Based on World Health Organization (WHO) guidance for essential health services during an outbreak, the IAEA document covers measures such as training for robust COVID-19 screening in patients and staff, strict use of personal protection equipment (PPE), distancing, use of communication technologies in the discussion of cases and findings, handwashing and respiratory hygiene measures, and cleaning and disinfection of equipment and accessories. It also details how nuclear medicine practitioners should proceed if during procedures, such as a PET-CT scan for the evaluation of cancer, findings show patterns consistent with a possible additional COVID-19 infection.
“The guidelines offer a practical checklist, which is very welcome at this time where there is lot of uncertainty and a lack of consistent information throughout the medical field,” said Stefano Fanti, Director of the Nuclear Medicine Division at the St. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital in Bologna and one of the authors of the paper. “They will help to ensure that we can continue to deliver these essential services while mitigating COVID-19 infection risk in patients and staff.”
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