Resources

COVID-19 is sparking new demands on Ontario health system leaders – and the surge of need is bigger than traditional communications can carry. There is risk in duplication and gaps in expertise. REAL Resources is our way of curating the disparate information sources reviewed in the development of REAL Notes, and those submitted by others adding to our body of knowledge.

REAL Resources is a common ground for decision makers to find what is working and to see how it works in practice.

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Decontaminating N95 masks with Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation (UVGI) does not impair mask efficacy and safety: A Systematic Review — O’Hearn et al.	Type: Systematic Review Tags: Decontamination of PPE, N95 Mask, PPE	July 17, 2019
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) use during the COVID-19 Pandemic — Ontario Health Association	Type: Organizational Scan Tags: Decontamination of PPE, Healthcare Workers, PPE	March 29, 2020
Optimization of N95 Respirator Masks During Supply Shortages – Horizon Scan — CADTH	Type: Evidence Syntheses Tags: Decontamination of PPE, Healthcare Workers, PPE	April 26, 2020
What is known about approaches to and safety of conserving, re-using and repurposing different kinds of masks? — McMaster Health Forum	Type: Rapid Review Tags: Conserving PPE, Decontamination of PPE, PPE	April 29, 2020
COVID-19 Rapid Evidence Profile #1 — McMaster Forum	Type: Evidence Syntheses Tags: Decontamination of PPE, PPE	April 29, 2020
Prescientx High Volume N95 Mask Disinfector — Prescientx	Type: Organizational Scan Tags: Decontamination of PPE, PPE, Virtual Care	May 3, 2020
PPE Update for Family Physicians from the Ministry of Health/ Ontario Health — Ontario College of Family Physicians	Type: Organizational Scan Tags: Decontamination of PPE, General Practice, PPE	August 4, 2020
Microwave- and Heat-Based Decontamination of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFR): A Systematic Review — Gertsman et al.	Type: Systematic Review Tags: Decontamination of PPE, N95 Mask, PPE	August 20, 2020
Optimization of N95 Respirator Masks During Supply Shortages – Round-Up — Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)	Type: Rapid Review Tags: Conserving PPE, Decontamination of PPE, PPE	October 15, 2020
Optimizing the use of masks and respirators during the COVID-19 outbreak — Health Canada	Type: National Guidance Tags: Conserving PPE, Decontamination of PPE, N95 Mask, PPE	October 19, 2020

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Decontaminating N95 masks with Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation (UVGI) does not impair mask efficacy and safety: A Systematic Review — O’Hearn et al.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) use during the COVID-19 Pandemic — Ontario Health Association

Optimization of N95 Respirator Masks During Supply Shortages – Horizon Scan — CADTH

What is known about approaches to and safety of conserving, re-using and repurposing different kinds of masks? — McMaster Health Forum

COVID-19 Rapid Evidence Profile #1 — McMaster Forum

Prescientx High Volume N95 Mask Disinfector — Prescientx

PPE Update for Family Physicians from the Ministry of Health/ Ontario Health — Ontario College of Family Physicians

Microwave- and Heat-Based Decontamination of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFR): A Systematic Review — Gertsman et al.

Optimization of N95 Respirator Masks During Supply Shortages – Round-Up — Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)

Optimizing the use of masks and respirators during the COVID-19 outbreak — Health Canada

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