CDC
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New Overview of testing for SARS-CoV-2 has been published by CDC
8 Jul, 2020New Overview of testing for SARS-CoV-2 has been published by CDC
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Implementation of Mitigation Strategies for Communities with Local COVID-19 Transmission
10 Apr, 2020The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has carried out a study in order to define which mitigation strategies should be implemented f...
WHO
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New research priorities and critical gaps in COVID19
8 Jul, 2020Global scientific community unites to track progress on COVID-19 R&D, identifies new research priorities and critical gaps
The World Hea... -
Infection prevention and control during health care when COVID-19 is suspected
12 May, 2020
This is the first edition of guidance on infection prevention and control (IPC) strategies for use when COVID-19 is suspected. It has been adap... -
Clinical management of severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) when COVID-19 disease is suspected
21 Apr, 2020The World Health Organization published this Interim Guide for clinicians involved in the care of adult, pregnant, and pediatric patients with or a...
NHS
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NHS support for COVID19
8 Jul, 2020NHS support for COVID19
Here you can get the latest NHS information and advice about coronavirus (COVID-19).
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Clinical guide for the management of patients requiring endoscopy during the coronavirus pandemic
20 Apr, 2020The UK National Healthcare System (NHS) has published this advice to help endoscopy units and their teams prioritise activity during the COVID-19 o...
JAMA
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Coronavirus Alert from JAMA
8 Jul, 2020
Summer 2020 is seeing continuous global spread of COVID-19 without a warm weather lull that many had hoped for base... -
Management of Critically Ill Adults With COVID-19
12 May, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges regarding the ability to generate timely evidence, even as the disease overwhelms he... -
Management of COVID-19 Respiratory Distress
28 Apr, 2020
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published a Clinical update about how to manage respiratory distresses that Covid-19 pat... -
Management of COVID-19 Respiratory Distress
28 Apr, 2020
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published a Clinical update about how to manage respiratory distresses that Covid-19 pat...
CMS
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CMS - Non-Emergent, Elective Medical Services, and Treatment Recommendations
10 Apr, 2020This document provides recommendations to limit those medical services that could be deferred, such as non-emergent, elective treatment, and preve...
ESMO
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Managing COVID-19 in the oncology clinic and avoiding the distraction effect
9 Apr, 2020The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) published last March a paper on the management of COVID-19 in the oncology clinic and on how ...
ASGE
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Gastroenterology professional society guidance on endoscopic procedures during the Covid-19 Pandemic
20 Apr, 2020
The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), together with the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), the American Associat... -
Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak: What the department of endoscopy should know
9 Apr, 2020Some Italian healthcare professionals published a report last month for all the Endoscopy Departments. You can read here the recommendations publis...
AAGL
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COVID-19: Joint Statement on Elective Surgeries
10 Apr, 2020
The American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL) joins the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the America... -
Surgical Decision Making in the Era of COVID-19: A New Set of Rules
9 Apr, 2020The American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL), currently known as Elevating Gynecologic Surgery, published this list of ...
EASL
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Care of patients with liver disease during the COVID-19 pandemic: EASL-ESCMID position paper
10 Apr, 2020
The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) and the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) h...
ACS
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Surgeon Toolkit | ACS
26 Jun, 2020ACS have created a Surgeon Toolkit for discussions with patients in order to facilitate surgeons' activity.
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Surgeon Toolkit | ACS
26 Jun, 2020ACS has created a Surgeon Toolkit for discussions with patients in order to facilitate surgeons' activity.
For further information Clic...
SAGES
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Recommendations for Surgical Management of HPB Cancer Patients During the Response to the COVID-19 Crisis
20 May, 2020
The care for all patients with cancer requires multidisciplinary review and decision-making, and entails the consideration of many fact... -
Management of endoscopes, endoscope reprocessing, and storage areas during the COVID-19 Pandemic
20 Apr, 2020This document provides best practice recommendations with respect to endoscope handling, endoscope reprocessing, and storage area management during...
AEC
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Recommendations for surgical programming during COVID-19 crisis
8 Jul, 2020Spanish society of surgery published te recommendations for surgical programming during COVID-19 crisis.
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AEC for oncological esophagus-gastric surgery
10 Apr, 2020AEC guidelines for oncological esophagus-gastric surgery during COVID-19 disease.
EAES
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A Low Cost, Safe and Effective Method for Smoke Evacuation in Laparoscopic Surgery for Suspected Coronavirus Patients
10 Apr, 2020The European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) has published a new method for Smoke Evacuation during laparoscopic procedures in patients t... -
Precautions for Operating Room Team Members during the COVID-19 Pandemic
10 Apr, 2020A decision tree algorithm describing institutional guidelines for precautions for operating room team members was created. This algorithm is based...
