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14 August 2020
Dear <<First Name>>,
Welcome to ACHSM LIbrary Bulletin Special Issue on COVID-19 topics. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we will provide the updated COVID-19 resources fortnightly. We think you will find it useful. To request articles not available as links, please email library@achsm.org.au
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National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce
High-priority, evidence-based clinical COVID-19 guidelines updated weekly with the latest research
Australia's national COVID‐19 primary care response
Jane Desborough, Sally Hall Dykgraaf, Lucas Toca, Stephanie Davis, Leslee Roberts, Catherine Kelaher and Michael Kidd
Med J Aust 2020; 213 (3): 104-106.e1
The outbreak of the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): A review of the current global status.
Bchetnia, Mbarka; Girard, Catherine ... Laprise, Catherine
J Infect Public Health 12 August 2020
Track COVID-19 sickness, not just positive tests and deaths.
Alwan, Nisreen A
Nature 13 August 2020
How does SARS-CoV-2 cause COVID-19?
Matheson, Nicholas J; Lehner, Paul J
Science 01 August 2020
Experts Discuss COVID-19—Remdesivir, Vaccines, and More
JAMA. Published online August 5, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.15067
Precision Public Health as a Key Tool in the COVID-19 Response
Sonja A. Rasmussen, MD, MS; Muin J. Khoury, MD, PhD; Carlos del Rio, MD
JAMA. Published online August 12, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.14992
COVID-19 in Canada: Experience and Response
Allan S. Detsky, MD, PhD; Isaac I. Bogoch, MD
JAMA. Published online August 10, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.14033
Successful Elimination of Covid-19 Transmission in New Zealand
Michael G. Baker, Nick Wilson, and Andrew Anglemyer
NEJM 07 August 2020
COVID-19 quarantine camps in Nepal – a dire and despondent state .
Pokhrel S, Sedhai YR, Atreya A.
Rural and Remote Health 2020; 20: 6240.
Factsheets on COVID-19
The Sydney Partnership for Health Education Research and Enterprise (SPHERE)
Covid-19: guidance for supported living
Department of Health and Social Care 06 August 2020
Going Forward, Going Back: Covid pandemic where to from here?.
Briggs, D., & Isouard, G.
Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, 2020, 15(3), 3-6.
The COVID-19 infection: lessons from the Italian experience.
Romagnani P, Gnone G, Guzzi F, Negrini S, Guastalla A, Annunziato F, Romagnani S, De Palma R.
J Public Health Policy. 2020 Sep;41(3):238-244. doi: 10.1057/s41271-020-00229-y
The trials of global research under the coronavirus.
Gewin, Virginia
Nature 09 August 2020
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02 PREVENTION
Evaluation of the mRNA-1273 Vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 in Nonhuman Primates
List of authors.
Kizzmekia S. Corbett, Ph.D., Barbara Flynn, M.S., Kathryn E. Foulds, Ph.D.,et al
NEJM 28 July 2020
New SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Results, with Peter Piot
Eric J. Rubin, Lindsey R. Baden, Peter Piot, and Stephen Morrissey
N Engl J Med 2020; 383:e57 30 July 2020
Quantitative fit testing with limited supplies of respirator masks in hospital personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cameron S, Cheung W, Cronin N, Griffiths K, Hunt R, Innes L, Kol M, Lawrence A, Shah A, Skylas K, Wagh A.
Aust Health Rev. 2020 Jul 28. doi: 10.1071/AH20154.
Provision of a consistent national approach to radiation therapy workforce protection measures in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ku M, Morgan T, Malbon A, Bartram T, Cavanagh J, Halvorsen B.
Aust Health Rev. 2020 Jul 23. doi: 10.1071/AH20094.
