COVID-19 resource hub

We are looking for ways to help medical professionals in different countries prepare for 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.

Recent changes
April 20, 2021: New interview: McMaster Perspective with Dr Zain Chagla.
April 14, 2021: New interview: McMaster Perspective with Dr Zain Chagla.
April 8, 2021: COVID-19 textbook chapter update.
March 16, 2021: COVID-19 vaccination textbook chapter update.
March 12, 2021: COVID-19 McMaster Survival Guide update.

Contents

1. Textbook chapters
2. Rapid Refreshers
3. McMaster Perspective: Interviews with experts
4. Publications of the Week selected by McMaster editors
5. McMaster University resources
6. Other clinical resources that we value

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:

• 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. New episodes currently underway.

• 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 with experts

Interviews with experts answering the commonly asked questions and documenting the evolution of the epidemic. To browse the complete archive, click here.

• COVID-19: April 2021 update. Part 2: Vaccines (thrombosis)
• COVID-19: April 2021 update. Part 1: Vaccines (variants)
• 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 2
• COVID-19: October 9 update with Dr Jean-Louis Vincent. Part 1
• COVID-19: Droplets, aerosols, and masks with Dr Mark Loeb
• COVID-19: September 10 update with Dr Dominik Mertz. Part 2
• COVID-19: September 10 update with Dr Dominik Mertz. Part 1
• Depression in the era of COVID-19 with Dr Zainab Samaan
• COVID-19: To treat or not to treat? June 18 update with Dr Jean-Louis Vincent. Part 2
• Hypertension in the age of COVID-19 with Dr Giuseppe Mancia
• COVID-19: To treat or not to treat? June 18 update with Dr Jean-Louis Vincent. Part 1
• COVID-19: To treat or not to treat? Optimal physical distancing, masks, and eye protection with Dr Derek Chu
• COVID-19: To treat or not to treat? May 15 update with Dr Mark Crowther
• COVID-19: To treat or not to treat? May 8 update with Dr R. Phillip Dellinger
• COVID-19: To treat or not to treat? Platform trials with Dr Edward Mills
• COVID-19: To treat or not to treat? May 4 update with Dr Jean-Louis Vincent
• COVID-19: To treat or not to treat? April 22 update with Dr Miłosz Parczewski
• COVID-19: To treat or not to treat? April 21 update with Dr Gordon Guyatt
• COVID-19: To treat or not to treat? April 14 update with Dr Bram Rochwerg
• COVID-19: To treat or not to treat? 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 series

Publications of the Week selected by McMaster editors

• Publications of the Week, February 22: Interim safety and efficacy data on the Gam-COVID-Vac vector-based vaccine
• Publications of the Week, January 18: Baricitinib in hospitalized patients with COVID-19
• Publications of the Week, January 11: Orientation guide: COVID-19 research programs
• Publications of the Week, December 21 discussing the safety and efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine
• Publications of the Week, September 14 discussing corticosteroid therapy in critically ill patients with COVID-19
• Publications of the Week, June 2 reviewing the most comprehensive meta-analysis to date discussing evidence for preventing coronavirus transmission
• Publications of the Week, May 27 reviewing first RCT data on remdesivir
• Publications of the Week, April 24 summarizing NIH COVID-19 treatment guidelines

McMaster University resources

• COVID-19 Educational CPD Resources from the CHSE Program
• COVID-19 Evidence Alerts from McMaster PLUS
• COVID-19 Literature Review (click here to read more about the project)
• [UPDATE] 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
• Medical Grand Rounds on the YouTube channel of the Department of 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