A May 2020 selection of ten COVID-19 papers, from antibiotic prescribing and healthcare worker testing to antibody assays and public health measures. The reviews also consider intimate partner violence and the needs of people with intellectual disabilities, alongside the limitations of emerging evidence.
Covid-19 Journal Club: The Director’s Cut #4 Read More
A personal account of practising the fundamentals during the first COVID-19 wave. Using CPAP setup, removing PPE, closed-loop communication and end-of-life conversations as examples, the author explores breaking skills into smaller steps, seeking feedback and learning deliberately during everyday work.
Purposefully Practicing for COVID-19 Read More
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.
COVID-19 The Director’s Cut #3 Read More
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.
COVID-19: Journal Club #3 – The Webinar Read More
An April 2020 review of ten COVID-19 papers, covering lung injury, service capacity, biomarkers, antibody testing and population surveillance. It also examines lung ultrasound, hydroxychloroquine and protection in refugee camps, separating promising ideas from evidence that was still preliminary.
COVID-19 Journal Club: The Director’s Cut #2 Read More
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.
POCUS for COVID19 – Sounding out a Virus Read More
An April 2020 podcast and accompanying notes following patients with COVID-19 from the emergency department into critical care. Dan Horner discusses respiratory support, proning, ventilation physiology and equipment problems, alongside the practical and emotional pressures of working in intensive care during the first wave.
Beyond the ED: COVID-19 and Critical Care Read More
An April 2020 critical appraisal of early reports linking COVID-19 with thrombosis and raised D-dimer. Dan Horner questions incidence estimates, composite outcomes and claims about heparin, explaining why observational associations alone could not settle the benefits and harms of intensified anticoagulation.
COVID-19 and Blood Clots: Diagnosis, D-dimers and Dilemmas Read More
