COVID-19 Weekly Briefing: The Evidence as It Unfolds
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May 16, 2020

Sharing Experiences and Basing Care on the Evidence as It Unfolds

"Your work, whether on the frontlines on the COVID-19 floors, making administrative decisions, or supporting patients in the community, is making a difference," writes Lisa Morris Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, the clinical editor for Lippincott®'s NursingCenter.com. "Staying updated on the disease process and management recommendations is essential."

 

Our primary goal during this time is to provide research and resources available – at no charge – to support all healthcare professionals. We hope you find this week's roundup useful and insightful. Thank you for your service, and stay safe.

The latest from Lippincott® Journals

Neurologists around the country — from migraine specialists to epileptologists — are overhauling the way they deliver their patient care during the COVID-19 outbreak, mostly transitioning from face-to-face visits to video or telephone visits.

How do we plan out lessons in a flexible way that prepares our students with the most current research, whether or not we’re teaching in-person or over the Internet?

Insights into the anticipated rehabilitation demands and the role of rehabilitation professionals and hospitals

A case of sudden unexpected death due to COVID-19 is presented as a means of illustrating common autopsy findings, as well as diagnostic and biosafety considerations.

Emerging racial/ethnic data from local health departments and the CDC indicate alarming fatality statistics for COVID-19 by race/ethnicity. 

More from Lippincott® Journals

In this study the authors propose a potential ‘closed set up’ version of SAGFBI, which uses an ultrasound probe cover, to form a closed system to minimize aerosol contamination.

Although elective surgical procedures are being cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic, acute craniomaxillofacial (CMF) trauma need to be managed. The authors of this new study propose an algorithm for management of CMF trauma during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure that these injuries are addressed while optimizing the safety of surgeons and other healthcare providers.

A new statement from the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology offers guidance for emergency preparedness for neuroscience teams.

As hospitals across the country have seen their COVID-19 numbers stabilize, surgeons must make decisions about which operations are medically necessary and time sensitive to proceed during this ongoing uncertain period.

Resident education cannot afford to stall in the time of COVID-19. Could the necessity to adopt new modalities for resident education give rise to new more efficacious modalities for resident education and stewardship?