There are rare graphs and charts showing Covid-19 and Covid-19 Vaccination data together, which might be not political correct now for major medical or health organizations.
So I produced some such charts based on related worldwide open data.
The PPT just shows a set of charts about covid-19 and vaccination for different countries using world wide open data downloaded on 8-28, 2021.
In this presentation, we discuss the clinical trial process for the new Covid-19 vaccines. We discuss the different vaccine types. We also discuss the Covid-19 vaccines that the UK is currently using in the NHS, as well as vaccines likely to be used in the next year.
There are rare graphs and charts showing Covid-19 and Covid-19 Vaccination data together, which might be not political correct now for major medical or health organizations.
So I produced some such charts based on related worldwide open data.
The PPT just shows a set of charts about covid-19 and vaccination for different countries using world wide open data downloaded on 8-28, 2021.
In this presentation, we discuss the clinical trial process for the new Covid-19 vaccines. We discuss the different vaccine types. We also discuss the Covid-19 vaccines that the UK is currently using in the NHS, as well as vaccines likely to be used in the next year.
These slides highlight the approved & widely used vaccines for immunization against COVID-19 (as of end Q1 2021). At the time of writing, there are 3 COVID-19 vaccines that have been granted Emergency Use Authorization by the US FDA, 2 of which are using mRNA platforms.
Impact of covid 19 vaccination on reduction of covid-19 cases and deaths duri...Bhoj Raj Singh
The presentation details the analytical results of the impact of COVID-19 vaccination on the number of cases and number of deaths due to COVID-19 in India and at the global level. The presentation also discussed the ways to control the COVID-19 and the role of Herd-Immunity.
Know your COVID-19 Vaccine (Philippines)AxcelPerez1
The content aims to contribute spreading right information about COVID-19 Vaccine. The information are from World Health Organization and Philippine Department of Health. This may help my fellow Filipino to build his/her confidence to get vaccinated.
This important presentation encompasses all the vaccines of COVID at current point of time; it's mechanism of action, its efficacy data's and advantages and disadvantages
SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in EnglandSociété Tripalio
Rapport officiel du Public Health England concernant l'épidémie de coronavirus en Angleterre. Ce document montre que les vaccinés sont plus souvent malades du COVID (variant indien) que les non-vaccinés.
This review study was conducted on the information of COVID-19 ethio-pathogenesis, clinical features, diagnosis, complication and
Management, and we have compiled the most recent information on the methods and pharmacological agents used in the diagnosis
and treatment of Coronavirus disease, including pharmacological approaches, fluid therapy, oxygen therapy, Adoptive T cell therapy,
Mesenchymal stromal cell therapy, Nano medicine approaches in COVID-19 and Vaccination approaches.
These slides highlight the approved & widely used therapeutics for treating COVID-19 patients (end Q1 2021). At the time of writing, there are 5 therapeutics that have been granted Emergency Use Authorization by the US FDA, mostly being antivirals and monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). The use of corticosteroids and cytokine inhibitors are also showing promise in their ability to reduce case fatalities, progression as well as hospitalization time.
The susceptible-infected-recovered-dead model for long-term identification o...IJECEIAES
The coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic has spread massively to almost all countries including Indonesia, in just a few months. An important step to overcoming the spread of the COVID-19 is understanding its epidemiology through mathematical modeling intervention. Knowledge of epidemic dynamics patterns is an important part of making timely decisions and preparing hospitals for the outbreak peak. In this study, we developed the susceptible-infected-recovered-dead (SIRD) model, which incorporates the key epidemiological parameters to model and estimate the long-term spread of the COVID-19. The proposed model formulation is data-based analysis using public COVID-19 data from March 2, 2020 to May 15, 2021. Based on numerical analysis, the spread of the pandemic will begin to fade out after November 5, 2021. As a consequence of this virus attack, the cumulative number of infected, recovered, and dead people were estimated at ≈ 3,200,000, ≈ 3,437,000 and ≈ 63,000 people, respectively. Besides, the key epidemiological parameter indicates that the average reproduction number value of COVID-19 in Indonesia is 7.32. The long-term prediction of COVID-19 in Indonesia and its epidemiology can be well described using the SIRD model. The model can be applied in specific regions or cities in understanding the epidemic pattern of COVID-19.
These slides highlight the approved & widely used vaccines for immunization against COVID-19 (as of end Q1 2021). At the time of writing, there are 3 COVID-19 vaccines that have been granted Emergency Use Authorization by the US FDA, 2 of which are using mRNA platforms.
Impact of covid 19 vaccination on reduction of covid-19 cases and deaths duri...Bhoj Raj Singh
The presentation details the analytical results of the impact of COVID-19 vaccination on the number of cases and number of deaths due to COVID-19 in India and at the global level. The presentation also discussed the ways to control the COVID-19 and the role of Herd-Immunity.
Know your COVID-19 Vaccine (Philippines)AxcelPerez1
The content aims to contribute spreading right information about COVID-19 Vaccine. The information are from World Health Organization and Philippine Department of Health. This may help my fellow Filipino to build his/her confidence to get vaccinated.
