This activity is specifically designed for:
Health and Non-health Sector Communities
Scientists
Subject Matter Experts
Ministries of Health
Academia
Policy and Decision Makers
Regulators
Key Opinion Leaders
At the end of the course, learners should be able to:
Rapidly disseminate evidence from school testing (what worked and did not work), as well as share novel designs and experiences
Propose risk reduction strategies to maintain schools open
Allow for feedback and discussions on how to monitor testing effectiveness
Experiences and case studies are collected through regional and in-country partners and shared through webinars and the GHCPD educational platform. In this activity, we discuss school testing strategies to help keep schools open for in-person learning and find who has the virus early to protect the community and better inform public health measures. This course covers the following topics:
Case Study: Bahrain COVID-19 Antigen Testing Success Story: An international model
Case Study: The case of Anima Educacao: Keeping onsite learning in the middle of the COVID-19 storm in Brazil
Testing initiatives for schools in Canada
Testing in Schools Q&A
Professor David Heymann, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
Professor Rosanna Peeling, International Diagnostic Centre, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
Lt. Col (Professor) Manaf Mohamed Alqahtani, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Medical University of Bahrain
Dr. Evaldo Stanislau Affonso de Araújo, Hospital das Clínicas University of Sao Paulo, University of St Jude the Apostle in Brazil
Dr. Antoine Corbeil, Public Health Ontario Laboratory, Canada
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