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Society guideline links: COVID-19 – Health care workers and health care systems

Society guideline links: COVID-19 – Health care workers and health care systems

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

Health care workers

International

World Health Organization (WHO): COVID-19 – Occupational health and safety for health workers: Interim guidance (2021)

WHO: Recommendations on mask use by health workers, in light of the omicron variant of concern – Interim guidelines (2021)

WHO: Prevention, identification and management of health worker infection in the context of COVID-19 (2020)

WHO: Risk assessment and management of exposure of health care workers in the context of COVID-19 – Interim guidance (2020)

WHO: Surveillance protocol for SARS-CoV-2 infection among health workers (2020)

Canada

Choosing Wisely Canada: Do not use a test-based requirement for return to work clearance following COVID-19 when time-based strategies are appropriate (2021)

United States

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): Guidance for healthcare workers and employers

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Interim guidance for managing healthcare personnel with SARS-CoV-2 infection or exposure to SARS-CoV-2 (2022)

CDC: Interim infection prevention and control recommendations for healthcare personnel during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic (2022)

OSHA: Protecting workers – Guidance on mitigating and preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace (2021)

American Psychological Association (APA): Treating anxiety and stress in front-line workers – A step-by-step CBT guide (2020)

Europe

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC): Contact tracing in the European Union – Public health management of persons, including healthcare workers, who have had contact with COVID-19 cases (2021)

United Kingdom

Public Health England (PHE): Guidance on COVID-19 – Management of staff and exposed patients and residents in health and social care settings (2020, updated 2022)

British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG): Advice regarding working in endoscopy for vulnerable clinical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020, updated 2021)

BSG: Guidance for healthcare workers with IBD & liver disease on immunosuppression (moderate risk groups) – Clean space in the working environment (2020, updated 2021)

BSG, British Association for the Study of the Liver (BASL) & Royal College of Physicians (RCP): Guidance for healthcare workers with moderate risk inflammatory bowel disease and liver disease (2020, updated 2021)

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG): Advice for pregnant members of the anaesthesia and intensive care workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020)

India

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MHFW): Advisory for managing health care workers working in COVID and non-COVID areas of the hospital (2022)

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR): Guidance document for the psychosocial support for health care workers during COVID-19 pandemic (2021)

Australia–New Zealand

Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA): Guidance for symptom monitoring in health and aged care workers during the COVID-19 outbreak (2020)

Health system preparedness

International

World Health Organization (WHO): Rapid hospital readiness checklist – Interim guidance (2020)

United States

CDC: Strategies to mitigate healthcare personnel staffing shortages (2022)

CDC: Managing healthcare operations during COVID-19 (2021)

Europe

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC): Guidance for health system contingency planning during widespread transmission of SARS-CoV-2 with high impact on healthcare services (2020)

Australia–New Zealand

Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS): COVID-19 guidelines (2021)

Infection control

(See "Society guideline links: COVID-19 – General guidelines for infection control".)

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