Association Between Statewide School Closure and COVID-19 Incidence and Mortality in the US
Katherine A. Auger, MD, MSc; Samir S. Shah, MD, MSCE; Troy Richardson, PhD; et al
JAMA. Published online July 29, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.14348
Behavioural, environmental, social, and systems interventions against covid-19
BMJ 2020; 370 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m2982 (Published 28 July 2020)
Behavioural fatigue: a flawed idea central to a flawed pandemic response
BMJ 2020; 370 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m3093 (Published 06 August 2020)
Community Use Of Face Masks And COVID-19: Evidence From A Natural Experiment Of State Mandates In The US
Wei Lyu and George L. Wehby
Health Affairs 2020, 39(8): 1419-1425
Universal Masking in the United States: The Role of Mandates, Health Education, and the CDC
Lawrence O. Gostin, JD; I. Glenn Cohen, JD; Jeffrey P. Koplan, MD, MPH
JAMA. Published online August 10, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.15271
It Is All About Location: Smartphones and Tracking the Spread of COVID-19
Jordan Frith, Michael Saker
Social Media + Society First Published July 30, 2020
COVID-19 exposures and infection control among home care agencies
Theresa A Rowe, eet al
Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2020 Jul 30;91:104214. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2020.104214.
Swinging the pendulum: lessons learned from public discourse concerning hydroxychloroquine and COVID-19
Sebastian E. Sattui, et al
Expert Review of Clinical Immunology 11 August 2020
Rapid Evidence Review: What is the specific role of daycares and schools in COVID-19 transmission?
National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools. 2020, August 11
Immunogenicity and Safety of a SARS-CoV-2 Inactivated Vaccine in Healthy Adults Aged 18-59 years: Report of the Randomized, Double-blind, and Placebo-controlled Phase 2 Clinical Trial
Yan-Jun Zhang,et al
Preprints from medRxiv and bioRxiv 10 August 2020
Considerations for the provision of essential oral health services in the context of COVID-19: interim guidance
World Health Organization. 3 August 2020.
What is known about how long the virus can survive with potential for infection on surfaces?
National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools. 31 July 2020
Travel restrictions and SARS-CoV-2 transmission: an effective distance approach to estimate impact
Shoi Shi, Shiori Tanaka, Ryo Ueno, Stuart Gilmour, Yuta Tanoue, Takayuki Kawashima, et al
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2020;98:518-529
Swimming Pool safety and prevention at the time of Covid-19: a consensus document from GSMS-SItI.
Romano Spica V, Gallè F, Baldelli G, Valeriani F, Di Rosa E, Liguori G, Brandi G; GSMS-SItI, Working Group on Movement Sciences for Health, Italian Society of Hygiene Preventive Medicine and Public Health.
Ann Ig. 2020 Sep-Oct;32(5):439-448. doi: 10.7416/ai.2020.2368.
A Rapid Advice Guideline for the Prevention of Novel Coronavirus Through Nutritional Intervention.
Budhwar S, Sethi K, Chakraborty M.
Curr Nutr Rep. 2020 Sep;9(3):119-128. doi: 10.1007/s13668-020-00325-1.
Vaccine Candidates against Coronavirus Infections. Where Does COVID-19 Stand?
Al-Kassmy J, Pedersen J, Kobinger G.
Viruses. 2020 Aug 7;12(8):E861. doi: 10.3390/v12080861.
COVID-19 in India: Transmission Dynamics, Epidemiological Characteristics, Testing, Recovery, and Effect of Weather.
Chanda, Arnab
Epidemiol Infect 12 August 2020
Coronaviruses in cats and other companion animals: Where does SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 fit?
Stout, Alison E; Andre, Nicole M ... Whittaker, Gary R
Vet Microbiol 10 August 2020
Cluster infections play important roles in the rapid evolution of COVID-19 transmission: a systematic review.
Liu, Tao; Gong, Dexin ... Ma, Wenjun
Int J Infect Dis 10 August 2020
Healthcare workers' perception of a global outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and personal protective equipment: Survey of a pediatric tertiary care hospital.
Piche-Renaud, Pierre-Philippe; Groves, Helen ... Science, Michelle
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 13 August 2020
National Preferred Interpersonal Distance Curbs the Spread of COVID-19: A Cross-country Analysis.
Gokmen, Yunus; Turen, Ufuk ... Tokmak, Ismail
Disaster Med Public Health Prep 13 August 2020
An Examination on the Transmission of COVID-19 and the Effect of Response Strategies: A Comparative Analysis.
Chen, Yi-Tui; Yen, Yung-Feng ... Su, Emily Chia-Yu
Int J Environ Res Public Health 13 August 2020
Feasibility study of mitigation and suppression strategies for controlling COVID-19 outbreaks in London and Wuhan.
