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December 2020
Dear <<First Name>>,
Welcome to ACHSM Library Bulletin Special Issue on COVID-19 topics. This is the last issue in 2020. It's been a big year for all of us. COVID-19 has changed the world in ways we never imagined.
Wish everyone will have a safe and healthy Christmas. Happy 2021!.
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COVID-19: we’ve done well but “the race isn’t over”
NICOLE MACKEE
InSight 14 December 2020
COVID-19 Australia: Epidemiology Report 30: Fortnightly reporting period ending 22 November 2020
COVID-19 National Incident Room Surveillance Team
COVID-19 weekly epidemiological update
World Health Organization. (2020). 1 December 2020.
Health and medicine in a pandemic year: moving from the “winter of despair” to the “spring of hope”
Nicholas J Talley
Med J Aust 2020; 213 (11): 484-488
COVID-19 Down Under: Australia’s Initial Pandemic Experience.
Cook, M.J.; Dri, G.G.; Logan, P.; Tan, J.B.; Flahault, A.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 8939.
Impact of COVID-19 on healthcare activity in NSW, Australia
Kim Sutherland, Julia Chessman, Jiaying Zhao, Grant Sara, Amith Shetty, Sharon Smith, Allan Went, Sophie Dyson, Jean-Frédéric Levesque
Public Health Res Pract. 2020;30(4):e3042030. 9 December 2020.
Learning Systems in Times of Crisis: the Covid-19 Critical Intelligence Unit in New South Wales, Australia
Jean-Frederic Levesque,et al
NEJM Catalyst innovations in Care Delivery November 23, 2020
COVID-19 Vaccine To Vaccination: Why Leaders Must Invest In Delivery Strategies Now
Rebecca L. Weintraub, et al.
Health Affairs | Nov 19, 2020
Covid-19: Transparency and communication are key
BMJ 2020; 371:m4764 (Published 10 December 2020)
Covid-19: The lost lessons of Tamiflu
BMJ 2020; 371:m4701 (Published 03 December 2020)
Leading a Long-Term Care Facility through the COVID-19 Crisis
Farinaz Havaei, Maura MacPhee, David Keselman and Sabina Staempfli
Healthcare Quarterly 23(4) January 2021 .doi:10.12927/hcq.2020.26364
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19–Related Infections, Hospitalizations, and Death: A Systematic Review
Katherine Mackey, MD, MPP et al
Annals of Internal Medicine 1 December 2020
Evidence to recommendations: COVID-19 mitigation in the aviation sector, interim guidance
World Health Organization. 27 November 2020.
Economic evaluation of programs against COVID-19: A systematic review
Aziz Rezapour, et al
International Journal of Surgery 21 November 2020.
How Do You Evaluate Performance During a Pandemic?
Lori Mackenzie, JoAnne Wehner, and Sofia Kennedy
Harvard Business Review December 07, 2020
Assessment of German Public Attitudes Toward Health Communications With Varying Degrees of Scientific Uncertainty Regarding COVID-19
Odette Wegwarth, PhD; Gert G. Wagner, PhD; Claudia Spies, MD, PhD; et al
JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(12):e2032335. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.32335
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02 PREVENTION
Covid-19: What do we know about the late stage vaccine candidates?
BMJ 2020; 371:m4576 (Published 24 November 2020)
Mask use in the context of COVID-19: interim guidance
World Health Organization, 1 December 2020.
Sunshine, vitamin D and COVID-19: what’s the evidence?
VICKI KOTSIRILOS
InSight 23 November 2020
Effective control of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Wanzhou, China.
Shi, Q., Hu, Y., Peng, B. et al.
Nat Med 30 November 2020
International estimates of intended uptake and refusal of COVID-19 vaccines: A rapid systematic review and meta-analysis of large nationally representative samples
Eric Robinson, Andrew Jones, India Lesser, Michael Daly
medRxiv and bioRxiv 03 December 2020
Outdoor Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and Other Respiratory Viruses, a Systematic Review,
Tommaso Celeste Bulfone, MS, Mohsen Malekinejad, MD, DrPh, George W Rutherford, MD, AM, Nooshin Razani, MD, MPH,
The Journal of Infectious Diseases, , jiaa742, 29 November 2020
The curious case of the Danish mask study
BMJ 2020; 371: m4586 (Published 26 November 2020)
Ensuring Equitable Access To COVID-19 Vaccines In The US: Current System Challenges And Opportunities
Angela K. Shen, Richard Hughes IV, Erica DeWald, Sara Rosenbaum, Amy Pisani, and Walt Orenstein
Health Affairs 19 November 2020
Clinical Outcomes Of A COVID-19 Vaccine: Implementation Over Efficacy
A. David Paltiel, Jason L. Schwartz, Amy Zheng, and Rochelle P. Walensky
Health Affairs 19 November 2020
An Overview Of Vaccine Development, Approval, And Regulation, With Implications For COVID-19
Aaron S. Kesselheim, et al.