This important presentation encompasses all the vaccines of COVID at current point of time; it's mechanism of action, its efficacy data's and advantages and disadvantages
SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in EnglandSociété Tripalio
Rapport officiel du Public Health England concernant l'épidémie de coronavirus en Angleterre. Ce document montre que les vaccinés sont plus souvent malades du COVID (variant indien) que les non-vaccinés.
This review study was conducted on the information of COVID-19 ethio-pathogenesis, clinical features, diagnosis, complication and
Management, and we have compiled the most recent information on the methods and pharmacological agents used in the diagnosis
and treatment of Coronavirus disease, including pharmacological approaches, fluid therapy, oxygen therapy, Adoptive T cell therapy,
Mesenchymal stromal cell therapy, Nano medicine approaches in COVID-19 and Vaccination approaches.
These slides highlight the approved & widely used therapeutics for treating COVID-19 patients (end Q1 2021). At the time of writing, there are 5 therapeutics that have been granted Emergency Use Authorization by the US FDA, mostly being antivirals and monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). The use of corticosteroids and cytokine inhibitors are also showing promise in their ability to reduce case fatalities, progression as well as hospitalization time.
The susceptible-infected-recovered-dead model for long-term identification o...IJECEIAES
The coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic has spread massively to almost all countries including Indonesia, in just a few months. An important step to overcoming the spread of the COVID-19 is understanding its epidemiology through mathematical modeling intervention. Knowledge of epidemic dynamics patterns is an important part of making timely decisions and preparing hospitals for the outbreak peak. In this study, we developed the susceptible-infected-recovered-dead (SIRD) model, which incorporates the key epidemiological parameters to model and estimate the long-term spread of the COVID-19. The proposed model formulation is data-based analysis using public COVID-19 data from March 2, 2020 to May 15, 2021. Based on numerical analysis, the spread of the pandemic will begin to fade out after November 5, 2021. As a consequence of this virus attack, the cumulative number of infected, recovered, and dead people were estimated at ≈ 3,200,000, ≈ 3,437,000 and ≈ 63,000 people, respectively. Besides, the key epidemiological parameter indicates that the average reproduction number value of COVID-19 in Indonesia is 7.32. The long-term prediction of COVID-19 in Indonesia and its epidemiology can be well described using the SIRD model. The model can be applied in specific regions or cities in understanding the epidemic pattern of COVID-19.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a pandemic disease, which has already caused
thousands of causalities and infected several millions of people worldwide. Any technological tool
enabling rapid screening of the COVID-19 infection with high accuracy can be crucially helpful to the
healthcare professionals. The main clinical tool currently in use for the diagnosis of COVID-19 is the
Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), which is expensive, less-sensitive and requires
specialized medical personnel. X-ray imaging is an easily accessible tool that can be an excellent alternative
in the COVID-19 diagnosis. This research was taken to investigate the utility of artificial intelligence (AI)
in the rapid and accurate detection of COVID-19 from chest X-ray images
The global Corona virus pandemic has brought in a lot of issues, concerns and challenges to humanity and the ecosystem. There is a medical emergency to take up strict measures to slow or stop the spread of this virulent pathogen SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 which is a new variant indicating its origin to the Wuhan city of China. People across nations have been experiencing all the economic and psychological consequences due to this outbreak, and the whole world has joined hands in eradicating this deadly disease. A lot of awareness schemes are being undertaken by many countries and organizations, to not only control the infection but also to revive normalcy. This article provides valuable information about the cause, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment protocols, counseling support systems, innovation strategies, etc., all to ensure that we overcome this crisis and spring back to our healthy routines.
Prevenar e cme june 2020 & FAQs & COVID Clinic QuestionsGaurav Gupta
Lockdown E-CME & Webinars - this one is on Pfizer vaccine - Prevenar,
We have also discussed the common questions on Pneumonia & how to run clinical practice during COVID shutdown
Modeling and Forecasting the COVID-19 Temporal Spread in Greece: An Explorato...Konstantinos Demertzis
Within the complex framework of anti-COVID-19 health management, where the criteria of diagnostic testing, the availability of public-health resources and services, and the applied anti-COVID-19 policies vary between countries, the reliability and accuracy in the modeling of temporal spread can prove to be effective in the worldwide fight against the disease. This paper applies an exploratory time-series analysis to the evolution of the disease in Greece, which currently suggests a success story of COVID-19 management. The proposed method builds on a recent conceptualization of detecting connective communities in a time-series and develops a novel spline regression model where the knot vector is determined by the community detection in the complex network. Overall, the study contributes to the COVID-19 research by proposing a free of disconnected past-data and reliable framework of forecasting, which can facilitate decision-making and management
of the available health resources.
