Links to authoritative sites and medical journals regarding COVID-19

18 Mar 2020 Links to authoritative sites and medical journals regarding COVID-19

We are sharing below some links to authoritative sites and medical journals, regarding COVID-19, that we are checking regularly:

For GENERAL INFORMATION:

1. BC CDC public information website:

• • GENERAL INFORMATION: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19
  • A SCREENING TOOL To TRIAGE YOURSELF: https://covid19.thrive.health/  –> an easy self-assessment online tool that can help you decide whether to stay home (most of us), telephone for medical advice, or seek emergency care.

2. HEALTH CANADA, COVID-19 updates: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19.html

For BC-based HEALTH PROFESSIONALS:

3. BC CDC Specific instructions for clinic care and screening: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-professionals/clinical-resources/covid-19-care

4. How to pandemic-prepare your community-based medical offices: https://sneezesdiseases.com/resource/physicians-offices-checklist-pandemic/open (consider checking to see if your regional health authority has its own planning documents)

World Health Organization: rolling updates on COVID-19: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/events-as-they-happen

Medical Journals with COVID-19 content (no paywalls):

• The Lancet
• Journal of the American Medical Association
• New England Journal of Medicine
• British Medical Journal
• Annals of Internal Medicine
• Canadian Medical Association Journal