The Canadian COVID-19 Emergency Department Rapid Response Network (CCEDRRN): Rationale, Methods & Results

In March 2020, the Canadian COVID-19 Emergency Department Rapid Response Network (CCEDRRN) harmonized data collection on COVID-19 tested patients presenting to Canadian Emergency Departments with the aim of creating a hiqh quality data set to enable observational studies to support pandemic decision-making. This presentation will provide an introduction to this ongoing research collaborative. We will discuss the rationale, methods, and results of the first published studies on COVID-19 diagnosis, treatments, outcomes, prognosis and clinical decision-making.