Current Status and Future Perspective of Rapid Diagnostic Kits Vaccine agains...ijtsrd
Coronavirus disease 2019 COVID 19 , which causes serious respiratory illness such as pneumonia and lung failure, was first reported in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei, China. The etiological agent of COVID 19 has been confirmed as a novel coronavirus, now known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 SARS CoV 2 , which is most likely originated from zoonotic coronaviruses, like SARS CoV, which emerged in 2002. Rapid diagnostics, vaccines and therapeutics are important interventions for the management of the 2019 novel coronavirus 2019 nCoV outbreak. Currently, various diagnostic kits to test for COVID 19 are available and several repurposing therapeutics for COVID 19 have shown to be clinically effective. In addition, global institutions and companies have begun to develop vaccines for the prevention of COVID 19. Here, we review the current status of, diagnosis, and vaccine development for COVID 19. M A Nandedkar | R A Shinde | S S Bansode "Current Status and Future Perspective of Rapid Diagnostic Kits / Vaccine against COVID-19" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-4 , June 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd30977.pdf Paper Url :https://www.ijtsrd.com/pharmacy/analytical-chemistry/30977/current-status-and-future-perspective-of-rapid-diagnostic-kits--vaccine-against-covid19/m-a-nandedkar
Covid 19 Health Prediction using Supervised Learning with Optimizationijtsrd
The assessment of infection is significant for Covid 19 as the antigen pack and RTPCR are imperfect and ought to be better for diagnosing such sickness. Continuous Return Transcription constant talk record polymerase chain . Medical services rehearse incorporate the assortment of different kinds of patient information to assist the doctor with diagnosing the patients wellbeing. This information could be basic side effects, first analysis by a specialist, or an inside and out research facility test. This information is in this manner utilized for examinations simply by a specialist, who thusly utilizes his specific clinical abilities to track down the illness. To group Covid 19 sickness datasets like gentle, center and serious infections, the proposed model uses the idea of controlled machine training and GWO advancement to manage in the event that the patient is impacted or not. Effectiveness investigation is determined and thought about of infection information for the two calculations. The consequences of the reenactments outline the compelling nature and intricacy of the informational index for the reviewing strategies. Contrasted with SVM, the proposed model gives 7.8 percent further developed forecast exactness. The forecast exactness is 8 better than the SVM. This outcome F1 score of 2 is better than an SVM conjecture. Akash Malvi | Nikesh Gupta "Covid-19 Health Prediction using Supervised Learning with Optimization" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-7 | Issue-6 , December 2023, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd61266.pdf Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/computer-science/other/61266/covid19-health-prediction-using-supervised-learning-with-optimization/akash-malvi
Coronavirus disease 2019 detection using deep features learningIJECEIAES
A Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic detection considers a critical and challenging task for the medical practitioner. The coronavirus disease spread so rapidly between people and infected more than one hundred and seventy million people worldwide. For this reason, it is necessary to detect infected people with coronavirus and take action to prevent virus spread. In this study, a COVID-19 classification methodology was adopted to detect infected people using computed tomography (CT) images. Deep learning was applied to recognize COVID-19 infected cases for different patients by employing deep features. This methodology can be beneficial for medical practitioners to diagnose infected patients. The results were based on a new data collection named BasrahDataset that includes different CT scan videos for Iraqi patients. The proposed system gave promised results with a 99% F1-score for detecting COVID-19.
Should All Patients Having Planned Procedures or Surgeries Be Tested for COVI...JohnJulie1
The current pandemic of Corona Virus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) which is caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has resulted in lockdown in many countries culminating in a major socio-economic crisis globally. COVID-19 can remain asymptomatic and so is crucial for early diagnosis to prevent further spread of this pandemic.
Should All Patients Having Planned Procedures or Surgeries Be Tested for COVI...suppubs1pubs1
The current pandemic of Corona Virus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) which is caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has resulted in lockdown in many countries culminating in a major socio-economic crisis globally. COVID-19 can remain asymptomatic and so is crucial for early diagnosis to prevent further spread of this pandemic. Here we highlight the importance of screening asymptomatic patients prior to elective surgery, procedure or scheduled hospital admission. This analysis was done for the month of July 2020 during which 261 asymptomatic people were screened for COVID-19. Out of this, 6 patients (2.29%) were diagnosed to have COVID-19 on nasopharyngeal/ oropharyngeal swabs and subsequently had to delay their elective procedure or surgery. This clearly shows how important it is to screen this cohort of asymptomatic people who could potentially have spread the virus to other patients as well as healthcare professionals.
Resilience strategy in emergency medicine during the Covid-19 pandemic in ParisOceane MINKA
This study describe the organizational impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in Emergency Medicine. Published in JEUREA : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurea.2021.04.001
To Assess the Severity and Mortality among Covid 19 Patients after Having Vac...YogeshIJTSRD
The severity and mortality of COVID 19 cases has been associated with the Three category such as vaccination status, severity of disease and outcome. Objective presently study was aimed to assess the severity and mortality among covid 19 patients. Methods Using simple lottery random method 100 samples were selected. From these 100 patients, 50 patients were randomly assigned to case group and 50 patients in control group after informed consents of relative obtained. Patients in the case group who being died after got COVID 19 whereas 50 patients in the control group participated who were survive after got infected from COVID 19 patients. Result It has three categories such as a Vaccination status For the vaccination status we have seen 59 patients were not vaccinated and 41 patients was vaccinated out of 100. b Incidence There were 41 patients were vaccinated whereas 59 patients were not vaccinated. c Severity In the case of mortality we selected 50 patients who were died from the Corona and I got to know that out of 50 patients there were 12 24 patients were vaccinated whereas 38 76 patients were non vaccinated. Although for the 50 control survival group total 29 58 patients were vaccinated and 21 42 patients was not vaccinated all graph start. Conclusion we have find out that those people who got vaccinated were less infected and mortality rate very low. Prof. (Dr) Binod Kumar Singh | Dr. Saroj Kumar | Ms. Anuradha Sharma "To Assess the Severity and Mortality among Covid-19 Patients after Having Vaccinated: A Retrospective Study" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-5 , August 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd45065.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/other/45065/to-assess-the-severity-and-mortality-among-covid19-patients-after-having-vaccinated-a-retrospective-study/prof-dr-binod-kumar-singh
Information services and COVID-19 pandemics : 20 months later...Patrice Chalon
INTRODUCTION: In March 2020, Belgium was subject to a containment measure in order to stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in its territory. Permanent teleworking for all staff was imposed, at the risk of impacting the continuity of services, including the library and information retrieval services. While the limitations on access to scientific research results have generally been exacerbated by this confinement, in the case of the KCE, the usual library services were ultimately only marginally affected. However, new services were requested to help researchers identify resources needed for their work.
