By Susan Haas MD, MS and Rachel Smith MS, PA-C The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has led to redeployment of thousands of U.S. clinicians to treat patients using new or updated skills and practicing in unfamiliar locations of the...
As COVID-19 spreads quickly from Europe and Asia to the rest of the world, hospitals play a critical role in treatment of the disease. However, they have also become hot zones for transmission. With rising community spread, it is increasingly important for health care workers to have access to credible information on how best to protect themselves while serving on the frontlines, and for hospitals to be prepared for a surge in patients requiring care.
Drawing on lessons learned from colleagues facing this crisis worldwide, experts from Ariadne Labs have developed guidelines to inform best practices in COVID-19 response protocols across clinical areas. These guidelines are based on expert opinion and the latest available evidence. As information on COVID-19 continues to develop and evolve, we will update this guidance to reflect the best available evidence.
Resources
Vaccine Preliminary Results: Here Is Why We Need to Exercise Caution
Anthony McDonnell, Robert Van Exan, Kalipso Chalkidou, Julie Rosenberg, Rebecca Weintraub, and Prashant Yadav Much of the discussion around society’s ability to return to “normality” after the COVID-19 pandemic has...
Resource: Supporting Strong Primary Health Care During the Pandemic
The Primary Health Care Performance Initiative (PHCPI) has developed a suite of materials and tools to support primary health care systems during the pandemic
Exemplars: Emerging COVID-19 Success Story: South Korea Learned the Lessons of MERS
Dr. June-Ho Kim and colleagues are featured by Exemplars of Global Health for their research on South Korea's response to COVID-19.
Global Learnings from Japan: The Japanese Health System Response During COVID-19
By Ariadne Labs’ Community Mitigation Global Learnings team.
Serious Illness Care Program COVID-19 Response Toolkit
(Updated June 9, 2020 with Long-Term Care Resources) Conversations between patients and clinicians about what matters most lead to higher quality care and improved quality of life for patients and those who care for...
BU School of Public Health: Community Health Centers Face Telehealth Hurdles
An article on a new commentary published in Health Affairs by Ariadne Labs and BU School of Public Health researchers.
NEJM Catalyst: How South Korea Responded to the Covid-19 Outbreak in Daegu
Our Global Response team on the strategic and comprehensive approach to the coronavirus pandemic and how it helped South Korea achieve a relatively low rate of infection within hospitals.
Webinar: Alliance for Health Policy – The Changing Landscape of Primary Care
Dr. Asaf Bitton joined the Alliance for Health Policy’s webinar on May 20, 2020 to discuss the changes in primary care that have come and will come about because of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Overview: Primary...
Global Learnings from South Korea: Protecting Health Care Workers From COVID-19
By Ariadne Labs’ Community Mitigation Global Learnings team.
COVID-19 Crisis Mode: Building Resilience
As COVID-19 strains the US health care system, caring for the mental health and resilience of front line health care workers is paramount especially to minimize moral injury and burnout. This guide provides strategies...
Redesigning Hospital Spaces on the Fly to Protect Healthcare Workers
A collaboration between MASS Design Group and Ariadne Labs. Across the world urban hospitals are scrambling to convert and repurpose space on the fly. We drew from the Ebola experience in Africa, real-time insights from...
Keeping Kids Out of the Clinic Who Don’t Need to Be There
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended on March 18, 2020: “Keep children out of the health care system if it’s not necessary.Use telemedicine and other non-direct...
Perspectives
News
New York Times: Black and Pregnant During Covid
Dr. Neel Shah highlights the maternal health challenges for Black pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic.
New York Times: The Many Symptoms of Covid-19
Dr. Asaf Bitton in the New York Times on the surprising nature of COVID-19.
Times Radio: Vaccine Nationalism
Dr. Rebecca Weintraub joins Times Radio UK to discuss vaccine nationalism (at ~65 minute mark)
Marketplace: U.S. and EU vaccine deals raise fears of ‘vaccine nationalism’
Dr. Rebecca Weintraub joins Marketplace to discuss the risks of vaccine nationalism.
