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01 September 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


  Coronavirus (COVID-19) 


    01 GENERAL
    02 PREVENTION
    03 DIAGNOSIS 
    04 TREATMENTS
    05 MANAGEMENT 
    06 HEALTH SERVICES
    07 OTHER 
    08 NSW LATEST NEWS
    ACHSM EVENTS 

 

 

01 GENERAL


COVID-19 essential supplies forecasting tool overview of the structure, methodology, and assumptions used: interim guidance,
WHO 25 August 2020

Conversations on COVID-19: Impacts on Communities of Color
New Resource from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Ausgust 2020

First Nations peoples leading the way in COVID‐19 pandemic planning, response and management
Kristy Crooks, Dawn Casey and James S Ward
Med J Aust 2020; 213 (4): 151-152.e1

Regulatory Decision-making on COVID-19 Vaccines During a Public Health Emergency
Jerry Avorn, MD; Aaron Kesselheim, MD, JD, MPH
JAMA. Published online August 31, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.17101

Australia close to signing deal to produce coronavirus vaccine
Aged Care Incite 17 August 2020

Covid-19: Less haste, more safety
BMJ 2020; 370 (Published 20 August 2020)

Covid-19: Impact of long term symptoms will be profound, warns BMA
BMJ 2020; 370  (Published 13 August 2020)

What do countries need to do to implement effective ‘find, test, trace, isolate and support’ systems?
Selina Rajan, Jonathan D. Cylus, Martin Mckee
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 2020, 113(7: 245-250

Simulation of the COVID-19 epidemic on the social network of Slovenia: Estimating the intrinsic forecast uncertainty.
Zaplotnik Ž, Gavrić A, Medic L.
PLoS One. 2020 Aug 27;15(8):e0238090. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238090. eCollection 2020.

Predicting and analyzing the COVID-19 epidemic in China: Based on SEIRD, LSTM and GWR models.
Liu F, Wang J, Liu J, Li Y, Liu D, Tong J, Li Z, Yu D, Fan Y, Bi X, Zhang X, Mo S.
PLoS One. 2020 Aug 27;15(8):e0238280. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238280. eCollection 2020.

Comprehensive Overview on Multiple Strategies Fighting COVID-19.
Khalifa SAM, Mohamed BS, Elashal MH, Du M, Guo Z, Zhao C, Musharraf SG, Boskabady MH, El-Seedi HHR, Efferth T, El-Seedi HR.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Aug 11;17(16):E5813. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17165813.

COVID-19 Vaccine: A comprehensive status report.
Kaur SP, Gupta V.
Virus Res. 2020 Aug 12:198114. doi: 10.1016/j.virusres.2020.198114.

Making ordinary decisions in extraordinary times
BMJ 2020; 370 (Published 26 August 2020)


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02 PREVENTION

Advice on the use of masks for children in the community in the context of COVID-19: annex to the advice on the use of masks in the context of COVID-19
WHO 21 August 2020

COVID-19 testing in Australia - information for health professionals
Therapeutics Goods Administration released a bulletin on 26 August 2020

What risk factors (such as age, medical conditions, or lifestyle factors) are associated with the development of severe outcomes in COVID-19?
Alberta’s COVID-19 Scientific Advisory Group 21 August 2020

Evidence of Harm from Mask Use for Specific Populations
Alberta’s COVID-19 Scientific Advisory Group 21 August 2020

What the immune response to the coronavirus says about the prospects for a vaccine.
Ledford, Heidi
Nature 21 August 2020

172 countries and multiple candidate vaccines engaged in COVID-19 vaccine Global Access Facility
WHO 24 August 2020

Evaluation for SARS-CoV-2 in Breast Milk From 18 Infected Women 
Christina Chambers, PhD, MPH; Paul Krogstad, MD; Kerri Bertrand, MPH; et al
JAMA. Published online August 19, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.15580

Unemployment, suicide and COVID‐19: using the evidence to plan for prevention
Mark Deady, Leona Tan, Nathasha Kugenthiran, Daniel Collins, Helen Christensen and Samuel B Harvey
Med J Aust 2020; 213 (4): 153-154.e1 

What Happens When COVID-19 Collides With Flu Season?
Rita Rubin, MA
JAMA. Published online August 20, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.15260

SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Community Health Workers in India Before and After Use of Face Shields 
M. Emmanuel Bhaskar, MD; Santhanam Arun, MBBS 
JAMA. Published online August 17, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.15586

Severe Staffing And Personal Protective Equipment Shortages Faced By Nursing Homes During The COVID-19 Pandemic
Brian E. McGarry, David C. Grabowski, and Michael L. Barnett
Health Affairs 20 August 2020

Ethical Considerations for COVID-19 Vaccine Trials in Correctional Facilities 
Emily A. Wang, MD, MAS; Jonathan Zenilman, MD, PhD; Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, PhD
JAMA. Published online August 17, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.15589

Prevalence of Surface Contamination With SARS-CoV-2 in a Radiation Oncology Clinic 
Imraan Jan, DO; Kenneth Chen, PhD; Mutlay Sayan, MD; et al
JAMA Oncol. Published online August 27, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.3552

Developing Safe and Effective Covid Vaccines — Operation Warp Speed’s Strategy and Approach
Moncef Slaoui and Matthew Hepburn
NEJM August 26, 2020 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp2027405

Compliance measurement and observed influencing factors of hand hygiene based on COVID-19 guidelines in China 
Qian Zhou, Xiaoquan Lai, Xinping Zhang, Li Tan 
American Journal of Infection Control 2020, 48(9): 1074-1079

Hand sanitizers: A review of ingredients, mechanisms of action, modes of delivery, and efficacy against coronaviruses 
Andrew P. Golin, Dexter Choi, Aziz Ghahary 
American Journal of Infection Control 2020, 48(9): 1062-1067

The use of personal protective equipment in clinical ophthalmology during corona virus disease-2019: a review of international guidelines and literature.
Tang SWK, Romano MR, Wong DHT, Montericcio A, Yip NKF, Montalbano C, Raimondi R, Li KKW.
Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2020 Sep;31(5):435-446.

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. 

COVID-19: risk accumulation among biologically and socially vulnerable older populations.
Calderón-Larrañaga A, Dekhtyar S, Vetrano DL, Bellander T, Fratiglioni L.
Ageing Res Rev. 2020 Aug 17;63:101149. doi: 10.1016/j.arr.2020.101149.

SARS-CoV-2 Transmission and the Risk of Aerosol-Generating Procedures.
Pasnick S, Carlos WG, Dela Cruz CS, Gross JE, Garrison G, Jamil S.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 Aug 15;202(4):P13-P14. doi: 10.1164/rccm.2024P13.

Microwave- and Heat-Based Decontamination of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators: A Systematic Review.
Gertsman S, Agarwal A, O'Hearn K, Webster R, Tsampalieros A, Barrowman N, Sampson M, Sikora L, Staykov E, Ng R, Gibson J, Dinh T, Agyei K, Chamberlain G, McNally JD.
J Hosp Infect. 2020 Aug 22:S0195-6701(20)30403-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.08.016. 

Usereuse or discard: quantitatively defined variance in N95 respirator integrity following vaporized hydrogen peroxide decontamination during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Levine C, Grady C, Block T, Hurley H, Russo R, Peixoto B, Frees A, Ruiz A, Alland D.
medRxiv. 2020 Aug 21:2020.08.18.20177071. doi: 10.1101/2020.08.18.20177071. Preprint.

Efficacy and Safety of Disinfectants for Decontamination of N95 and SN95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators: A Systematic Review.
O'Hearn K, Gertsman S, Webster R, Tsampalieros A, Ng R, Gibson J, Sampson M, Sikora L, McNally JD.
J Hosp Infect. 2020 Aug 12:S0195-6701(20)30383-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.08.005. 

Management of Allergic Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Asia.
Lee JH, Lee Y, Lee SY, Van Bever H, Lou H, Zhang L, Park HS.
Allergy Asthma Immunol Res. 2020 Sep;12(5):783-791. doi: 10.4168/aair.2020.12.5.783.

Lifting the mask on neurological manifestations of COVID-19.
Pezzini A, Padovani A.
Nat Rev Neurol. 2020 Aug 24:1-9. doi: 10.1038/s41582-020-0398-3. 

