Implementation of a Rapid Evidence Assessment Infrastructure during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic to Develop Policies, Clinical Pathways, Stimulate Academic Research, and Create Educational Opportunities

In early 2020, hospitals across the US, including Children's Hospital Colorado (CHCO), began preparing for the regional impact of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic via an Incident Command Team (ICT), a unified approach to hospital operations including the command, control, and coordination of incident management.1-3 The ICT at CHCO recognized the need for a scientific partnership for rapid uptake and synthesis of quickly accruing medical and public health literature to inform institutional policies and clinical care.

Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - October 19, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Suchitra Rao, Bethany M. Kwan, Donna J. Curtis, Angela Swanson, Leigh Anne Bakel, Lalit Bajaj, Juri Boguniewicz, Justin M. Lockwood, Kaleigh Ogawa, Katherine Pemberton, Robert C. Fuhlbrigge, David Brumbaugh, Patricia Givens, Eva S. Nozik, Marion R. Sills Tags: Notes from the Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs, Inc. Source Type: research