A video of best practice recommendations for making botulinum toxin therapy safe during the COVID-19 pandemic

• DOI: 10.1007/s10072-021-05375-z
• Publication Date: 2021-07-19T07:02:52Z
• Authors: Francesco Bono; Maria Concetta Al...; Roberto Eleopra; ; Maria Albanese; Giovanni Albani; Maurizio Assetta; Massimo Autunno; Maria Teresa Babbini; Fabrizio Balestrieri; Pierangelo Barbero; Sergio Barbieri; Stefano Bargellesi; Anna Rita Bentivo...; Laura Bertolasi; M. Bizza; Loredana Capone; Daniela Cassano; Anna Castagna; Gioacchino Castro...; Alessandra Cerchi; Chiara Cesaretti; Sabina Cevoli; Mario Coletti Moja; Claudio Corradini; Floriana Crapanzano; Maura Chiara Danni; Matteo De Bartolo; Giovanni De Fazio; Raffaele Del Colle; Alberto Doretti; Nunzio Fazio; Giovanni Flamma; Emma Frasson; Marco Frontoni; Roberto Giorgianni; Paolo Girlanda; Licia Grazzi; Cristina Inglese; Ugo Leggio; Christian Lettieri; Paolo Liberini; Vitalma Liotti; Salvatore Lo Fermo; Silvia Lori; Alessandro Lozza; Loredana Maggi; Giorgio Maggioni; Edoardo Mampreso; Lucia Manzo; Roberta Marchese; Lucio Marinelli; Gabriele Masi; Eva Milano; Salvatore Misceo; Marcello Moccia; Maurizio Osio; Martina Petracca; Angelo Pascarella; Lorenzo Polidori; Renato Pozzolante; Maria Pia Prudenzano; Marcello Romano; Valentina Rossi; Simona Sacco; Grazia Sances; Antonio Santoro; Cesa Scaglione Lo...; Vincenzo Sidoti; Paola Soliveri; Giovanna Maddalen...; Nicola Tambasco; Carmen Terranova; Paola Torelli; Carlo Truscello; Franco Valzania
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; Botulinum Toxins; 0302 clinical medicine; SARS-CoV-2; Healthcare Organization; COVID-19; Humans; Ambulatory Care Facilities; Pandemics; COVID-19 pandemic; Italian Botulinum Toxin Network recommendations; SARS-CoV-2 infection; Safe botulinum toxin injection; 3. Good health

The physician and patient come into close contact during botulinum toxin treatments, increasing the chances of COVID-19 infection. Therefore, it is essential to use an effective injection method that can prevent infection with SARS-CoV-2 virus. In order to minimize the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission during botulinum toxin treatment in the COVID-19 era, the Italian Botulinum Toxin Network study group of the Italian Society of Neurology has prepared a video of best practice recommendations on how to organize the work of a clinic performing botulinum toxin treatments.