The @DSP_SPE team has gathered some (French too) Canadian #COVID19 resources. If you’re interested in volunteering, donating, visualizing data or fact checking - the link, follow this thread for highlights. Message us with some resources to expand it https://tinyurl.com/u746nvp
Check out specific #COVID19 resources in Canada divided by categories; #volunteering, #MedicalEquipment, #datavisualization, #factchecking, #finances, #canpoli officials, other lists/databases of resources
#FactCheck It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the firehose of info. Reliable #scicomm sources like @heysciencesam @McGillOSS @crackedscience are fact-checking and available to answer your about #COVID19. Check out @SMLabTO’s misinformation tracker: https://covid19misinfo.org
Canadian health journalists are amplifying reliable reporting . Check out @picardonhealth @ameliedboisvert. @LeesaKlich has also compiled a list of credible info https://twitter.com/i/lists/1243921581870628865
#CanPoli Your most reliable source of #COVID19 info at this time are government officials. Canada-wide, we recommend following sources like Dr. Theresa Tam @CPHO_Canada and Health Canada @GovCanHealth. Check our full list for province- and city-specific officials!
#DataVisualization Epidemiologists are working hard to help you visualize the rapidly evolving situation. Check out @DFisman & @JPSoucy @ishaberry2’s web app https://art-bd.shinyapps.io/covid19canada and @INSPQ in Quebec https://www.inspq.qc.ca/covid-19/donnees for reliable #dataviz
#MedicalEquipment Running out of #PPE fast? here’s how you can help. 1) Support #makers. Donate to @CodeVie_Life @COVIDChallenge to help make accessible ventilators https://www.mghfoundation.com/en/news/2-600-participants-to-the-code-life-ventilator-challenge or to Young Scientists & Innovators #3Dprinting face shields https://www.youngscientistsandinnovators.com/initiatives.html
2) @mcgillu students and researchers, answer the call for #PPE donations from labs https://mcgill.ca/research/channels/news/call-all-mcgill-labs-donate-protective-equipment-health-workers-frontlines-covid19-321207
3) For those in Ontario / Ottawa, there is a call for #PPE for healthcare providers in the Ottawa area https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfKnagr69ro1b00ssqEflEFeXFtahM-JGP7njdTYa0kZ6Wvjw/viewform driven by @uOttawa med students, as well as a province-wide call for emergency products https://www.ontario.ca/form/supply-emergency-products-help-fight-coronavirus.
4) Physician @SunnyJohal_ has curated a list of #PPE drop-off locations in Ontario https://maskaheroontario.ca/ and BC https://maskaherobc.ca/
#Volunteering Over at @MoriartyLab a database of researchers, students, and healthcare professionals who wish to volunteer has been created to help manage this #CanadianCOVID19ScienceArmy Sign up here https://moriartylab.org/covid-19-volunteers
#Finances Check how @JenniferRobson8 has distilled info on financial support for Canadians into a plain language and easy to understand summary . Check it out here: https://twitter.com/JenniferRobson8/status/1245107624372207616
Other lists and resources: Our friends @MoriartyLab @guilbourque, who sparked the idea of this thread and a definitive list of Canadian resources, have launched @COVID_19_Canada, a hub for all things #COVID19 in Canada.
Be sure to read (and follow) @this_is_farah who has created an excellent thread specifically for CALLS TO ACTION, like #PPE #donations, #volunteering and #research https://twitter.com/this_is_farah/status/1241592839177469952
@E4Dca has listed Canadian #COVID19 resources, along with important articles and scientific information about social distancing and other pandemic-related topics. https://evidencefordemocracy.ca/en/content/evidence-based-response-covid-19
Don’t forget to Tag us or DM us if new initiatives emerge in Canada either in english or french to add them to the list and expand the resource information #COVID19
For the complete resource list https://tinyurl.com/u746nvp
For the complete resource list https://tinyurl.com/u746nvp