Nova Scotia COVID-19 Health Research Coalition

Project: UV Disinfection Protocol for N95 Masks
Dr. Amina Stoddart
Dalhousie University
Research Area: Discovery Sciences
Total Project Value: $31,673
https://www.dal.ca/news/2020/08/10/a-new-method-of–light–cleaning-for-critical-protective-equipme.html

Project: Development of Airborne Pathogen Containment Device for Airway Instrumentation
Dr. Ana Sjaus
IWK Health, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Dalhousie University
Research Area: Discovery Sciences
Total Project Value: $30,000

Project: Right Care, Right Time, Right Place: Leveraging a Virtual Care Solution in the Delivery of Community-Based Care for COVID-19 Patients
Dr. Ashley Miller
Nova Scotia Health Authority, Dalhousie University
Research Area: Health Systems Improvement
Total Project Value: $73,000
https://www.nshealth.ca/news/launching-virtual-care-solutions-province-wide
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/test-positive-covid-19-home-monitoring-1.6022076
https://globalnews.ca/news/7835394/halifax-global-news-morning-show-host-covid-19/
https://vimeo.com/568578688/6dd8a63e7c

Project: Expression and Purification of the Spike Protein (S) of Covid19 Virus for Diagnostic Purposes and Production of Live Attenuated Viral Vaccines
Dr. Christopher Richardson
IWK Health, Dalhousie University
Research Area: Discovery Sciences
Total Project Value: $25,000

Project: Targeted Health Law & Policy Interventions for an Efficient, Effective and Equitable Response to COVID-19
Dr. Constance MacIntosh & Dr. Matthew Herder
Dalhousie University
Research Area: Health Systems Improvement
Total Project Value: $50,000

Project: Temperature Effects on Coronavirus Replication
Dr. Craig McCormick
Dalhousie University
Research Area: Discovery Sciences
Total Project Value: $30,360
https://phil2020.dmrf.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/3-Covid-.pdf

Project: Preventing Burnout Among Front-Line Care Workers to Fight Covid-19: Screen and Intervene
Dr. Debra Gilin
Saint Mary’s University (SMU)
Research Area: Social Sciences
Total Project Value: $47,640
https://researchns.ca/2020/05/05/preventing-burnout-among-front-line-care-workers-to-fight-covid-19-screen-and-intervene/

Project: Primary Care and Pandemics: How Do We Get Care to Those Who Need It?
Dr. Fred Burge
Dalhousie University
Research Area: Health Systems Improvement
Total Project Value: $35,000
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh1UP93EY4w

Project: COVID-19 Viral Shedding Study
Dr. Glenn Patriquin
Nova Scotia Health Authority, Dalhousie University
Research Area: Discovery Sciences
Total Project Value: $25,000

Project: A Culturally Specific COVID -19 Response Strategy for African Nova Scotians in the Prestons
Dr. Ingrid Waldron
Dalhousie University
Research Area: Social Sciences
Total Project Value: $75,000
https://researchinfosource.com/cil/2020

Project: Employing Hyperheurisitics to Provide Direction on Deployment of COVID-19 Tests and other Interventions
Dr. James Hughes
St. Francis Xavier University (StFX)
Research Area: Health Systems Improvement
Total Project Value: $42,000
https://researchns.ca/2020/05/14/using-ai-to-provide-direction-on-deployment-of-covid-19-tests-and-vaccines/
https://researchns.ca/episode8/

Project: Use of a Learning Health System Framework to Examine Quality and Safety Improvement at the IWK Health Centre During COVID-19 Planning
Dr. Janet Curran
IWK Health, Dalhousie University
Research Area: Health Systems Improvement
Total Project Value: $50,000

Project: Innovations in Sustainable PPE Fabric: Local Solutions for a Global Issue
Dr. John Frampton & Mr. Gary Markle
Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD)
Research Area: Discovery Sciences
Total Project Value: $50,000
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5pb2FSd7Vk

Project: Developing a Fast-Track COVID-19 Vaccine and an Antibody ELISA Assay with High Specificity and Sensitivity
Dr. Jun Wang
IWK Health, Dalhousie University
Research Area: Discovery Sciences
Total Project Value: $35,000

