EM:RAP COVID-19 Resources

OVERVIEW

EM:RAP is committed to providing the healthcare community with the latest news and education needed to navigate this rapidly-changing COVID-19 environment. This page contains a variety of free, open-access educational resources designed to support the EM community and their patients during this pandemic. Stay safe out there, friends. #whatyoudomatters

COREPENDIUM CHAPTER

CorePendium* is the new, revolutionary online Emergency Medicine textbook by EM:RAP. We are continually updating our COVID-19 CorePendium chapter with the latest literature, guidance, and other resources so you have what you need when it matters most. We are also in the process of translating and continuously updating multiple international editions of this chapter for our colleagues around the world.


*Reminder: CorePendium is still in beta as we continue to add technical functionality and refine the content.

AUDIO UPDATES

August 19, 2021: https://www.emrap.org/episode/emrap202111/breakingnews

EM:RAP BREAKING NEWS: Booster Update

Mel Herbert, MD and Anand Swaminathan, MD

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July 26, 2021: https://www.emrap.org/episode/emrap2021july4/emrap2021july

EM:RAP BREAKING NEWS: Delta Variant COVID-19 and Vaccine Effectiveness

Mel Herbert, MD

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June 18, 2021: https://www.emrap.org/episode/emrap2021june3/vaccine

EM:RAP BREAKING NEWS: Vaccine Hesitancy

Anand Swaminathan, MD and Celine Gounder, MD

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May 22, 2021: https://www.emrap.org/episode/rop2021may22nd/parentalcovid19

ROP BREAKING NEWS: Parental Hesitancy Around COVID-19 Vaccines

Anand Swaminathan, MD, and Vanessa Cardy, MD

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April 30, 2021: https://www.emrap.org/episode/emrap2021april2/imagingforcovid

EM:RAP BREAKING NEWS: Imaging for COVID-19

Jessica Mason, MD and Ali Raja, MD

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April 17, 2021: https://www.emrap.org/episode/rop2021april1/rop2021april

ROP BREAKING NEWS: COVID-19 and Sports

Heidi James, MD and Dusty Narducci, MD

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January 29, 2021: https://www.emrap.org/episode/rop2021january2/

ROP BREAKING NEWS: Long COVID Updates

Mel Herbert, MD

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January 26, 2021: https://www.emrap.org/episode/emrap20216/emrap2021

EM:RAP BREAKING NEWS: Ivermectin

Anand Swaminathan, MD and Salim Rezalie, MD

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January 22, 2021: https://www.emrap.org/episode/emrap20215/january22nd

EM:RAP BREAKING NEWS: Vaccines, Anaphylaxis, and Volunteering

Mel Herbert, MD

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January 18, 2021: https://www.emrap.org/episode/emrap20214/covid19vaccine

EM:RAP BREAKING NEWS: Vaccine Updates

Mel Herbert, MD

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January 9, 2021: https://www.emrap.org/episode/rop2021january1/rop2021january

ROP BREAKING NEWS: Vaccine Refresher

Vanessa Cardy, MD

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December 25, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/covid19/approachtothe

C3: COVID

Drs. Jess Mason, Mel Herbert, and Stuart Swadron

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December 24, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/rop2020dec24th/rop2020december

ROP BREAKING NEWS: Grief

Heidi James, MD and Beth Watson, PhD

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December 16, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/emrap202020/crisisstandard

EM:RAP BREAKING NEWS: Crisis Standard of Care and Preparation

Mel Herbert, MD and Diana Mason RN, PhD

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December 3, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/emrap202018/howiscovid

EM:RAP BREAKING NEWS: How is COVID Spread? Droplet? Aerosol?