Guidance on infection control and plume management with Laser and Energy-Based Devices taking into consideration COVID-19.
Sullivan JR, Rademaker M, Goodman G, Bekhor P, Al-Niaimi F.
Australas J Dermatol. 2020 Aug 19. doi: 10.1111/ajd.13425. 

Ten key points about COVID-19 in children: The shadows on the wall.
Escosa-García L, Aguilera-Alonso D, Calvo C, Mellado MJ, Baquero-Artigao F.
Pediatr Pulmonol. 2020 Aug 13:10.1002/ppul.25025. doi: 10.1002/ppul.25025. 

Face masks: benefits and risks during the COVID-19 crisis.
Matuschek C, Moll F, Fangerau H, Fischer JC, Zänker K, van Griensven M, et al 
Eur J Med Res. 2020 Aug 12;25(1):32. doi: 10.1186/s40001-020-00430-5.

COVID-19 prevalence and mortality in patients with cancer and the effect of primary tumour subtype and patient demographics: a prospective cohort study.
Lee LYW, Cazier JB, Starkey T, Briggs SEW, Arnold R, Bisht V, Booth S, Campton NA, Cheng VWT, et al 
Lancet Oncol. 2020 Aug 24:S1470-2045(20)30442-3. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30442-3.

Work underway to protect older adults from COVID-19
Aged Care Insite 31 August 2020


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03 DIAGNOSIS

Saliva or Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimens for Detection of SARS-CoV-2
Anne L. Wyllie and Others
NEJM August 28, 2020 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc2016359

Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Viral Shedding in Pediatric Patients Infected With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): Under the Surface.
DeBiasi RL, Delaney M.
JAMA Pediatr. 2020 Aug 28. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.3996. Online ahead of print.

SARS-CoV-2 Testing and Changes in Primary Care Services in a Multistate Network of Community Health Centers During the COVID-19 Pandemic 
John Heintzman, MD, MPH; Jean O’Malley, MPH; Miguel Marino, PhD; et al.
JAMA. Published online August 31, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.15891

Diagnosis of a Case of Suspected COVID-19 Using Telemedicine Technology in the Emergency Department.
Mohseni M, Dragon M, Simon LV.
Am J Case Rep. 2020 Aug 22;21:e926251. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.926251.

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Children: PrevalenceDiagnosis, Clinical Symptoms, and Treatment.
Zare-Zardini H, Soltaninejad H, Ferdosian F, Hamidieh AA, Memarpoor-Yazdi M.
Int J Gen Med. 2020 Jul 28;13:477-482. doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S262098. eCollection 2020.

Rapid, point-of-care antigen and molecular-based tests for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Dinnes J, Deeks JJ, Adriano A, Berhane S, Davenport C, Dittrich S, Emperador D, Takwoingi Y, et al
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Aug 26;8:CD013705. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013705

Re-positive COVID-19 PCR test: could it be a reinfection?
Osman AA, Al Daajani MM, Alsahafi AJ.
New Microbes New Infect. 2020 Aug 20:100748. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2020.100748. 

A systematic review on recent trends in transmissiondiagnosisprevention and imaging features of COVID-19.
Manigandan S, Wu MT, Ponnusamy VK, Raghavendra VB, Pugazhendhi A, Brindhadevi K.
Process Biochem. 2020 Aug 20. doi: 10.1016/j.procbio.2020.08.016. 

Risk factors for COVID-19 death in a population cohort study from the Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Boulle A, Davies MA, Hussey H, Ismail M, Morden E, 
Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Aug 29:ciaa1198. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1198. 

Diagnosis of COVID-19 Based on Symptomatic Analysis of Hospital Healthcare Workers in Belgium: Observational Study in a Large Belgian Tertiary Care Center during Early COVID-19 Outbreak.
Van Loon N, Verbrugghe M, Cartuyvels R, Ramaekers D.
J Occup Environ Med. 2020 Aug 26. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002015. 


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04 TREATMENTS 

Effect of Remdesivir vs Standard Care on Clinical Status at 11 Days in Patients With Moderate COVID-19: A Randomized Clinical Trial 
Christoph D. Spinner, MD; Robert L. Gottlieb, MD, PhD; Gerard J. Criner, MD; et al
JAMA. Published online August 21, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.16349

Safety and immunogenicity of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2: a preliminary report of a phase 1/2, single-blind, randomised controlled trial.
Folegatti PM, Ewer KJ, Aley PK, Angus B, Becker S, Belij-Rammerstorfer S, Bellamy D, et al
Lancet. 2020 Aug 15;396(10249):467-478. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31604-4. 

