COVID-19 pandemic : lessons from the frontline
Providing a broad, global view of all aspects related to preparation for and management of SARS-CoV2, COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons from the Frontline explores and challenges the basis of knowledge, the transmission of information, and the preparation and epidemiology tactics of healthcare systems worl...
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| Format: | eBook Book |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam
Elsevier
2022
Elsevier Health Sciences |
| Edition: | 1 |
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| ISBN: | 9780323828604, 0323828604 |
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Table of Contents:
- Chapter 7: COVID-19 and risk exposure of the front line: Heroes or martyrs? -- Chapter 8: COVID-19 and social media -- Introduction -- The digital transformation of the media. A compromised quality? -- Paywalls -- Social media and hoaxes -- The value of true information -- Tools against false information -- Policies and regulations -- Scientific sources to verify information -- The digital and technological platforms and the power of the networks -- The politicians influence -- How to control the media and information -- References -- Chapter 9: COVID-19 and the role of medical professional societies -- Introduction -- Medical professional organization types -- Member benefits -- SARS-CoV-2 and medical professional organizations -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10: Novel treatments and trials in COVID-19 -- Therapeutic approaches -- Antivirals -- RNA-dependent RNA polymerase inhibitors -- Protease inhibitors -- Antimalarials -- Antibiotics -- Convalescent plasma and immunoglobulins -- Antiinflammatories -- Corticosteroids -- Cytokine and complement blockade -- Immunomodulatory therapies -- Nonpharmacological interventions -- Timing of interventions -- Trial design -- Repurposing existing medication -- Compassionate use and observational registry-based studies -- Randomized controlled trials -- Complex innovative design -- Regulation of clinical trials -- Core outcomes -- Publication and preprints -- Ethics of empiric therapy outside clinical trials -- References -- Chapter 11: COVID-19: Lessons from the frontline -- Background -- Introduction -- The national response to COVID-19, a national challenge -- National oversight committee -- Assessment of the readiness of the health system -- National COVID-19 surveillance system -- COVID-19 epidemiology -- Laboratory services -- Community empowerment and mitigation measures
- Medical equipment and supplies for patient care -- Infection prevention and control -- Clinical guidelines -- Risk communication plan -- Conclusion -- Chapter 12: Lockdown as a public health measure -- Advantages -- Challenges -- Economic effects -- Mental and psychological effects -- Social inequities -- Future -- References -- Chapter 13: Politics and the pandemic -- References -- Chapter 14: The effects of the pandemic on oil services and shipping industry -- Introduction -- The oil industry and shipping -- The effects of COVID-19 on oil services, oil logistics, and shipping industries -- Economic impact of the lockdown on oil services, oil logistics, and shipping industry -- The effect of the oil glut on the world -- The future -- Disclaimer -- References -- Chapter 15: Millennials and COVID-19 -- Personal experience, conversations with a post-COVID-19 patient, and some questions to think about -- Millennials and the COVID-19 pandemic -- Perspective from an avid trainee -- Chapter 16: COVID-19: Data collection and transparency among countries -- Introduction -- Lessons learned about COVID-19 data collection -- Lessons learned about COVID-19 data transparency -- What could be implemented to improve data collection for COVID-19 -- What could be implemented to improve data transparency for COVID-19 -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 17: Brazilian battle against COVID-19 -- When and how did the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic begin in Brazil? -- Health policies to combat the COVID-19 -- SARS-CoV-2 epidemiology in Brazil -- Resources and outcomes: How to solve this equation -- Opportunities for research -- Lessons for the future -- References -- Chapter 18: The disproportionate burden of COVID-19 in Africa -- Introduction -- COVID-19: Myths and fictions -- Evolution of COVID-19 -- Epidemiology and surveillance
- Intro -- COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons from the Frontline -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: The sudden appearance of SARS-CoV-2 -- Introduction -- The ancestors: Coronavirus and humans -- Emergence of SARS-2 CoV -- Genetic studies: Looking for the origin -- Primary reservoirs and hosts of SARS-CoV-2: A market full of wildlife -- Human-to-human transmission -- Virus transmissibility and R0 estimations -- Controversies about transmission -- People without symptoms -- Children and transmission -- Early dissemination-The first outbreaks -- China -- Asia -- Europe -- Iran -- America -- Transmission in cruises -- From outbreak(s) to pandemic -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 2: COVID-19 disaster preparedness -- Community -- Health care -- Stuff -- Staff -- Space -- How -- Provider and family -- Other disaster care during COVID-19-Experiences from the front line -- References -- Chapter 3: My experience with the novel coronavirus: As doctor and patient -- Chapter 4: COVID-19: A family's perspective -- Restricted visitation policies -- Communicating with the family -- End-of-life event -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: COVID-19: A health-care workers perspective -- Introduction -- Legal and ethical dilemmas -- Resource scarcity -- Managing the workforce -- Am I protected? -- PPE availability -- Protecting HCWs at work and home -- Mental and psychological well-being of HCWs -- What if I get sick? -- How to treat the unknown? -- Commitment of the HCW on education of the trainees -- Physicians as innovators and researchers -- The influence (or ``mis-influence´´) of social media -- Divergent views on health policy -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Allocating scarce medical resources: Inequity in the face of crisis (in pursuit of PPE) -- What was happening in hospitals?
- Political governance and COVID-19 -- Advances in management of COVID-19 -- Research and treatment prospects -- Challenges -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 19: How the Middle East is facing COVID-19 -- Introduction -- Outbreak and management of the health crisis -- Challenges to health systems and health sector responses -- Statistics across the region -- Governments strategic responses -- Patient characteristics -- The typical course of the disease -- Clinical challenges -- Role of infectious disease consultants -- Extracorporeal organ support -- Cardiac arrests -- Standardization of care across critical supply areas -- Approaches to economic use of your time within the ICU -- Minimizing exposure to workers -- Education -- Efficient bed management -- Communicating with families -- Maintaining ICU surge capacity -- Psychological burdens -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 20: COVID-19 pandemic in India -- Other measures -- Pitfalls of our approach -- Future plan -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 21: Life after COVID-19: Future directions? -- Introduction -- Earlier pandemics -- Lessons learnt from previous pandemics -- Nonpharmaceutical interventions -- Quarantine -- Large gatherings -- Lockdown -- Hygiene -- Face masks -- Powered air purifying respirators -- Personal protective equipment -- Air handling units with negative pressure -- Sequela from COVID-19 -- Economic impact -- Climate change and pandemics -- Medications in a pandemic -- Vaccines -- Planning for future pandemics -- Conclusion -- References -- Index