AIM: To describe the situation 20 months after the containment measures. To evaluate changes in library services, specific COVID-19 services that were implemented on an emergency basis, and the impact on information retrieval procedures.
METHODS: The experiences of librarian and information specialists were summarized. The Long COVID example is used to illustrate the changes in procedures.RESULTS: Twenty months after the onset of the pandemic, working from home is still the rule for all KCE employees; therefore, the “temporary” adaptations to library services are still in place. COVID-19 specific services have been discontinued; international resources, such as the WHO COVID-19 Database, have been prioritized. Preprints are now a “standard” source of information for emerging or rapidly changing topics such as COVID-19, tools and procedures have been updated accordingly.
CONCLUSION: Since the beginning of the pandemic, KCE librarian and information specialists succeeded into delivering the usual services to their users: researchers could access all sources of information (bibliographical databases, journal articles and books) and conduct their research “as usual”. The lessons learned were integrated into the standard working method, to the benefit of the delivered advices and recommendations to decision makers. Adversity does not kill librarians, it makes them stronger!
The EUnetHTA perspective on the HTA databasePatrice Chalon
Presentation at HTAi Annual meeting 2017, panel session "Rescuing the HTA database – future options and challenges"
A central, international database for HTA reports and other HTA products is considered to be a vital source of information for healthcare researchers and stakeholders. The current HTA database, which contains over 15,000 documents submitted by numerous HTA agencies, was originally established by the International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment (INAHTA) in 2007 and is available on the website of the UK Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD). The database has so far been funded by the UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). Its existence is however endangered as future funding is unclear. If no alternative is found, it will no longer be maintained and only an archived version will be available. There would thus no longer be a single access point to HTA reports.
Previous research has indicated that more than 75% of HTA agencies use the HTA database and more than half adapt common HTA products from reports produced by other agencies.1 The lack of an HTA database would have a direct impact on these activities. Smaller HTA agencies would be particularly affected, as they often have insufficient resources to produce their own reports and rely on reports from larger agencies. The wider consequences should also be considered: for instance, the decreasing visibility of HTA reports would diminish their relevance. It may also become more difficult to establish collaborations between HTA agencies. The problem would thus affect the whole HTA community.
Often, however, a crisis also offers opportunities. The establishment of a new HTA database should include a re-evaluation of its structure and technical functions (e.g. inclusion of ongoing projects).
Structure of the session: Short presentations will be held to provide an overview of the different perspectives of the various HTA agencies and networks currently involved in the discussions on the future of the HTA database. The panel will focus on the initiatives to rescue the database and present the options for funding, hosting, structure and technical functions. There will also be a guided discussion on the possible solutions presented and the challenges faced.
Panel/Workshop outcome and objectives: At the end of the session, participants should be aware of the overall importance of the HTA database, the current status quo, and the potential features of a future HTA database.
The HTAi Vortal collects resources in HTA since 2005. The technical platform has been changed in 2011, and new editors joined in 2015. A study has been conducted to evaluate how the Vortal compares with similar on line tools.
Presentation at IQWIG in dialogues, 16/06/2017.
KCE, the Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre, has been created end 2002 and delivered its first reports in 2004.
Since its settlement, the activities of KCE have been described in a Process Book, covering all aspects of KCE's live (from hiring experts to disseminating reports).
The chapters dedicated to scientific processes are essential to ensure consistency among the reports produced by KCE, independently of the authoring teams and their origin (KCE team or sub-contractors).
Nevertheless, those process notes are living documents which receive regular updates to comply with the latest development of international standards.
In this presentation, we will describe more than 10 years of evolution of the KCE process notes, in the light of the knowledge management principles.
Les fonctions OAI-PMH de PMB: moissonner et exposer avec PMBPatrice Chalon
Presentation made at the PMB Belgian Users Group's meeting, Brussels, 24/V/2017.
- How to harvest institutional repositories from PMB library management system.
- How to turn PMB library management system into an Institutional Repository (OAI-PMH compliant)
PMB is a free - libre - open source library management system
Our library catalogue may be reached at http://library.kce.fgov.be; our institutional Repository may be reached at http://repository.kce.fgov.be
Building a Community of Practice for people in charge of HTA disseminationPatrice Chalon
Presentation at the 12th Annual Meeting of the HTAi (Oslo, Norway, June 15-17th, 2015).
