COVID-19 and Healthcare Professionals: Downloadable Resources

Guidelines, questionnaires, protocols, reporting forms, methodological guides, fact sheets… Santé publique France provides healthcare professionals with all the tools and documents needed to manage the COVID-19 outbreak.

Tools for the epidemiological surveillance of COVID-19

• Possible/Confirmed Case Questionnaire (04/30/20)
• Non-hospital contact questionnaire (04/30/20)
• Hospital contact questionnaire (06/02/20)
• Guide for the identification and investigation of clusters of COVID-19 cases (05/30/20)

Tools for the epidemiological surveillance of COVID-19 reinfection cases

• Definition of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) reinfection cases (03/16/21) 
• Procedures to Follow in Case of Suspected SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Reinfection (03/16/21) 
• Questionnaire for probable/confirmed cases of reinfection (03/16/21)  

Tools for the epidemiological surveillance of severe cases of COVID-19 and influenza admitted to intensive care

• Clinical reporting form (03/26/21)
• Protocol for the surveillance of severe cases (03/26/21)
• General information sheet for patients and families (03/26/21)

Tools for the epidemiological surveillance of COVID-19 in nursing homes and long-term care facilities

• Guide for reporting clusters of acute respiratory infection (ARI) cases in long-term care facilities (20/06/23)

Vaccination

• Tools for vaccination (on Vaccination Info Service)

Tools for SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance

As part of the genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2, positive samples (RT-PCR) to be sent to various sequencing laboratories must be accompanied by a shipping form. This shipping form must be included in the package containing the samples and must also be sent via secure messaging to the sequencing laboratory receiving these samples. 

• Sequencing Activity Submission Form (12/27/22)

Tools for monitoring vaccine failures related to COVID-19 vaccination 

• Guide for investigating vaccine failures (08/30/21)

Processing of personal data in the management of the COVID-19 epidemic

Santé publique France receives, for epidemiological surveillance purposes, pseudonymized data from the information system related to COVID-19 testing of the population. This data will be retained for 6 months after the end of the public health emergency (through 01/10/2021). Data is considered pseudonymized when it no longer allows for the direct identification of individuals. 

For more information:

• on the processing of this data by Santé publique France: dpo@santepubliquefrance.fr 
• about the information system regarding COVID-19 testing of the population and the rights of individuals affected by this processing: https://solidarites-sante.gouv.fr/ministere/article/donnees-personnelles-et-cookies