The Light at the End of the COVID-19 Tunnel by Ron Kaczorowski (Essays, 2020)

COVID-19: Some Observations by Janet Davidson (Essays, 2020)

Canada’s COVID-19 Reality by Dan Florizone (Essays, 2020)

The Future of Digital Enablement is Here ... Today by Cristina German (Essays, 2020)

Early Lessons: Tackling a Global Crisis with a Community Response by Thuy-Nga (Tia) Pham, Jeff Powis, Mark Fam, Ian Fraser and Anne Wojtak (Essays,2020)

The Future of Digital Enablement is Here ... Today by Cristina German (Essays, 2020)

Lessons from SARS

Opinions: The Campbell Commission: A Missed Opportunity by Ronn E.A. Goldberg (Healthcare Quarterly, 2008)

A SARS Postcard - Reflections of Two Healthcare Leaders by Lynn M. Nagle and Leslie Vincent (Nursing Leadership, 2003)

Lessons From SARS: Life at the Epicentre: My First Year at North York General Hospital by Bonnie Adamson (Healthcare Quarterly, 2003)

Lessons From SARS: Healthcare in Ontario: What Has the System Learned? by Hugh MacLeod (Healthcare Quarterly, 2003)

Commentary: Global Connectivity: A Blessing and a Curse by James V. Porto (Healthcare Quarterly, 2003)

Uncharted Territory: Policy Options for a Public Health Emergency in Canada by Amy Swiffen and Mona Kayal (Law & Governance, 2015)

Global Epidemics Through the Ages

Illuminating the Consequences of Policy Change by Jennifer Zelmer (Healthcare Policy, 2018)

Health, Wealth and the Price of Oil by Robert G. Evans (Healthcare Policy, 2016) 

Ebola threat should spark overdue investment in public health by Rick Janson (Essays, 2014)

Primary Care - First Line of Defence by Jennifer Zelmer (Healthcare Policy, 2014)

Equitable and Accessible Care - From the Editor-in-Chief by Judith Shamian (World Health & Population, 2014)

The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same by Brian Postl (Healthcare Papers, 2012)

Influenza Immunization Data: Can We Make Order Out of Chaos? by Pereira et al. (Healthcare Quarterly, 2011)

Back-to-School Health and the New E-parents by Neil Seeman (Essays, 2010)

Revels, Reviews and Renewal: Looking Back, Looking Ahead by Jennifer Zelmer (Healthcare Policy, 2010)

ICES Reports: Canada's Response to Pandemic H1N1 Influenza: The Collection of Individual-Level Data at the Point of Vaccination by Kwong et al. (Healthcare Quarterly, 2010)

A Time of Reflection and Renewal by Susan VanDeVelde-Coke and Joy Richards (Nursing Leadership, 2010)

Unintentional Ob servations about Poker and Pandemic Planning by Anton Hart (Essays, 2009)

Journal Issues, Articles and Reports: Longwoods.com

HealthcarePapers – Pandemic Planning 2007

• Invited Essay: Safety Is Not Negotiable: The Importance of Occupational Health and Safety to Pandemic Planning
• SARS and Health Worker Safety: Lessons for Influenza Pandemic Planning and Response
• Can an Expanded and Integrated Occupational Health Service Help Buffer the Impact of a Global Influenza Outbreak in Healthcare Organizations?
• Pandemic Influenza: When Mother Nature Calls, Will We be Prepared to Answer?
• It's Not Just about the Mask
• What's the Plan? The Unique Challenges Facing the Home and Community Care Sector in Preparing for a Pandemic
• Response: The Authors Respond

Healthcare Quarterly Vol. 7 No. 3 2004 | What Do We Do with the SARS Reports?

Healthcare Quarterly Vol. 7 No. 1 2003 | Lessons from SARS

Accelerating Harmonization in Digital Health by Moore et al. (World Health & Population, 2017)

An Integrated Needs-Based Approach to Health Service and Health Workforce Planning: Applications for Pandemic Influenza by Tomblin Murphy et al. (Healthcare Policy, 2017)

Social Media Technology and Public Health in Ontario: Findings from a Planning Meeting Exploring Current Practices and Future Research Directions by Booth et al. (Nursing Leadership, June 2017)

Monitoring Receptivity to Online Health Messages by Tracking Daily Web Traffic Engagement Patterns: A Review of More than 13 Million US Web Exposures over 1,235 Days by Neil Seeman and Bob Seeman (Healthcare Quarterly, 2017)