HealthLeaders: Exchange: Three Big Ideas
Dr. Asaf Bitton on Ariadne Labs' Serious Illness Care program in HealthLeaders Innovation
HSPH: Lessons from Japan’s COVID-19 response
The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health covers latest Health Affairs piece of Japan's COVID-19 response
Medical Xpress: How South Korea protects health care workers from COVID-19
Medical Xpress highlights SeungJu Jackie Oh who co-authored Ariadne Labs' South Korea Global Evidence Brief
STAT: An experiment in end-of-life care: Tapping AI’s cold calculus to nudge the most human of conversations
Dr. Justin Sanders comments on the use of AI in caring for seriously ill patients.
New York Times: Study Raises Concerns for Pregnant Women With the Coronavirus
Dr. Neel Shah comments on new data released on pregnant women hospitalizations during the pandemic.
Stories Behind the Mask: Dr. Daniela Lamas grapples with a miracle.
Dr. Daniela Lamas shares her story with Stories Behind the Mask
MedPage Today: Can PCPs Survive COVID-19? Only If Fee-for-Service Goes
Dr. Asaf Bitton is quoted in MedPage Today on why primary care practices need new ways of being paid if they are going to survive and thrive in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
CNN: On GPS: How a Boston hospital guarded against Covid-19
Dr. Atul Gawande on how attentive screening and rigorous hygiene at a Boston hospital have yielded results that could inspire us all
PBS NewsHour: How the pandemic is reshaping hospital architecture and design
Neel Shah speaks with PBS NewsHour about Ariadne's partnership with Mt. Sinai Hospital and MASS Design to protect health care workers.
World Architecture: MASS Design Group Redesigns Hospital Spaces On The Fly…
Profile of Ariadne Labs' partnership with MASS Design and Mount Sinai Hospital to use design principles to protect health care workers.
HSPH: Expectant parents, physicians, navigating fast-changing guidance on COVID-19 and pregnancy
A summary of Neel Shah's recent work to help expecting parents, clinicians navigate COVID-19 and pregnancy
Architectural Record: MASS Design Offers Guidance for Adapting Hospitals on the Fly
Ariadne partnership with MASS design and Mt. Sinai to redesign hospital spaces to protect health care workers
MASS Design Group: New Design Research Partnership Identifies Spatial Interventions that Can Help Mitigate Infection Risk Among Healthcare Workers
A collaboration between MASS Design Group and Ariadne Labs. Across the world urban hospitals are scrambling to convert and repurpose space on the fly. We drew from the Ebola experience in Africa, real-time insights from...
GeriPal: The State of COVID19 in Boston: Podcast with Zara Cooper, Rachelle Bernacki, and Ricky Leiter
Rachelle Bernacki speaks to the GeriPal podcast about the state of COVID-19 at the Brigham and Women's hospital and Dana Farber Cancer Center in Boston.
Bloomberg: A Psychological Crisis Is Looming for Medical Workers
Rachel Smith speaks with Bloomberg about the psychological consequences medical workers are experiencing.
Boston Globe: To Fight Coronavirus, America Needs Leaders Who are First Followers
Safe Surgery Fellow Jason Pradarelli, MD, and Brigham & Women's Department of Surgery chair Gerard Doherty, MD, write about leadership qualities required to address COVID-19.
BMJ Wellbeing: Some advice on working in PPE
Mary Brindle talks about the struggles of working in PPE and the importance of communication when you can't see colleagues' faces on The BMJ Podcast.
Boston Globe: We Must Have Those Serious Illness Conversations
Physicians from Massachusetts General Hospital wrote on the need for serious illness conversations, citing resources from Ariadne Labs.
STAT: Lessons from a different war for preventing moral injury among clinicians treating Covid-19
A column by Rachel Smith, a clinical implementation specialist at Ariadne Labs, about the “moral injury” clinicians face, and how lessons from her own military training can offer support.
