Healthcare workers are currently working very hard during this Covid-19 outbreak. Not only medical specialists, but also GPs, nurses and many other healthcare professionals. This is a very difficult situation for them, as the number of cases increases by the day in the context of a lack of protective equipment in health facilities, shortages of staff and work overload.
In this context, UEMS produced several documents:
- Information on the current CoVid-19 situation
- A summary of the current knowledge and available resources prepared by the Section of Infectious Diseases
- Information regarding the organization and accreditation of events
- Joint Statement by European Medical Organizations
- A joint statement on Covid-19 and Breastfeeding by the Sections of Paediatrics and Obstetrics & Gynaecology and WHO Europe.
- Update on the situation in Spain by the General Medical Council of Spain.
- Statement report and current unmet needs for the recognition of Covid-19 as an Occupational Disease in healthcare workers in Turkey by the Turkish Medical Association
- Webinars organized by the UEMS Section of Infectious Diseases, the MJC Infection Control, and the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
- COVID-19 repository by the Section of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
- Library of national information and guidance for doctors by the Section of Psychiatry
- Letter from the European Board of Anesthesiology
Official resources:
As vaccination campaigns started throughout Europe, the European Commission and the World Health Organization (WHO) published several documents to address vaccine hesitancy and inform citizens of how vaccines work and are put on the market. This is particularly important for healthcare professionals who play a crucial rule in spreading accurate information.
The following documents are available: