Society guideline links: COVID-19 – Rheumatology care

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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International

●International Society of Amyloidosis (ISA): Recommendations on the management of patients with systemic amyloidosis during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020)

Canada

●Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA): Position statement on COVID-19 vaccination (2021)

●CRA: Recommendation on COVID-19 vaccination in persons with autoimmune rheumatic disease (2021)

●CRA: Position statement on COVID-19 and hydroxychloroquine supply (2020)

United States

●American College of Radiology (ACR): COVID-19 vaccine clinical guidance for patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) (2022)

●ACR: Clinical guidance for pediatric patients (2022)

●ACR: Clinical guidance for adult patients with rheumatic diseases (2021)

Europe

●European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT): Guidelines and recommendations for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for autoimmune diseases in the time of COVID-19 (2021)

●European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR): Provisional recommendations for the management of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases in the context of SARS-CoV-2 (2020)

United Kingdom

●British Society for Rheumatology (BSR): COVID-19 guidance (2021)

●National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): COVID-19 rapid guideline – Rheumatological autoimmune, inflammatory, and metabolic bone disorders (2020, updated 2021)

Australia–New Zealand

●Australian Rheumatology Association (ARA): Advice for GPs and other health professionals caring for patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIRD) in the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic (2022)

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.

●[Canada] Arthritis Society: COVID-19 and arthritis

●[United States] American College of Rheumatology (ACR): Suggestions from the American College of Rheumatology for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic – When and how to seek care

●[United States] Arthritis Foundation: Coronavirus and arthritis – What you need to know

●[United States] Lupus Foundation of America: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and lupus

●[United States] Sjögren's Foundation: Coronavirus/Covid-19 precautions for Sjögren's patients

●[Europe] European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR): EULAR guidance for patients COVID-19 outbreak

●[United Kingdom] Versus Arthritis: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and arthritis

●[Australia–New Zealand] Arthritis Australia: Consumer information regarding coronavirus (COVID-19)

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 5^th to 6^th 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)".)