S1E7: Community Based Testing in Canada with Dr Paul Sandstrom and Dr. Adrienne Meyers

In this episode, Dr. Paul Sandstrom and Dr Adrienne Meyers provide great insight on:

• rapid antigen testing -- when to use it and how; and,
• building capacity in First Nation communities to do PCR-lab quality testing

This episode dives into the details around COVID-19 testing in northern, remote and isolated sites in Canada. It’s a lot to take in -- but it’s also an opportunity to learn from two of Canada’s leading scientists who are supporting Community-Based Testing programs at the Public Health Agency of Canada

Resources:

• COVID-19 rapid testing and screening in workplaces: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19/testing-screening-contact-tracing/workplace.html
• Red Cross Stop the Spread: https://www.redcross.ca/how-we-help/current-emergency-responses/covid-19-%e2%80%93-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-rapid-testing-program-for-community-organizations
• How to self-administer the panbio rapid test by Mathi’eya Alatini: https://youtu.be/3DRM9WGm5PQ

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Dr. Paul Sandstrom, Director and Dr Adrienne Meyers, Associate Director of the National HIV & Retrovirology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, join Yukon First Nations COVID Coordinator, Math’ieya Alatini, to chat about Community Based Testing for COVID-19.

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Recorded November 12, 2021 on the traditional territories of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation and the Ta'an Kwäch'än Council