Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Canadian healthcare workforce: a rapid evidence synthesis of key considerations, lessons learned, and promising practices to address the healthcare workforce crisis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Canada's healthcare workforce and service delivery necessitate focused health system planning and delivery that prioritizes coordination, collaboration, and evidence-based strategies. A rapid evidence synthesis was commissioned by Health Canada to determine the impacts of the pandemic on the healthcare workforce and to identify promising strategies and innovations that mitigate these challenges.

Methods

Two, sequential rapid evidence syntheses were conducted between October 2022 and March 2023 using methodologies aligned with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses literature search extension (PRISMA-S) guidelines. The first review (October-November 2022) focused on the impacts of COVID-19

SUBMITTER: Murphy GT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12522264 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature