Innovation Fund
doing to fight
COVID-19?
UPDATED AND HIGHLIGHTED PROJECTS BY THEME
Methods of Risk Reduction and Mitigation
Equipment and Processes, PPE, Endoscopy, Lockdown ranking
Project Titles
Addressing the shortage of N95 and surgical facemasks during COVID-19
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS Governance Organization CHA - Children's Hospital Academic Medical Organization Project Title CHA-20-011 - Addressing the shortage of N95 and surgical facemasks during COVID-19 Project Highlights At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, I recognized the potential for our hospital and other health institutions in our community to...
Detection of COVID-19 virus from infection control surveillance specimens
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS Governance Organization SMH - St. Michael's Hospital Medical Services Association Project Title SMH-21-006 – Detection of COVID-19 virus from infection control surveillance specimens Project Highlights To our knowledge, this is the first study to assess the utility of combined nasal and rectal (N/R swab) specimens for the...
Development of a Novel Hood Shield to Enhance PPE Security and minimize COVID-19 transmission to front-line health care workers performing high-risk procedures.
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS Governance Organization MSU - Mount Sinai Hospital - University Health Network Academic Medical Organization Project Title Development of a Novel Hood Shield to Enhance PPE Security and minimize COVID-19 transmission to front-line health care workers performing high-risk procedures. Project Highlights Our group has designed a novel hood...
Improving diagnostic and epidemiologic detection of SARS-CoV-2; A Validation Study
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS Governance Organization AMO – Academic Medical Organization of Southwestern Ontario Project Title AMO-21-003 – Improving diagnostic and epidemiologic detection of SARS-CoV-2; A Validation Study Project Highlights Over 18 months since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, as cases of COVID-19 continue to spread worldwide there remains a...
Individualized Automatic Lung Ventilation of Multiple Patients using Single ventilator
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS Governance Organization MSU - Mount Sinai Hospital - University Health Network Academic Medical Organization Project Title Individualized Automatic Lung Ventilation of Multiple Patients using Single ventilator Project Highlights The system has now been tested in an animal model. The system was used to simultaneously co-ventilate two pigs...
Introducing and Evaluating Sepsis Advisor: a clinical decision support tool to help predict and prevent future unexpected deterioration of patients with infection, including COVID-19
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS Governance Organization TOH - The Ottawa Hospital Academic Medical Organization Project Title TOH-21-014 – Introducing and evaluating Sepsis Advisor: a clinical decision support tool to help predict and prevent future unexpected deterioration of patients with infection, including COVID-19 Project Highlights Intensive care units (ICUs) and Emergency Departments...
Reusable Face Masks
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS Governance Organization MSU - Mount Sinai Hospital - University Health Network Academic Medical Organization Project Title Reusable Face Masks Project Highlights The ROSE Project team has successfully developed a design for a reusable, medical grade face mask that meets ASTM F2100-20 (Standard Specification for Performance of Materials...
Risks to medical teams caring for Obstetrical and Surgical patients with COVID-19: Is SARS-CoV-2 virus present in the female reproductive tract, the peritoneal surface, surgical smoke and/or surgical masks?
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS Governance Organization SHS - Sunnybrook Medical Services Alternative Funding Plan Association Project Title SHS-21-004 – Risks to medical teams caring for Obstetrical and Surgical patients with COVID-19: Is SARS-CoV-2 virus present in the female reproductive tract, the peritoneal surface, surgical smoke and/or surgical masks? Project Highlights Surgical...