Mar
2020
COVID-19
HSE COVID-19 Updates. We recommend that you check this site regularly for the latest updates from the Department of Health.
HSE COVID-19 Updates.
https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/news/newsfeatures/covid19-updates/
HPSC Updates for Healthcare Workers. This site provides advice and guidance for healthcare workers.
British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) and British Association for the Study of the Liver Guidance (BASL). This covers advice for endoscopy, patients on immunosuppression, liver disease and telephone or virtual clinics.
The British Society of Gastroenterology along with other stakeholders like JAG have updated the guidance on endoscopy including who should be scoped and who should be deferred.
https://www.bsg.org.uk/covid-19-advice/endoscopy-activity-and-covid-19-bsg-and-jag-guidance/
Joint US GI societies Guidance. The major gastroenterology societies in the US, ie AGA, ASGE, ACG, AASLD, have put together recommendations for GI practice and endoscopy. The advice given is similar to that of the BSG and BASL.
https://gi.org/2020/03/15/joint-gi-society-message-on-covid-19/
The following article provides practical suggestions on IBD management. In addition, it covers management of other gastrointestinal diseases such as cancer and liver transplantation.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(20)30076-5/fulltext
