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01 October 2020

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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.

COVID-19
01 GENERAL

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

 

 

01 GENERAL


Coronavirus disease model to inform transmission reducing measures and health system preparedness, Australia.
Moss R, Wood J, Brown D, Shearer FM, Black AJ, Glass K, et al.
Emerg Infect Dis. 28 September 2020 

Is being immunosuppressed (in its various forms) associated with increased likelihood of recognized COVID-19 and/or increased disease severity?
The Alberta COVID-19 Scientific Adivsory Group 9 September 2020

UN chief appeals for global solidarity at General Assembly, warns COVID is ‘dress rehearsal’ for challenges ahead
UN News 22 September 2020

An evaluation of the quality and impact of the global research response to the COVID‐19 pandemic
Mahesh Ramanan, Annaliese Stolz, Rajiv Rooplalsingh, Laurent Billot, John Myburgh and Bala Venkatesh
Med J Aust || doi: 10.5694/mja2.50790 Published online: 23 Sep 2020

Current COVID‐19 guidelines for respiratory protection of health care workers are inadequate
C Raina MacIntyre, Michelle Ananda‐Rajah, Mark Nicholls and Ashley L Quigley
Med J Aust 2020; 213 (6): 251-252.e1 

After A COVID-19 Vaccine: Collaboration Or Competition?
Harris Meyer
Health Affairs | Sep 28, 2020

The 2020 Lasker Awards and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Joseph L. Goldstein, MD
JAMA. Published online September 25, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.17056

The COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned for the WHO European Region: a living document,
World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe 15 September 2020

COVID-19 in the Pediatric Population-Review and Current Evidence.
Rabinowicz S, Leshem E, Pessach IM.
Curr Infect Dis Rep. 2020;22(11):29. doi: 10.1007/s11908-020-00739-6. Epub 2020 Sep 19.


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02 PREVENTION

Global partnership to make available 120 million affordable, quality COVID-19 rapid tests for low- and middle-income countries
WHO 28 September 2020

Possible link between obesity and severe COVID‐19
John Dyett
Med J Aust || doi: 10.5694/mja2.50793 Published online: 22 Sep 2020

The probability of the 6‐week lockdown in Victoria (commencing 9 July 2020) achieving elimination of community transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2
Tony Blakely, Jason Thompson, Natalie Carvalho, Laxman Bablani, Nick Wilson and Mark Stevenson
Med J Aust || doi: 10.5694/mja2.50786 Published online: 28 Sep 2020

Association of Daily Wear of Eyeglasses With Susceptibility to Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection
Weibiao Zeng, MS; Xiaolin Wang, MS; Junyu Li, MS; et al
JAMA Ophthalmol. Published online September 16, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2020.3906

Specific risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 transmission among health care workers in a university hospital
Güven Çelebi, Nihal Pişkin, Arzum Çelik Bekleviç, Yurdagül Altunay, Ayşegül Salcı Keleş, Mehmet Ali Tüz, Bülent Altınsoy, Demet Hacıseyitoğlu
American Journal of Infection Control2020, 48(10):1225–1230

Covid-19: New restrictions to curb rising infection rate are set throughout UK
BMJ 2020; 370  (Published 22 September 2020)

Covid-19: The fatal attraction of herd immunity
BMJ 2020; 370 (Published 24 September 2020

The Risk Of Severe COVID-19 Within Households Of School Employees And School-Age Children
Thomas M. Selden, Terceira A. Berdahl, and Zhengyi Fang
Health Affairs 17 Sept 2020

“When Will We Have a Vaccine?” — Understanding Questions and Answers about Covid-19 Vaccination
Barry R. Bloom, Glen J. Nowak, and Walter Orenstein
NEJM September 8, 2020 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp2025331

What is known on the potential for COVID-19 re-infection, including new transmission after recovery?
The National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools, September 28, 2020

Personal Protective Equipment in the Paediatric Emergency Department during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Estimating requirements based on staff numbers and patient presentations.
Fenton O'Leary  Karl Pobre  Maricel Mariano  Ker Fern Tan  Shefali Jani
EMA: 21 September 2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19): infection control and prevention measures
Cochrane Special Collections 22 September 2020

Mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on control of vaccine-preventable diseases: a health risk management approach focused on catch-up vaccination.
World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe. September 2020

Covid-19: New restrictions to curb rising infection rate are set throughout UK.
Iacobucci, Gareth
BMJ 23 September 2020


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03 DIAGNOSIS

Investigating Whether Blood Type Is Linked to COVID-19 Risk
Rita Rubin, MA
JAMA. Published online September 16, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.16516

SARS-CoV-2 Nasopharyngeal Swab Testing—False-Negative Results From a Pervasive Anatomical Misconception
Thomas S. Higgins, MD, MSPH; Arthur W. Wu, MD; Jonathan Y. Ting, MD, MS, MBA
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. Published online September 17, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2020.2946

Pandemic printing: a novel 3D‐printed swab for detecting SARS‐CoV‐2
Eloise Williams, Katherine Bond, Nicole Isles, et al
Med J Aust 2020; 213 (6): 276-279 

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 with SHERLOCK One-Pot Testing
Julia Joung and Others
NEJM September 16, 2020 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc2026172

New blood test finds undetected COVID-19 cases
Health Times | Published: 18-09-2020

Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2: A Review on the Current Scenario and Future Outlook.
Priyanka, Choudhary OP, Singh I.
Acta Virol. 2020 Sep 28. doi: 10.4149/av_2020_402. Online ahead of print.

Comparison of the diagnostic efficacy between two PCR test kits for SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid detection.
Lu Y, Li L, Ren S, Liu X, Zhang L, Li W, Yu H.
J Clin Lab Anal. 2020 Sep 25:e23554. doi: 10.1002/jcla.23554. Online ahead of print.


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04 TREATMENTS 

Change in Donor Characteristics and Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in Donated Blood in the US, June-August 2020
Roger Y. Dodd, PhD; Meng Xu, MPH; Susan L. Stramer, PhD
JAMA. Published online September 14, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.18598

Change in Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 Over 60 Days Among Health Care Personnel in Nashville, Tennessee
Manish M. Patel, MD; Natalie J. Thornburg, PhD; William B. Stubblefield, MD; et al
JAMA. Published online September 17, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.18796

Ivermectin and COVID-19
NPS MedicineWise 3 Sept 2020

Transfusion requirements in patients with COVID-19.
Worrall, A P; Kelly, C ... Lavin, M
Eur J Haematol 27 September 2020

Current approaches for target-specific drug discovery using natural compounds against SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Khare, Prashant; Sahu, Utkarsha ... Samant, Mukesh
Virus Res 27 September 2020

Effects of tocilizumab on mortality in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: A multicenter cohort study.
Martinez-Sanz, Javier; Muriel, Alfonso ... Serrano-Villar, Sergio
Clin Microbiol Infect 27 September 2020

Study Design Characteristics and Pharmacological Mechanisms in International Clinical Trials Registry Platform: Registered Clinical Trials on Antiviral Drugs for COVID-19.
Zhang W, Lv Y, Yang J, Chen Y, He Y, Huang J.
Drug Des Devel Ther. 2020 Sep 18;14:3803-3813.

Pharmacological hypothesis: TPC2 antagonist tetrandrine as a potential therapeutic agent for COVID-19.
Heister PM, Poston RN.
Pharmacol Res Perspect. 2020 Oct;8(5):e00653. doi: 10.1002/prp2.653.

Brief Report: Retrospective Evaluation on the Efficacy of Lopinavir/Ritonavir and Chloroquine to Treat Nonsevere COVID-19 Patients.
Gao G, Wang A, Wang S, Qian F, Chen M, Yu F, Zhang J, Wang X, Ma X, Zhao T, Zhang F, Chen Z.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2020 Oct 1;85(2):239-243. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002452.


