Society guideline links: COVID-19 – Primary care for adults

Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: COVID-19 – Index of guideline topics".)

United States

●American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPMR): Multidisciplinary collaborative consensus guidance statement on the assessment and treatment of fatigue in postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC) patients (2021)

●American College of Physicians (ACP): COVID-19 – An ACP physician's guide and resources (2021)

●American Geriatrics Society (AGS): Position statement on resource allocation strategies and age-related considerations in the COVID-19 era and beyond (2020)

Europe

●European Respiratory Society (ERS): Statement on long COVID-19 follow-up (2022)

●European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID): Rapid guidelines for assessment and management of long COVID (2022)

●European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC): COVID-19 infection prevention and control for primary care, including general practitioner practices, dental clinics and pharmacy settings (2020)

United Kingdom

●National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): COVID-19 rapid guideline – Managing the long-term effects of COVID-19 (2020, updated 2024)

●Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN): Guideline on managing the long-term effects of COVID-19 (2021)

Australia–New Zealand

●Australian Rheumatology Association (ARA): Advice for GPs and other health professionals caring for patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIRD) in the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic (2023)

●Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP): Coronavirus (COVID-19) information for GPs (2023)

●RACGP: COVID-19 vaccine information for GPs (2023)

●RACGP: Coronavirus (COVID-19) information for rural GPs (2020)

Resources for patients — The following links provide resources about COVID-19 for non-clinicians. These resources come from select society and government-sponsored guidelines from several countries and regions around the world.

●[Canada] Canadian Medical Association (CMA): COVID-19 – For the public

●[United States] American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP): COVID-19 – Clinical resources and patient education

●[United States] American College of Physicians (ACP): COVID-19 – Physician's guide and resources: Resources – Patient education

●[United States] American Geriatrics Society (AGS): Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) information hub - For older adults and caregivers

●[United Kingdom] National Health Service (NHS): Long-term effects of coronavirus (long COVID)

UpToDate also offers "The Basics" patient education pieces, which are written by the doctors and editors at UpToDate. These are written in plain language, at the 5^th to 6^th grade reading level, and answer the main questions a person is likely to have. (See "Patient education: COVID-19 overview (The Basics)" and "Patient education: COVID-19 and children (The Basics)" and "Patient education: COVID-19 and pregnancy (The Basics)" and "Patient education: COVID-19 vaccines (The Basics)".)