COVID-19 resource hub

We are looking for ways to help medical professionals in different countries tackle the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic. Here is a list of resources that you may find useful.

COVID-19 in the McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine mobile apps.

Contents

1. McMaster Textbook chapters
2. Rapid Refreshers
3. McMaster Perspective interviews
4. Publications of the Week (POTW)
5. Ask the Expert
6. Medical Grand Rounds
7. McMaster University resources
8. Other clinical resources that we value

McMaster Textbook chapters

Chapter discussing COVID-19 from the McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine. Available online and in mobile apps. Regularly updated to address emerging findings and evidence.

Complemented by additional chapters:

• Vaccines: SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)
• COVID-19: Computed Tomography (CT)
• COVID-19: Point-of-Care Ultrasonography (POCUS)

Rapid Refreshers

Internal Medicine Rapid Refreshers is a series of short videos to bring you up to speed with selected key topics that general practitioners may encounter in their daily practice. Developed especially for subspecialists who are returning to general internal medicine due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Rapid Refresher: Introduction and dressing for COVID-19
• Rapid Refresher: Atrial fibrillation (AF)
• Rapid Refresher: Asthma exacerbation
• Rapid Refresher: Cellulitis
• Rapid Refresher: Chest pain
• Rapid Refresher: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)
• Rapid Refresher: COPD exacerbation
• Rapid Refresher: Non–ST-segment elevation ACS
• Rapid Refresher: Pneumonia
• Rapid Refresher: Seizure
• Rapid Refresher: ST-segment elevation ACS
• Rapid Refresher: Syncope
• Rapid Refresher: Urinary tract infection (UTI)
• Rapid Refresher: Ventilatory support (NIV and HFNC oxygen)

McMaster Perspective interviews

Interviews with experts answering the commonly asked questions and documenting the evolution of the epidemic.

• Long COVID: A review of current knowledge and perspectives with Dr Manali Mukherjee
• COVID-19 and thrombosis prevention: Current thinking with Dr James Douketis
• COVID-19: July 2022 update. Current epidemiologic situation, prevention, and treatment with Dr Dominik Mertz
• Molnupiravir for COVID-19: Hopes and concerns with Dr Bram Rochwerg
• Experience of health-care providers during a global pandemic with Drs Sabina Nagpal, Margaret McKinnon, Tara Riddell, and Mark Crowther
• What's new with COVID-19? with Dr Zain Chagla and Dr Dominik Mertz
• To anticoagulate or not to anticoagulate? With Dr Ryan Zarychanski: Part 1, Part 2
• COVID-19 vs thrombosis: Who should receive anticoagulation? with Dr James Douketis
• COLCORONA: Colchicine for COVID-19 with Dr Nishma Singhal
• COVID-19: May 2021 update. VTE prophylaxis and anticoagulation with Dr Menaka Pai
• COVID-19: May 2021 update with Dr Jean-Louis Vincent: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
• COVID-19: April 2021 update. Vaccines, prophylaxis, and treatment with Dr Zain Chagla: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
• Further progress with tocilizumab in severe COVID-19 with Dr Gordon Guyatt
• COVID-19: November 27 update with Dr Bram Rochwerg
• COVID-19: October 9 update with Dr Jean-Louis Vincent: Part 1, Part 2
• COVID-19: Droplets, aerosols, and masks with Dr Mark Loeb
• COVID-19: September 10 update with Dr Dominik Mertz: Part 1, Part 2
• Depression in the era of COVID-19 with Dr Zainab Samaan
• Hypertension in the age of COVID-19 with Dr Giuseppe Mancia
• COVID-19: June 18 update with Dr Jean-Louis Vincent: Part 1, Part 2
• COVID-19: Optimal physical distancing, masks, and eye protection with Dr Derek Chu
• COVID-19: May 15 update with Dr Mark Crowther
• COVID-19: May 8 update with Dr R. Phillip Dellinger
• COVID-19: Platform trials with Dr Edward Mills
• COVID-19: May 4 update with Dr Jean-Louis Vincent
• COVID-19: April 22 update with Dr Miłosz Parczewski
• COVID-19: April 21 update with Dr Gordon Guyatt
• COVID-19: April 14 update with Dr Bram Rochwerg
• COVID-19: April 14 update with Dr Roman Jaeschke
• COVID-19: Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines for critically ill patients with Dr Waleed Alhazzani: Part 1, Part 2 (infection control), Part 3 (ventilatory support), Part 4 (ventilatory support), Part 5 (hemodynamic support), Part 6 (steroids), Part 7 (other therapeutics)

Browse the complete archive for other episodes in the McMaster Perspective series.

Publications of the Week (POTW)

• POTW, Feb 1, 2023: Medical masks versus N95 respirators
• POTW, Dec 19, 2022: Estimated global proportions of individuals with long COVID
• POTW, Oct 14, 2022: Antithrombotic treatment in COVID-19
• POTW, May 25, 2022: A fourth COVID-19 (booster) vaccination in groups ≥60 years
• POTW, May 11, 2022: Nirmatrelvir in nonhospitalized adults
• POTW, Jan 26, 2022: Molnupiravir in the treatment of nonhospitalized patients
• POTW, Aug 19, 2021: Anticoagulation in critically and noncritically ill patients
• POTW, Jul 12, 2021: Tofacitinib in the in-hospital treatment of COVID-19 pneumonia
• POTW, Jun 28, 2021: Colchicine use in community-treated patients
• POTW, Apr 27, 2021: Thrombotic thrombocytopenia and the ChAdOx1 nCov-19 vaccine
• POTW, Feb 22, 2021: Interim safety and efficacy data on the Gam-COVID-Vac vector-based vaccine
• POTW, Jan 18, 2021: Baricitinib in hospitalized patients
• POTW, Jan 11, 2021: Orientation guide: COVID-19 research programs
• POTW, Dec 21, 2020: Safety and efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine
• POTW, Sep 14, 2020: Corticosteroid therapy in critically ill patients with COVID-19
• POTW, Jun 2, 2020: Meta-analysis discussing evidence for preventing coronavirus transmission
• POTW, May 27, 2020: First RCT data on remdesivir
• POTW, Apr 24, 2020: NIH COVID-19 treatment guidelines

Ask the Expert

Our Ask the Expert videos present concise, to-the-point answers to questions relevant for practicing health-care professionals.

Browse the available recordings by categories:

• ICU & Emergencies
• Infectious Diseases
• VTE

Medical Grand Rounds

• Post–acute COVID sequelae
• ISTH guidelines: Antithrombotic treatment in COVID-19
• Long COVID: What we need to know about post-COVID-19 conditions
• Experience of health-care providers during a global pandemic
• What's new with COVID-19?

Follow the YouTube channel of the Department of Medicine to keep up with the latest Medical Grand Rounds.

McMaster University resources

• Clinical: COVID–19 Clinical Summaries (book chapters & guides) from the CHSE Program
• COVID-19 Evidence Alerts from McMaster PLUS
• COVID-19 McMaster Survival Guide, a comprehensive and practical manual addressing a range of topics
• Daily News: COVID-19 (Coronavirus), a resource for students, faculty, and staff at McMaster University
• Human-important outcomes and EBM during the COVID-19 pandemic, a letter to the editor from Polish Archives of Internal Medicine

Other clinical resources that we value

• CanadiEM Frontline Primer, a primer for physicians temporarily redeployed to the emergency department from CanadiEM
• Cochrane resources and news
• COVID Critical Care from William Osler Health System
• COVID-19 Clinical Trial Tracker from Cytel