Daily Media Digest May 12, 2020

Canadian Frailty Network funds research into the prevention of COVID-19 spread in long-term care
Canadian Frailty Network
“The Canadian Frailty Network has funded a study to inform older adults and long-term care facilities on how to prepare for and respond to a possible COVID-19 outbreak in their communities.”
TAGS: COVID-19, public health, preventative care, geriatric health

Why FaceTime can’t replace face-to-face time during social distancing
HalifaxToday.ca
“This article, written by Anna Rudkovska, Western University and Wuyou Sui, Western University, originally appeared on The Conversation and has …”
TAGS: mental health, social interaction, COVID-19

Queen’s University Archives collecting COVID-19 material for future research
Globalnews.ca
“… the City of Kingston and the Archives of Ontario, to collect digital records, including medical research, findings and articles that have been published …”
TAGS: COVID-19, innovative research

How the scientific community started its own COVID-19 response
The Hill Times
“… Genome Centre and professor of human genetics, and Dr. Anne-Claude Gingras, senior investigator at Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at …”
TAGS: innovative research, COVID-19, public health

McMaster faculty help lead national response to COVID-19
Brighter World – McMaster University
“McMaster University faculty members are taking leadership roles in Canada’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.”
TAGS: innovative research, COVID-19, public health

COVID-19: Western students have chance to study pandemic in real time
The London Free Press
“Western University’s new course on information dissemination during a pandemic comes with a trigger warning for potential students due to its content, …”
TAGS: innovative research, COVID-19, public health