Justin Morgenstern, MD

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November 19, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/emrap202016/emrap2020

EM:RAP BREAKING NEWS: Quick Take: DANMASK-19 Study

Mel Herbert, MD

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August 26, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/emrap202010/emrap2020

EM:RAP BREAKING NEWS: T-Cell Cross-Reactivity

Anand Swaminathan, MD and Isaac Bogosh, MD

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August 18, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/rop2020august1/rop2020august

Right on Prime BREAKING NEWS: Long COVID

Jake Anderson, DO and Heidi James, MD

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July 24, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/emrapjuly24th/breakingnews

EM:RAP BREAKING NEWS: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndromes in COVID-19

Mel Herbert, MD and Anand Swaminathan, MD

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July 10, 2020:
https://www.emrap.org/episode/rop2020july10th/rop2020july10th

Right on Prime 2020 July 10th Breaking News: Post-Intensive Care Syndrome

Drs. Heidi James and Vanessa Cardy

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June 25, 2020
: https://www.emrap.org/episode/emrap2020june3/emrap2020june

EM:RAP BREAKING NEWS: Dexamethasone in COVID: The RECOVERY Group

Drs. Mel Herbert and David Schriger

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June 5, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/emrapjune5th/june5thbreaking

EM:RAP BREAKING NEWS: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndromes in COVID-19

Drs. Ilene Claudius, Mel Herbert, Stuart Swadron, and Anand Swaminathan

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May 28, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/rop2020may28th/rop2020may28th

Right on Prime BREAKING NEWS: Training Residents During COVID-19

Heidi James, MD and Hobart Lee, MD

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May 27, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/emrap20207/emrap2020

EM:RAP BREAKING NEWS: COVID-19 and Flu Mortality

Mel Herbert, MD and David Schriger, MD

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May 22, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/emrap2020may4/emrap2020may

EM:RAP BREAKING NEWS: Sweden and Dangers of Non-Peer Reviewed Information

Mel Herbert, MD; David Schriger, MD; and Jerry Hoffman, MD

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May 20, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/emrap2020may20th/emrap2020may20th

EM:RAP BREAKING NEWS: Your Mental Health Matters

Heidi James, MD and Beth Watson, PhD

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May 13, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/emrap2020may1/neurologic

EM:RAP BREAKING NEWS: Neurologic Manifestations of COVID-19

Evie Marcolini, MD and Anand Swaminathan, MD

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May 11, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/rop2020may11th/rop2020may11th

Right on Prime BREAKING NEWS: Long-Term Care Facilities and COVID

Heidi James, MD and Joe Weatherly, DO

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May 10, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/rop2020may10th/rop2020may10th

Right on Prime BREAKING NEWS: Updates on COVID in Pregnancy

Heidi James, MD and Penny Wilson, MD

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May 6, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/emrap20206/protecting

EM:RAP BREAKING NEWS: Protecting Higher Risk Clinicians, and Kawasaki Disease in Kids and COVID - 19

Drs. Al Sacchetti, Jessica Mason, and Ilene Claudius

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May 1, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/emrap2020may1st/emrap2020may1st

EM:RAP BREAKING NEWS: COVID-19 and EMS

Jessica Mason, MD and Jennifer Farah, MD

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April 27, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/emrap2020april7/emrap2020april

EM:RAP BREAKING NEWS: Ventilator Management Update

Anand Swaminathan, MD and Haney Mallemat, MD

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April 25, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/rop2020april3/rop2020april

Right on Prime BREAKING NEWS: Helping Kids and Families Cope During COVID

Beth Watson, PhD and Heidi James, MD

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April 24, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/emrap2020april6/emrap2020april

EM:RAP BREAKING NEWS: COVID-19 Clinical Hacks

Al Sacchetti, MD

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April 20, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/emrap2020april5/emrap2020april

EM:RAP BREAKING NEWS: Medicolegal Challenges and Tent Triage

Drs. Anand Swaminathan, Gita Pensa, and Josh Bucher

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April 15, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/rop2020april2/rop2020april

Right on Prime BREAKING NEWS: COVID Infection Control

Heidi James, MD and Casey Parker, MD

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April 13, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/rop2020april1/rop2020april

Right on Prime BREAKING NEWS: Palliative Care During COVID-19

Heidi James, MD and Vanessa Cardy, MD

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April 10, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/emrap2020april3/emrap2020april

EM:RAP BREAKING NEWS: Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Shift Routines

