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 four-part series on Vimeo:

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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.

Watch the two-part series on Vimeo:

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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.

Watch the three-part series on Vimeo:

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COVID-19 in the Primary Care Setting

Faculty Presenter 

Howard Limbman, MD, Division of General Medicine, Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center; Professor of Medicine, Emeritus, Harvard Medical School.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

Faculty Presenter 

Vandana Madhavan, MD, MPH, Director, Advanced Pediatric Clerkship, Mass General/Harvard Medical School; Clinical Director, Pediatric Infectious Disease, Mass General; Instructor, Harvard Medical School.

Watch the five-part series on Vimeo:

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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, PhD, Associate Director Laboratory Services, Partners in Health.

Watch the three-part series on Vimeo:

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Initial Risk assessment and stratification: ‘who should we be 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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Omicron Variant

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.

Watch the three-part series on Vimeo:

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Treatment of COVID-19

Including information on treatment of COVID-19 in multiple settings

Treatment of COVID-19

Faculty Presenter 

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

Watch the three-part series on Vimeo:

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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.

Watch the presentation on Vimeo:

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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.

Watch the three-part on Vimeo:

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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.

Watch the two-part series on Vimeo:

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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:

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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:

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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:

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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.

Watch the two-part series on Vimeo:

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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.

Watch the three-part series on Vimeo:

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Clinical Complications

Including information on relevant disorders that can emerge after COVID-19 disease

COVID-19 Video Series: Clarifying evidence-based information

John H Maley, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Director of Clinical Illness and COVID-19 Survivorship Program, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
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“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:

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Neuromuscular Complications of Severe 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 five-part series on Vimeo:

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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.

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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.

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Decision Making and Leadership in the Covid-19 Pandemic

Including Decision Making in a Pandemic

Decision making in the setting of a pandemic: a medical director's perspective

Faculty Presenter

J. Kevin Tucker, MD, Vice-President Education, Mass General Brigham; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Associate Physician Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Watch the three-part series on Vimeo:
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Emergency Management in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Faculty Presenter

Paul D. Biddinger, MD, FACEP, Director of Emergency Preparedness, Mass General Brigham; Vice Chairman for Emergency Preparedness in Emergency Medicine, Mass General.

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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.

 Watch the two-part series on Vimeo:

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Mental Health of Providers Caring for Covid Patients

Faculty Presenter

Shekhar Saxena, MD, Professor of the Practice of Global Mental Health Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

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Mental Health of Providers Caring for Covid Patients (ICU viewpoint)

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:

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