Patient Safety & Quality
Viable SARS-CoV-2 in the air of a hospital room with COVID-19 patients
18 Sep, 2020 | 09:27h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
More evidence for aerosol transmission "Viable #SARSCoV2 isolated from air samples 2-4.8 m away from patients…genome sequence isolated from material collected by air samplers identical to isolates from newly admitted patient". https://t.co/mvPJEmvMjV
— MJA Editor in Chief (@MJA_Editor) September 18, 2020
WHO: Keep health workers safe to keep patients safe
18 Sep, 2020 | 09:26h | UTCKeep health workers safe to keep patients safe – World Health Organization
See also: World Patient Safety Day Campaign
Commentaries on Twitter
No country, hospital or clinic can keep patients safe unless it keeps #healthworkers safe.
Today, @WHO launched a health worker safety charter to ensure they have safe working conditions, training, pay & the respect they deserve.https://t.co/3Fks43r4JN #WorldPatientSafetyDay— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) September 17, 2020
Not necessary. 5 policy ideas for limiting low-value care in Canada
18 Sep, 2020 | 09:23h | UTCNot Necessary. Policy Ideas for Limiting Low-Value Care in Canada – Choosing Wisely Canada
Commentary on Twitter
#ChoosingWisely🇨🇦 has released 5 policy ideas to address in the short, medium, and long-term to limit low-value care in Canada during the pandemic and beyond.
Read now: https://t.co/fSTAe2ZvFM
— ChoosingWiselyCanada (@ChooseWiselyCA) September 17, 2020
Study: Longer-than-necessary duration of outpatient antibiotic therapy for common outpatient infections
18 Sep, 2020 | 09:21h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
NEW #CID using large NDTI dataset,clinicians defaulted 10d courses for most conditions, regardless of guideline-recommendations. Median antibiotic course
duration was 10 days for all conditions except acute cystitis. #IDTwitter https://t.co/WTJBFEcRtk pic.twitter.com/TAx7twUoTo— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) September 16, 2020
IHI releases action plan to advance patient safety
15 Sep, 2020 | 08:46h | UTCCommentary: IHI Rolls Out New National Action Plan for Patient Safety – Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare
Commentary on Twitter
IHI and 26 leading health care organizations and patient and family advocates have developed a NEW National Action Plan to provide health systems with renewed momentum and clearer direction for eliminating preventable medical harm. https://t.co/6vh4PRKTZ3 #PtSafety pic.twitter.com/CuOhseDKLn
— Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) (@TheIHI) September 14, 2020
Less is more: Identifying recommendations for stopping or scaling back unnecessary routine services in primary care
15 Sep, 2020 | 08:44h | UTCCommentaries: A Solution for Guideline Overkill—More Guidelines or Shared Understanding? – JAMA Internal Medicine AND Doctors Get Plenty of Advice on Starting Treatment. This Could Help Them Know When to Stop – University of Michigan
Commentary on Twitter
When should we stop or scale back medical treatments and tests? A new study describes a systematic, transparent, and reproducible approach for identifying valid de-intensification recommendations for primary care to improve care for patients https://t.co/qtSCOAJAz2
— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) September 14, 2020
Carefully implemented infection-control measures can prevent COVID-19 transmission in hospitals
14 Sep, 2020 | 01:12h | UTCOriginal study: Incidence of Nosocomial COVID-19 in Patients Hospitalized at a Large US Academic Medical Center – JAMA Network Open
Factors contributing to healthcare professional burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid turnaround global survey
8 Sep, 2020 | 01:14h | UTC
COVID-19 in healthcare workers: A living systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence, risk factors, clinical characteristics, and outcomes
6 Sep, 2020 | 21:49h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
The figure summarizes the main findings of our meta-analysis published yesterday at the American Journal of Epidemiology.