Drs. Anand Swaminathan, Jessica Mason, MD, Al Sacchetti, Jenny Beck-Esmay, Haney Mallemat, Josh Bucher, Salim Rezaie, Mike Weinstock, Heidi James, Gita Pensa, and Megan Ranney

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April 8, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/rop2020april8th/rop2020april8th

Right on Prime BREAKING NEWS: Goals of Care During COVID-19

Casey Parker, MD and Vanessa Cardy, MD

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April 6, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/emrap2020april2/emrap2020april

EM:RAP BREAKING NEWS: Medications for COVID-19 and Chloroquine Toxicity

Drs. Anand Swaminathan, Isaac Bogoch, Stuart Swadron, and Sean Nordt

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April 3, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/emrap2020april1/emrap2020april

EM:RAP BREAKING NEWS: Airway Management in COVID-19

Al Sacchetti, MD and Jessica Whittle, MD

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April 3, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/rop2020april3rd/covidin

Right on Prime BREAKING NEWS: Updates on COVID in Pregnancy

Penny Wilson, MD and Heidi James, MD

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March 27, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/emrap2020march9/emrap2020march1

EM:RAP BREAKING NEWS: Lung ultrasound and COVID-19

Drs. Anand Swaminathan, Jacob Avila, and Mike Stone

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March 25, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/rop2020march25/covid

Right on Prime BREAKING NEWS: Preparing for an influx of COVID-19 patients in the rural setting

Adrien Selim, MD and Vanessa Cardy, MD FCFP

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March 23, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/emrap2020march8/emrap2020march

EM:RAP Audio: CorePendium chapter updates

Mel Herbert, MD and Jessica Mason, MD

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March 21, 2020: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-wont-hurt-a-bit/id1047494657

This Won't Hurt a Bit: The latest in COVID-19 news, medical science, and cocktail recipes

Dr. Mel Herbert, Dr. Jessica Mason, and Dave Mason

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March 20, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/emrap2020march7/emrap2020march

EM:RAP BREAKING NEWS: Clinical decisions tools and COVID-10

Drs. Anand Swaminathan, Joe Habboushe, and Eric Steinberg

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March 19, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/rop2020march19/rop2020march19

Right on Prime BREAKING NEWS: COVID in Pregnancy

Penny Wilson, MD and Heidi James, MD

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March 16, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/emrap2020march5/emrap2020march

EM:RAP BREAKING NEWS: An Italian physician's experience with patients in the hot zone

Simon Carley, MD and Roberto Cosentini, MD

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March 13, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/emrap2020march3/emrap2020march

EM:RAP BREAKING NEWS: Management of the critical COVID-19 patient

Anand Swaminathan, MD FAAEM and Scott Weingart, MD

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March 6, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/emrap2020march2/emrap2020march

EM:RAP BREAKING NEWS: Pearls on ventilating COVID-19 patients

Haney Mallemat, MD FAAEM and Anand Swaminathan, MD FAAEM

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March 3, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/emrap2020march1/emrap2020march

EM:RAP BREAKING NEWS

Anand Swaminathan, MD and Isaac Bogoch, MD

VIDEOS

em:RAP Live SHOWS

December 16, 2020: https://youtu.be/ncdZQRFXXiw

An EM:RAP LIVE Special Edition on the COVID-19 Pandemic

Drs. Mel Herbert, Britt Guest, Sean Nordt, Brianne Barker, Stuart Swadron, Jess Mason, Anand Swaminathan, Ashley Shreves, and Annette Dekker.


October 27, 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnrKCLTxyd4

An EM:RAP LIVE Special Edition on the COVID-19 Pandemic

Drs. Mel Herbert, Britt Guest, Sean Nordt, Stuart Swadron, Sara Crager, Anand Swaminathan, Ilene Claudius, and Jerry Hoffman.


