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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International
●International Eczema Council (IEC): Statement on COVID-19
●International Psoriasis Council (IPC): Statement on COVID-19 and psoriasis (2020)
●IPC: Statement on SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and psoriasis (2020)
United States
●American Academy of Dermatology (AAD): Guidance on the use of immunosuppressive agents
●AAD: How to care for iPLEDGE patients during the pandemic
●AAD: Running your dermatology practice during COVID-19
●AAD: Statement on dermatologic manifestations of COVID-19 (2020)
●ASDS: Guidance regarding SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine side effects in dermal filler patients (2020)
Europe
●European Reference Networks (ERN): Patients with rare skin diseases and COVID-19 virus
●EADV: Advice on COVID-19 vaccination (2021)
●EADV: Guidance on autoimmune blistering diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020, updated 2021)
●EADV: Dermatology during times of social distancing (2020)
●EADV: Indications and treatments of vasculitis/vasculitides at the time of COVID-19 (2020)
●EADV: Management of psoriasis patients under systemic treatments (2020)
●EADV: Office-based operation during COVID-19 pandemic (2020)
●EADV: Prevention of pressure injuries due to face masks during COVID-19 pandemia (2020)
●EADV: Pruritus management during COVID-19 pandemic (2020)
●EADV: Recommendations on COVID-19 (2020)
●EADV: Recommendations on COVID-19 and contact dermatitis – Alerts and warnings (2020)
United Kingdom
●National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): COVID-19 rapid guideline – Dermatological conditions treated with drugs affecting the immune response (2020, updated 2021)
●BAD: COVID-19 – Clinical guidelines for the management of dermatology patents remotely (2020)
●BAD: Guidance for managing patients on isotretinoin during the coronavirus pandemic (2020)
●BAD: Guidance for managing urticaria patients on omalizumab during the coronavirus pandemic (2020)
●BAD and BSDS: COVID-19 – Recommending skin cancer surgery services (2020)
●BPG: Statement on reintroducing photodynamic therapy during corona virus pandemic (2020)
●BPG: Statement regarding phototherapy services during corona virus pandemic (2020)
India
Australia–New Zealand
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.
●[International] International Federation of Psoriasis Associations (IFPA): Global advice – Psoriasis and COVID-19
●[Canada] Canadian Dermatology Association (CDA): COVID-19 patient updates
●[United States] American Academy of Dermatology (AAD): Coronavirus resource center
●[United States] American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS): COVID-19 patient education resources
●[United States] National Eczema Association (NEA): Ask the Ecz-perts – Coronavirus (COVID-19)
●[United States] National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF): COVID-19 resource center
●[Australia–New Zealand] The Australasian College of Dermatologists (ACD): COVID-19 updates – For patients and community
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 5th to 6th 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)".)