Rapid and Point-of-Care Diagnostic Tests for COVID-19

Rapid and Point-of-Care Diagnostic Tests for SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19): A Rapid Summary of Tests Available in Canada

Project Status:Complete

Knowledge User(s)

Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

Funding Source(s)

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

Project Objectives

To (1) determine what point-of-care diagnostic tests for SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) are available in Canada; (2) determine how accurate the point-of-care diagnostic tests authorized in Canada are at identifying individuals with COVID-19; (3) identify what recommendations and guidelines exist for the use of point-of-care diagnostic tests to identify individuals with COVID-19; and (4) identify what the key benefits and limitations are of the point-of-care diagnostic tests for COVID-19 authorized in Canada.

Research Approach

Rapid Review

Project Lead(s)

George Wells

Position: University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Email: gawells@ottawaheart.ca

George Wells

University of Ottawa Heart Institute

Shannon Kelly

Position: University of Ottawa Heart Institute

Shannon Kelly

University of Ottawa Heart Institute

Project Outputs

Report