Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners!
This episode, we’re focusing on 2 papers recently released related to COVID-19.
1. Our first paper provides an overview of the clinical characteristics of a sample of patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19.
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2002032
2. The second paper provides timely data to identify factors associated with ARDS among adults diagnosed with COVID-19.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2763184
And for the good stuff:
1. An online self-assessment tool designed by Alberta Health Services so individuals can determine whether they need to be assessed for COVID-19
https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Journey/COVID-19/Pages/COVID-Self-Assessment.aspx
2. An article from CNN on NBA players helping to pay the wages of stadium employees affected by the pandemic
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/13/us/nba-player-donations-coronavirus-trnd/index.html
3. An article on China’s efforts to support Italy as it deals with a significant burden of disease.
***COVID-19 is a rapidly evolving situation. For the most up-to-date information on what you can do to protect yourself, your families, and everyone else, please refer to your local public health agencies.
For those in Alberta: https://www.alberta.ca/covid19
For those in Ontario: https://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/diseases-and-conditions/infectious-diseases/respiratory-diseases/novel-coronavirus
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