Congratulations to Dr. Shari Li, DEM Clinical Instructor, on her recent publication in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ).
Dr. Li sought to ascertain whether rates of in-hospital mortality, hospital admission, critical care admission, and mechanical ventilation differed between people experiencing homelessness (PEH) and housed people with symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection.
This raises the question of whether there may have been differential treatment for reasons unrelated to matched clinical characteristics.
Future research could explore inequities in health care resource allocation, especially in times of scarcity, as well as interventions targeting transmission among PEH.
Dr. Li presented her research at our DEM Provincial Grand Rounds. You can watch the recording here: COVID-19 Outcomes for People Experiencing Homelessness