Project: The Ties that Bind: Interpersonal Relationships as a Source of Risk and Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Dr. Karen Blair & Dr. Kathryn Bell
St. Francis Xavier University (StFX), Acadia University
Research Area: Social Sciences
Total Project Value: $32, 559.99
https://researchns.ca/2021/02/02/coping-from-home-study-highlights-interpersonal-relationship-risks-during-covid-19/
https://researchns.ca/2020/05/07/the-ties-that-bind-interpersonal-relationships-as-a-source-of-risk-and-resilience-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/

Project: Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of COVID-19 Among Hemodialysis Patients
Dr. Karthik Tennankore
Nova Scotia Health Authority, Dalhousie University
Research Area: Health Systems Improvement
Total Project Value: $43,103.36

Project: Evidence to Assess the Impact of COVID-19 on Community-Based Dementia Care in Nova Scotia
Dr. Katie Aubrecht
St. Francis Xavier University (StFX)
Research Area: Social Sciences
Total Project Value: $54,908
https://researchns.ca/2020/05/21/evidence-to-assess-the-impact-of-covid-19-on-community-based-dementia-care-in-nova-scotia/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuSSafdsI14

Project: Understanding How Grades of Frailty Affect the Evolution of COVID
Dr. Kenneth Rockwood
Nova Scotia Health Authority, Dalhousie University
Research Area: Clinical Sciences
Total Project Value: $73,000
http://www.nshealth.ca/news/nova-scotias-clinical-frailty-scale-used-world-wide-when-making-decisions-about-treating-frail

Project: Exploration of Potential Impacts of the COVID-19 State of Emergency Measures on Infant Feeding in Nova Scotia
Dr. Kyly Whitfield
Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU)
Research Area: Social Sciences
Total Project Value: $9,918
https://researchns.ca/2021/04/07/study-highlights-impact-of-state-of-emergency-measures-on-infant-and-caregiver-wellbeing/
https://researchns.ca/2020/05/08/does-the-covid-19-state-of-emergency-measures-impact-infant-feeding-in-nova-scotia/

Project: Cellular Immune Phenotype in Patients with Severe COVID Disease Before and After COVID-19 Treatment
Dr. Lisa Barrett
Nova Scotia Health Authority, Dalhousie University
Research Area: Clinical Sciences
Total Project Value: $75,000
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1IQq0CZtyY
https://dmrf.ca/molly-appeal/molly-appeal-fall-2020/

Project: Identifying the Occurrence Rate and Complicating Factors Related to a COVID-19 Diagnosis in the Mi’kmaq People of Nova Scotia
Dr. Margot Latimer
IWK Health, Dalhousie University
Research Area: Health Systems Improvement
Total Project Value: $36,710

Project: COVID-19 Impact of Neonatal ICU
Dr. Marsha Campbell-Yeo & Dr. Jon Dorling
IWK Health, Dalhousie University
Research Area: Social Sciences
Total Project Value: $50,000
https://www.dal.ca/news/2020/11/18/study-seeks-to-assess-unintended-consequences-of-covid-19-rules-.html

Project: Dalhousie Faculty of Dentistry: Guiding the Phased Reopening of Primary Oral Health Care Service Delivery in Nova Scotia During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Dr. Mary McNally
Dalhousie University
Research Area: Health Systems Improvement
Total Project Value: $25,000

Project: A Microbiome-Based COVID-19 Risk-Assessment Tool
Dr. Morgan Langille
Dalhousie University
Research Area: Discovery Sciences
Total Project Value: $30,000

Project: Internists Crisis Support for PCPs in LTC: making connections during COVID19
Dr. Nabha Shetty & Dr. Paige Moorhouse
Nova Scotia Health Authority, Dalhousie University
Research Area: Health Systems Improvement
Total Project Value: $47,531.25

Project: Don’t Count Us Out!
Dr. OmiSoore Dryden
Dalhousie University
Research Area: Social Sciences
Total Project Value: $40,000
https://phil2020.dmrf.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/3-Covid-.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk_Co876lBI

Project: Bowtie Analysis for COVID-19 Risk Reduction
Dr. Paul Amoyette
Dalhousie University
Research Area: Health Systems Improvement
Total Project Value: $9,990

