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
June 2, 2020: New resources: Publications of the Week, June 2 discussing evidence for preventing coronavirus transmission. New interview: McMaster Perspective with Dr Derek Chu.
May 27, 2020: New resources: Publications of the Week, May 27 discussing remdesivir.
May 25, 2020: New Rapid Refresher: STE-ACS.
May 22, 2020: Textbook chapter update. New Rapid Refresher: Ventilatory support.
May 21, 2020: McMaster Survival Guide update.

Contents

1. Textbook chapters
2. Rapid Refreshers
3. McMaster Perspective with the guideline lead author
4. McMaster Perspective with experts
5. McMaster University resources
6. Other clinical resources that we value

Textbook chapters

[UPDATE] 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 chapters discussing diagnostic imaging: COVID-19: Computed Tomography (CT) and 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: 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 with the guideline lead author

A 7-episode special series of McMaster Perspective interviews with Dr Waleed Alhazzani, chair of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) guidelines and lead author of the recent SSC guideline discussing the management of critically ill patients with COVID-19. The videos offer a chance to explore the rationale behind different recommendations.

• CPGs for critically ill patients. Part 1
• Part 2: Infection control and testing
• Part 3: Ventilatory support
• Part 4: More on ventilatory support
• Part 5: Hemodynamic support
• Part 6: Steroids
• Part 7: Other therapeutics

McMaster Perspective with experts

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

• [NEW] 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 26 update with Dr R. Phillip Dellinger
• 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 15 update with Dr Jean-Louis Vincent. Part 1
• COVID-19: To treat or not to treat? April 15 update with Dr Jean-Louis Vincent. Part 2
• 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: Expert Q&A with Dr Dominik Mertz
• COVID-19: Past lessons and future predictions. March 10 update with Dr Mark Loeb
• COVID-19: Lessons from the past. Part 1 with Dr Mark Loeb
• COVID-19: Lessons from the past. Part 2 with Dr Mark Loeb
• Novel coronavirus. February 25 update with Dr Nishma Singhal

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)
• 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
• Medical Grand Rounds on the YouTube channel of the Department of Medicine
• Publications of the Week, April 24 summarizing NIH COVID-19 treatment guidelines
• Publications of the Week, May 27 reviewing first RCT data on remdesivir
• [NEW] Publications of the Week, June 2 reviewing the most comprehensive meta-analysis to date discussing evidence for preventing coronavirus transmission

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