COVID-19 Pandemic: Practical Considerations on the Organization of an Allergy Clinic-An EAACI/ARIA Position Paper

• Author(s): Pfaar, O ; Klimek, L ; Jutel, M ; Akdis, CA ; Bousquet, J ; Breiteneder, H ; Chinthrajah, S ; Diamant, Z ; Eiwegger, T ; Fokkens, WJ ; Fritsch, HW ; Nadeau, KC ; O'Hehir, RE ; O'Mahony, L ; Rief, W ; Sampath, V ; Schedlowski, M ; Torres, MJ ; Traidl-Hoffmann, C ; Wang, Y ; Zhang, L ; Bonini, M ; Brehler, R ; Brough, HA ; Chivato, T ; Del Giacco, SR ; Dramburg, S ; Gawlik, R ; Gelincik, A ; Hoffmann-Sommergruber, K ; Hox, V ; Knol, EF ; Lauerma, A ; Matricardi, PM ; Mortz, CG ; Ollert, M ; Palomares, O ; Riggioni, C ; Schwarze, J ; Skypala, I ; Untersmayr, E ; Walusiak-Skorupa, J ; Ansotegui, IJ ; Bachert, C ; Bedbrook, A ; Bosnic-Anticevich, S ; Brussino, L ; Canonica, GW ; Cardona, V ; Carreiro-Martins, P ; Cruz, AA ; Czarlewski, W ; Fonseca, JA ; Gotua, M ; Haahtela, T ; Ivancevich, JC ; Kuna, P ; Kvedariene, V ; Larenas-Linnemann, DE ; Abdul Latiff, AH ; Mäkelä, M ; Morais-Almeida, M ; Mullol, J ; Naclerio, R ; Ohta, K ; Okamoto, Y ; Onorato, GL ; Papadopoulos, NG ; Patella, V ; Regateiro, FS ; Samoliński, B ; Suppli Ulrik, C ; Toppila-Salmi, S ; Valiulis, A ; Ventura, MT ; Yorgancioglu, A ; Zuberbier, T ; Agache, I
• Date: 2021
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/3663
• Origin: Repositório do Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, EPE
• Subject(s): Allergists; COVID-19; Health Personnel; Humans; Hypersensitivity; Information Technology; Patient Care Team; Triage; SARS-CoV-2; HDE ALER
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): Repositório da Unidade Local de Saúde São José

Description

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has evolved into a pandemic infectious disease transmitted by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Allergists and other healthcare providers (HCPs) in the field of allergies and associated airway diseases are on the front line, taking care of patients potentially infected with SARS-CoV-2. Hence, strategies and practices to minimize risks of infection for both HCPs and treated patients have to be developed and followed by allergy clinics.