Tuesday, 5 May 2020

National action plan for expanding and adapting the healthcare system for the duration of the Covid pandemic

This 24-page report by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security offers answers and recommendations related to the following problems, for which there are tractable solutions:

  • How can we improve infection prevention in hospitals and maintain a robust supply chain for personal protective equipment (PPE)?
  • What approach should we take to restarting deferred healthcare services?
  • What financial support is needed for hospitals and healthcare providers?
  • How should the healthcare workforce be sustained and augmented?
  • How can we provide mental health support for healthcare workers in this crisis?
  • How can we provide medical care and sick leave for all people in the United States?
  • How can we make telemedicine a new normal?
  • How can we reduce the number of undiagnosed infectious diseases in our hospitals?
  • How can we better protect emergency medical services (EMS) personnel from infectious diseases?
  • How can we better coordinate the healthcare response to COVID and the next pandemic?

Read and download here (Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, May 5, 2020)

Worst ever Covid variant? Omicron

John Campbell shares his findings on Omicron.  View here (Youtube, Nov 27, 2021)