Background
EUnetHTA, the European network for Health Technology Assessment has for about a decade comprehensively dealt with various HTA production aspects. However, dissemination of the final HTA report was yet to be addressed. In order to identify best practices in this field, a Community of Practice (CoP) was initiated with the aim of bringing together people in charge of HTA dissemination amongst EUnetHTA members.
Objectives
To describe the building process and first results of the EUnetHTA Community of Practice on dissemination.
Methods
The objective of the CoP was defined by a work-team. Potential participants were identified from all EUnetHTA Partners, and as a first step a webinar was organised to present interested participants with the concept and objective of the CoP. Subsequently, a workshop was organised to share knowledge and plan future activities.
Results
44 people from 25 agencies in 18 countries joined the CoP. Of these, 25 participated in the webinar and confirmed the utility of the CoP. The workshop brought together 17 people and resulted in identification of crucial steps in the HTA dissemination process, knowledge exchange about dissemination actions, and main topics of interest to the CoP. A series of Webinars provided by the CoP members themselves has been set up, two webinars has already been conducted, and a third is planned later this year.
Conclusion
The CoP provides a suited format for formally exchanging information about dissemination of HTA reports and establishing best practices together with peers. Best practices identified through the workshop and the webinars will be compiled in a best practice document. Further activities will be planned in the future, including the consideration of stakeholder involvement.
Offering e-learning material for distant learning of EUnetHTA toolsPatrice Chalon
Presentation at the 12th Annual Meeting of the HTAi (Oslo, Norway, June 15-17th, 2015).
Background
In the last decade, EUnetHTA, the European network of Health Technology Assessment, has developed several tools to facilitate the joint production of HTA information.
Because of the transnational nature of this network, e-learning was identified as a potential complement for the face to face training program and considered by surveyed partners as the most suited method for several tools.
Objectives
To describe the development of e-learning at EUnetHTA.
Methods
Users’ as well as producers’ experiences with e-learning and required infrastructure to create and disseminate e-learning material was explored.
Two of the EUnetHTA tools were selected to test the production of e-learning material, one by recording an e-meeting session, and the other by audio and video recording a face to face training.
A working group provided feedback to the pilots and the e-learning material was fine-tuned before it was released. A feedback form for end users has been provided aside the e-learning material.
Results
The existing intranet and e-meeting software were selected as the infrastructure for e-learning, and complemented by a video hosting service and an authoring software.
Four webcasts about the Planned and Ongoing Projects database (POP DB) and four slide-casts about the HTA Core model® were produced and included in a virtual class-room on the intranet. Webcasts and slide-casts have been well received by the working group. Feedback from end users is currently collected.
Conclusions
The production process has been manageable for both the content providers and the technical support. Using the intranet and the e-meeting software helped to limit the cost of the e-learning infrastructure.
The production of e-learning material will thus be generalised to all EUnetHTA tools and further developed in the future.
Identifying information retrieval research for systematic reviews and other e...Patrice Chalon
Background:
To date, Cochrane has focused primarily on publishing systematic reviews of the effectiveness of healthcare interventions and subsequently reviews of diagnostic test accuracy. How to identify studies in these areas is well-described in The Cochrane Handbooks. Cochrane is considering extending its remit to evidence syntheses in other areas, such as economic evaluations, prognosis and qualitative research. Study identification has not yet received as much attention in these areas within Cochrane. Additionally, under MECIR (Methodological Expectations of Cochrane Intervention Reviews), if a Cochrane Review has specific eligibility criteria around study design to address adverse effects, economic issues or qualitative research questions, it is now mandatory that searches must be undertaken to address these issues. These areas, together with others, are covered in a new web resource, SuRe Info, produced by the Interest Sub-Group on Information Resources (IRG) of Health Technology Assessment international (HTAi).
Objective:
To present the SuRe Info resource.
Methods:
Information retrieval methods publications are identified by database searching. Publications meeting the SuRe Info inclusion criteria receive a structured abstract containing a brief critical appraisal prepared by one SuRe Info information specialist and checked by another. Key messages from the appraisals are summarized into topic-specific chapters.
Results:
SuRe Info is published as a section of the HTAi Vortal (www.sure-info.org). It has two parts:
1) chapters on general search methods common across all evidence syntheses and
2) chapters describing the methods to use when searching for specific aspects of evidence syntheses, such as adverse effects / safety and economic evaluations. Chapters summarize current research evidence with links to the structured abstracts / appraisals.
Conclusion:
SuRe Info is a new open-access web resource that provides research-based summaries relating to information retrieval for evidence synthesis including systematic reviews. It provides a valuable addition to the information provided in The Cochrane Handbooks.
Information specialists and Health technology Assessment: collaborating or tr...Patrice Chalon
Authors: Patrice CHALON, Laurence KOHN
Abstract: Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is the process by which evidence on the clinical effectiveness and the costs and benefits, long term as well as short term, of transferring the technology into clinical practice is systematically evaluated and recommendations generated as to the best approach.
Information specialists or librarians are usually involved in the Health Technology Assessment process. They help their patrons in writing the search question, search the appropriate bibliographic databases with all their knowledge in order to retrieve the most pertinent citations, and provide support in the management of the references. They may also assess the results by themselves or take part to the writing of the report. In some case, the Information Specialist teaches and advises experimented scientists who lead the literature searching.