COVID-19 rapid guideline: gastrointestinal and liver conditions treated with drugs affecting the immune response
NICE guideline [NG172] Published date: 23 April 2020 Last updated: 21 August 2020

Emerging Treatment Options of Regenerative Medicine in Severe Corona Virus/COVID 19 Infections.
Kumar A, Ghosh SB.
Int J Stem Cells. 2020 Aug 31. doi: 10.15283/ijsc20076.

The COVID-19 ibuprofen controversy: A systematic review of NSAIDs in adult acute lower respiratory tract infections.
Vaja R, Chan J, Ferreira P, Harky A, Rogers LJ, Gashaw HH, Kirkby NS, Mitchell JA.
Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2020 Aug 17. doi: 10.1111/bcp.14514.

A Review on Currently Available Potential Therapeutic Options for COVID-19.
Ohadian Moghadam S.
Int J Gen Med. 2020 Jul 24;13:443-467. doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S263666. eCollection 2020.

A narrative review of the potential pharmacological influence and safety of ibuprofen on coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19), ACE2, and the immune system: a dichotomy of expectation and reality.
Smart L, Fawkes N, Goggin P, Pennick G, Rainsford KD, Charlesworth B, Shah N.
Inflammopharmacology. 2020 Aug 14:1-12. doi: 10.1007/s10787-020-00745-z.

A systematic review of trial registry entries for randomized clinical trials investigating COVID-19 medical prevention and treatment.
Karlsen APH, Wiberg S, Laigaard J, Pedersen C, Rokamp KZ, Mathiesen O.
PLoS One. 2020 Aug 20;15(8):e0237903. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237903. eCollection 2020.

Pakistan Randomized and Observational Trial to Evaluate Coronavirus Treatment (PROTECT) of HydroxychloroquineOseltamivir and Azithromycin to treat newly diagnosed patients with COVID-19 infection who have no comorbidities like diabetes mellitus: A structured summary of a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
Akram J, Azhar S, Shahzad M, Latif W, Khan KS.
Trials. 2020 Aug 8;21(1):702. doi: 10.1186/s13063-020-04616-4.

The recent outbreaks of human coronaviruses: A medicinal chemistry perspective.
Pillaiyar T, Wendt LL, Manickam M, Easwaran M.
Med Res Rev. 2020 Aug 27. doi: 10.1002/med.21724. 

Efficacy of various treatment modalities for nCOV-2019: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Misra S, Nath M, Hadda V, Vibha D.
Eur J Clin Invest. 2020 Aug 18:e13383. doi: 10.1111/eci.13383. 

Pathophysiology of COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome: a multicentre prospective observational study.
Grasselli, Giacomo; Tonetti, Tommaso ... Ranieri, V Marco
Lancet Respir Med 31 August 2020


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05 MANAGEMENT

Home-care guidelines for adult patients with mild COVID-19
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners August 2020

Guidelines on the rights of people with disability in health and disability care during COVID-19
Australian Human Rights Commission August 2020

Cardiovascular disease and COVID‐19: Australian and New Zealand consensus statement
Sarah Zaman, Andrew I MacIsaac, Garry LR Jennings, Markus P Schlaich, Sally C Inglis,  et al
Med J Aust 2020; 213 (4): 182-187

Targeting TMPRSS2 in SARS-CoV-2 Infection.
Baughn, Linda B; Sharma, Neeraj ... Fonseca, Rafael
Mayo Clin Proc 31 August 2020

Safety Update: COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma in 20,000 Hospitalized Patients.
Joyner, Michael J; Bruno, Katelyn A ... Wright, R Scott
Mayo Clin Proc 31 August 2020

Evaluating the Association of Clinical Characteristics With Neutralizing Antibody Levels in Patients Who Have Recovered From Mild COVID-19 in Shanghai, China 
Fan Wu, PhD; Mei Liu, MS; Aojie Wang, MS; et al
JAMA Intern Med. Published online August 18, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.4616

