
Innovation Fund
doing to fight
COVID-19?

UPDATED AND HIGHLIGHTED PROJECTS BY THEME

Risks and Complications
Infection Rate RO, Morbidity, Mortality, Adverse Events, Hospital ICU rates
Project Titles
A phase IV randomised, controlled, implementation trial of volatile based sedation in patients with COVID 19 (the ANACONDA study)
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS Governance Organization SHS - Sunnybrook Medical Services Alternative Funding Plan Association Project Title SHS-21-003 – A phase IV randomised, controlled, implementation trial of volatile based sedation in patients with COVID 19 (the ANACONDA study) Project Highlights AFP funded a 50-patient pilot trial that introduced a new inhaled...
Agent-Based Simulation of COVID-19 Transmission and Prevention Measures in Hemodialysis Units at University Health Network/Mt. Sinai (UHN/MSH) for Management, Rapid Training, and Education (HD-COVID-SIM)
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS Governance Organization MSU - Mount Sinai Hospital - University Health Network Academic Medical Organization Project Title Agent-Based Simulation of COVID-19 Transmission and Prevention Measures in Hemodialysis Units at University Health Network/Mt. Sinai (UHN/MSH) for Management, Rapid Training, and Education (HD-COVID-SIM) Project Highlights The COVID-19 pandemic is particularly...
Getting ahead of the curve: Predictive COVID-19 case identification using an iterative propensity score modelling and AI approach.
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS Governance Organization TOH - The Ottawa Hospital Academic Medical Organization Project Title TOH-21-011 – Getting ahead of the curve: Predictive COVID-19 case identification using an iterative propensity score modelling and AI approach Project Highlights To date, the researchers have identified the data and defined variables in publicly...
Mortality among patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding during the COVID-19 Pandemic
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS Governance Organization SMH - St. Michael's Hospital Medical Services Organization Project Title SMH-20-034 – Mortality among patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding during the COVID-19 Pandemic Project Highlights We led a study examining upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) in the Toronto area during the first wave of the COVID-19...
Natural Evolution of Serum Antibodies in Children and Adults with Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 and Household Contacts
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS Governance Organization CHA - Children's Hospital Academic Medical Organization Project Title CHA-21-001 - Natural Evolution of Serum Antibodies in Children and Adults with Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 and Household Contacts Project Highlights SUMMARY: Using combined funding from IFPOC, Ontario COVID-19 RRF and PSI, we conducted a case-ascertained cohort study...
The Impact of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak on Physicians in Ontario
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS Governance Organization AMO – Academic Medical Organization of Southwestern Ontario Project Title AMO-21-002 – The Impact of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak on Physicians in Ontario Project Highlights As of September 3, 2021, over 1.5 million Canadians have tested positive for COVID-19 and 27,000 have died. Monitoring COVID-19...