A focus on: COVID-19: Infection Prevention and Control

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• Infection Prevention
• Personal & protective equipment
• Reusing PPE
• Masks

Local:

• Australian guidelines for SARS-CoV-2 infection prevention and control of COVID-19 in healthcare workers - National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce
• Covid-19 Resources - Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare
• Perioperative Resources for Nursing and Healthcare teams - AORN. Safe Surgery Together 
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidelines for infection prevention and control in residential care facilities - Australian Department of Health
• The use of face masks and respirators in the context of COVID-19 - Australian Department of Health

Global:

• Covid-19 Dashboard - European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Includes up to date global situation updates, country overviews, datasets, latest reports and risk assessments. 

• Coronavirus COVID-19: Infection control and Prevention Measures - Cochrane Library. This Cochrane Library Special Collection pulls together the Cochrane Reviews that are identified as most directly relevant to the prevention of infection.

• Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) technical guidance: Infection prevention and control / WASH - WHO

• COVID-19 Clinical Guidelines–Infection Control - ECRI

• COVID-19: Epidemiology, virology, and prevention - UpToDate

PPE Guidance

• Guidance on the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in hospitals during the COVID-19 outbreak  - Australian Department of Health
• Safety of extended use and reuse of N95 Respirators - ECRI
• Interim advice on non-inpatient care of persons with suspected or confirmed Coronavirus disease (COVID19), including use of personal protective equipment (PPE) - European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
• Personal protective equipment (PPE) needs in healthcare settings for the care of patients with suspected or confirmed novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) - European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
• Strategies to Optimize the Supply of PPE and Equipment - CDC (US)
• The importance of consistent advice during a pandemic: An analysis of Australian advice regarding personal protective equipment in healthcare settings during COVID-19 - Australian Journal of General Practice. June 2020
• Remote buddy monitoring of the donning and doffing of personal protective equipment - MJA

COVID-19 infection control training - Australia Department of Health

This 30-minute online training module is for health care workers in all settings. It covers the fundamentals of infection prevention and control for COVID-19.

Putting on and removing PPE Equipment Video 12:42 - NEJM

Coronavirus (COVID-19) wearing personal protective equipment for allied health professionals video - Australian Government, Department of Health

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