Emergency Use Authorizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons From Hydroxychloroquine for Vaccine Authorization and Approval
Kyle Thomson, JD, MPH; Herschel Nachlis, PhD
JAMA. Published online August 31, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.16253

Racial Disproportionality in Covid Clinical Trials
Daniel B. Chastain and Others
NEJM 11 August 2020

COVID-19 infection: Strategies on when to discontinue isolation, a retrospective study 
Amelita Woodruff, Katherine L Walsh, Dacre Knight, Joan M. Irizarry-Alvarado 
American Journal of Infection Control 2020, 48(9):1032-1036

Thrombosis in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 in a New York City Health System 
Seda Bilaloglu, MS; Yin Aphinyanaphongs, MD, PhD; Simon Jones, PhD, MSc; et al.
JAMA. 2020;324(8):799-801. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.13372

COVID-19: Implications for Supply Chain Management
Francis, James R.
Frontiers of Health Services Management. 37(1):33-38, Fall 2020

Diabetes, glycaemic control, and risk of COVID-19 hospitalisation: Population-based, prospective cohort study
Mark Hamer; Catharine R. Gale; G. David Batty
Metabolism August 21, 2020 

COVID‐19 Pandemic – considerations and challenges for the management of medical imaging departments in Queensland
Patrick Eastgate BNurs, BAppSci (Med Rad Tech) MSci  Michael J. et al
Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences First published: 22 August 2020


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06 HEALTH SERVICES

COVID‐19 and the Indo–Pacific: implications for resource‐limited emergency departments
Isobelle G Woodruff, Rob D Mitchell, Georgina Phillips, Deepak Sharma, Patrick Toito'ona, et al
Med J Aust || doi: 10.5694/mja2.50750 Published online: 31 Aug 2020

Assessment of COVID-19 Hospitalizations by Race/Ethnicity in 12 States 
Pinar Karaca-Mandic, PhD; Archelle Georgiou, MD; Soumya Sen, PhD 
JAMA Intern Med. Published online August 17, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.3857

Building A Better Health Care System Post–Covid-19: Steps for Reducing Low-Value and Wasteful Care
Corinna Sorenson and Others
NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery 21 August 2020

Addressing Challenges Associated with Operationalizing a Crisis Standards of Care Protocol for the Covid-19 Pandemic
Aimee Milliken and Others
NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery 21 August 2020

Covid-19 and the Mandate to Redefine Preventive Care
Daniel M. Horn and Jennifer S. Haas
NEJM 12 August 2020

Expanding frontiers of risk management: care safety in nursing home during COVID-19 pandemic 
Matteo Scopetti, Alessandro Santurro, Riccardo Tartaglia, Paola Frati, Vittorio Fineschi
International Journal for Quality in Health Care, mzaa085,

Mental health services and Covid-19: preparing for the rising tide
NHS Confederation August 2020

COVID-19: Nurses have responded, now it is time to support them as we move forward
Rhonda Collins
Healthcare Management Forum Volume: 33 issue: 5, page(s): 190-194

Respiratory specialists working in different ways: Development of a GP hotline and respiratory support service during the COVID-19 pandemic
Kartik Kumar, Vincent Mak, Katherine Groom, Yasmin Razak, Joanna L Brown, et al
Future Hosp J first published on 30 August 2020 doi:10.7861/fhj.2020-0082

Establishing a remote clinical advice service during the COVID-19 pandemic
Samuel Burrows, Claire Ashby, Sarah E Ibitoye, James Dodd, Andrea Joughin, Amy Crees, Zoe Jones and Katie Rainey
Future Hosp J first published on 30 August 2020 doi:10.7861/fhj.2020-0092

Operationalizing the Operating Room: Ensuring Appropriate Surgical Care in the Era of COVID-19.
Wick EC, Pierce L, Conte MC, Sosa JA.
Ann Surg. 2020 Aug;272(2):e165-e167. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004003.

COVID-19: The Nursing Administration Response.
Hardt DiCuccio M, Reynolds C, Snyder A, Cianci N.
Crit Care Nurs Q. 2020 Oct/Dec;43(4):468-479. doi: 10.1097/CNQ.0000000000000330

Institutional COVID-19 Protocols: Focused on Preparation, Safety, and Care Consolidation.
DiSilvio B, Virani A, Patel S, Finoli L, Singh A, DuMont T, Cheema T.
Crit Care Nurs Q. 2020 Oct/Dec;43(4):413-427. doi: 10.1097/CNQ.0000000000000327.