At the Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE – Belgium), the information specialist organises the transfer of information literacy skills to the scientists. Those trainings are provided by the information specialist or by scientists experimented in Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) and Health Technology Assessment (HTA). The scientists are then independent in their work process and the project planning is not dependant on the availability of the information specialist.
In this paper, we will present how we organize this skills transfer, the first results and the planned improvement.
Poster presented at the 11th European Conference of Medical nd Health Libraries, 2008, Helsinki (Finland)
This session provides a comprehensive overview of the latest updates to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (commonly known as the Uniform Guidance) outlined in the 2 CFR 200.
With a focus on the 2024 revisions issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), participants will gain insight into the key changes affecting federal grant recipients. The session will delve into critical regulatory updates, providing attendees with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate and comply with the evolving landscape of federal grant management.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the rationale behind the 2024 updates to the Uniform Guidance outlined in 2 CFR 200, and their implications for federal grant recipients.
- Identify the key changes and revisions introduced by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the 2024 edition of 2 CFR 200.
- Gain proficiency in applying the updated regulations to ensure compliance with federal grant requirements and avoid potential audit findings.
- Develop strategies for effectively implementing the new guidelines within the grant management processes of their respective organizations, fostering efficiency and accountability in federal grant administration.
Understanding the Challenges of Street ChildrenSERUDS INDIA
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Russian anarchist and anti-war movement in the third year of full-scale warAntti Rautiainen
Anarchist group ANA Regensburg hosted my online-presentation on 16th of May 2024, in which I discussed tactics of anti-war activism in Russia, and reasons why the anti-war movement has not been able to make an impact to change the course of events yet. Cases of anarchists repressed for anti-war activities are presented, as well as strategies of support for political prisoners, and modest successes in supporting their struggles.
Thumbnail picture is by MediaZona, you may read their report on anti-war arson attacks in Russia here: https://en.zona.media/article/2022/10/13/burn-map
Links:
Autonomous Action
http://Avtonom.org
Anarchist Black Cross Moscow
http://Avtonom.org/abc
Solidarity Zone
https://t.me/solidarity_zone
Memorial
https://memopzk.org/, https://t.me/pzk_memorial
OVD-Info
https://en.ovdinfo.org/antiwar-ovd-info-guide
RosUznik
https://rosuznik.org/
Uznik Online
http://uznikonline.tilda.ws/
Russian Reader
https://therussianreader.com/
ABC Irkutsk
https://abc38.noblogs.org/
Send mail to prisoners from abroad:
http://Prisonmail.online
YouTube: https://youtu.be/c5nSOdU48O8
Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/libertarianlifecoach/episodes/Russian-anarchist-and-anti-war-movement-in-the-third-year-of-full-scale-war-e2k8ai4
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
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Information services continuity during the COVID-19 pandemics: Lessons learned from KCE
1. Information services
continuity during the
COVID-19 pandemics
Lessons learned from KCE (March 2020-October 2021)
Chalon Patrice, Hourlay Luc, Nicolas Fairon
2021-10-21
2. PLAN
1. Introduction
2. Impact on KCE
3. Impact on the Librarian
4. Impact on the
Information specialist
5. Discussion and
conclusion
2
3. 1. INTRODUCTION
2. Impact on KCE
3. Impact on the Librarian
4. Impact on the Information specialist
5. Discussion and conclusion
3
4. Member of the Federal
Health Research System
FOD-SPF
HGR-CSS
KCE
RIZIV-INAMI
Sciensano
4
343
Published reports
since 2004
35
Funded clinical trials
since 2016
Research
• Evidence-based Practice
(EBP-GCP)
• Health Services Research
(HSR)
• Health Technology
Assessment (HTA)
• Methods
• Dissemination
Trials
• Publically funded
• Non commercial
• Practice-oriented
Federal Public Interest
Organisation
Established in 2003
5. Home working – as is
Home working
• 1 day / week for the majority
