Infection Control and PPE

• Research procedures are expected to follow the PPE/safety recommendations for clinical procedures. Use the resources below to help develop your plan.
• IRB applications require the completed HEIC form: Supplemental Form for COVID-19 Research
  Scroll approximately halfway down and it’s under Forms and Instructions for COVID-19 Related Research. 

• Johns Hopkins Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control

  HEIC maintains COVID-19 infection control policies, guidelines, and training required for research planning and implementation

• MyLearning Course: JHHS | Infection Prevention in Clinical Areas during the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Asymptomatic Screening Precautions

    For the foreseeable future, in-person research interactions with participants (even COVID-19 negative) will require staff to obtain and wear PPE. All staff will be required to wear surgical masks and face shields and participants will wear a face mask. 

• Returning to Ambulatory Settings

  Scroll to: Guidance for Patients Confirmed to Have COVID-19 (with or without symptoms) Attending Ambulatory Clinics or Facilities