Project: A Comparison of Novel Integrated Gown, Hood and Face Shield (Halifax Gown) Personal Protective Equipment With Standard Personal Protective Equipment
Dr. Peter MacDougall
Dalhousie University
Research Area: Clinical Sciences
Total Project Value: $15,000

Project: Physical Distancing and Medical Distancing: Reducing the Cardiac and Neurovascular Impact of COVID‐19
Dr. Ratika Parkash
Nova Scotia Health Authority, Dalhousie University
Research Area: Health Systems Improvement
Total Project Value: $73,750
https://www.qe2times.ca/new-crunching-the-numbers-321
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/heart-attacks-stroke-prevention-health-care-research-1.5977964

Project: The Consequences and Outcomes of Cultural Stigma from COVID-19 Ordinances
Dr. Robert Huish
Dalhousie University
Research Area: Social Sciences
Total Project Value: $28,600
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/21/world/canada/coronavirus-public-shaming.html
https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/new-york-times-article-says-atlantic-canada-is-ripe-for-pandemic-stigma-1.5319847

Project: Development and Evaluation of Lead DNA Vaccine Candidates for COVID-19
Dr. Roy Duncan
Dalhousie University
Research Area: Discovery Sciences
Total Project Value: $25,000
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mnjqh2hC1KQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gBbqLOXgRs
https://phil2020.dmrf.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/3-Covid-.pdf

Project: Use of an App to Determine Mental Health of Population and Health Providers During COVID
Dr. Sandra Meier
IWK Health, Dalhousie University
Research Area: Social Sciences
Total Project Value: $50,000
https://www.dal.ca/news/2020/05/28/ask-an-expert–sandra-meier-on-the-importance-of-maintaining-soc.html
https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2020/09/03/dr__sandra_meier_uses_smartphone_research_to_study_impacts_of_covid_19.html

Project: Screening of CTP Synthase Inhibitors to Augment Antiviral Drugs for the Synergistic Treatment of COVID-19 Infections
Dr. Stephen Bearne
Dalhousie University
Research Area: Discovery Sciences
Total Project Value: $25,000

Project: A Device that Could Assist in Proning Anesthetized Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients
Dr. Stephen Beed
Nova Scotia Health Authority, Dalhousie University
Research Area: Discovery Sciences
Total Project Value: $10,700
https://vimeo.com/582527773/ed2aaad43e
https://globalnews.ca/news/8169054/steve-beed-covid-19-pronator/

Project: NeuroCOVID: a Prospective, Longitudinal MRI Examination of Brain Involvement in COVID-19
Dr. Steven Beyea
Nova Scotia Health Authority, Dalhousie University
Research Area: Clinical Sciences
Total Project Value: $74,647.69
https://qe2foundation.ca/our-impact/news/uncovering-links-between-brain-and-covid-19-qeii-research-first-world

Project: Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA):Building a COVID-19 Platform for Research in Canada
Dr. Susan Kirkland
Dalhousie University
Research Area: Social Sciences
Total Project Value: $35,000
https://www.dal.ca/news/2020/04/28/how-a-pandemic-affects-the-experience-of-aging.html

Project: A Multiplex Platform for Higher Sensitivity Detection of SARS-CoV2
Dr. Todd Hatchette
Nova Scotia Health Authority, Dalhousie University
Research Area: Discovery Sciences
Total Project Value: $44,000

Project: The Role of Environmental Determinants and Social Mobility in Viral Infection Transmission in Halifax
Dr. Yigit Aydede
Saint Mary’s University (SMU)
Research Area: Social Sciences
Total Project Value: $36,900
https://researchns.ca/2020/05/26/using-machine-learning-to-predict-viral-transmission-rates-in-halifax/
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-37184-z

Project: The Intrapersonal Traits Associated with a Person’s Willingness to Work with COVID 19 Patients (Resilience and Empathy)
Ms. Megan Brydon
IWK Health, Dalhousie University
Research Area: Social Sciences
Total Project Value: $3,000

Project: Culturally Responsive Healthcare to Reduce Gender Based Violence
Sen Dr. Wanda Thomas Bernard & Dr. Nancy Ross
Dalhousie University
Research Area: Social Sciences
Total Project Value: $45,000