June 30, 2020: https://youtu.be/5-rSI4r3y2c

An EM:RAP LIVE Special Edition on the COVID-19 Pandemic


June 2nd, 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e3hB2d89iA

An EM:RAP LIVE Special Edition on the COVID-19 Pandemic

Drs. Ilene Claudius, Mel Herbert, Sean Nordt, Anand Swaminathan, and Stuart Swadron


May 12, 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGyP7JDBL74&t=3s

An EM:RAP LIVE Special Edition on the COVID-19 Pandemic

Drs. Scott Brewster, Sara Crager, Britt Guest, Mel Herbert, Jerry Hoffman, Heidi James, Sean Nordt, Evie Marcolini, Jess Mason, David Schriger, Stuart Swadron, David Talan, and Penny Wilson


April 28, 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnKQv-cQSiE

An EM:RAP LIVE Special Edition on the COVID-19 Pandemic

Drs. Ilene Claudius, Sara Crager, Peter DeBlieux, Kathy Garvin (RN), Mel Herbert, Jessica Mason, Sean Nordt, David Schriger, Stuart Swadron, and Anand Swaminathan


April 21, 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHa5k5uAp08

An EM:RAP LIVE Special Edition on the COVID-19 Pandemic

Drs. Susy DeMeester, Mel Herbert, Evie Marcolini, Jessica Mason, Sean Nordt, David Schriger, Jan Shoenberger, Stuart Swadron, Anand Swaminathan, David Talan, and Peter Viccellio


April 14, 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6votVNOGfk

An EM:RAP LIVE Special Edition on the COVID-19 Pandemic

Drs. Sara Crager, Thomas DeLoughery, Mel Herbert, Michael Katz, Amal Mattu, Sean Nordt, David Schriger, Stuart Swadron, Anand Swaminathan, and David Talan


April 7, 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klnVOjE1O-I

An EM:RAP LIVE Special Edition on the COVID-19 Pandemic

Drs. Andrea Bertozzi, Vanessa Cardy, Sara Crager, Mel Herbert, Sean Nordt, David Schriger, Anand Swaminathan, Stuart Swadron and David Talan


March 25, 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e51V9M2avrw

An EM:RAP LIVE Special Edition on the COVID-19 Pandemic

Drs. Evie Marcolini, Scott Weingart, Anand Swaminathan, David Talan, Dara Kass, Jenny Beck-Esmay, and Mel Herbert


March 19, 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8We9m3egLbc&feature=youtu.be

An EM:RAP LIVE Special Edition on the COVID-19 Pandemic

Drs. Mel Herbert, Jessica Mason, David Schriger, and David Talan


March 11, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/covid19updateem/covid19updateem

An EM:RAP LIVE Special Edition on the COVID-19 Pandemic

Mel Herbert, MD and David Talan, MD

COVID-19 UPDATES

March 30, 2021: https://www.emrap.org/episode/covidupdate3/covidupdate

Mel and Britt review the latest COVID-19 Updates.

March 16, 2021: https://www.emrap.org/hd/playlist/latest/chapter/covidupdate2/covidupdate

Britt Guest, DO reviews the latest COVID-19 updates, discussing candidates for home O2, convalescent plasma, vaccine monitors, and more!


March 11, 2021: https://www.emrap.org/episode/covidupdate1/covidupdate

Dr. Mel Herbert gives us the latest COVID-19 updates, including CDC guidance around vaccinated people.


February 26, 2021: https://www.emrap.org/episode/covidvaccine/covidvaccine

Dr. Mel Herbert gives you the latest COVID vaccine updates


February 2, 2021: https://www.emrap.org/episode/vaccineupdate/vaccineupdate

Vaccine Update

Mel Herbert, MD


January 29, 2021: https://www.emrap.org/episode/covidupdate/covidupdate

COVID Update

Mel Herbert, MD and Anand Swaminathan, MD

EM:RAP HD

January, 2021: https://www.emrap.org/episode/covidintubation/covidintubation

COVID Intubation Triggers

Sara Crager, MD and Mel Herbert, MD


December, 2020: https://www.emrap.org/episode/deeperdiveinto/deeperdiveinto

Biologist Brianne Barker and Doctor Mel Herbert take a deeper dive into the new COVID-19 vaccines.

Brianne Barker, PhD and Mel Herbert, MD

COVID-19 corePendium Chapter updates

October 14, 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ov4UABHNvo

Learn all about the latest updates to the COVID-19 CorePendium chapter including reinfection, steroids, Post-intensive Care Syndrome, geriatric patients, and a return to competitive sports.

