What might the future bring? COVID-19 planning considerations for faculty and universities. (29th April 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Majowicz, S. E.
• Is Part Of: Epidemiology and infection. Volume 148(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-04-29
• Subjects: COVID-19, -- epidemics, -- pandemic, -- preparedness; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; 614.4
• DOI: 10.1017/S0950268820000898
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0950-2688

Abstract

Abstract: This paper applies a scenario planning approach, to outline some current uncertainties related to COVID-19 and what they might mean for plausible futures for which we should prepare, and to identify factors that we as individual faculty members and university institutions should be considering now, when planning for the future under COVID-19. Although the contextual focus of this paper is Canada, the content is likely applicable to other places where the COVID-19 epidemic curve is in its initial rising stage, and where universities are predominantly publicly funded institutions.