COVID-19 Clinical Education Series

Clarifying Evidence-Based Information

The COVID-19 Clinical Education Series: Clarifying Evidence-Based Information project was born from the urgency created by the continuing worldwide COVID-19 crisis. The impact of this pandemic is exacerbated by health inequities and misconceptions about disease prevention and treatment. This project is a collaboration between Harvard Medical School and diverse members of the scientific community to disseminate timely, accurate and evidence-based information regarding COVID-19 to a worldwide audience.

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Prevention and infection control
Including information on vaccines, risk factors for severe infections and infection control

COVID-19 Vaccines

Faculty Presenter

Boris D. Juelg MD. PhD, Division of Infectious Diseases, Director of the Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Watch the two-part series on vimeo:

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3| Part 4

Risk factors for severe COVID-19 infection

Faculty Presenter

Jeremy Richards, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Director of the Medical Education Research Laboratory, Shapiro Institute of Education, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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Part 1 | Part 2

View Hindi translations here: Part 1 | Part 2

Infection control to prevent hospital transmission

Faculty Presenter

Chanu Rhee, MD, MPH, FIDSA, Associate Hospital Epidemiologist, Associate Physician, Infectious Diseases and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Assistant Professor of Population Medicine and Medicine, Harvard Medical School

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Diagnosis and initial evaluation
Including information on initial diagnosis and evaluation of patients with COVID-19

Diagnostic testing for COVID-19

Faculty Presenter

Nidia Correa, Ph.D., Associate Director Laboratory Services, Partners in Health

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Initial Risk assessment and stratification: ‘who should we worried about’

Faculty Presenter

Shada Rouhani, MD, MPH, Director of Emergency and Critical Care, Partners In Health, Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School

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Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
Treatment of COVID-19
Including information on treatment of COVID-19 in multiple settings

Treatment of COVID-19

Faculty Presenter

Arthur Y. Kim, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital

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Part 1 | Part 2| Part 3

View Hindi translations here: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

Medications for Outpatients with COVID-19- What Works, What Doesn't

Faculty Presenter

Rajesh Gandhi, MD, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Director of HIV Clinical Services and Education, Massachusetts General Hospital, Co-Director and Principal Investigator, Harvard University Center for AIDS Research

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Part 1

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Home Isolation

Faculty Presenter

Emily Wroe, MD, MPH, Senior Advisor for COVID response, Partners in Health, Associate Physician, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Instructor, Harvard Medical School

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Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
Critically Ill Patients
Including information on mechanical ventilation, hypoxemia and management in remote settings

Initiating Mechanical Ventilation

Faculty Presenter

Paul Sonenthal, MD, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Associate Director, Inpatient Medicine and Critical Care, Partners in Health

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Part 1 | Part 2

Basics of mechanical ventilation for respiratory failure from COVID-19 pneumonia

Faculty Presenter

Jeremy Richards, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Director of the Medical Education Research Laboratory, Shapiro Institute of Education, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Watch the four-part series on vimeo:

Part 1| Part 2| Part 3| Part 4

View Hindi translation here: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

Hypoxemia in COVID-19

Faculty Presenter

Jeremy Richards, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Director of the Medical Education Research Laboratory, Shapiro Institute of Education, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Watch the two-part series on vimeo:

Part 1 | Part 2

View Hindi translation here: Part 1 | Part 2
Oxygen devices
Including information on multiple devices for oxygen administration and monitoring

High Flow Nasal Cannula

Faculty Presenter

Paul Sonenthal, MD, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Associate Director, Inpatient Medicine and Critical Care, Partners in Health

Watch the three-part series on vimeo:

Part 1 | Part 2| Part 3

View Hindi translation here: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

Non-invasive ventilation devices (BPAP-CPAP)

Faculty Presenter

Jeremy Richards, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Director of the Medical Education Research Laboratory, Shapiro Institute of Education, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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Part 1 | Part 2

COVID-19 Outpatient Pulse Oximetry and Oxygen Management

Faculty Presenter

Alon Dagan, MD, Emergency Medicine, Lahey Medical Center, Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Instructor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School