Yang, Po; Qi, Jun ... Yang, Geng
PLoS One 08 August 2020
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03 DIAGNOSIS
Attacks on Public Health Officials During COVID-19
Michelle M. Mello, JD, PhD; Jeremy A. Greene, MD, PhD; Joshua M. Sharfstein, MD
JAMA. Published online August 5, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.14423
Clinical presentation and management of COVID‐19
Irani Thevarajan, Kirsty L Buising and Benjamin C Cowie
Med J Aust 2020; 213 (3): 134-139
The effectiveness of tests to detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 virus, and antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, to inform COVID-19 diagnosis: a rapid systematic review
David Jarrom, et al
Preprints from medRxiv 11 August 2020
Characterisation of 22446 patients attending UK emergency departments with suspected COVID-19 infection: Observational cohort study
Steve Goodacre, et al
Preprints from medRxiv 11 August 2020
COVID-19 rapid guideline: arranging planned care in hospitals and diagnostic services
NICE guideline [NG179]Published date: 27 July 2020
Guidelines for Laboratory Diagnosis of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Korea.
Hong KH, Lee SW, Kim TS, Huh HJ, Lee J, Kim SY, Park JS, Kim GJ, Sung H, Roh KH, Kim JS, Kim HS, Lee ST, Seong MW, Ryoo N, Lee H, Kwon KC, Yoo CK.
Ann Lab Med. 2020 Sep;40(5):351-360. doi: 10.3343/alm.2020.40.5.351.
Sudden onset, acute loss of taste and smell in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a systematic review.
Samaranayake LP, Fakhruddin KS, Panduwawala C.
Acta Odontol Scand. 2020 Aug 7:1-7. doi: 10.1080/00016357.2020.1787505.
Safety of hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 and other diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 53 randomized trials.
Chen C, Pan K, Wu B, Li X, Chen Z, Xu Q, Li X, Lv Q.
Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2020 Aug 11:1-12. doi: 10.1007/s00228-020-02962-5.
A comprehensive review of COVID-19 characteristics.
Esakandari H, Nabi-Afjadi M, Fakkari-Afjadi J, Farahmandian N, Miresmaeili SM, Bahreini E.
Biol Proced Online. 2020 Aug 4;22:19. doi: 10.1186/s12575-020-00128-2. eCollection 2020.
Second Update for Anaesthetists on Clinical Features of COVID-19 Patients and Relevant Management.
Weenink, Robert P; Preckel, Benedikt ... Hollmann, Markus W
J Clin Med 13 August 2020
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04 TREATMENTS
Drug treatments for covid-19: living systematic review and network meta-analysis.
Siemieniuk RA, Bartoszko JJ, Ge L, Zeraatkar D, Izcovich A, Pardo-Hernandez H, Rochwerg B, et al
BMJ. 2020 Jul 30;370:m2980. doi: 10.1136/bmj.m2980.
A Randomized Trial of Hydroxychloroquine as Postexposure Prophylaxis for Covid-19.
Boulware DR, Pullen MF, Bangdiwala AS, Pastick KA, Lofgren SM, Okafor EC, Skipper CP, et al
N Engl J Med. 2020 Aug 6;383(6):517-525. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2016638.
Effect of Convalescent Plasma Therapy on Time to Clinical Improvement in Patients With Severe and Life-threatening COVID-19: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Ling Li, MD, PhD; Wei Zhang, MD; Yu Hu, MD, PhD; et al.
JAMA. 2020;324(5):460-470. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.10044
COVID-19 and Dexamethasone: A Potential Strategy to Avoid Steroid-Related Strongyloides Hyperinfection
William M. Stauffer, MD, MSPH; Jonathan D. Alpern, MD; Patricia F. Walker, MD, DTM&H
JAMA. Published online July 30, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.13170
Characteristics and Strength of Evidence of COVID-19 Studies Registered on ClinicalTrials.gov
Krishna Pundi, MD; Alexander C. Perino, MD; Robert A. Harrington, MD; et al
JAMA Intern Med. Published online July 27, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.2904
Potential medicines to treat COVID-19
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care updated 15 July 2020
Hypothesized mechanisms explaining poor prognosis in type 2 diabetes patients with COVID-19: a review.
Lisco G, De Tullio A, Giagulli VA, Guastamacchia E, De Pergola G, Triggiani V.