Health care workers suffer a significant burden
from #COVID19 https://t.co/ymI56TRbm1
@SergioA18489499 @ISPMBern @OscarH_Franco @diromiza pic.twitter.com/NCaqD0xOET— Taulant Muka, MD, MPH, PhD (@muka_taulant) September 2, 2020
Getting ready for the Covid-19 pandemic: Experience of a Brazilian hospital
3 Sep, 2020 | 11:00h | UTCGetting Ready for the Covid-19 Pandemic: Experience of a Brazilian Hospital – NEJM Catalyst
New #OpenWho Course: Occupational health and safety for health workers in the context of COVID-19
2 Sep, 2020 | 10:11h | UTC
Study: Face shields, masks with valves ineffective against COVID-19 spread
2 Sep, 2020 | 09:55h | UTCFace Shields, Masks with Valves Ineffective Against COVID-19 Spread – American Institute of Physics
Original Study: Visualizing droplet dispersal for face shields and masks with exhalation valves – Physics of Fluids
In WHO global pulse survey, 90% of countries report disruptions to essential health services since COVID-19 pandemic
1 Sep, 2020 | 06:29h | UTCOriginal report: Pulse survey on continuity of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic: interim report, 27 August 2020 – World Health Organization
CDC Study: SARS-CoV-2 infections often go undetected in health care workers
1 Sep, 2020 | 06:16h | UTCCommentary: CDC: Nearly 30% of health workers with COVID-19 didn’t know they had it – UPI
Commentary on Twitter
A new @CDCMMWR finds many #COVID19 infections among healthcare workers appear to go undetected, likely because many people infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 have mild or no symptoms. Learn more: https://t.co/VOKbZil9ob. pic.twitter.com/bnTAcmIzr9
— CDC (@CDCgov) August 31, 2020
Low risk of COVID-19 among patients exposed to infected healthcare workers
1 Sep, 2020 | 06:14h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Low risk of COVID-19 among patients exposed to infected healthcare workers | #CID The risk of acquiring #SARSCoV2 from an infected HCW was low in a study that tested patients exposed to 60 HCWs with unrecognized SARS-CoV-2 infection. https://t.co/4hppyoXSLC
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) September 1, 2020
Report: Promoting mask-wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic
28 Aug, 2020 | 08:48h | UTCPromoting mask-wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic: A policymaker’s guide – Prevent Epidemics
Commentary on Twitter
We've posted a new report on masks – proof that they work and best practices increasing use. An important part of a comprehensive approach to stopping Covid. The more we mask up, the more we can keep deaths down and restart our economy. https://t.co/KG4aCsK4nq
— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) August 27, 2020
Duration of SARS-CoV-2 infectivity: When is it safe to discontinue isolation?
26 Aug, 2020 | 04:14h | UTC
Two meters or one: What is the evidence for physical distancing in Covid-19?
26 Aug, 2020 | 04:08h | UTCTwo metres or one: what is the evidence for physical distancing in covid-19? – The BMJ
Commentary: Rigid social distancing rules for COVID-19 based on outdated science – British Medical Journal
Nosocomial COVID-19 infection: Examining the risk of mortality
26 Aug, 2020 | 04:04h | UTCCommentary: Expert reaction to a study looking at hospital-acquired COVID-19 infections – Science Media Centre
New drool-based tests are replacing the dreaded coronavirus nasal swab
26 Aug, 2020 | 03:59h | UTCNew drool-based tests are replacing the dreaded coronavirus nasal swab – Science
Building a better health care system post-Covid-19: Steps for reducing low-value and wasteful care
25 Aug, 2020 | 03:52h | UTC
Cost of contact: Redesigning healthcare in the age of COVID
25 Aug, 2020 | 03:51h | UTCCost of contact: redesigning healthcare in the age of COVID – BMJ Quality & Safety
Commentary on Twitter
The ‘cost of contact’ associated with risks of COVID-19 is forcing redesign of healthcare. That may be a good thing. say @sacha_bhatia, @kgshojania and Wendy Levinson, but it needs to be done well. https://t.co/cq5gYtuvMT
— BMJ Quality & Safety (@BMJ_Qual_Saf) August 24, 2020
The disappearance of the primary care physical examination—losing touch
25 Aug, 2020 | 03:49h | UTCThe Disappearance of the Primary Care Physical Examination—Losing Touch – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
WHO says children aged 12 and over should follow the same mask guidelines for adults
24 Aug, 2020 | 00:56h | UTCWHO Q&A: Children and masks related to COVID-19
Commentaries: WHO says children aged 12 and over should wear masks like adults – Reuters AND The WHO just released specific mask guidance for kids as they gear up to return to school: children 12 and older should wear them as adults do – Business Insider
COVID-19: Interim guidance on rehabilitation in the hospital and post-hospital phase
24 Aug, 2020 | 00:54h | UTC