COVID-19 Resources

Aerosols in the era of COVID-19 – free resources from ISAM

ISAM is committed to support health care workers and scientists during these challenging times by providing free-to-access educational resources on aerosol-related issues in the era of COVID-19. These resources are accessible to all from the main ISAM webpage. Be well and stay healthy!

Urgent Appeal from International Society for Aerosols in Medicine (ISAM) During COVID-19

Posted June 30, 2020

Clinical Decision Makers and Governmental Agencies Should Consider the Inhaled Route of Administration: A Statement from the ISAM Regulatory and Standardization Issues Networking Group
This Letter to the Editor was published by the Journal of Aerosols Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery. Read the full text:

2020 COVID-19 Urgent Appeal (61 KB)

Breathing Is Enough: For the Spread of Influenza Virus and SARS-CoV-2 by Breathing Only

Posted June 30, 2020

A Letter to the Editor by Gerhard Scheuch published by the Journal of Aerosols Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery. Read the full text:

Breathing is Enough (72 KB)

 

Previous COVID-19 Webinars

"Face mask and respirator effectiveness: Limiting exposures to airborne pathogens during COVID-19 and beyond"

Presented on Monday, June 1, 2020

Co-Presented by Conor Ruzycki, PhD Candidate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, and Phillip Clapp, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma, and Lung Biology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

June 2020 ISAM Webinar Slides (113210 KB)

View the presentation on YouTube 

"Evidence based recommendations on preventing nosocomial transmission for clinicians while taking care for coronavirus infected patients"

Presented by 

Jie Li, PhD, RRT, RRT-ACCS, RRT-NPS

Associate Professor, Clinical Education Coordinator
Department of Cardiopulmonary Sciences-Division of Respiratory Care, Rush University

2020 COVID-19 Presentation Slides (5725 KB)

View the presentation on YouTube