ASiT has been working on collating relevant resources and guidance related to COVID-19
for surgical trainees. This section will be updated regularly throughout the coming weeks.
With the huge impact of COVID-19 on healthcare professionals and the immense volume of published guidance, ASiT has been working on collecting relevant resources for surgical trainees. We have put together the following list of categorised resources with information on COVID-19 and the impact on surgical training. We will continue to update this regularly as new guidance is issued as part of our focus on supporting surgical trainees through these difficult times.
COVID-19 Resources
Impact on Training and Progression
Resources from Royal Colleges, Societies and Speciality Associations
Diagnosis and Management
National and International Guidance
- Joint Public Health Agencies (PHE, PHA, HPS, PHW) national guidance on PPE (updated guidance released on 2nd April 2020). Link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-infection-prevention-and-control/covid-19-personal-protective-equipment-ppe
- American College of Surgeons COVID-19 resources section (dedicated to providing guidelines on multiple topics including elective surgery, PPE, surgical triage and surgeon well-being. Specific section for peer-reviewed publications on COVID-19). Link: https://www.facs.org/covid-19
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) infographic on PPE donning. Link: https://www.cdc.gov/hai/pdfs/ppe/PPE-Sequence.pdf
- NHS England guidance on coronavirus for clinicians and NHS managers (includes key secondary care guidelines on isolation, assessment/diagnosis, PPE and infection control). Link: https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/
- Public Health England guidance on COVID19 (includes guidelines for healthcare professionals on identification, testing and infection prevention and control). Link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/coronavirus-covid-19-list-of-guidance
- Intercollegiate General Surgery guidance on COVID19. Link: https://www.rcsed.ac.uk/news-public-affairs/news/2020/march/intercollegiate-general-surgery-guidance-on-covid-19-update
- NICE guidance on COVID-19 (list of COVID-19 related guidelines). Link: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/published?type=cov,coa
- Joint Anaesthetic and Intensive Care Societies COVID-19 website (dedicated website launched by the RCoA, AoA, ICS and ICM to provide guidance and updates on COVID-19). Link: https://icmanaesthesiacovid-19.org/
- RCEM COVID-19 learning resources section. Link: https://www.rcemlearning.co.uk/foamed/rcemlearning-coronavirus-covid19-tips-and-resources/
- European Respiratory Society (ERS) COVID-19 resources section (includes up to date webinars, research summaries and publications). Link: https://www.ersnet.org/the-society/news/novel-coronavirus-outbreak--update-and-information-for-healthcare-professionals
- British Thoracic Society (BTS) COVID-19 resources section (includes detailed guidance on the management of COVID-19 in respiratory patients). Link: https://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/about-us/covid-19-information-for-the-respiratory-community/
- UpToDate list of COVID-19 international and government guidelines. Link: https://www.uptodate.com/contents/society-guideline-links-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-international-public-health-and-government-guidelines
- UpToDate list of COVID-19 society guidelines for specialty care. Link: https://www.uptodate.com/contents/society-guideline-links-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-guidelines-for-specialty-care
Selected Publications
COVID-19 Surveys