Britt Guest, DO and Mel Herbert, MD


March 16, 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5PAPOl1tA0

A Walkthrough of the COVID-19 CorePendium Chapter

Mel Herbert, MD and Jessica Mason, MD

EM:RAP LIVE en Español

August 12, 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbUyBCOjUy4&t=15s

Una Edición Especial de EM:RAP LIVE Sobre la Pandemia COVID-19

An EM:RAP LIVE Special Edition on the COVID-19 Pandemic


July 8, 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjKde_RGtBI

Una Edición Especial de EM:RAP LIVE Sobre la Pandemia COVID-19


June 24, 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9jpuEcTqPk

Una Edición Especial de EM:RAP LIVE Sobre la Pandemia COVID-19


June 10, 2020: https://youtu.be/5-rSI4r3y2c

Una Edición Especial de EM:RAP LIVE Sobre la Pandemia COVID-19

Drs. Pablo Aguilera, Jessica Bravo, Alonso Miguel, y Marco Umaña


May 27, 2020: https://youtu.be/5-rSI4r3y2c

Una Edición Especial de EM:RAP LIVE Sobre la Pandemia COVID-19

Drs. Pablo Aguilera, Alonso Miguel, Wendy Ruggeri, Eliecer Cohen y Adelaida Goldman


May 20, 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_ym_t5maUI

Una Edición Especial de EM:RAP LIVE Sobre la Pandemia COVID-19

Drs. Pablo Aguilera, Alonso Miguel, Greg Moran, Nicolas Rodriguez, Manrique Umaña, y Adriana Yock


May 13, 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8iW2OUFAQI

Una Edición Especial de EM:RAP LIVE Sobre la Pandemia COVID-19

Drs. Pablo Aguilera, Carlos Basaure, María Paz García, Freddy Hermenegildo, e Isabel Velasco


April 29, 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvWGPycrQzw

Una Edición Especial de EM:RAP LIVE Sobre la Pandemia COVID-19

Drs. Pablo Aguilera, Leonardo Chacon, Sara Crager, Priscilla Cruz, Alonso Miguel, Greg Moran, y Rolando Valenzuela


April 22, 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLFZ6p52LME

Una Edición Especial de EM:RAP LIVE Sobre la Pandemia COVID-19

Drs. Pablo Aguilera, Alonso Miguel, Greg Moran, Pascual Piñera, Manrique Umaña, e Isabel Velasco

RESOURCES FOR RESIDENCIES

In an effort to provide high-quality Emergency Medicine educational content for residency programs' weekly conference during social distancing, EM:RAP created a series of suggested weekly curricula.

The curriculum for June 1-5, 2020 will be the last one organized by our team. We hope that you have found these structured curricula useful, and that going forward you continue to use EM:RAP content for your weekly conference. Please browse the EM:RAP website to find the content that addresses the educational needs of your particular program.

NOTE: EM:RAP is providing all Residency Directors, Associate Directors, and Assistant Directors with free 3-month EM:RAP subscriptions during the COVID-19 Pandemic. To request access, please send us a message at contact@emrap.org.

EM:RAP Preselected Conference Content

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How to use ZOOM for Conferences

In the Video below, Mel explains how to use the popular video conferencing solution Zoom.us to provide remote conference content to your residents.

Rounds with Zoom

RESOURCES FOR RURAL PROVIDERS

Preparing for COVID-19 in Your Rural Facility: A How-To Guide

Kavi Gosal, MD CCFP-EM with the Mistissini, Quebec CMC Team

Website: https://www.crisisem.com/

Downloadable Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DdeG6LLZ7Q1MOqLflFrQCPeu0hE2V45D-LpEB8gp0HA/edit?usp=sharing (This resource will not be updated after April 17, 2020. Please refer to crisisem.com for the most up-to-date information)

CONTACT US

If you have any questions about these resources, find errors in our materials, have suggestions for additions, or have any other relevant COVID-19 inquiries, please direct those to contact@emrap.org.