The Walker Panel is also known as Ontario's Expert Panel on SARS and Infectious Disease Control. The Panel was established by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care in May 2003. On 15 December 2003 the Panel released its Initial Report, which provided a series of 53 recommendations requiring urgent action. The Final Report of the Walker Panel was released in April 2004. It contained 103 recommendations.[1][2][3][4]

SARS highlighted to the Panel key longstanding shortfalls with respect to infection control, including a need for provincial standards, shortages of necessary human resources and training opportunities, and facility design barriers.[citation needed]

Members

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The members of the Expert Panel on SARS and Infectious Disease Control were:[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Cathy Paterson, Michael George Tyshenko (2014). SARS Unmasked: Risk Communication of Pandemics and Influenza in Canada. McGill-Queen's Press. p. 216. ISBN 9780773576858.
  2. ^ Stark, Alastair (2018). Public Inquiries, Policy Learning, and the Threat of Future Crises. Oxford University Press. p. 90. ISBN 9780192567987.
  3. ^ Duffin, Jacalyn (2006). SARS in Context: Memory, History, and Policy. McGill-Queen's Press. p. 37. ISBN 9780773576841.
  4. ^ "Walker Report". CBC. 23 April 2004.