Observational StudyCEDRN Pandemic Preparedness Registry

This study aims to help Canada be better prepared for future pandemics by improving how hospitals collect and use information about patients with respiratory infections, such as influenza, COVID-19, and RSV. Emergency departments are often the first place where new viruses appear, and they care for people from all walks of life. By collecting the same types of information from many hospitals across the country, we can better understand how these illnesses affect people and how to respond more quickly in future emergencies.

The study will build a national database that follows patients from the time they arrive by ambulance or walk into the emergency department through their hospital stay. Researchers will look at symptoms, treatments, test results, recovery, and how well vaccines and medications work in real-world settings.

We believe that people who come to emergency departments with respiratory infections will show important differences in how sick they become, what treatments they receive, and how they recover, depending on factors like age, health conditions, and where they live. We also think this information can help create accurate tools that predict who can safely go home from the emergency department and who is at higher risk of severe illness or death.