• 2 days / week for some
IT Infrastructure
• Laptop computer
• Virtual Private Network (VPN)
• Web conferencing tool
5
6. KCE tools for continuity
KM – PnO tools
Function
description
Survival kit role /
team w/ backup
Procedures
IT tools
Generic
mailboxes
Keepass for
departments
6
8. KCE library - services
Books
• Buy as you need
• Preferred location is expert’s office
Bibliographical databases
• Subscriptions: Cinahl, Cochrane, EconLit, Embase, MedLine,
PsychInfo, Sociological abstracts, …
Journals
• Subscriptions: BMJ, Health Economics, Quality of life
Research, …
Articles
• On demand
• ILL, Pay per View
8
3500+
100+
10.000+
Vesalius
Documentation
and Information
Center
CEBAM Digital
Library for
Health (CDLH)
University of
Liège – Life
Sciences
Library
9. 2. IMPACT ON KCE
3. Impact on the Librarian
4. Impact on the Information specialist
5. Discussion and conclusion
9
1. Introduction
10. Milestones COVID-19 in Belgium
10
4 February
2020
First reported
case in
Belgium
14 March
2020
First measures
of the Federal
government
Home working
recommended
where feasible
16 March
2020
All KCE
employees
work from
home
11. 1. European Observatory
on Health systems and
Policies: Policy
responses to the crisis
2. EUnetHTA COVID-19
response - Rolling
Collaborative Reviews on
COVID-19 (camostat &
nafamostat)
3. EUnetHTA Rapid
Collaborative Review
(diagnostic methods)
4. Participation in the
Scientific Advisory Board
EU-RESPONSE
COVID-19 response @KCE
Research Trials
1. COV-AID (combinations of drugs
blocking interleukin 1 and 6)
2. DAWN-plasma (administration of
plasma from patients cured of
COVID-19 to hospitalized
patients)
3. DAWN Camostat (efficacy of
Camostat for COVID-19 patients
presenting to ambulatory care)
4. CONFIDENT (administration of
plasma from patients cured of
COVID-19 to intensive care
patients)
5. DisCoVeRy (participation in the
international study coordinated by
INSERM - France)
6. IMCOVAS (assessment of
different vaccines schedules for 3
vaccines against COVID-19
(Pfizer, Moderna and
AstraZeneca))
11
1. Medical interventions that spread aerosols
2. Tromboprophylaxis
3. Transmission of the coronavirus by children
4. International comparison of testing and
contact tracing strategies
5. Management of post-intensive care
syndrome (PICS) for general practitioners
6. Outpatient care for Covid-19 patients in the
context of saturation in Belgian hospitals
7. Needs and follow-up of long-term COVID-
19 patients (ongoing study)
8. Prevention of the post-intensive care
syndrome (PICS) (ongoing study)
9. Risk-benefit model for TTS events applied
to the Johnson & Johnson vaccine
10. Rapid review of the evidence on a COVID-
19 booster dose after a primary vaccination
schedule
11. Vaccination coverage of staff in Belgian
hospitals and nursing homes against
COVID-19
International
collaboration
12. 3. IMPACT ON THE LIBRARIAN
12
1. Introduction
2. Impact on KCE
4. Impact on the Information specialist
5. Discussion and conclusion
15. NEW SERVICES (1)
Alert on pre-print articles & clinical studies
15
bioRxiv
medRxiv
registres
d’études
cliniques
List of
references
Experts
KCE
Anticancer
fund
registry
16. NEW SERVICES (1)
List of COVID-19 resources
Experts
Professional
groups
Publishers
~80
selected
resources
16
Experts KCE
Sciensano
17. 4. IMPACT ON THE
INFORMATION SPECIALIST
17
5. Discussion and conclusion
1. Introduction
2. Impact on KCE
3. Impact on the Librarian
18. “COVID-19” Embase.com (2020-03-30)
#1 wuhan:ab,ti,kw AND (pneumonia:ab,ti OR 'lung disease':ab,ti) AND 2020:py
#2 hubei:ab,ti,kw AND (pneumonia:ab,ti OR 'lung disease':ab,ti) AND 2020:py
#3 'covid 19*':ab,ti,kw
#4 'covid 2019*':ab,ti,kw
#5 'covid2019*':ab,ti,kw
#6 'covid19*':ab,ti,kw
#7 'ncov 2019*':ab,ti,kw
#8 'ncov 19*':ab,ti,kw
#9 '2019-ncov':ab,ti,kw
#10 '19-ncov':ab,ti,kw
#11 'sars-cov-19':ti,ab,kw
#12 'sars-cov-2019':ti,ab,kw
#13 'sars-cov-2':ti,ab,kw
#14 #3 OR #4 OR #5 OR #6 OR #7 OR #8 OR #9 OR #10 OR #11 OR #12 OR #13
#15 #14 AND 2020:py
#16 (((new OR novel OR newly OR emerging) NEAR/3 virus):ab,ti,kw) AND pneumonia:ab,ti,kw AND 2020:py
#17 coronavirus:ab,ti,kw AND 2020:py
#18 'corona virus':ab,ti,kw AND 2020:py
#19 (((outbreak OR surge) NEAR/3 pneumonia):ab,ti,kw) AND china:ab,ti,kw AND 2020:py
#20 #1 OR #2 OR #15 OR #16 OR #17 OR #18 OR #19
#21 ('coronavirinae'/exp OR 'coronavirinae' OR 'coronaviridae infection'/exp OR 'coronaviridae infection' OR
'coronavirus disease 2019'/exp OR 'coronavirus'/exp OR 'coronavirus infection'/de) AND 2020:py
#22 #20 OR #21
18
Nota: Lines #21 et #22 can be removed to enhance specificity with impacting sensitivity too much.