Endocrine. 2020 Aug 10:1-13. doi: 10.1007/s12020-020-02444-9. Online ahead of print.
Emerging Therapeutic Modalities against COVID-19.
Malik S, Gupta A, Zhong X, Rasmussen TP, Manautou JE, Bahal R.
Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2020 Aug 8;13(8):E188. doi: 10.3390/ph13080188.
Review of adverse cutaneous reactions of pharmacologic interventions for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a guide for the dermatologist.
Martinez-Lopez A, Cuenca-Barrales C, Montero-Vilchez T, Molina-Leyva A, Arias-Santiago S.
J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 Aug 7:S0190-9622(20)32358-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.08.006
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of western medicine routine treatment combined with Chinese herbal medicine in the treatment of COVID-19.
Wang X, Xie P, Sun G, Deng Z, Zhao M, Bao S, Zhou Y.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Aug 7;99(32):e21616. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000021616.
Anti-inflammatory and antiviral roles of hydrogen sulfide: rationale for considering H(2) S-donors in COVID-19 therapy.
Citi V, Martelli A, Brancaleone V, Brogi S, Gojon G, Montanaro R, Morales G, Testai L, Calderone V.
Br J Pharmacol. 2020 Aug 11. doi: 10.1111/bph.15230.
Safety of hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 and other diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 53 randomized trials.
Chen C, Pan K, Wu B, Li X, Chen Z, Xu Q, Li X, Lv Q.
Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2020 Aug 11:1-12. doi: 10.1007/s00228-020-02962-5.
Antiviral agents, glucocorticoids, antibiotics, and intravenous immunoglobulin usage in 1142 patients with coronavirus disease 2019: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Pei L, Zhang S, Huang L, Geng X, Ma L, Jiang W, Li W, Chen D.
Pol Arch Intern Med. 2020 Aug 4. doi: 10.20452/pamw.15543.
The immune system as a target for therapy of SARS-CoV-2: A systematic review of the current immunotherapies for COVID-19.
Mansourabadi AH, Sadeghalvad M, Mohammadi-Motlagh HR, Rezaei N.
Life Sci. 2020 Aug 1;258:118185. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.118185.
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05 MANAGEMENT
Home care for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 and management of their contacts: interim guidance,
World Health Organization. 12 August 2020. World Health Organization.
Recovery From Severe COVID-19: Leveraging the Lessons of Survival From Sepsis
Hallie C. Prescott, MD, MSc; Timothy D. Girard, MD, MSCI
JAMA. Published online August 5, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.14103
Mortality, Admissions, and Patient Census at SNFs in 3 US Cities During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Michael L. Barnett, MD, MS; Lissy Hu, MD; Thomas Martin, MS; et al.
JAMA. 2020;324(5):507-509. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.11642
Cancer survivorship care at the time of the COVID‐19 pandemic
Bogda Koczwara
Med J Aust 2020; 213 (3): 107-108.e1
Management of adult cardiac arrest in the COVID‐19 era: consensus statement from the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine
Simon Craig, Mya Cubitt, Ashish Jaison, Steven Troupakis, Natalie Hood, Christina Fong, et al
Med J Aust 2020; 213 (3): 126-133
Clinical presentation and management of COVID‐19
Irani Thevarajan, Kirsty L Buising and Benjamin C Cowie
Med J Aust 2020; 213 (3): 134-139
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the organisation of stroke care. Madrid Stroke Care Plan.
Fuentes B, Alonso de Leciñana M, Calleja-Castaño P, Carneado-Ruiz J, Egido-Herrero J, Gil-Núñez A, et al
Neurologia. 2020 Jul-Aug;35(6):363-371. doi: 10.1016/j.nrl.2020.05.007.
Enhancing intensive care capacity: COVID-19 experience from a Tertiary Center in Israel.
Leshem E, Klein Y, Haviv Y, Berkenstadt H, Pessach IM.
Intensive Care Med. 2020 Aug;46(8):1640-1641. doi: 10.1007/s00134-020-06097-0. Epub 2020 May 25.