Health Affairs | Nov 19, 2020
Increased Intensity Of PCR Testing Reduced COVID-19 Transmission Within Countries During The First Pandemic Wave
Ravindra Prasan Rannan-Eliya, et al.
Health Affairs | Dec 2, 2020
COVID‐19, children and schools: overlooked and at risk
Zoë Hyde
Med J Aust 2020; 213 (10): 444-446.e1
Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation: advice on priority groups for Covid-19 vaccination
Department of Health and Social Care 2 December 2020
Reopening Schools during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Overview and Rapid Systematic Review of Guidelines and Recommendations on Preventive Measures and the Management of Cases
Giuseppina Lo Moro et al
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(23), 8839;
Evidence of Long-Distance Droplet Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by Direct Air Flow in a Restaurant in Korea
Keun-Sang Kwon et al
J Korean Med Sci. 2020 Nov 30;35(46):e415.
N95 Respirator Reuse During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Healthcare Workers Perceptions and attitudes.
Fabre, V., Cosgrove, S., Catalfumo, F., Trexler, P., Curless, M., Maragakis, L., & Rock, C.
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 1-6. 26 November 2020; doi:10.1017/ice.2020.1348
COVID‐19 Risk in Elective Surgery during a Second Wave: a Prospective Cohort Study
Paul S Myles MPH, et al
ANZ Journal of Surgery 24 November 2020
Infection fatality risk for SARS-CoV-2 in community dwelling population of Spain: nationwide seroepidemiological study
BMJ 2020; 371:m4509 (Published 27 November 2020)
Assessing the age specificity of infection fatality rates for COVID-19: systematic review, meta-analysis, and public policy implications.
Levin, A.T., Hanage, W.P., Owusu-Boaitey, N. et al.
Eur J Epidemiol 08 December 2020
Evaluation of Cloth Masks and Modified Procedure Masks as Personal Protective Equipment for the Public During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Phillip W. Clapp, PhD; Emily E. Sickbert-Bennett, PhD, MS; James M. Samet, PhD, MPH; et al
JAMA Intern Med. Published online December 10, 2020
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03 DIAGNOSIS
The COVID swab and the skull base – how to stay safe
Sandeep G Mistry, Wallace Walker, James Earnshaw and Anders Cervin
Med J Aust Published online: 4 December 2020
The Need for More and Better Testing for COVID-19
Yukari C. Manabe, MD; Joshua S. Sharfstein, MD; Katrina Armstrong, MD
JAMA. 2020;324(21):2153-2154. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.21694
Recurrent SARS-CoV-2 RNA positivity after COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Azam, M., Sulistiana, R., Ratnawati, M. et al.
Sci Rep 10, 20692; 26 November 2020.
Clinical spectrum of coronavirus disease 2019 in Iceland: population based cohort study
BMJ 2020; 371:m4529 (Published 02 December 2020)
Assessment of an Online Tool to Simulate the Effect of Pooled Testing for SARS-CoV-2 Detection in Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Populations
Christopher R. Polage, MD, MAS; Mark J. Lee, PhD; Christopher Hubbard, PhD; et al
JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(12):e2031517. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.31517
COVID-19 Testing Strategies for Colleges and Universities
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2020
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04 TREATMENTS
Repurposed Antiviral Drugs for Covid-19 — Interim WHO Solidarity Trial Results
WHO Solidarity Trial Consortium
NEJM 02 December 2020 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2023184
A Randomized Trial of Convalescent Plasma in Covid-19 Severe Pneumonia
Ventura A. Simonovich, M.D. et al
NEJM November 24, 2020 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2031304
Therapy for Early COVID-19: A Critical Need
Peter S. Kim, MD; Sarah W. Read, MD, MHS; Anthony S. Fauci, MD
JAMA. 2020;324(21):2149-2150. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.22813
Covid-19: What now for remdesivir?
BMJ 2020; 371:m4457 (Published 20 November 2020)
Therapy for Early COVID-19: A Critical Need
Peter S. Kim, MD; Sarah W. Read, MD, MHS; Anthony S. Fauci, MD
JAMA. 2020;324(21):2149-2150. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.22813
An EUA for Bamlanivimab—A Monoclonal Antibody for COVID-19
JAMA. Published online December 11, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.24415
Coronavirus Disease 2019: Virology and Drug Targets.
Krishnamurthy PT.
Infect Disord Drug Targets. 2020 Dec 9. doi: 10.2174/1871526520666201209145302.
