Coronavirus and the palliative care response
In unprecedented times, the EAPC knows that many of our members, supporters and colleagues are providing care in challenging circumstances.
We would like to help in any way we can and have set up this web page for our members to source and share important information and updates on caring for people with COVID-19. Please let us know if new or updated resources become available.
Latest news and first hand information will continue to be shared on our EAPC Twitter, Facebook and the EAPC blog. On the EAPC blog we have created a coronavirus category with a small but growing collection of first hand stories, Coronavirus and palliative care.
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Important sources of information
The World Health Organization (WHO)
- WHO guidelines for the treatment and control of the Coronavirus
- WHO Europe update on COVID-19
- Responding to COVID-19: Real-time training for the coronavirus disease outbreak on hand hygeine, PPE, infection control etc
- Integrating palliative care and symptom relief into responses to humanitarian emergencies and crises: a WHO guide
EUROPEAN Guidance
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
- Daily risk assessment on COVID-19
- National information resources for the public on COVID-19 This link gives information about all European countries and key contacts to national health services.
European Commission
European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) have developed structured simple care pathways to assist clinicians dealing with the palliation of patients with COVID-19 view here
The Bereavement Network Europe is gathering COVID-specific bereavement information and resources which have been developed by colleagues across Europe. view here
International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC)
The IAHPC has compiled this list of resources relevant to palliative care and COVID-19 published by academia, civil society organizations, member states and special agencies of the United Nations, with links to all of the websites and documents listed. view here
Scientific Journal Publisher Collections
Liebert Portfolio (publisher of Journal of Palliative Medicine) have provded a direct link to access all coronavirus-related research within the Liebert portfolio for EAPC members view here
SAGE (publisher of Palliative Medicine) have created a microsite with free-to-read medical research from SAGE related to the virus as well as social and behavioral research to help decision-makers deal with the outbreak and its impact: view here
The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has provided a collection of free papers regarding COVID epidemic view here
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has produced a COVID-19 collection, including Q&A’s view here
The British Medical Journal has a page covering of the coronavirus outbreak from across the BMJ‘s journals and learning resources. All articles and resources are freely available. view here
Recent content from BMC and SpringerOpen journals relevant to coronavirus research, as well as additional commentary on this topic, has been shared by the publisher at view here
The Lancet has created a Coronavirus Resource Centre bringing together content from across The Lancet journals as it is published. All COVID-19 content is free to access. view here
Wolters Kluwer have made their UpToDate resources on Clinical Effectiveness COVID-19 Resources free to access view here