To Stay or Go? The Complexities of Providing Healthcare in Insecure Environments - Larissa Fast and Christina Wille (World Health & Population, 2016)

Population Consultation: A Powerful Means to Ensure that Health Strategies are Oriented Towards Universal Health Coverage by Katja Rohrer, Dheepa Rajan and Gerard Schmets (World Health & Population, 2016)

Global Perspectives on Nursing and Its Contribution to Healthcare and Health Policy: Thoughts on an Emerging Policy Model by Judith Shamian (Nursing Leadership, 2014)

The Pandemic Subject: Canadian Pandemic Plans and Communicating with the Public about an Influenza Pandemic by Laena Maunula (Healthcare Policy, 2013)

Safety for All: Bringing Together Patient and Employee Safety by Stevenson et al. (Healthcare Quarterly, 2013)

Public Health May Not Be Ready for Health System Change – But Neither Is the System Ready to Integrate Public Health by John Frank and Ruth Jepson (Healthcare Papers, 2013)

Aboriginal Child Health and the Social Determinants: Why Are These Children So Disadvantaged? by Brian Postl, Catherine Cook and Michael Moffatt (Healthcare Quarterly, 2010)

Contextualizing Ethics: Ventilators, H1N1 and Marginalized Populations by Silva et al. (Healthcare Quarterly, 2010)

Assessing and Responding in Real Time to Online Anti-vaccine Sentiment during a Flu Pandemic by Neil Seeman, Alton Ing and Carlos Rizo (Healthcare Quarterly, 2010)

Adapting the Hamilton Health Sciences Critical Care Pandemic Triage Protocol by Kaposy et al. (Healthcare Quarterly, 2010)

ICES Report: Five Policy Recommendations from Toronto's SARS Outbreak to Improve the Safety and Efficacy of Restrictions on Hospital Admissions to Manage Infectious Disease Outbreaks by Schull et al. (Healthcare Quarterly, 2009)

Development of a Critical Care Triage Protocol for Pandemic Influenza by Andrea Frolic, Anna Kata and Peter Kraus (Healthcare Quarterly, 2009) 

SARS and Health Worker Safety: Lessons for Influenza Pandemic Planning and Response by Mario A. Possamai (Healthcare Policy, 2007)

Determinants of Healthcare Workers' Compliance with Infection Control Procedures by Yassi et al. (Healthcare Quarterly, 2007)

What's the Plan? The Unique Challenges Facing the Home and Community Care Sector in Preparing for a Pandemic by Shamian et al. (Healthcare Papers, 2007)

Canada's Public Health System: Is the Pace of Progress Sufficient? by Jeffrey C. Lozon and L. Miin Alikhan (Healthcare Papers, 2007)

Pandemic Threats and the Need for New Emergency Public Health Legislation in Canada by Kumanan Wilson (Healthcare Policy, 2006)

Quarterly Index: Use of Health Services and SARS (Healthcare Quarterly, 2005)

Hospital Governance in a Crisis: Governance of Ontario Hospitals during SARS by Lynne Golding and George Glover Law & Governance, 2004)

Reforming Health Protection and Promotion in Canada: Time To Act - A report by the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science And Technology  (Healthcare Quarterly, 2004)

National Advisory Committee on SARS and Public Health (Naylor) Report (Healthcare Quarterly, 2004)

Commission to Investigate the Introduction and Spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Campbell Commission) - Interim Report Released April 15, 2004 (Healthcare Quarterly, 2004)

Expert Panel on SARS and Infectious Disease Control (Walker) Report - Executive Summary (Healthcare Quarterly, 2004)

CIHR Research: Taking Down Goliaths: New Vaccines May Spell the End for Ebola, Marburg and Lassa Virus Infections by Bhagirath Singh (Healthcare Quarterly, 2004)

Is SARS an 'Event' that Triggers a Force Majeure Clause? by Mario Nigro and Marianne Smith (Law & Governance, 2003)

Stress, Coping and Lessons Learned from the SARS Outbreak by Robert Maunder (Healthcare Quarterly, 2003)

CIHR Research: SARS: Make No Mistake - There Will Be a Next Time by Alan Bernstein (Healthcare Quarterly, 2003)

Communicating During a Crisis - The SARS Story at Mount Sinai Hospital by Fran McBride (Healthcare Quarterly, 2003)

Survey: Public Opinion in a Crisis by Don Guy (Healthcare Quarterly, 2003)

Restrictive Visitor Policies: Feedback from Healthcare Workers, Patients and Families by Quinlan et al. (Healthcare Quarterly, 2003)

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