Occupational Health
Studies Estimate Covid-19 Infection Risk in Health Care Workers
3 Jun, 2020 | 03:57h | UTCEditorial: Estimating Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection Risk in Health Care Workers – JAMA Network Open
Commentary: Patterns of COVID-19 in Health Professionals Offers Clues for Disease Control – TCTMD
Meta-Analysis: Physical Distancing, Face Masks, and Eye Protection to Prevent Transmission of COVID-19
2 Jun, 2020 | 05:12h | UTCCommentaries: Most comprehensive study to date provides evidence on optimal physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent spread of COVID-19 – The Lancet AND Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection for prevention of COVID-19 – The Lancet AND Medical Workers Should Use Respirator Masks, Not Surgical Masks – The New York Times AND Expert reaction to review of optimal physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent spread of COVID-19 – Science Media Centre AND Evidence supports physical distancing, masks, and eye protection to help prevent COVID-19 – McMaster University AND Social distancing and masks reduce risk of getting Covid-19, review finds – CNN
Perspective: Reducing Transmission of SARS-CoV-2
28 May, 2020 | 09:55h | UTCReducing transmission of SARS-CoV-2 – Science
“Is It Safe for Me to Go to Work?” Risk Stratification for Workers during the Covid-19 Pandemic
27 May, 2020 | 02:39h | UTC
CDC Updated Guidance: When You Can be Around Others After You Had or Likely Had COVID-19
27 May, 2020 | 02:37h | UTC“I think or know I had COVID-19, and I had symptoms.”
You can be with others after:
- 3 days with no fever AND
- Symptoms improved AND
- 10 days since symptoms first appeared”
Opinion: Calling Health Care Workers ‘Heroes’ Harms all of Us
22 May, 2020 | 04:41h | UTCCalling health care workers ‘heroes’ harms all of us – STAT
Attacks Against Health-care Personnel Must Stop, Especially as the World Fights COVID-19
22 May, 2020 | 04:40h | UTC
Video: Personal Protective Equipment and Covid-19
20 May, 2020 | 09:55h | UTCPersonal Protective Equipment and Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine
Study: Airborne Lifetime of Small Speech Droplets and their Potential Importance in SARS-CoV-2 Transmission
15 May, 2020 | 03:43h | UTCCommentaries: Expert reaction to study looking at speech-generated droplets and COVID-19 transmission – Science Media Centre AND Loud Talking Can Spread More than 1,000 Coronavirus Particles in the Air for 14 Minutes: Study – The Science Times AND Simply talking in confined spaces may be enough to spread the coronavirus, researchers say – USA Today AND Loud talking could leave coronavirus in the air for up to 14 minutes – MIT Technology Review
Preventing a Parallel Pandemic — A National Strategy to Protect Clinicians’ Well-Being
15 May, 2020 | 03:39h | UTCRelated: The Covid-19 Crisis too Few are Talking About: Health Care Workers’ Mental Health (commentaries on the subject)
Virtual Care: New Models of Caring for Our Patients and Workforce
14 May, 2020 | 09:58h | UTCVirtual care: new models of caring for our patients and workforce – The Lancet Digital Health
Updated WHO Guidance: Considerations for Public Health and Social Measures in the Workplace in the Context of COVID-19
12 May, 2020 | 03:34h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
"Workplaces should develop action plans for prevention & mitigation of #COVID19 as part of their overall business plan.
The plan should also include measures for protecting health, safety & security in re-opening, closing & modifying workplaces"-@DrTedros https://t.co/IfVm66qBVX— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) May 11, 2020
Epidemiology of and Risk Factors for Coronavirus Infection in Health Care Workers
7 May, 2020 | 09:07h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Psychological Effects of Emerging Virus Outbreaks on Healthcare Workers
6 May, 2020 | 03:47h | UTCEditorial: Covid-19: adverse mental health outcomes for healthcare workers
IDSA Guidelines on Infection Prevention in Patients with Suspected or Known COVID-19
28 Apr, 2020 | 04:47h | UTC
Health Care Workers Seek to Flatten COVID-19’s ‘Second Curve’—Their Rising Mental Anguish
24 Apr, 2020 | 03:42h | UTCHealth care workers seek to flatten COVID-19’s ‘second curve’—their rising mental anguish – Science
Related: Understanding and Addressing Sources of Anxiety Among Health Care Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic – JAMA AND Mental health outcomes among front and second line health workers associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. – medRxiv AND Factors Associated With Mental Health Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease 2019 – JAMA Network Open
“there’s a second curve we’re going to have to flatten: the mental health consequences of the pandemic.”
Death from Covid-19 of 23 Health Care Workers in China
16 Apr, 2020 | 02:55h | UTCDeath from Covid-19 of 23 Health Care Workers in China – New England Journal of Medicine
NIH Study Validates Decontamination Methods for Re-use of N95 Respirators
16 Apr, 2020 | 02:50h | UTCNews Release: NIH study validates decontamination methods for re-use of N95 respirators – NIH News Releases
Original Study: [Preprint] Assessment of N95 respirator decontamination and re-use for SARS-CoV-2 – medRxiv
COVID-19: The Case for Health-care Worker Screening to Prevent Hospital Transmission
16 Apr, 2020 | 02:53h | UTCCOVID-19: the case for health-care worker screening to prevent hospital transmission – The Lancet
Related Commentary on Twitter
Every #healthcare worker must be tested for #COVID19 (should have been weeks ago, and needs to be serially assessed going forward). This isn't happening. The case is well laid out here today:
https://t.co/pS9MYfZdJw@TheLancet by @TheCrick's @CharlesSwanton and colleagues @UCL pic.twitter.com/d4VPmI5LwQ— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) April 15, 2020
FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization to Decontaminate Millions of N95 Respirators
15 Apr, 2020 | 03:38h | UTCCommentary: FDA clears N95 decontamination process that could clean up to 4 million masks per day – Tech Crunch
Study: Alcohol-based Hand Rub Solutions are Effective for Virus Inactivation
15 Apr, 2020 | 03:26h | UTCCommentary: Studies: Hand sanitizers kill COVID-19 virus, e-consults appropriate – CIDRAP
Study Uncovers High-risk Occupations for Covid-19 Local Transmission
15 Apr, 2020 | 03:16h | UTC[Preprint] Work-related Covid-19 Transmission – medRxiv
Updated Guidance on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Clinicians
13 Apr, 2020 | 00:02h | UTCUpdated guidance on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for clinicians – Intensive Care Society
Related: Clinical guidance for intensive care and anesthetics AND COVID-19: guidance for health professionals – GOV.UK
COVID-19 Testing: The Threat of False-Negative Results
13 Apr, 2020 | 00:04h | UTCCOVID-19 Testing: The Threat of False-Negative Results – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Commentary: False-negative COVID-19 test results may lead to false sense of security – Mayo Clinic
New CDC Guidance for Critical Infrastructure Workers Who May Have Had Exposure to COVID-19
10 Apr, 2020 | 03:15h | UTCCommentary: White House Announces New Guidance For How Critical Employees Can Return To Work – NPR