Source: Adapted from a search strategy shared through EAHIL
Monitoring of generic search strategies
19. Monitoring of thesaurus updates
Concept MeSH term (entry date) Emtree term (entry date)
Virus severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (14/01/2020)
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (2020)
Disease COVID-19 (13/02/2020) coronavirus disease 2019 (2020)
Detection COVID-19 diagnostic
testing (26/03/2020)
Prevention COVID-19 vaccine (26/03/2020)
Treatement COVID-19 serotherapy (28/03/2020)
COVID-19 drug treatment
(28/03/2020)
19
Nouveaux concepts ajoutés aux thesaurus de bases de données bibliographiques biomédicales (consultés le 17/08/2020)
Légende : MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) : thesaurus de la base bibliographique MedLine ; Emtree : thesaurus de la base bibliographique Embase
20. Development of generic search strategies
20
.ab = abstract ; .ti = title ; kw = keywords ; .kf = Keyword Heading Word
Source: Jespers V., Roberfroid D. Aerosol generating procedures. COVID-19 - KCE Contributions: 2021-04-09
Cochrane Database of
Systematic Reviews
Embase (Embase.com) MedLine (OVID)
("covid19" or
"covid2019" or "covid-
19" or "covid-2019" or
"ncov-2019" or "ncov-
19" or "2019-ncov" or
"19-ncov" or "sars-cov-
19" or "sars-cov-2" or
"sars-cov2" or "novel
coronavirus"):ab,ti
covid19:ab,ti,kw OR
covid2019:ab,ti,kw OR 'covid
19':ab,ti,kw OR 'covid
2019':ab,ti,kw OR 'ncov
2019':ab,ti,kw OR 'ncov
19':ab,ti,kw OR '2019
ncov':ab,ti,kw OR '19
ncov':ab,ti,kw OR 'sars cov
19':ab,ti,kw OR 'sars cov
2':ab,ti,kw OR 'sars
cov2':ab,ti,kw OR 'novel
coronavirus':ab,ti,kw
(covid19 or covid2019 or
covid-19 or covid-2019 or
ncov-2019 or ncov-19 or
2019-ncov or 19-ncov or
sars-cov-19 or sars-cov-2 or
sars-cov2 or novel
coronavirus).ab,ti,kf
21. “long-covid” OVID Medline (2021-05-03)
1covid*.mp. (126954)
2sars-cov*.mp. (82940)
3ncov*.mp. (1926)
4"coronavirus disease 2019".mp. (24078)
5"severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2".mp. (13292)
61 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 (134025)
7chronic*.mp. (1460949)
8complicat*.mp. (3313678)
9continu*.mp. (1155168)
10linger*.mp. (2871)
11long*.mp. (2393207)
12ongoing.mp. (172609)
13persist*.mp. (502688)
14post*.mp. (3004174)
15prolong*.mp. (395726)
16recurr*.mp. (739192)
17sequel*.mp. (80497)
18surviv*.mp. (1514255)
197 or 8 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14 or 15 or 16 or 17 or 18 (10380017)
206 and 19 (47717)
21
((covid* or sars-cov* or ncov* or "coronavirus disease 2019" or "severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2") adj2 (chronic* or complicat* or continu* or linger* or long* or ongoing or persist* or post* or
prolong* or recurr* or sequel* or surviv*)).mp. (5646)
21
Development of specific search strategies
22. Additional sources and controls
e.g. Study 2020-04 Long COVID
Pre-Print servers Quality control
22
Predatory publishers
Hijacked journals
Retraction watch
Coronacentral
EuropePMC
SciLit
23. 5. DISCUSSION & CONCLUSION
23
1. Introduction
2. Impact on KCE
3. Impact on the Librarian
4. Impact on the Information specialist
24. Impact on … live congress
14/01/2021
11/03/2021
08/06/2021
21/10/2021
24
26. Impact on library services
• Backlog to manage
Collections
• Last update: 2020-09-21
• 33 recently updated, 39 old or
no update date, 7 not active
List of
resources
• Still updated and distributed
Bibliography
• Anticancer fund registry
stopped 2020-08-20 and
refers to other products
Study
registers
26
27. Impact on colleagues
Home working – to be
•Up to 3 days / week
Prevention
•Pay attention to well being
27
28. Impact on… on site working
• Forbidden
13/03/2020
• Not mandatory
• 6 people / floor
• 2 days / week max
03/06/2020
• Not mandatory
• 10 people / floor
• 3 days / week max
25/06/2020
• Not mandatory
• 15 people / floor
• 2 days / week max
01/09/2021
• Not mandatory
• Unlimited people
• 1-2 days/week recommended
01/10/2021
28
29. Barriers to access knowledge
29
• Petition
Off site
access
• Timely free
access
Subscription
based access
• Preprint servers
• Fast track
Slowness
peer
reviewing
30. Conclusions
Ensuring the continuity of
accesses to the library collections
is essential
Electronic collections and IT
infrastructure may facilitate such
continuity
In a crisis situation, barriers to
access to knowledge must be
removed
30
31. Thank you!
Luc HOURLAY: Information manager
• Resources access management
Nicolas FAIRON: Information specialist
• Support for literature retrieval
Patrice CHALON: Knowledge manager
• Support for work procedure and continuity
31
32. Further readings
• Bladen voor Documentatie 2020/3 (december 2020)
Under Press. https://www.abd-
bvd.be/nl/publicaties/bladen-voor-documentatie/
• Dag van de federale bibliothecaris 2020
https://bibforum.fgov.be/
• Journal of the European Association for Health
Information and Libraries JEAHIL (Vol16, n°3)
http://ojs.eahil.eu/ojs/index.php/JEAHIL/issue/view/136
32
Useful links
• https://kce.fgov.be/en/covid-19-contributions
• https://kce.docressources.info/index.php?lvl=cm
spage&pageid=6&id_rubrique=137
• https://predatoryjournals.com/
• https://retractionwatch.com/
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