Developing Treatment Guidelines During a Pandemic Health Crisis: Lessons Learned From COVID-19.

ABSTRACT: The development of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines began in March 2020 in response to a request from the White House Coronavirus Task Force. Within 4 days of the request, the NIH COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel was established and the first meeting took place (virtually-as did subsequent meetings). The Panel comprises 57 individuals representing 6 governmental agencies, 11 professional societies, and 33 medical centers, plus 2 community members, who have worked together to create and frequently update the guidelines on the basis of evidence from the most recent clinical studies available. The initial version of the guidelines was completed within 2 weeks and posted online on 21 April 2020. Initially, sparse evidence was available to guide COVID-19

SUBMITTER: Kuriakose S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8252833 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature