Rapid Diagnostic Testing and School Closures

Impact of Rapid Diagnostic Testing on School Closures: Rapid Systematic Review

Project Status:Complete

Knowledge User(s)

Health Canada

Project Trainee(s)

Dan Kim

Collaborator(s)

Neale Smith, Meghan Donaldson

Funding Source(s)

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

Project Objectives

To provide evidence on the impact of rapid diagnostic testing for COVID-19 [i.e., SARS-CoV-2] on school closures (kindergarten to grade 12).

Research Approach

Rapid Systematic Review

Project Lead(s)

Craig Mitton

Position: School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
Email: craig.mitton@ubc.ca

Craig Mitton

School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia