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Development and assessment of a hospital-led, community-partnering COVID-19 testing and prevention program for homeless and congregate living services in Toronto, Canada: a descriptive feasibility study
Mona Loutfy, V. Logan Kennedy, Sheila Riazi, Suvendrini Lena, Mina Kazemi, Jessica Bawden, Vanessa Wright, Lisa Richardson, Selena Mills, Laura Belsito, Geetha Mukerji, Sacha Bhatia, Meenakshi Gupta, Cristina Barrett and Danielle Martin
June 07, 2022 10 (2) E483-E490; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20210105
Mona Loutfy
Department of Medicine (Loutfy, Lena, Mukerji, Bhatia, Barrett), Women’s College Hospital; Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Loutfy, Richardson, Bhatia, Martin), University of Toronto; Women’s College Research Institute (Kennedy, Kazemi, Gupta), Women’s College Hospital; Women’s College Institute of Health Systems Solutions and Virtual Care (Mukerji, Bhatia); Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Riazi), Women’s College Hospital, University of Toronto; Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (Lena); Department of Family and Community Medicine (Bawden, Wright, Belsito, Mukerji, Martin), Women’s College Hospital; Department of Medicine (Gupta), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Medicine (Richardson), University Health Network; Centre for Wise Practices in Indigenous Health (Richardson, Mills), Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
MD MPHV. Logan Kennedy
Department of Medicine (Loutfy, Lena, Mukerji, Bhatia, Barrett), Women’s College Hospital; Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Loutfy, Richardson, Bhatia, Martin), University of Toronto; Women’s College Research Institute (Kennedy, Kazemi, Gupta), Women’s College Hospital; Women’s College Institute of Health Systems Solutions and Virtual Care (Mukerji, Bhatia); Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Riazi), Women’s College Hospital, University of Toronto; Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (Lena); Department of Family and Community Medicine (Bawden, Wright, Belsito, Mukerji, Martin), Women’s College Hospital; Department of Medicine (Gupta), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Medicine (Richardson), University Health Network; Centre for Wise Practices in Indigenous Health (Richardson, Mills), Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
RN MNSheila Riazi
Department of Medicine (Loutfy, Lena, Mukerji, Bhatia, Barrett), Women’s College Hospital; Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Loutfy, Richardson, Bhatia, Martin), University of Toronto; Women’s College Research Institute (Kennedy, Kazemi, Gupta), Women’s College Hospital; Women’s College Institute of Health Systems Solutions and Virtual Care (Mukerji, Bhatia); Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Riazi), Women’s College Hospital, University of Toronto; Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (Lena); Department of Family and Community Medicine (Bawden, Wright, Belsito, Mukerji, Martin), Women’s College Hospital; Department of Medicine (Gupta), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Medicine (Richardson), University Health Network; Centre for Wise Practices in Indigenous Health (Richardson, Mills), Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
MD MScSuvendrini Lena
Department of Medicine (Loutfy, Lena, Mukerji, Bhatia, Barrett), Women’s College Hospital; Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Loutfy, Richardson, Bhatia, Martin), University of Toronto; Women’s College Research Institute (Kennedy, Kazemi, Gupta), Women’s College Hospital; Women’s College Institute of Health Systems Solutions and Virtual Care (Mukerji, Bhatia); Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Riazi), Women’s College Hospital, University of Toronto; Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (Lena); Department of Family and Community Medicine (Bawden, Wright, Belsito, Mukerji, Martin), Women’s College Hospital; Department of Medicine (Gupta), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Medicine (Richardson), University Health Network; Centre for Wise Practices in Indigenous Health (Richardson, Mills), Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
MD MPHMina Kazemi
Department of Medicine (Loutfy, Lena, Mukerji, Bhatia, Barrett), Women’s College Hospital; Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Loutfy, Richardson, Bhatia, Martin), University of Toronto; Women’s College Research Institute (Kennedy, Kazemi, Gupta), Women’s College Hospital; Women’s College Institute of Health Systems Solutions and Virtual Care (Mukerji, Bhatia); Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Riazi), Women’s College Hospital, University of Toronto; Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (Lena); Department of Family and Community Medicine (Bawden, Wright, Belsito, Mukerji, Martin), Women’s College Hospital; Department of Medicine (Gupta), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Medicine (Richardson), University Health Network; Centre for Wise Practices in Indigenous Health (Richardson, Mills), Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
MScJessica Bawden
Department of Medicine (Loutfy, Lena, Mukerji, Bhatia, Barrett), Women’s College Hospital; Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Loutfy, Richardson, Bhatia, Martin), University of Toronto; Women’s College Research Institute (Kennedy, Kazemi, Gupta), Women’s College Hospital; Women’s College Institute of Health Systems Solutions and Virtual Care (Mukerji, Bhatia); Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Riazi), Women’s College Hospital, University of Toronto; Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (Lena); Department of Family and Community Medicine (Bawden, Wright, Belsito, Mukerji, Martin), Women’s College Hospital; Department of Medicine (Gupta), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Medicine (Richardson), University Health Network; Centre for Wise Practices in Indigenous Health (Richardson, Mills), Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
NP MScNVanessa Wright
Department of Medicine (Loutfy, Lena, Mukerji, Bhatia, Barrett), Women’s College Hospital; Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Loutfy, Richardson, Bhatia, Martin), University of Toronto; Women’s College Research Institute (Kennedy, Kazemi, Gupta), Women’s College Hospital; Women’s College Institute of Health Systems Solutions and Virtual Care (Mukerji, Bhatia); Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Riazi), Women’s College Hospital, University of Toronto; Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (Lena); Department of Family and Community Medicine (Bawden, Wright, Belsito, Mukerji, Martin), Women’s College Hospital; Department of Medicine (Gupta), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Medicine (Richardson), University Health Network; Centre for Wise Practices in Indigenous Health (Richardson, Mills), Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
NP MScNLisa Richardson
Department of Medicine (Loutfy, Lena, Mukerji, Bhatia, Barrett), Women’s College Hospital; Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Loutfy, Richardson, Bhatia, Martin), University of Toronto; Women’s College Research Institute (Kennedy, Kazemi, Gupta), Women’s College Hospital; Women’s College Institute of Health Systems Solutions and Virtual Care (Mukerji, Bhatia); Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Riazi), Women’s College Hospital, University of Toronto; Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (Lena); Department of Family and Community Medicine (Bawden, Wright, Belsito, Mukerji, Martin), Women’s College Hospital; Department of Medicine (Gupta), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Medicine (Richardson), University Health Network; Centre for Wise Practices in Indigenous Health (Richardson, Mills), Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
MD MASelena Mills
Department of Medicine (Loutfy, Lena, Mukerji, Bhatia, Barrett), Women’s College Hospital; Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Loutfy, Richardson, Bhatia, Martin), University of Toronto; Women’s College Research Institute (Kennedy, Kazemi, Gupta), Women’s College Hospital; Women’s College Institute of Health Systems Solutions and Virtual Care (Mukerji, Bhatia); Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Riazi), Women’s College Hospital, University of Toronto; Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (Lena); Department of Family and Community Medicine (Bawden, Wright, Belsito, Mukerji, Martin), Women’s College Hospital; Department of Medicine (Gupta), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Medicine (Richardson), University Health Network; Centre for Wise Practices in Indigenous Health (Richardson, Mills), Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
Laura Belsito
Department of Medicine (Loutfy, Lena, Mukerji, Bhatia, Barrett), Women’s College Hospital; Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Loutfy, Richardson, Bhatia, Martin), University of Toronto; Women’s College Research Institute (Kennedy, Kazemi, Gupta), Women’s College Hospital; Women’s College Institute of Health Systems Solutions and Virtual Care (Mukerji, Bhatia); Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Riazi), Women’s College Hospital, University of Toronto; Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (Lena); Department of Family and Community Medicine (Bawden, Wright, Belsito, Mukerji, Martin), Women’s College Hospital; Department of Medicine (Gupta), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Medicine (Richardson), University Health Network; Centre for Wise Practices in Indigenous Health (Richardson, Mills), Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
RD MANGeetha Mukerji
Department of Medicine (Loutfy, Lena, Mukerji, Bhatia, Barrett), Women’s College Hospital; Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Loutfy, Richardson, Bhatia, Martin), University of Toronto; Women’s College Research Institute (Kennedy, Kazemi, Gupta), Women’s College Hospital; Women’s College Institute of Health Systems Solutions and Virtual Care (Mukerji, Bhatia); Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Riazi), Women’s College Hospital, University of Toronto; Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (Lena); Department of Family and Community Medicine (Bawden, Wright, Belsito, Mukerji, Martin), Women’s College Hospital; Department of Medicine (Gupta), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Medicine (Richardson), University Health Network; Centre for Wise Practices in Indigenous Health (Richardson, Mills), Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
MD MScSacha Bhatia
Department of Medicine (Loutfy, Lena, Mukerji, Bhatia, Barrett), Women’s College Hospital; Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Loutfy, Richardson, Bhatia, Martin), University of Toronto; Women’s College Research Institute (Kennedy, Kazemi, Gupta), Women’s College Hospital; Women’s College Institute of Health Systems Solutions and Virtual Care (Mukerji, Bhatia); Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Riazi), Women’s College Hospital, University of Toronto; Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (Lena); Department of Family and Community Medicine (Bawden, Wright, Belsito, Mukerji, Martin), Women’s College Hospital; Department of Medicine (Gupta), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Medicine (Richardson), University Health Network; Centre for Wise Practices in Indigenous Health (Richardson, Mills), Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
MD PhDMeenakshi Gupta
Department of Medicine (Loutfy, Lena, Mukerji, Bhatia, Barrett), Women’s College Hospital; Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Loutfy, Richardson, Bhatia, Martin), University of Toronto; Women’s College Research Institute (Kennedy, Kazemi, Gupta), Women’s College Hospital; Women’s College Institute of Health Systems Solutions and Virtual Care (Mukerji, Bhatia); Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Riazi), Women’s College Hospital, University of Toronto; Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (Lena); Department of Family and Community Medicine (Bawden, Wright, Belsito, Mukerji, Martin), Women’s College Hospital; Department of Medicine (Gupta), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Medicine (Richardson), University Health Network; Centre for Wise Practices in Indigenous Health (Richardson, Mills), Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
MDCristina Barrett
Department of Medicine (Loutfy, Lena, Mukerji, Bhatia, Barrett), Women’s College Hospital; Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Loutfy, Richardson, Bhatia, Martin), University of Toronto; Women’s College Research Institute (Kennedy, Kazemi, Gupta), Women’s College Hospital; Women’s College Institute of Health Systems Solutions and Virtual Care (Mukerji, Bhatia); Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Riazi), Women’s College Hospital, University of Toronto; Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (Lena); Department of Family and Community Medicine (Bawden, Wright, Belsito, Mukerji, Martin), Women’s College Hospital; Department of Medicine (Gupta), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Medicine (Richardson), University Health Network; Centre for Wise Practices in Indigenous Health (Richardson, Mills), Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
BADanielle Martin
Department of Medicine (Loutfy, Lena, Mukerji, Bhatia, Barrett), Women’s College Hospital; Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Loutfy, Richardson, Bhatia, Martin), University of Toronto; Women’s College Research Institute (Kennedy, Kazemi, Gupta), Women’s College Hospital; Women’s College Institute of Health Systems Solutions and Virtual Care (Mukerji, Bhatia); Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Riazi), Women’s College Hospital, University of Toronto; Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (Lena); Department of Family and Community Medicine (Bawden, Wright, Belsito, Mukerji, Martin), Women’s College Hospital; Department of Medicine (Gupta), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Medicine (Richardson), University Health Network; Centre for Wise Practices in Indigenous Health (Richardson, Mills), Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
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Development and assessment of a hospital-led, community-partnering COVID-19 testing and prevention program for homeless and congregate living services in Toronto, Canada: a descriptive feasibility study
Mona Loutfy, V. Logan Kennedy, Sheila Riazi, Suvendrini Lena, Mina Kazemi, Jessica Bawden, Vanessa Wright, Lisa Richardson, Selena Mills, Laura Belsito, Geetha Mukerji, Sacha Bhatia, Meenakshi Gupta, Cristina Barrett, Danielle Martin
Apr 2022, 10 (2) E483-E490; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20210105
Development and assessment of a hospital-led, community-partnering COVID-19 testing and prevention program for homeless and congregate living services in Toronto, Canada: a descriptive feasibility study
Mona Loutfy, V. Logan Kennedy, Sheila Riazi, Suvendrini Lena, Mina Kazemi, Jessica Bawden, Vanessa Wright, Lisa Richardson, Selena Mills, Laura Belsito, Geetha Mukerji, Sacha Bhatia, Meenakshi Gupta, Cristina Barrett, Danielle Martin
Apr 2022, 10 (2) E483-E490; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20210105
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