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This course is designed for all primary care staff to assist with their understanding of COVID-19, and the implications it may have on their daily working lives in primary care.

Goals

During this course you will learn:

The background to the disease.
What coronavirus is.
The scale of the problem.
About the public health response.
The advice for immunosuppressed and pregnant women.
About the signs and symptoms of COVID-19.
How to make a diagnosis of pneumonia during the pandemic.
How to manage COPD during the pandemic.
How to prescribe NSAIDs during the pandemic.
About the responsibilities of individuals, GPs, healthcare organisations, the NHS and the government.
What might happen next.
Where else to look for help and advice.

Resources

111 online https://111.nhs.uk/PWCorona/7ba9af45-dbbb-48e5-8331-da581610f30c/COVID-19/about
BMA Reducing COVID-19 transmission and PPE https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/covid-19/gp-practices/covid-19-toolkit-for-gps-and-gp-practices/reducing-covid-19-transmission-and-ppe
BMJ Best Practice (2020) Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) https://bestpractice.bmj.com/info/
Chen, N., Zhou, M., Dong, X. et al. Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 99 cases of 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a descriptive study. Lancet 2020; 395(10223): 507–513. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30211-7/fulltext
Centre for Evidence Based Medicine “When will it be over?”: An introduction to viral reproduction numbers, R0 and Re. https://www.cebm.net/covid-19/when-will-it-be-over-an-introduction-to-viral-reproduction-numbers-r0-and-re/
Department of Health and Social Care https://www.gov.uk/guidance/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-information-for-the-public
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/novel-coronavirus-china
Health and Safety Executive https://www.hse.gov.uk/news/coronavirus.htm
Lancet COVID-19 Resource Centre https://www.thelancet.com/coronavirus?dgcid=kr_pop-up_tlcoronavirus20
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Rocky Mountain Laboratories https://www.niaid.nih.gov/about/rocky-mountain-overview
NHS England COVID 19 Standard Operating Procedure https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/primary-care/other-resources/standard-operating-procedures/
NICE Rapid reviews https://www.nice.org.uk/covid-19#rapid-products
Our World in Data https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus
Public Health England https://www.gov.uk/government/news/phe-reaches-crucial-step-in-fully-sequencing-novel-coronavirus
Public Health England (2020). Beyond the data: Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on BAME groups https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/892376/COVID_stakeholder_engagement_synthesis_beyond_the_data.pdf
Science alert https://www.sciencealert.com/this-is-what-the-covid-19-virus-looks-like-under-electron-microscopes
Stutt R et al. A modelling framework to assess the likely effectiveness of facemasks in combination with ‘lock-down’ in managing the COVID-19 pandemic https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2020.0376
World Health Organisation Coronavirus 2019 https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/situation-reports
WHO Joint Missions Report on Coronavirus Disease https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/who-china-joint-mission-on-covid-19-final-report.pdf
Wu Z, McGoogan JM. Characteristics of and Important Lessons From the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak in China: Summary of a Report of 72 314 Cases From the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. JAMA. Published online February 24, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.2648 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2762130
PHE (2020). COVID-19: long-term health effects. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-long-term-health-effects/covid-19-long-term-health-effects
NICE (2019). NICE & SIGN announce latest rapid Covid-19 guideline will address Long Covid. https://www.nice.org.uk/news/article/nice-sign-announce-latest-rapid-covid-19-guideline-will-address-long-covid
BMA (2020). COVID-19 vaccination programme. https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/covid-19/gp-practices/covid-19-vaccination-programme
PHE (2020). COVID-19 – SARS-Cov-2. The Green Book Chapter 14a. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/939119/Greenbook_chapter_14a___provisional_guidance_subject_to_MHRA_approval_of_vaccine_supply_.pdf
PHE (2020). COVID-19: vaccination programme guidance for healthcare practitioners. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccination-programme-guidance-for-healthcare-practitioners
PHE (2020). COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2): information about the new virus variant. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/covid-19-sars-cov-2-information-about-the-new-virus-variant
NICE (2020). COVID-19 rapid guideline: managing the long-term effects of COVID-19. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/NG188
HM Government (2020). Face coverings: when to wear one, exemptions, and how to make your own. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/face-coverings-when-to-wear-one-and-how-to-make-your-own/face-coverings-when-to-wear-one-and-how-to-make-your-own

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