On August 11, the CDC announced it is streamlining its COVID-19 guidance to: help people better understand their risk; how to protect themselves and others; what actions to take if exposed to COVID-19; and what actions to take if they are sick or test positive for the virus. Their announcement stated that “COVID-19 continues to… Read More
Infection Prevention & Control has updated its guidance to no longer require an antigen test prior to return to work following COVID infection. The guidelines state: Most individuals can return to work after 5 days of isolation from either a positive test if they are asymptomatic or from symptom onset (day 0 is the day… Read More
The UK HealthCare Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee has approved the following updates and additions to interim guidance for adult and pediatric patients. New guidelines Interim Guidance for the Use of Tixagevimab-Cilgavimab (Evusheld) in Adult Patients (4-19-22) Interim Guidance for the Use of Tixagevimab-Cilgavimab (Evusheld) in Pediatric Patients (4-22-22) Interim Pharmacotherapy Guidance for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Infection… Read More
The Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee has approved the following updates: Interim Pharmacotherapy Guidance for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Infection in Adult Patients (updated 3-18-2022) Interim Pharmacotherapy Guidance for Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) (updated 2-28-2022)
Pharmacotherapy guidance for treating multisystem inflammatory disease in children has been updated. Interim Pharmacotherapy Guidance for Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)
An update to Interim Pharmacotherapy Guidance for the Management of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pediatric Patients has been posted to Guidelines and Documents.
In May 2020, UK HealthCare rolled out preprocedural testing requirements for: all anesthesia-supported procedures; all conscious-sedation procedures performed in endoscopy, cath lab, EP lab, IR/NIR, pediatric sedation and diagnostic radiology certain pulmonary function tests Beginning Monday, October 4, 2021, UK HealthCare adopted a new workflow to remain consistent with CDC public health guidance. This allows… Read More