Repurposing drugs for the management of COVID-19.
Cusinato J, Cau Y, Calvani AM, Mori M.
Expert Opin Ther Pat. 2020 Dec 6. doi: 10.1080/13543776.2021.1861248.
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05 MANAGEMENT
Impact of Victoria’s Stage 3 lockdown on COVID‐19 case numbers
Allan Saul, Nick Scott, Brendan S Crabb, Suman S Majumdar, Benjamin Coghlan and Margaret E Hellard
Med J Aust 2020; 213 (11): 494-496.e1
COVID-19 rapid guideline: reducing the risk of venous thromboembolism in over 16s with COVID-19
NICE guideline [NG186]Published date: 20 November 2020
SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19: The lived experience and perceptions of patients in isolation and care in an Australian healthcare setting
Ramon Z. Shaban,Shizar Nahidi, et al
American Journal of Infection Control 2020 48(12): 1445-1450
Diaphragm Pathology in Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 and Postmortem Findings From 3 Medical Centers
Zhonghua Shi, MD; Heder J. de Vries, MD; Alexander P. J. Vlaar, MD, PhD; et al
JAMA Intern Med. Published online November 16, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.6278
Mental health of people in Australia in the first month of COVID‐19 restrictions: a national survey
Jane RW Fisher, Thach D Tran, Karin Hammarberg, Jayagowri Sastry, Hau Nguyen, Heather Rowe, Sally Popplestone, Ruby Stocker, Claire Stubber and Maggie Kirkman
Med J Aust 2020; 213 (10): 458-464
COVID-19 and Post-intensive Care Syndrome: Community-Based Care for ICU Survivors
Ellen M.T. Smith, Alan Chong W. Lee, James M. Smith, Alecia Thiele, Hallie Zeleznik, Patricia J. Ohtake
Home Health Care Management & Practice Nov 27, 2020 | OnlineFirst
COVID-19 public health measures: a reduction in hospital admissions for COPD exacerbations
Tan JY, Conceicao EP, Wee LE, et al
Thorax Published Online First: 03 December 2020. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-216083
Systematic rapid living review of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer survivors: update to August 27, 2020.
Jammu, A.S., Chasen, M.R., Lofters, A.K. et al.
Support Care Cancer 26 November 2020
Prevalence and predictors of death and severe disease in patients hospitalized due to COVID-19: A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of 77 studies and 38,000 patients
Kunchok Dorjee et al
PlosOne 07 December 2020
An Update on COVID-19 Pandemic: The Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment Strategies.
Tsang HF, Chan LWC, Cho WCS, Yu ACS, Yim AKY, Chan AKC, Ng LPW, Wong YKE, Pei XM, Li MJW, Wong SCC.
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2020 Dec 11. doi: 10.1080/14787210.2021.1863146.
FDA efficiency for approval process of COVID-19 therapeutics.
Cassidy C, Dever D, Stanbery L, Edelman G, Dworkin L, Nemunaitis
J.Infect Agent Cancer. 2020 Dec 1;15(1):73. doi: 10.1186/s13027-020-00338-z.
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06 HEALTH SERVICES
Health workforce policy and management in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic response: interim guidance, 3 December 2020.
World Health Organization. 3 December 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19) – National aged care guidance – escalation tiers and aged care provider responses
National Department Health 19 November 2020
Psychological Distress and COVID-19–Related Stressors Reported in a Longitudinal Cohort of US Adults in April and July 2020
Emma E. McGinty, PhD; Rachel Presskreischer, MS; Kelly E. Anderson, MPP; et al
JAMA. Published online November 23, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.21231
COVID-19, Decarceration, and the Role of Clinicians, Health Systems, and Payers: A Report From the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Emily A. Wang, MD, MAS; Bruce Western, PhD; Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP
JAMA. Published online November 16, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.22109
A hospital‐wide response to multiple outbreaks of COVID‐19 in health care workers: lessons learned from the field
Kirsty L Buising, Deborah Williamson, Benjamin C Cowie, Jennifer MacLachlan, Elizabeth Orr, Christopher MacIsaac, Eloise Williams, Katherine Bond, Stephen Muhi, James McCarthy, Andrea B Maier, Louis Irving, Denise Heinjus, Cate Kelly and Caroline Marshall
Med J Aust || doi: 10.5694/mja2.50850 Published online: 16 Nov 2020
Risk Stratification as a Tool to Rationalize Quarantine of Health Care Workers Exposed to COVID-19 Cases: Evidence From a Tertiary Health Care Center in India
Ravneet Kaur, MD, et al
Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health 27 November 2020
How can patients with COVID-19 and their family or unpaid carers be enabled and supported to manage palliative care treatment safely and effectively at home?
