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Sarah Silverberg

University of Toronto
Verified email at mail.utoronto.ca
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Delays in global disease outbreak responses: lessons from H1N1, Ebola, and Zika

SJ Hoffman, SL Silverberg - American journal of public …, 2018 - ajph.aphapublications.org
In global disease outbreaks, there are significant time delays between the source of an
outbreak and collective action. Some delay is necessary, but recent delays have been extended …

Child transmission of SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review and meta-analysis

SL Silverberg, BY Zhang, SNJ Li, C Burgert, HP Shulha… - BMC pediatrics, 2022 - Springer
Background Understanding of the role of children in COVID-19 transmission has significant
implications for school and childcare policies, as well as appropriate targeting of vaccine …

[HTML][HTML] A review of antimicrobial stewardship training in medical education

SL Silverberg, VE Zannella, D Countryman… - … journal of medical …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives We reviewed the published literature on antimicrobial stewardship training in
undergraduate and postgraduate medical education to determine which interventions have …

Canadian critical care nurses experiences on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative descriptive study

K Gamble, S Murthy, SL Silverberg, N Gobat… - BMC nursing, 2022 - Springer
Background Recent pandemics have provided important lessons to inform planning for public
health emergencies. Despite these lessons, gaps in implementation during the COVID-19 …

Trends in North American newspaper reporting of brain injury in ice hockey

…, B Sharma, DW Lawrence, G Ilie, S Silverberg… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The frequency and potential long-term effects of sport-related traumatic brain injuries (TBI)
make it a major public health concern. The culture within contact sports, such as ice hockey, …

COVID-19 infection prevention and control procedures and institutional trust: Perceptions of Canadian intensive care and emergency department nurses

SL Silverberg, LM Puchalski Ritchie, N Gobat… - Canadian Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Healthcare workers must ensure effective infection prevention and control (IPC) to
prevent nosocomial spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. This …

Training the next generation of global health advocates through experiential education: A mixed-methods case study evaluation

SJ Hoffman, SL Silverberg - Canadian Journal of Public Health, 2015 - Springer
OBJECTIVES: This case study evaluates a global health education experience aimed at
training the next generation of global health advocates. Demand and interest in global health …

[HTML][HTML] Do early infant feeding practices and modifiable household behaviors contribute to age-specific interindividual variations in infant linear growth? Evidence …

SL Silverberg, H Qamar, FK Keya, SS Shanta… - Current Developments …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Causes of infant linear growth faltering in low-income settings remain poorly
understood. Identifying age-specific risk factors in observational studies might be influenced by …

Factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in unvaccinated children and young adults

SL Silverberg, HP Shulha, B McMillan, G He… - BMC Infectious …, 2024 - Springer
Background and objectives Pediatric COVID-19 cases are often mild or asymptomatic, which
has complicated estimations of disease burden using existing testing practices. We aimed …

Proportion of female recipients of resident-selected awards across Canada from 2000 to 2018: A retrospective observational study

S Silverberg, SM Ruzycki - Canadian Medical Association Open …, 2020 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Female physicians have been shown to receive fewer awards from medical
societies than their male colleagues. We examined the sex distribution of recipients of …