Please join us in congratulating Dr. Teresa Tsang for the approval of funding for her research project Pandemic Preparedness for COVID Wave 2. Her team will receive close to $100,000 from the UBC Faculty of Medicine to deliver a report on transition to work from home (WFH) impact. This report will map key research processes and how roles interact, and provide a classification of current research roles and their appropriateness for degree of WFH. A WFH plan can then be adjusted in response to pandemic response guidelines, along with a business continuity WFH plan, a longer term WFH plan, research adaptations for remote work, and an AI application to facilitate WFH. The intended outcome is increased organizational resilience through a comprehensive remote work strategy for research staff in the Department of Medicine.