Rachel France, Jitka Vseteckova, Susie Lapwood, Nia Roberts, Nicholas Jones and Kate Flemming
Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, University of Oxford, November 24, 2020
Rapid Expert Consultation on Understanding Causes of Health Care Worker Deaths Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine December 10, 2020
National primary care responses to COVID-19: a rapid review of the literature
Haldane V, Zhang Z, Abbas RF, et al
BMJ Open 2020;10:e041622. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041622
Infection and mortality of healthcare workers worldwide from COVID-19: a systematic review
Bandyopadhyay S, Baticulon RE, Kadhum M, et al
BMJ Global Health 2020;5:e003097.
Resilience of nurses in isolation wards during the COVID19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study.
Ou X, Chen Y, Liang Z, Wen S, Li S, Chen Y.
Psychol Health Med. 2020 Dec 11:1-9. doi: 10.1080/13548506.2020.1861312.
World of Change: Reflections within an educational and health care perspective in a time with COVID-19.
Damsgaard JB, Phoenix A.
Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2020 Dec 10:20764020979025. doi: 10.1177/0020764020979025.
Mental health and well-being of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: contrasting guidelines with experiences in practice.
Vera San Juan N, Aceituno D, Djellouli N, Sumray K, Regenold N, Syversen A, Mulcahy Symmons S, Dowrick A, Mitchinson L, Singleton G, Vindrola-Padros C.
BJPsych Open. 2020 Dec 10;7(1):e15. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2020.148.
Rehabilitation setting during and after Covid-19: An overview on recommendations.
Agostini F, Mangone M, Ruiu P, Paolucci T, Santilli V, Bernetti A.
J Rehabil Med. 2020 Dec 7. doi: 10.2340/16501977-2776.
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07 OTHER
Trends in Outpatient Care Delivery and Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US
Sadiq Y. Patel, PHD, MS, MSW; Ateev Mehrotra, MD, MPH; Haiden A. Huskamp, PhD; et al
JAMA Intern Med. Published online November 16, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.5928
Changes in medical scientific publication associated with the COVID‐19 pandemic
Kirsty A Whitmore, Kevin B Laupland, Clare M Vincent, Felicity A Edwards and Michael C Reade
Med J Aust || doi: 10.5694/mja2.50855 Published online: 30 Nov 2020
Assessing the effect of socio-economic features of low-income communities and COVID-19 related cases: An empirical study of New York City.
Truong N, Asare AO.
Glob Public Health. 2020 Nov 21:1-16. doi: 10.1080/17441692.2020.1850830.
Analysis of the health, economic and social effects of Covid-19 and the approach to tiering
Department of Health and Social Care 30 November 2020
COVID-19 ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES Testing Strategies and Encouraging Protective Behaviors
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine December 1, 2020
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavioral Responses Toward COVID-19 During Early Phase in Bangladesh: A Questionnaire-Based Study
Md. Jamal Hossain, MPharm, et al
Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health 26 November 2020
COVID-19 Rapid transformation of the medical on-call rotas to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic: a case study
Amir Aziz, Neel Patel, Trishna Chakravorty, May Yan, David Gull, Sarbjit Clare and Chetan Varma
Future Hosp J first published on 23 November 2020 doi:10.7861/fhj.2020-0148
ABS Statistics 3310.0 COVID-19 puts the brakes on marriages in 2020 (Media Release), 2019
https://www.abs.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/covid-19-puts-brakes-marriages-2020
ABS Statistics 5676.0.55.003 Business Indicators, Business Impacts of COVID-19, November 2020
https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/business-indicators/business-indicators-business-impacts-covid-19/nov-2020
Rapid Telehealth Implementation during the COVID-19 Global Pandemic: A Rapid Review
Cristian Lieneck et al
Healthcare 2020, 8(4), 517;
Pandemics and Pre-existing Mental Illness: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Neelam, K., Duddu, V., Anyim, N., Neelam, J., & Lewis, S
Brain, behavior, & immunity - health, Published online 2020 Nov 24.
Assessing international alcohol consumption patterns during isolation from the COVID-19 pandemic using an online survey: highlighting negative emotionality mechanisms
Sallie SN, Ritou V, Bowden-Jones H, et al
BMJ Open 2020;10:e044276. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044276
Use of Real-World Electronic Health Records to Estimate Risk, Risk Factors, and Disparities for COVID-19 in Patients With Cancer
Aakash Desai, MBBS, MPH; Ali Raza Khaki, MD; Nicole M. Kuderer, MD
JAMA Oncol. Published online December 10, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.5461
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08 NSW LATEST NEWS
The National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce released new and updated recommendations
and clinical flowcharts
NSW News and media releases
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