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The latest from the New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training
COVID-19 projected outcomes to April 24
NB-IRDT
Posted: April 21, 2020 1:00:00 PM ADT
Category: Health
This rapid response report provides updated projections estimating the trajectory COVID-19 could follow in New Brunswick (NB) if the province has outcomes similar to those of countries and provinces that have to date contained infections relatively successfully. Studying the experiences of the different locations further along in the infection outbreak helps inform how the disease could...
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NB-IRDT
Posted: April 21, 2020 12:00:00 PM ADT
Category: Health
Does having dedicated resources – spaces and services – for COVID-19 effectively control the spread, decrease the severity, and mitigate the cost of the disease in terms of costs to health care, societal disruption, health outcomes and lives lost? The NB-IRDT Team examined evidence for the separation of healthcare resources during pandemic medical management to prevent overlap and...
Read the full postNB-IRDT COVID-19 projections show good news for NB
NB-IRDT
Posted: April 8, 2020 2:00:00 PM ADT
Category: Health, Economics
UNB’s New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data, and Training’s 10-day COVID-19 outcome model shows New Brunswick is currently tracking towards a best-case scenario outcome, according to data as of April 7. NB-IRDT researchers, led by Dr. Ted McDonald, developed their prediction models by looking at outcome data as of March 31, 2020 from other countries with a range of COVID-19...
Read the full postCANUE webinar highlights new environmental data
NB-IRDT
Posted: April 7, 2020 12:00:00 PM ADT
Category: Datasets
La version française suit On March 27, 2020, the Canadian Urban Environmental Health Research Consortium (CANUE) hosted a webinar about the connections between CANUE and three provincial data centres, including the New Brunswick Institute of Research, Data and Training (NB-IRDT). Dr. Ted McDonald, NB-IRDT Director, joined colleagues from the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, and...
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