Availability of Personal Protective Equipment and Infection Prevention Supplies During the First Month of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Study by the APIC COVID-19 Task Force.
Rebmann T, Vassallo A, Holdsworth JE.
Am J Infect Control. 2020 Aug 26:S0196-6553(20)30814-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.08.029. 

Corona Virus (COVID-19) and its Impact on Health Care Workers.
Lakhani A, Sharma E, Gupta K, Kapila S, Gupta S.
J Assoc Physicians India. 2020 Sep;68(9):66-69.

Essential Case Management Practices Amidst the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19Crisis: Part 2: End-of-Life Care, Workers' Compensation Case Management, Legal and Ethical Obligations, Remote Practice, and Resilience.
Tahan HM.
Prof Case Manag. 2020 Sep/Oct;25(5):267-284. doi: 10.1097/NCM.0000000000000455.

Lessons from past epidemics and pandemics and a way forward for pregnant women, midwives and nurses during COVID-19 and beyond: A meta-synthesis.
Shorey S, Chan V.
Midwifery. 2020 Aug 20;90:102821. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2020.102821.

Prevalence of psychological morbidities among general population, healthcare workers and COVID-19 patients amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Krishnamoorthy Y, Nagarajan R, Saya GK, Menon V.
Psychiatry Res. 2020 Aug 11;293:113382. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113382. 


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07 OTHER

Comparison of Telehealth-Related Ethics and Guidelines and a Checklist for Ethical Decision Making in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Baumes A, Čolić M, Araiba S.
Behav Anal Pract. 2020 Aug 17:1-12. doi: 10.1007/s40617-020-00475-2. 

Addressing Postpandemic Clinician Mental Health: A Narrative Review and Conceptual Framework
Rachel Schwartz, et al
Annals of Internal Medicine  21 August 2020

Community-Level Factors Associated With Racial And Ethnic Disparities In COVID-19 Rates In Massachusetts
Jose F. Figueroa, et al. |
Health Affairs | Aug 27, 2020

Covid-19: an opportunity for social innovation?
Lindi van Niekerk
IHP. SHAPES  August 27, 2020

How Covid-19 has magnified some of social care’s key problems
Simon Bottery
The King's Fund 25 August 2020

Building A Better Health Care System Post-Covid-19: Steps for Reducing Low-Value and Wasteful Care
Sorenson C, Japinga M, Crook H, McClellan M
NEJM Catalyst. 21 August 2020.

Career development impacts of COVID-19: Practice and policy recommendations
Kelsey L. Autin, K.L., Blustein, D.L., Ali, S.R., Garriott, P.O.
Journal of Career Development, early view 28 Jul 2020

Teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: A practical guide
International Labour Organization
Geneva: ILO, July 2020

Applications of digital technology in COVID-19 pandemic planning and response.
Whitelaw S, Mamas MA, Topol E, Van Spall HGC.
Lancet Digit Health. 2020 Aug;2(8):e435-e440. doi: 10.1016/S2589-7500(20)30142-4. 

COVID-19 management in hotels and other entities of the accommodation sector: interim guidance,
WHO 25 August 2020

Promoting public health measures in response to COVID-19 on cargo ships and fishing vessels
WHO 25 August 2020

4940.0 COVID-19 anxiety in Victoria felt Australia-wide (Media Release), August 2020
https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/MediaReleasesByCatalogue/8F3E1A983C0BF4C7CA25854F0083C5A9?OpenDocument

4940.0 Household Impacts of COVID-19 Survey, August 2020
https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/4940.0?OpenDocument


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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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COVID-19 Web Resources

Australia  International
Publication Resources
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ACHSM EVENTS


ACHSM SA LIVE webcast: Leadership during a Crisis / COVID-19

ACHSM SA branch is excited to bring you this live webcast event with guest speaker Prof Nicola Spurrier, South Australia's Chief Public Health Officer. 

If you can't make it to the live webcast event, register for a ticket and watch the recorded version on demand, the link will be sent to you after the event has ended.

Date: Monday 28 Sept 2020
Live webcast: 5.30pm-6.20pm ACST
 
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