Annals of Surgery
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Management Considerations for the Surgical Treatment of Colorectal Cancer During the Global Covid-19 Pandemic
5 May, 2020
Surgical practice guidelines for colorectal cancer must be modified for the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic as well as potential future outbrea... -
Virtual Surgical Training During COVID-19: Operating Room Simulation Platforms Accessible from Home
30 Apr, 2020
Amidst the COVID-19 public health crisis, that has infected more than one million people in over 180 countries, the educational needs of surgic... -
Changing the Paradigm of Surgical Research during a Pandemic
28 Apr, 2020
The rapidly evolving and progressing nature of the present COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted several critical limitations in the traditional mo... -
In Situ Simulation Enables Operating Room Agility in the COVID-19 Pandemic
28 Apr, 2020
Introduction
As COVID-19 infections soar worldwide, surgical teams must quickly adapt to care for the COVID-19-positive patient in the o...
GlobalSurg
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Global guidance for surgical care during the COVID-19 pandemic
16 Apr, 2020
NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery created CovidSurg, an international collaborating group of surgeons and anesthetist...
SECOT
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General Recommendations of the Spanish Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology against COVID-19 (Spanish)
10 Apr, 2020SECOT, Sociedad Española de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología, provides this guidance in Spanish that contains the national and internationa...
SECCE
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Temporary management criteria for Cardiovascular Surgery interventions in the context of Covid-19 pandemic (Spanish)
10 Apr, 2020The Spanish Society of Cardiovascular and Endovascular Surgery (SECCE) published a list of criteria to improve the surgical management in the ...
AGA
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COVID-19 clinical insights for our community of gastroenterologists and gastroenterology care providers
9 Apr, 2020The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), together with the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), the American Association for...
Support the HCPs
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Being exposed to potentially morally injurious experiences (PMIEs)
15 Apr, 2020
Why is this relevant?
Covid-19 is placing significant demand on an already stretched healthcare system. Prioritisation of resources (e.g... -
Individual and team Resilience
15 Apr, 2020
Why is this relevant?
During the covid-19 outbreak front line workers are going to be exposed to a range of extreme demands and signific... -
Post-traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD)
15 Apr, 2020
Why is this relevant?
Covid-19 workers are likely to witness a number of distressing scenes and be exposed to a range of potentially tra... -
Stay motivated!
15 Apr, 2020
Why is this relevant?
Responding to covid-19 is going to require effort from workers over a prolonged period of time. This might s... -
Be ready for action!
15 Apr, 2020
Why is this relevant?
During the covid-19 response, workers from across the healthcare system (and beyond) will be called upon to fight ...
BSG & BASL
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Endoscopy activity and COVID-19: BSG and JAG guidance
20 Apr, 2020There is a clear and urgent need to plan for endoscopy activity over the coming weeks and months. It is very difficult in these challenging and unc... -
Guidance for Healthcare Workers with Moderate Risk Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Liver Disease
20 Apr, 2020
The British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) together with the British Association for the Study of the Liver (BASL) and the Royal College of ... -
Advice for the management of IBD during the COVID-19 pandemic
20 Apr, 2020Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), comprising Crohn’s Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC), is a condition in which the gastrointestinal immune ... -
Covid-19: Advice for healthcare professionals in Gastroenterology and Hepatology
9 Apr, 2020The British Society of Gastroenterology (BSL) together with the British Association for the Study of the Liver (BASL), have created a guide for all...
SICCR
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Recommendations for good clinical practice in colorectal surgery during the novel coronavirus pandemic
20 Apr, 2020The Italian society of colorectal surgery (SICCR) stated a list of recommendations to ensure a good practice during the Covid-19 pandemic. These gu...
NIH
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Covid-19 Treatment Guidelines
22 Apr, 2020A panel of U.S. physicians, statisticians, and other experts has developed treatment guidelines for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). These guid...
ACPGBI
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Considerations for adapting the rapid access colorectoral cancer pathway during COVID-19 pandemic
20 Apr, 2020The Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI), together with the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) and the Britis...
SEED
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Protection of endoscopy units against Covid-19
9 Apr, 2020The Spanish society of digestive endoscopy (SEED) published last March a statement with some advices for Endoscopy Units during the Covid-19 P...
SEDAR
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SEDAR general guidelines for ICU
10 Apr, 2020Sociedad Española de Anestesiología, Reanimación y Terapéutica del Dolor guidelines related to hard ethical decisions and the adequacy of car... -
Intubation scenario COVID-19
10 Apr, 2020Sociedad Española de Anestesiología, Reanimación y Terapéutica del Dolor guidelines for intubation.
SEPAR
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Recommendations for the prevention of coronavirus infection in the lung function units of the different healthcare settings (Spanish)
10 Apr, 2020The Spanish Society of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR) published some statements and recommendations for all the Pneumology Units duri...
SECP
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Recommendations for the Management of Pediatric Surgical Patients during COVID-19 Pandemic (Spanish)
10 Apr, 2020The Spanish Society for Pediatric Surgery (SECP) provides this guidance for the management of pediatric surgical patients during the COVID-19 pande...