How MIMOSI Health helps combat COVID-19 #3: Manage COVID-19 Exposure on University Campuses
As the Fall semester begins, students are headed back to campus and some Canadian Universities are partnering with public health organizations to operate onsite COVID-19 testing centres. Universities and colleges will need a unified system to manage COVID-19 data and collaborate with health organizations and the community.
Universities operating COVID testing centres
Here in Nova Scotia, Saint Mary’s University is partnering with Nova Scotia Health to open a new testing centre on campus. In Quebec, the COVID-19 testing centre at McGill University is open 7 days a week, from 10 AM to 8 PM. In Ontario, Western University operates a mobile testing centre on campus which attracted a lineup of hundreds of students after word spread that five Western students tested positive.
Homburg Centre for Health & Wellness. Source: Saint Mary’s University
Requirements for students
In Nova Scotia, all students entering from outside Atlantic Canada on or after August 20 must complete the Nova Scotia Safe Check-in and undergo three COVID-19 tests during the self-isolation period.
In Canada and the US, physical return to campus means mandatory masks, social distancing and restrictions on social gatherings. Universities use different methods to track COVID isolation and allow students and staff to access buildings on campus. For example, to access St. Francis Xavier University’s buildings, people must be wearing green bracelets. To obtain the green bracelets, students and staff must complete a long process which includes signing a waiver, signing the university’s student community protocols, completing the isolation period and passing a general COVID-19 screening questionnaire.
MIMOSI Health manages COVID-19 test data on campus and makes it easy and affordable to coordinate resources. The MIMOSI Health platform provides real-time data across collaborating stakeholders during self-isolation and testing processes. Data is automatically synchronized across contact tracers, community testers, nurses, administrators and public health.
MIMOSI Health for Universities
Real-Time Data on Student Status
MIMOSI Health alleviates the pressure on universities by providing a single tool to monitor and report on the evolving situation.
Keep Your Communities Safe
As staff, domestic and international students return to campus, the threat of an outbreak at a university is very high. MIMOSI Health helps keep track of COVID-19 cases and comply with Public Health standards.
One-stop Shop Platform
Manage student COVID-19 testing from booking tests, to contact tracing and follow-up care and all the processes in between.
Secure Video Consultation
MIMOSI Health provides Registered Nurses and Contact Tracers with the ability to video call patients. This allows students to self-isolate properly and keeps the community safe.
Trend Lines, Heat Maps and Dashboards
In seconds, view detailed dashboards for the number of tests administered, positive / negative / recovered cases, and much more. Generate interactive heat maps to visualize trends and predict community spread.
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References
Various authors (Updated September 15, 2020). COVID-19: updates for Canada’s universities. University Affairs. Retrieved from https://www.universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/covid-19-updates-for-canadas-universities/
Saint Mary’s News (August 14, 2020). Saint Mary’s partners with Nova Scotia Health on a new testing centre. Saint Mary’s University. Retrieved from https://news.smu.ca/news/2020/8/14/saint-marys-partners-with-nova-scotia-health-on-new-testing-centre
Lale, B. (2020, May 07). Students turned away from Western University campus testing centre due to overwhelming demand, September 14, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2020, from https://london.ctvnews.ca/students-turned-away-from-western-university-campus-testing-centre-due-to-overwhelming-demand-1.5104369
Marris, E. (Updated September 15, 2020). Millions of students are returning to US universities in a vast unplanned pandemic experiment. Nature 584. Doi: 10.1038/d41586-020-02419-w