Recovery From Severe COVID-19: Leveraging the Lessons of Survival From Sepsis
Hallie C. Prescott, MD, MSc; Timothy D. Girard, MD, MSCI
JAMA. Published online August 5, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.14103
COVID-19 and Dentistry: Challenges and Opportunities for Providing Safe Care
AHRQ Patient Safety Primer August 2020
A COVID-19 patient’s experience: Engagement in disease management, interactions with care teams and implications on health policies and managerial practices
Lihua Dishman and Vicki Schroeder
Patient Experience Journal: Vol. 7 : Iss. 2 , Article 11.
Greater harmonisation of clinical trial regulations would help the fight against COVID-19
OECD 4 August 2020
Managing high-acuity outpatient services during the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons from the acute diabetes foot service
Gurdev S Deogon, Tim Robbins, Manpal S Randeva, Ioannis Kyrou, Sailesh Sankar, et al
Future Hosp J first published on 3 August 2020 doi:10.7861/fhj.2020-0054
Key Aspects in Nutritional Management of COVID-19 Patients.
Fernández-Quintela A, Milton-Laskibar I, Trepiana J, Gómez-Zorita S, Kajarabille N, Léniz A, González M, Portillo MP.
J Clin Med. 2020 Aug 10;9(8):E2589. doi: 10.3390/jcm9082589.
COVID-19 and pregnancy: A review of clinical characteristics, obstetric outcomes and vertical transmission.
Pettirosso E, Giles M, Cole S, Rees M.
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2020 Aug 10. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13204. Online ahead of print.
Early Nutritional Interventions with Zinc, Selenium and Vitamin D for Raising Anti-Viral Resistance Against Progressive COVID-19.
Alexander J, Tinkov A, Strand TA, Alehagen U, Skalny A, Aaseth J.
Nutrients. 2020 Aug 7;12(8):E2358. doi: 10.3390/nu12082358.
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06 HEALTH SERVICES
PY20141Learning from COVID-19 to improve access to physiotherapy
Jessica Stanhope and Philip Weinstein
Australian Journal of Primary Health 26(4) 271-272
Staffing Up For The Surge: Expanding The New York City Public Hospital Workforce During The COVID-19 Pandemic
Chris Keeley, Jonathan Jimenez, Hannah Jackson, Leon Boudourakis, et al
Health Affairs 2020, 39(8): 26-30
Covid-19 Created an Elective Surgery Backlog. How Can Hospitals Get Back on Track?
Amit Jain , Tinglong Dai , Kristin Bibee and Christopher G. Myers
Harvard Business Review August 10, 2020
Association of Nursing Home Ratings on Health Inspections, Quality of Care, and Nurse Staffing With COVID-19 Cases
Jose F. Figueroa, MD, MPH; Rishi K. Wadhera, MD, MPP; Irene Papanicolas, PhD; et al.
JAMA. Published online August 10, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.14709
Experiences of Home Health Care Workers in New York City During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: A Qualitative Analysis
Madeline R. Sterling, MD, MPH, MS; Emily Tseng, MS; Anthony Poon, BS; et al
JAMA Intern Med. Published online August 4, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.3930
Is There a link between nursing home reported quality and COVID-19 cases? Evidence from California skilled nursing facilities.
He M, Li Y, Fang F.
J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2020;21(7):905-908.
COVID-19 rapid guideline: dialysis service delivery
NICE guideline [NG160]Published date: 20 March 2020 Last updated: 07 August 2020
The State of Health Care Quality Measurement in the Era of COVID-19: The Importance of Doing Better
Austin JM, Kachalia A
Journal of the American Medical Association. 2020;324(4):333-334.
How fit were public services for coronavirus?
Institute for Government August 2020
COVID 19 - Perceptions of a Primary Health Network in Australia.
Nankervis, R., Alexander, H., Briggs, D., Turner, C., Martin, A., Baillie, J., & Rigby, K.
Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, 2020, 15(3), 29-38.
Psychological effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in health professionals: A systematic review with meta-analysis.
da Silva FCT, Neto MLR.
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2020 Aug 6;104:110062. doi: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2020.110062.
Psychological effects of the COVID 19 pandemic on healthcare workers globally: A systematic review.
Sheraton M, Deo N, Dutt T, Surani S, Hall-Flavin D, Kashyap R.
Psychiatry Res. 2020 Aug 3;292:113360. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113360.
A health care workers mental health crisis line in the age of COVID-19.
