PREPARED: Pandemic pREparedness engaging Primary cARe and Emergency Departments
Enhance surveillance, improve care and health system efficiency, accelerate biomanufacturing of diagnostics, vaccines and therapeutics, and facilitate linkage to clinical trials
PREPARED is a multi-faceted initiative that engages primary care clinics and emergency departments across Canada to improve the national response to pandemics. PREPARED will create a system to alert government agencies and researchers of new pathogens and provide real-time samples for faster vaccine, treatment and diagnostic development. In addition to shielding Canada against future health emergencies, PREPARED will launch a Talent Development Program to guide the next generation of primary care, emergency care, and public health professionals. The program equips trainees with the knowledge and practical skills to understand, monitor, manage and combat pandemics and emerging health threats. Learning streams focus on surveillance, data science, implementation science, and community-based participatory research.
Director:
Andrew Pinto (Unity Health Toronto)
Team Members:
Peter Daley (Memorial University of Newfoundland)
Rubee Dev (The University of British Columbia)
Michelle Greiver (University of Toronto)
Benita Hosseini (University of Toronto)
Michelle Howard (McMaster University)
Alan Katz (University of Manitoba)
Fiona Kouyoumdjian (Ontario Ministry of Health)
Marie-Thérèse Lussier (Université de Montréal)
Emily McDonald (Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre)
Allison McGeer (Sinai Health System)
Jean-Sébastien Paquette (Université Laval)
Laura Rosella (University of Toronto)
Haolun Shi (Simon Fraser University)
Frank Sullivan (University of St Andrews)
Jeff Wrana (Sinai Health System)
Partners:
Alliance for Healthier Communities
Canadian Alliance for Skills and Training in Life Sciences
INSPIRE Primary Health Care Research Network
Manitoba Primary Care Research Network
MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions
McGill Primary Care Practice-Based Research Network
McGill University
McMaster University
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services
North York General Hospital
Northern Alberta Primary Care Research Network
Northern Ontario School of Medicine University
Ontario Ministry of Health
Public Health Agency of Canada
Queen's University
Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
