LibGuides: Library Resource Guides: #7 Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Government & industry updates on COVID-19

Updates

ANMF Vic Branch Important information about coronavirus (COVID-19)
Member information, links and updates from ANMF Vic Branch
ANMF: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information for Members
NMBA Ahpra COVID-19 updates
Professional Codes & Guidelines and updates from Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia Ahpra in response to COVID-19
Australian Health Management Plan for Pandemic Influenza (AHMPPI)
Australian Department of Health - plan outlines Australia’s strategy to manage an influenza pandemic and minimise its impact on the health of Australians and our health system.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) resources for health professionals, including aged care providers, pathology providers and healthcare managers
A collection of resources by the Australian Department of Health
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Daily updates monitoring coronavirus (COVID-19) and resources for health care workers from Australian Department of Health
CDC Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Coronavirus (COVID-19) resources and information for health professionals from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Coronavirus (COVID-19) resources, information, plans and guides for health professionals from Victorian Health and Human Services
Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases
Interactive map by Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU)
WHO Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Pandemic

Industry resources for health care workers

ACCCN COVID 19 updates
Australian Critical Care Nurses Practice Standards for Specialist Critical Care Nurses & Workforce Standards for Intensive Care Nurses [downloadable pdfs]. Link to Safe Airway Society resources
ANZCA Coronavirus/COVID-19 Resources: CLINICAL RESOURCES
Our library partners at ANZCA have comprehensive resources for health care workers
ASA COVID-19 updates
Guidelines from Australian Society of Anaesthetists
RANZCOG Coronovirus COVID-19
Advice and information from The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
RCOG Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection and pregnancy
Guidance for healthcare professionals on coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in pregnancy, published by the RCOG, Royal College of Midwives, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Public Health England and Health Protection Scotland.
TGA Coronavirus (COVID-19): Information on medicines and medical devices
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has identified disinfectants as being critical in preventing the spread of COVID-19
WorkSafe: Prevention and management of exposure to coronavirus (COVID-19) in the healthcare and social assistance industry
Information about managing the risk of exposure to COVID-19 in clinical and non-clinical settings.

Read the latest COVID-19 articles from The Conversation RSS feed

Relevant articles (open-access)

Consensus statement: Safe Airway Society principles of airway management and tracheal intubation specific to the COVID-19 adult patient group by Brewster et al
This is a preprint version of an article submitted for publication in the Medical Journal of Australia. (Updated online March 17, 2020)
Nursing and the Novel Coronavirus: Risks and Responsibilities in a Global Outbreak by Choi, Skrine Jeffers and Logsdon
Editorial from Journal of Advanced Nursing (Published March 23, 2020)
"Global challenges in health and health care for nurses and midwives everywhere" by H Catton
Publication Date: 2020
Article from International Nursing Review (Vol. 67. No. 1, 4-6)
"History in a Crisis — Lessons for Covid-19" by David S. Jones
Article from The New England Journal of Medicine (Published online March 12, 2020)
"Early clinical response to a high consequence infectious disease outbreak: insights from COVID‐19" by Medical Journal of Australia
Article from Medical Journal of Australia (Published online March 16, 2020)
"Scarce health-care resources and higher case-fatality rates early in epidemic: analysis of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in Tianmen" by Hu, Zhang, Wang, Zhang, Tian, Shao, Liu, Tao and Huang
Article from Reprints with The Lancet (Published online March 6, 2020)
"Potential association between COVID-19 mortality and health-care resource availability" [pdf] by Ji, Ma, Peppelenbosch and Pan
Article from The Lancet Global Health (Published online February 25, 2020)
Persistence of coronaviruses on inanimate surfaces and their inactivation with biocidal agents by Kampf, Todt, Pfaender and Steinmann
Publication Date: 2020
Article from Journal of Hospital Infection (Vol. 104. No. 3, 246-251)
Aerosol and Surface Stability of SARS-CoV-2 as Compared with SARS-CoV-1 by van Doremalen et al
Article from NEJM (Published online March 17 2020)
Coronavirus clinical zone by Nursing Times
A free six part series on the principles of infection prevention which is great revision for registered nurses and are useful teaching tools for care staff and students.
COVID-19 by Nursing Standard
To support nurses during this challenging period, Nursing Standard has developed a collection of free, evidence-based resources relevant to the COVID-19 pandemic

Podcasts

Finding the evidence: COVID-19

Databases

LitCovid
An open-source literature hub, with a curated collection of up-to-date international research papers.

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The hub includes comprehensive COVID-19 epidemiology weekly reports by the Australian government.
Cochrane Library
Coronavirus (COVID-19): evidence relevant to critical care
Disaster Lit
National Library of Medicine (NLM) database of links to disaster medicine and public health resources.

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Resources include guidelines, reports, proceedings, trainings, fact sheets, etc., for a professional audience.
DynaMed COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)
Useful, point of care information to improve health outcomes
EBSCO COVID-19 Information Portal
Aggregation of real-time information updates from authoritative sources providing evidence-based information on all aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Joanna Briggs Institute
Evidence-based infection prevention and control resources for health professionals and health organisations
PubMed COVID-19 Expert Search
National Library of Medicine search string.

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Links to full text may not be free for some articles.
UpToDate
Coronavirus disease 2019

Journal Publisher content

BMJ Coronavirus (covid-19)
Latest news and resources
CABI
Free access to CABI’s Coronavirus collection for 3 months
JAMA
COVID-19 collection
The Lancet
COVID-19 Resource Centre
NEJM
Coronavirus (Covid-19)
Oxford Academic Journals
Free access to OUP resources on coronavirus and related topics

Annals of Work Exposure and Health
COVID-19: Articles of relevance outlining occupational hygiene in protecting the health of workers

SpringerNature SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19
Research articles, as well as additional commentary on this topic and relevant books. Content is free to access
Taylor and Francis coronavirus articles
All Covid-19 related, peer-reviewed research published in Taylor & Francis journals is free to access
Wiley Online Library
Covid-19: Novel Coronavirus Content

Managing anxiety and stress

Nursing and Midwifery Health Program Victoria: COVID-19 Health and wellbeing toolkit
Self Care Guide from Nursing and Midwifery Health Program Victoria
Nurse & Midwife Support
Anxiety advice from Nurse & Midwife Support

Aiding staff wellbeing and resilience in the coronavirus pandemic
Nursing Times (10 August 2020) A wellbeing and resilience session delivered by mental health nurses supported staff redeployed and recruited during the coronavirus pandemic. This article comes with a handout for a journal club discussion
Coronavirus anxiety: 4 ways to cope with fear
Article and link to podcast from PsychCentral (3 Feb 2020 ~ 3 min read)
Manage Anxiety & Stress
Article from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (14 March 2020)

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First Responder: Tips for taking care of yourself
Intensive Care Society: Wellbeing Resource Library
Tips for dealing with extraordinary situations such as COVID-19 and everyday working in critical care (UK)
A COVID-19 guide to working at home
Blog post by Girard Dorney HRM Online (18 March 2020)

Library Resource Guides: #7 Coronavirus (COVID-19)

About this guide

The year 2020 started with a number of challenges affecting health care such as the new coronavirus COVID-19. Although fresh news is breaking daily, the library has put together online resources on this topic, to keep you up to date and how it may impact your practice.

Government & industry updates on COVID-19

Read the latest COVID-19 articles from The Conversation RSS feed

Relevant articles (open-access)

Podcasts

Finding the evidence: COVID-19

Managing anxiety and stress