Feinstein RE, Kotara S, Jones B, Shanor D, Nemeroff CB.
Depress Anxiety. 2020 Aug;37(8):822-826. doi: 10.1002/da.23073.
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07 OTHER
The impact of COVID-19 on the reproductive health of people living in Australia: findings from an online survey
Jacqueline Coombe,et al
Preprints from medRxiv 11 August 2020
COVID-19 Has Increased Medicaid Enrollment, But Short-Term Enrollment Changes Are Unrelated To Job Losses
Chris Frenier, et al.
Health Affairs | Aug 6, 2020
Staying Connected In The COVID-19 Pandemic: Telehealth At The Largest Safety-Net System In The United States
Jen Lau, Janine Knudsen, Hannah Jackson, Andrew B. Wallach, Michael Bouton,et al
Health Affairs 2020, 39(8): 1437-1442
A Systematic Review of Smartphone Applications Available for Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID19) and the Assessment of their Quality Using the Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS).
Davalbhakta S, Advani S, Kumar S, Agarwal V, Bhoyar S, Fedirko E, Misra DP, Goel A, Gupta L, Agarwal V.
J Med Syst. 2020 Aug 10;44(9):164. doi: 10.1007/s10916-020-01633-3.
Leading into the Post-Covid Recovery
Merete Wedell-Wedellsborg
Harvard Business Review August 11, 2020
Collaborating During Coronavirus: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Nature of Work
Evan DeFilippis, Stephen Michael Impink, Madison Singell, Jeffrey T. Polzer, and Raffaella Sadu
Harvard Business School Working Knowledge 10 August 2020
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and Its Role in the Pandemic Vaccine Response
Grace M. Lee, MD, MPH; Beth P. Bell, MD, MPH; José R. Romero, MD
JAMA. 2020;324(6):546-547. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.13167
Communication with patients and families regarding health care-associated exposure to coronavirus 2019: a checklist to facilitate disclosure.
Sivashanker K, Mendu ML, Wickner PG, et al.
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2020;46(8):483-488.
Telemedicine in orthopaedics and its potential applications during COVID-19 and beyond: A systematic review
Zakir Haider et al
J Telemed Telecare. 2020 Aug 6;1357633X20938241. doi: 10.1177/1357633X20938241.
The impact of Covid-19 on community health services
NHS Confederation August 2020
Refugees and COVID-19: achieving a comprehensive public health response
Qais Alemi, Carl Stempel, Hafifa Siddiq & Eunice Kim
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2020;98:510-510A.
Health Information: Applications and challenges in the COVID-19 pandemic
Sheree Lloyd, Sue M Walker, Ani Goswami
Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, 2020, 15(3), 23-28.
Psychiatric symptomatology associated with depression, anxiety, distress, and insomnia in health professionals working in patients affected by COVID-19: A systematic review with meta-analysis.
da Silva FCT, Neto MLR.
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2020 Aug 7;104:110057. doi: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2020.110057.
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08 NSW LATEST NEWS
Latest COVID-19 case locations in NSW
If you have been to any of these locations during the time and date indicated you should:
- immediately self-isolate until 14 days after you were last there
- get tested even if you have no symptoms
- watch for COVID-19 symptoms and get retested should any symptoms recur
- even if you get a negative test, you must stay in isolation for 14 days (this is because it can take 14 days before you may show symptoms or test positive).
Daily updates on statistics and cases
Heatmap of COVID-19 cases by postcodes
NSW heatmap presents an overview of COVID-19 cases and statistics in NSW, and the number of tests carried out for the last 14 days.View a heatmap of COVID-19 cases
National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce
The National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce is a collaboration of peak health professional bodies across Australia whose members are providing clinical care to people with COVID-19. The taskforce is undertaking continuous evidence surveillance to identify and rapidly synthesise emerging research in order to provide national, evidence-based guidelines and clinical flowcharts for the clinical care of people with COVID-19.
COVID-19 Critical Intelligence Unit
The Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) in New South Wales has developed this page summarising rapid, evidence-based advice during the COVID-19 pandemic. Its operations focus on systems intelligence, clinical intelligence and evidence integration. The content includes a daily evidence digest and evidence checks on a discrete topic or question relating to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Recent evidence checks date include:
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