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Zoom
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Online
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  • October 17, 2025 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm

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Presented by the Institute for Pandemics (IfP) …

Join us for Catalyst Series, a dynamic seminar series showcasing groundbreaking research funded by the Institute for Pandemics’ (IfP) Catalyst and Research Development Grants. Since 2023, IfP has provided over $1 million to research teams at the University of Toronto, to support collaborative, interdisciplinary research projects. These presentations spotlight the innovative work of interdisciplinary teams tackling urgent challenges in pandemic preparedness, response, and recovery.

Projects Higlighted:

Understanding the impacts of structural racism on (im)migration and racialized population living with Long-COVID in Peel Region: A community-centred approach

  • Presenters: Kathi Wilson/Andrea Rishworth (University of Toronto Mississauga)
  • This project addressed two urgent, yet underexamined issues in Canada – structural racism and long COVID (i.e., Post-COVID Condition (PCC)). The overarching goal of the research was to identify solutions to PCC management that address the intersecting social, structural, and health needs of immigrant and racialized populations in Peel Region, Ontario.

Investigating Post-COVID-19 Condition in Ontarians and Marginalized Communities

  • Presenter: Joseph Munn (Sunnybrook Research Institute)
  • Background: Many individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 experience symptoms that last for an extended period of time. These extended symptoms are frequently referred to as Long-COVID, officially known as Post COVID-19 Condition (PCC). PCC is a complex disease that requires the involvement of multiple medical specialties to be properly managed and places a substantial burden on provincial healthcare systems. Ontario developed a new healthcare billing code to specifically identify PCC.
  • Objectives: The objectives of this study were to understand 1) which doctors used the PCC billing code 2) how many individuals were diagnosed with PCC in Ontario, and if these people belong to disadvantaged groups 3) how much and what types of healthcare people with PCC were using.
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Family and Community Medicine Information Sessions – MPH(FCM), MScCh(FCM) and MScCH(HPTE)
Emerging Pathogen Containment: An Introduction to Research Approaches (Workshop)