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...
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
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...
Serious Illness Care Program COVID-19 Response Toolkit
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 them. The COVID-19 pandemic makes communication both...
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
WBUR: How The Pandemic Could Help Our Deadly Fight Against Stress
A commentary by Dr. Dan Henderson on the rare opportunity to recognize stress as a health problem worth treating, now and after COVID-19.
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.
