the Co-Editor in Chief of the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.

Andrea Tricco

St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Joanna Briggs Institute

PhD, MSc @ATricco   Dr. Andrea C. Tricco is a...