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Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
Clinical Complications
Including information on relevant disorders that can emerge after COVID-19 disease

“Black fungus” – Mucormycosis: Diagnosis, Risk factors, Treatment

Faculty Presenter

Alyssa R. Letourneau, MD, MPH, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Medical Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, Massachusetts General Hospital

Watch the five-part series on vimeo:

Part 1| Part 2| Part 3| Part 4| Part 5

View Hindi translation here: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5
Special populations
Including information on COVID-19 and Pregnancy

COVID-19 and Pregnancy

Faculty Presenter

Sarah Rae Easter, MD, Director of Obstetric Clinical Care, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

Key considerations of SARS-CoV-2 in Children

Faculty Presenter

Emilia Connolly, DO, MPH, Chief Health Systems Policy Advisor, Partners In Health Malawi. Adjunct Assistant Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
Additional topics in COVID-19
Including where to look for reliable guidelines and interpreting evidence

Where to look for reliable guidelines, interpreting evidence

Faculty Presenter

Michael Lipnick, MD, Associate Professor, Anesthesia & Critical Care, Co-Director, Center for Health Equity in Surgery & Anesthesia, University of California San Francisco

Part 1| Part 2

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COVID-19 Clinical Education Series

Clarifying Evidence-Based Information

Introduction from the Deans

Browse by Topic

Prevention and infection control

COVID-19 Vaccines

Faculty Presenter

Watch the two-part series on vimeo:

Part 1| Part 2 | Part 3| Part 4

Risk factors for severe COVID-19 infection

Faculty Presenter

Watch the two-part series on vimeo:

Part 1 | Part 2

Infection control to prevent hospital transmission

Faculty Presenter

Watch the three-part series on vimeo:

Part 1| Part 2| Part 3

Diagnosis and initial evaluation

Diagnostic testing for COVID-19

Faculty Presenter

Watch the three-part series on vimeo:

Part 1| Part 2 | Part 3

Initial Risk assessment and stratification: ‘who should we worried about’

Faculty Presenter

Watch the three-part series on vimeo:

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

Treatment of COVID-19

Treatment of COVID-19

Faculty Presenter

Watch the three-part series on vimeo:

Part 1 | Part 2| Part 3

Medications for Outpatients with COVID-19- What Works, What Doesn't

Faculty Presenter

Watch the presentation on vimeo:

Part 1

Home Isolation

Faculty Presenter

Watch the three-part on vimeo:

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

Critically Ill Patients

Initiating Mechanical Ventilation

Faculty Presenter

Watch the two-part series on vimeo:

Part 1 | Part 2

Basics of mechanical ventilation for respiratory failure from COVID-19 pneumonia

Faculty Presenter

Watch the four-part series on vimeo:

Part 1| Part 2| Part 3| Part 4

Hypoxemia in COVID-19

Faculty Presenter

Watch the two-part series on vimeo:

Part 1| Part 2

Oxygen devices

High Flow Nasal Cannula

Faculty Presenter

Watch the three-part series on vimeo:

Part 1| Part 2| Part 3

Non-invasive ventilation devices (BPAP-CPAP)

Faculty Presenter

Watch the two-part series on vimeo:

Part 1 | Part 2

COVID-19 Outpatient Pulse Oximetry and Oxygen Management

Faculty Presenter

Watch the three-part series on vimeo:

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

Clinical Complications

“Black fungus” – Mucormycosis: Diagnosis, Risk factors, Treatment

Faculty Presenter

Watch the five-part series on vimeo:

Part 1| Part 2| Part 3| Part 4| Part 5

Special populations

COVID-19 and Pregnancy

Faculty Presenter

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

Key considerations of SARS-CoV-2 in Children

Faculty Presenter

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

Additional topics in COVID-19

Where to look for reliable guidelines, interpreting evidence

Faculty Presenter

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3| Part 4

Part 1 | Part 2

Part 1 | Part 2| Part 3