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This PDSA Tool (Plan, Do, Study, Act) was created by RISE to aid in the implementation of Test-to-Treat programs, and serves as a template for other locations undergoing similar activities.
The WHO Foundations of medical oxygen systems compiles definitions, technical requirements, tools and resources related to medical oxygen systems based on information available in January 2023.
This calculator allows users to estimate the number of courses of oral antivirals that might be required during a calendar period, based on infection rate inputs.
First published in 2020, this toolkit is intended for clinicians working in acute care, managing adult and paediatric patients with acute respiratory infection, including severe pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis and septic shock. The main objective is to provide key tools for use in the care of critically ill patients – from hospital entry to hospital discharge.
The 2022 updated version includes new tools and adapted algorithms, checklists, memory aids for COVID-19 and influenza, and the latest clinical evidence regarding clinical management of SARI. It is intended to help clinicians care for SARI patients: from epidemiology of severe acute respiratory infections, screening and triage, infection prevention and control, monitoring of patients, laboratory diagnosis, principles of oxygen therapy and different types of ventilation (invasive and non-invasive), as well as antimicrobial and immunomodulator therapies, to ethical and quality of care assessments.
The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) compiled materials to assess capacity, plan and implement Alternate Care Site (ACS) during the COVID19 pandemic. An ACS is a facility that’s temporarily converted for healthcare use during a public health emergency to reduce the burden on hospitals and established medical facilities.
Based on the 2018 WHO-WFSA International Standards for a Safe Practice of Anaesthesia, UCSF CHESA and the WFSA has developed the Anaesthesia Facility Assessment Tool (AFAT) in order to help regional and national anaesthesia and health care leadership to assess capacity data about anaesthesia workforce, equipment, medicines and practice at the facility level.