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05 MANAGEMENT

Gastrointestinal Complications in Critically Ill Patients With and Without COVID-19 
Mohamad El Moheb, MD; Leon Naar, MD; Mathias A. Christensen, BSc; et al
JAMA. Published online September 24, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.19400

Association of SARS-CoV-2 Test Status and Pregnancy Outcomes 
Mia Ahlberg, RNM, PhD; Martin Neovius, PhD; Sissel Saltvedt, MD, PhD; et al
JAMA. Published online September 23, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.19124

Cardiology and COVID-19
Robert O. Bonow, MD, MS; Patrick T. O’Gara, MD; Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc
JAMA. 2020;324(12):1131-1132. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.15088

Dermatology and COVID-19
Kanade Shinkai, MD, PhD; Anna L. Bruckner, MD, MSCS
JAMA. 2020;324(12):1133-1134. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.15276

Nephrology and COVID-19
Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer, MD, MPH, ScD; Pascale Khairallah, MD; David M. Charytan, MD
JAMA. 2020;324(12):1137-1138. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.16779

Internal Medicine and COVID-19
Rita F. Redberg, MD, MSc; Mitchell Katz, MD; Robert Steinbrook, MD
JAMA. 2020;324(12):1135-1136. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.15145

Psychiatry and COVID-19
Dost Öngür, MD, PhD; Roy Perlis, MD, MSc; Donald Goff, MD
JAMA. 2020;324(12):1149-1150. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.14294

Ensuring Adequate Palliative and Hospice Care During COVID-19 Surges
Jean Abbott, MD, MH; Daniel Johnson, MD; Matthew Wynia, MD, MPH
JAMA. Published online September 21, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.16843

Changes in Lung Cancer Treatment as a Result of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
Arielle Elkrief, MD; Suzanne Kazandjian, MD; Nathaniel Bouganim, MD
JAMA Oncol. Published online September 17, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.4408

Pain Management Best Practices from Multispecialty Organizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Public Health Crises.
Cohen SP, Baber ZB, Buvanendran A, McLean BC, Chen Y, Hooten WM, Laker SR, Wasan AD, Kennedy DJ, Sandbrink F, King SA, Fowler IM, Stojanovic MP, Hayek SM, Phillips CR.
Pain Med. 2020 Nov 7;21(7):1331-1346. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnaa127.

Clinical characteristics of children and young people admitted to hospital with covid-19 in United Kingdom: prospective multicentre observational cohort study.
Swann, Olivia V; Holden, Karl A ... Semple, Malcolm G
BMJ 23 September 2020


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06 HEALTH SERVICES

The Impact Of The COVID-19 Pandemic On Hospital Admissions In The United States
John D. Birkmeyer, Amber Barnato, Nancy Birkmeyer, Robert Bessler, and Jonathan Skinner
Health Affairs 24 Sept 2020

Fewer presentations to metropolitan emergency departments during the COVID‐19 pandemic
Andrew W Kam, Sarah G Chaudhry, Nathan Gunasekaran, Andrew JR White, Matthew Vukasovic and Adrian T Fung
Med J Aust || doi: 10.5694/mja2.50769 Published online: 28 Sep 2020

Using Information Technology To Improve COVID-19 Care At New York City Health + Hospitals
R. James Salway, David Silvestri, Eric K. Wei, and Michael Bouton
Health Affairs 2020, 39(9): 1601-1604

Ensuring Adequate Palliative and Hospice Care During COVID-19 Surges
Jean Abbott, MD, MH; Daniel Johnson, MD; Matthew Wynia, MD, MPH
JAMA. Published online September 21, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.16843

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Worker Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic
David Michaels, PhD, MPH; Gregory R. Wagner, MD
JAMA. Published online September 16, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.16343

Covid-19: Managing the Surge
Exclusive content from NEJM Catalyst on the response to the Covid-19 pandemic
NEJM Catalyst Collection

Covid-19 and the health and care workforce: supporting our greatest asset
NHS Confederation September 2020

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.

COVID-19 Models for Hospital Surge Capacity Planning: A Systematic Review.
Klein MG, Cheng CJ, Lii E, Mao K, Mesbahi H, Zhu T, Muckstadt JA, Hupert N.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2020 Sep 10:1-17. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2020.332. 

Supporting nursesmental health during the pandemic.
Owens IT.
Nursing. 2020 Oct;50(10):54-57. doi: 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000697156.46992.b2.

Insights on COVID-19 From Community Health Worker State Leaders.
Mayfield-Johnson S, Smith DO, Crosby SA, Haywood CG, Castillo J, Bryant-Williams D, Jay K, Seguinot M, Smith T, Moore N, Wennerstrom A.
J Ambul Care Manage. 2020 Oct/Dec;43(4):268-277. doi: 10.1097/JAC.0000000000000351.


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07 OTHER

Hearing the voices of Australian healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Michelle Ananda-Rajah, Benjamin Veness, Danielle Berkovic, Catriona Parker, Greg Kelly, Darshini Ayton
medRxiv and bioRxiv 27 Sesptember 2020 doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.09.25.20197061

Recovery from the pandemic: evidence‐based public policy to safeguard health
Selina N Lo, Anna Skarbek and Anthony Capon
Med J Aust 2020; 213 (6): 284-284.e1 

COVID-19 cases in aged care services – residential care
Australian Department of Health 28 Sept 2020

Comparative assessment of multiple COVID-19 serological technologies supports continued evaluation of point-of-care lateral flow assays in hospital and community healthcare settings
Suzanne Pickering
PLOS Pathogens September 24, 2020

How to Manage Caregiver Stress and Trauma in the Covid-19 Era
Harvard Business Review September 17, 2020

Live‐streamed ward rounds: a tool for clinical teaching during the COVID‐19 pandemic
Craig E Pennell, Hannah Kluckow, Shirley Q Chen, Kerrie M Wisely and Ben LD Walker
Med J Aust || doi: 10.5694/mja2.50765 Published online: 16 Sep 202

COVID‐19 and suicide in older adults
Anne P F Wand and Carmelle Peisah
Med J Aust || doi: 10.5694/mja2.50763 Published online: 16 Sep 2020

Why aged care residents with COVID-19 should be transferred to hospital: opinion
Pat Garcia
Aged Care Insite September 24, 2020

Communication tools in the COVID-19 era and beyond which can optimise professional practice and patient care
Clement KD, Zimmermann EF, Bhatt NR, Light A, Gao C, Kulkarni M, et al
BMJ Innovations. 8 Sept 2020 [epub].

COVID-19 And Racial/Ethnic Disparities In Health Risk, Employment, And Household Composition
Thomas M. Selden and Terceira A. Berdahl
Health Affairs 2020, 39(9): 1624-1632

How COVID-19 Is Changing Behavioral Healthcare Facility Design
Travis Leissner
Healthcare Design Magazine September 22, 2020

Roads to recovery
MICHAEL BARTOS
Inside Story 11 SEPTEMBER 2020

Adult social care: our Covid-19 winter plan 2020 to 2021
Department of Health and Social Care 18 September 2020

Homes, health and COVID-19
Centre for Ageing Better 22 Sep 2020

The Comprehensive Spending Review and Covid-19: the more we know, the less we know...
The King's Fund 15 September 2020

The World Has Changed: Emerging Challenges for Health Care Research to Reduce Social Isolation and Loneliness Related to COVID-19
Laurie Lovett Novak, Juliann G. Sebastian, and Tracy A. Lustig
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM)  September 21, 2020 


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08 NSW LATEST NEWS

National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce
COMMUNIQUE: Edition 24, 24 September 2020

  • Six-month milestone for the Taskforce
  • Consumer panel considers preferences and values for pregnancy and perinatal care
  • COVID-19 research pipeline
  • Seven clinical flowcharts have been developed by the Taskforce
  • Australian guidelines for the clinical care of people with COVID-19: Version 23.0

NEW TOPICS AND QUESTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE TASKFORCE
National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce, 24 Sept 2020

NSW News and media releases


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09 ACHSM EVENTS


ACHSM National Live Webcast Series:
Effectiveness and impact of quality regulation in acute care and aged care services in the UK, 

Date: Wednesday 7 October 2020
Time: Live at 6.30pm (AEDT) to 7.30pm
 
Click here to registration 


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