Sourcing Personal Protective Equipment During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020/03/28 by Edward H. Livingston, Angel N. Desai, Michael Berkwits · 2 citations
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · #COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts

paper · doi:10.1001/jama.2020.5317

openalex publication_date 2020/03/28 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31

Abstract

The editors of JAMA recognize the challenges, concerns, and frustration about the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) that is affecting the care of patients and safety of health care workers in the US and around the world.We seek creative immediate solutions for how to maximize the use of PPE, to conserve the supply of PPE, and to identify new sources of PPE.We are in-terested in suggestions, recommendations, and potential actions from individuals who have relevant experience, especially from physicians, other health care professionals, and administrators in hospitals and other clinical settings.JAMA is inviting immediate suggestions, which can be added as online comments to this article.

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