High-level infection control / risk mitigation measures in a Naples Hospital ICU managing COVID19 patients.
You start with such high hopes': Inside Italy hospital at epicentre of virus outbreak. Nurses in an ICU.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuKdj4TKc6M
Over the last three months we have issued frequent notices to members on COVID-19 matters. Some of these notices are generally still relevant and for ease of access some will be included here as PDFs. Future notices will generally be shorter and only address one topic to be easier for search purposes.
Early notices (January and February) have been retired, as they are superseded by developments. For instance, the first notices addressed initial case definitions and clinical information with links that has now been revised. Other notices referred to nurses returning from China.
Some our latest notices are here:
NSNZ NOTICE 2020 - COVID-19 Survey of a sample of nurses
NSNZ NOTICE 2020 - COVID-19 Uniforms and other infection control matters 30 March
NSNZ NOTICE 2020 COVID19 - At risk staff update 29 March
NSNZ NOTICE 2020 - COVID-19 PPE Addendum 28 & 31 March
NSNZ NOTICE 2020 COVID-19 PPE availability 26 March
NSNZ NOTICE 2020 COVID-19 Primary care nurse pay cuts 27 March
Several back notices are listed here:
NSNZ COVID-19 NOTICE: Update 23 March
NSNZ COVID-19 NOTICE: Update 19 March
NSNZ COVID 19 NOTICE: Update 16 March
Here are some key links for health professionals:
Ministry of Health (MoH) information for health professionals (regularly updated). This includes the COVID-19 case definition, which has been revised several times. The current case definition (3 April) is here.
WHO information for health professionals.
WHO technical guidance.
MoH PPE guidelines including a PPE prioritisation document (revised from time to time).
Guidance for PPE use in hospitals and the community.
Latest New Zealand case statistics.
Australian Department of Health resources for health professionals (similar to NZ resources but less detailed).
UK guidelines for clinical management of cases.
Latest Public Health England PPE guidelines (updated 6 April).
US Centers of Disease Control (CDC) information for health professionals.
CDC using PPE including don and doff guidance.
COVID-19 global cases map.
The general New Zealand Government COVID-19 website.
Since January we have reviewed a large number of plans and guidelines for health professionals, developed by services, specialties and healthcare organisations. Many of these are excellent. Likewise, we have reviewed hundreds of research papers published in reputable journals. We may post some of these, or abstracts, in the coming days. Be aware of 'research' published in dubious online journals that are not peer reviewed – these are mostly 'pay-to-publish' online journals.
High-level infection control / risk mitigation measures in a Naples Hospital ICU managing COVID19 patients.
You start with such high hopes': Inside Italy hospital at epicentre of virus outbreak. Nurses in an ICU.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuKdj4TKc6M
Over the last three months we have issued frequent notices to members on COVID-19 matters. Some of these notices are generally still relevant and for ease of access some will be included here as PDFs. Future notices will generally be shorter and only address one topic to be easier for search purposes.
Early notices (January and February) have been retired, as they are superseded by developments. For instance, the first notices addressed initial case definitions and clinical information with links that has now been revised. Other notices referred to nurses returning from China.
Some our latest notices are here:
NSNZ NOTICE 2020 - COVID-19 Survey of a sample of nurses
NSNZ NOTICE 2020 - COVID-19 Uniforms and other infection control matters 30 March
NSNZ NOTICE 2020 COVID19 - At risk staff update 29 March
NSNZ NOTICE 2020 - COVID-19 PPE Addendum 28 & 31 March
NSNZ NOTICE 2020 COVID-19 PPE availability 26 March
NSNZ NOTICE 2020 COVID-19 Primary care nurse pay cuts 27 March
Several back notices are listed here:
NSNZ COVID-19 NOTICE: Update 23 March
NSNZ COVID-19 NOTICE: Update 19 March
NSNZ COVID 19 NOTICE: Update 16 March
Here are some key links for health professionals:
Ministry of Health (MoH) information for health professionals (regularly updated). This includes the COVID-19 case definition, which has been revised several times. The current case definition (3 April) is here.
WHO information for health professionals.
WHO technical guidance.
MoH PPE guidelines including a PPE prioritisation document (revised from time to time).
Guidance for PPE use in hospitals and the community.
Latest New Zealand case statistics.
Australian Department of Health resources for health professionals (similar to NZ resources but less detailed).
UK guidelines for clinical management of cases.
Latest Public Health England PPE guidelines (updated 6 April).
US Centers of Disease Control (CDC) information for health professionals.
CDC using PPE including don and doff guidance.
COVID-19 global cases map.
The general New Zealand Government COVID-19 website.
Since January we have reviewed a large number of plans and guidelines for health professionals, developed by services, specialties and healthcare organisations. Many of these are excellent. Likewise, we have reviewed hundreds of research papers published in reputable journals. We may post some of these, or abstracts, in the coming days. Be aware of 'research' published in dubious online journals that are not peer reviewed – these are mostly 'pay-to-publish' online journals.