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Society guideline links: COVID-19 – Pediatrics

Society guideline links: COVID-19 – Pediatrics

Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Guidelines related to general pediatric care are listed below. Guidelines related to COVID-19 in the context of underlying conditions are listed under the related medical specialty. (See "Society guideline links: COVID-19 – Index of guideline topics", section on 'Society guideline topics by medical specialty'.)

Links to other COVID-19-related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: COVID-19 – Index of guideline topics".)

General guidance for pediatricians

International

International multidisciplinary panel of experts: Guidelines for the prevention and management of children and adolescents with COVID-19 (2022)

World Health Organization (WHO): Policy brief on young people and COVID-19 – Behavioural considerations for promoting safe behaviours (2021)

Canada

Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS): Position statement on the COVID-19 vaccine for children and adolescents (2022)

CPS: Position statement on the acute management of COVID-19 in paediatrics (2020, updated 2021)

CPS: Practice point on clinical guidance for youth with myocarditis and pericarditis following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination (2021)

CPS: Practice point on what paediatricians can do to support children and youth during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020)

CPS: Providing virtual care during a pandemic – A guide to telemedicine in the paediatric office (2020)

United States

National Institutes of Health (NIH): COVID-19 treatment guidelines – Clinical management of children

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): COVID-19 interim guidance – Caring for patients in inpatient and outpatient settings during episodes of surge (2022)

AAP: COVID-19 interim guidance – COVID-19 guidance for safe schools and promotion of in-person learning (2022)

AAP: COVID-19 interim guidance – Guidance on providing pediatric well-care during COVID-19 (2022)

AAP: COVID-19 interim guidance – Management strategies in children and adolescents with mild to moderate COVID-19 (2022)

AAP: COVID-19 interim guidance – Return to sports and physical activity (2022)

AAP: COVID-19 vaccines in infants, children, and adolescents (2022)

AAP: Guidance for cardiopulmonary resuscitation of children with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 (2022)

AAP: Updated guidance – Use of palivizumab prophylaxis to prevent hospitalization from severe respiratory syncytial virus infection during the 2022-2023 RSV season (2022)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Interim recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for use of Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines in children aged 6 months–5 years — United States (2022)

AAP: COVID-19 interim guidance on supporting the emotional and behavioral needs of children, adolescents, and families during the COVID-19 pandemic (2021)

AAP: COVID-19 interim guidance – Post-COVID-19 conditions in children and adolescents (2021)

AAP: COVID-19 interim guidance – Providing acute care in the ambulatory setting during the COVID-19 pandemic (2021)

AAP: COVID-19 interim guidance – Supporting healthy nutrition and physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020)

CDC: Information for pediatric healthcare providers (2020)

United Kingdom

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH): COVID-19 – Guidance for paediatric services (2020, modified 2021)

Australia–New Zealand

New South Wales (NSW) Health: Care of adults and children in the community with COVID-19 (2022)

NSW Health: Guidance for child and family health services (2021)

Children with special health care needs

United States

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): COVID-19 interim guidance on caring for children and youth with special health care needs during the COVID-19 pandemic (2021)

AAP: COVID-19 interim guidance on obesity management and treatment during COVID-19 (2021)

Europe

European ADHD Guidelines Group: ADHD management during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020)

United Kingdom

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH): COVID-19 – Guidance for management of children admitted to hospital and for treatment of non-hospitalised children at risk of severe disease (2020, modified 2022)

British Society of Haematology (BSH): Guidance on shielding for children and adults with splenectomy or splenic dysfunction during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020)

Newborn care and breastfeeding

(See "Society guideline links: COVID-19 – Obstetric and neonatal health care".)

Pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with COVID-19

Canada

Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS): Practice point on paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with COVID-19 (2020, updated 2021)

United States

American College of Rheumatology (ACR): Clinical guidance for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children associated with SARS-CoV-2 and hyperinflammation in pediatric COVID-19, version 3 (2022)

National Institutes of Health (NIH): COVID-19 treatment guidelines – Therapeutic management of hospitalized pediatric patients with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) (with discussion on multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults [MIS-A]) (2022)

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) interim guidance (2021)

United Kingdom

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH): Paediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome temporally associated with COVID-19 (PIMS) – Guidance for clinicians (2020)

Australia–New Zealand

National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce: Living guidelines on caring for people with COVID-19 – Paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS-TS) (2021)

Resources for patients — The following links provide resources about COVID-19 for non-clinicians. These resources come from select society and government-sponsored guidelines from several countries and regions around the world.

[International] Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC): My Hero is You, storybook for children on COVID-19

[International] World Health Organization (WHO): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) – Adolescents and youth

[International] WHO: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) – Children and masks

[International] WHO: A family toolbox for managing health and happiness during COVID-19

[International] WHO: Managing family risk – A facilitator's toolbox for empowering families to manage risks during COVID-19

[International] WHO: Parenting in the time of COVID-19

[Canada] Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS): COVID-19 information and resources for paediatricians – Information for families

[Canada] Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC): COVID-19 resources for parents and children

[Canada/United States] North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN): Talking with children about COVID-19

[United States] American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP): Resources for helping kids and parents cope amidst COVID-19

[United States] American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Critical updates on COVID-19 – Information for families

[United States] AAP: Red Book – 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19) pandemic – What to tell families

[United States] American Society of Pediatric Nephology (ASPN): COVID-19 information – Patient information/wellness

[United States] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): COVID-19 Resources kit - Ensuring children and young people’s social, emotional, and mental well-being

[United States] Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF): COVID-19 community questions and answers

[United States] The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN): Parent/caregiver guide to helping families cope with the coronavirus disease 2019

[Europe] European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE): COVID-19 information for children and adolescents living with endocrine conditions, including type 1 diabetes mellitus

[Europe] European Society for Paediatric Nephrology (ESPN): COVID-19 – Patient resources

[Europe] Paediatric Rheumatology European Society (PReS): Updated recommendations for coronavirus outbreak

[United Kingdom] British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD): COVID-19 – Resources for our patients and their families

[United Kingdom] British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (BSPGHAN) and British Association for the Study of the Liver (BASL): COVID-19 – Advice for healthcare professionals in gastroenterology and hepatology: Advice for patients with inflammatory bowel disease on immunosuppression

[United Kingdom] Children's Cancer and Leukemia Group (CCLG): Coronavirus advice

[United Kingdom] National Health Service (NHS) England: Coronavirus – Parent information for newborn babies

[Japan] Japan Pediatric Society (JPS): New coronavirus related information – To the general public

UpToDate also offers "The Basics" patient education pieces, which are written by the doctors and editors at UpToDate. These are written in plain language, at the 5th to 6th grade reading level, and answer the main questions a person is likely to have. (See "Patient education: COVID-19 overview (The Basics)" and "Patient education: COVID-19 and children (The Basics)" and "Patient education: COVID-19 and pregnancy (The Basics)" and "Patient education: COVID-19 vaccines (The Basics)".)

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