Respiratory

The recording and reading list from the 12 May 2020 COVID-19 journal club, with Lauren Westafer and Ellie Hothershall. The panel considers public health interventions, anticoagulation research, vaccine development, antibody testing, healthcare worker screening and the acceptability of contact-tracing apps.

Ten early COVID-19 papers reviewed in May 2020, covering respiratory support, ST elevation, testing, coagulation and transmission precautions. The team weighs small studies and emerging hypotheses, including chloroquine safety concerns, to show what was known and what remained uncertain.

Justin Morgenstern joins the 5 May 2020 COVID-19 journal club for a discussion of viral shedding and transmission. The webinar and edited podcast also consider protective precautions, remdesivir, convalescent plasma, renin–angiotensin system drugs and early UK hospital cohort data.

A roundup of St Emlyn's in April 2020, including the early RCEM journal club webinars and other COVID-19 resources. The episode notes also point to exercise and nutrition, visual communication, a gardening-related skin condition and the site's curriculum-based learning pages.

Salim Rezaie joins the 28 April 2020 COVID-19 journal club, with the recording and paper list collected here. The discussion centres on thrombosis, alongside early reports on awake proning, antibody testing, hospital outcomes and falling acute coronary syndrome admissions.

Notes from an April 2020 discussion of point-of-care ultrasound in suspected COVID-19. The authors explore lung scanning, interpretation, decontamination, triage and training, while recognising that the evidence was developing and ultrasound findings needed to be considered alongside clinical probability and alternative diagnoses.