05/29/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Published: 5/29/2020. This three-page fact sheet informs healthcare providers of the significant known and potential risks and benefits of the emergency use of the COVID-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test Cassette (Whole Blood/Serum/Plasma), which received an Emergency Use Authorization from the Food and Drug Administration on May 29, 2020. The COVID-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test Cassette (Whole Blood/Serum/Plasma) is authorized for the detection of IgG and IgM antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in human serum, plasma (EDTA, lithium heparin, and sodium citrate), or venous whole blood. (PDF)
05/29/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Published: 5/29/2020. This three-page fact sheet informs healthcare providers of the significant known and potential risks and benefits of the emergency use of the Atellica® IM SARS-CoV-2 Total (COV2T) assay, which received an Emergency Use Authorization from the Food and Drug Administration on May 29, 2020. The Atellica® IM SARS-CoV-2 Total (COV2T) assay is authorized for the detection of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in human serum and plasma. (PDF)
05/29/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Published: 5/29/2020. This three-page fact sheet informs healthcare providers of the significant known and potential risks and benefits of the emergency use of the ADVIA Centaur® SARS-CoV-2 Total (COV2T) assay, which received an Emergency Use Authorization from the Food and Drug Administration on May 29, 2020. The ADVIA Centaur® SARS-CoV-2 Total (COV2T) assay is authorized for the detection of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in human serum and plasma. (PDF)
05/27/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Published: 5/27/2020. This web page, updated on May 27, 2020, provides information about the National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP), a collaboration among CDC, federal partners, local and state health departments, and academic and private sector partners who have formed a Community of Practice. They collect, analyze, and share electronic patient encounter data received from emergency departments, urgent and ambulatory care centers, inpatient healthcare settings, and laboratories. The electronic health data are integrated through a shared platform—the BioSense Platform. (Video or Multimedia)
05/27/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 5/27/2020. This web page provides guidance about what administrators and staff of group homes for people with disabilities need to know about COVID-19, and what to do if a group home resident has been exposed to COVID-19, has symptoms of COVID-19, or tests positive for COVID-19. (Text)
05/26/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 5/26/2020. This web page provides links to information about mathematical modeling, which helps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and partners respond to the COVID-19 pandemic by informing decisions about pandemic planning, resource allocation, and implementation of social distancing measures and other interventions. (Text)
05/25/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Global Heat Health Information Network (GHHIN). Published: 5/25/2020. This eight-page technical brief describes key considerations for decision-makers and practitioners on adapting existing plans, protocols, and procedures for managing the risks of extreme heat during the COVID-19 pandemic. It discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic amplifies health risks for many people in hot weather. (PDF)
05/22/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 5/22/2020. Some U.S. stockpiles include N95 filtering facepiece respirators (N95s) that have exceeded their manufacturer-designated shelf life. U.S. government decision-makers are considering whether these products should be released for use during the COVID-19 response. Information, updated on May 22, 2020, is provided on this page that may be used to inform these product release decisions. In times of respiratory protective device shortage, such as during the COVID-19 response, supplies must be managed so that protection against exposure is adequate. (Text)
05/21/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Published: 5/21/2020. This three-page technical note presents general recommendations to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 virus through heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems in health care facilities. (PDF)
05/15/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Published: 5/15/2020. Dialysis facilities can protect patients and staff from respiratory infections, including COVID-19, by following the recommendations in this three-page document. Guidance is provided for before patients arrive, once patients arrive at the clinic, when COVID-19 is suspected or confirmed, and cleaning and disinfection after patients leave. (PDF)
05/13/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Published: 5/13/2020. This 57-minute webinar will help participants know how to acknowledge and respond to higher levels of fear and anxiety in individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic. It will also help leaders ask the appropriate questions to consider the impact of trauma in people’s lives, and suggest strategies for how faith and community leaders can respond. (Video or Multimedia)
05/12/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 5/12/2020. This web page provides links to COVID-19 training for healthcare professionals under these topics: Clinical Care and Infection Control, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Nonpharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs), Emergency Preparedness and Response, and COVID-19 Trainings on TRAIN. (Text)
05/11/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Published: 5/11/2020. This eight-page technical note deals with the minimum environmental public health standards in health facilities, a key component for the safety of the patient, health personnel, visitors, and companions. Recommendations are provided on safe water, sanitation, solid waste, hand washing, and cleaning and disinfection. (PDF)
05/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 5/2020. Participants in this course will learn the overall procedure for managing decontamination and sterilization of medical devices, including how to describe decontamination and Spaulding classification; explain the dangers of reprocessing single-use medical devices; describe the layout and flow of the decontamination unit; and list the steps for proper receipt, storage and transportation of sterile medical devices. (Video or Multimedia)
05/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 5/2020. Participants in this course will learn the role of an infection prevention and control (IPC) professional in environmental cleaning, and understand how cleaning and disinfection prevents contamination of the health care environment. Learning objectives include describing areas of collaboration between IPC and environmental services; describing the health care environment and purpose of environmental cleaning; and identifying differences between routine and terminal cleaning. (Video or Multimedia)
05/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Global Heat Health Information Network (GHHIN). Published: 5/2020. This four-page checklist is for local and national authorities coordinating heatwave preparedness and response measures. It provides a list of measures to consider when adapting heatwave plans and interventions in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak. (PDF)
05/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Headington Institute. Published: 5/2020. This two-page document describes risk habituation, when our brain begins to numb itself to a perpetual threat, and the risk contagion effect, which is most often talked about in reference to "bear" and "bull" behaviors in the financial markets. It explains how this effect, along with risk habituation, can potentially muddy our judgment regarding the safety of our families, staff, and beneficiaries during the COVID-19 pandemic. (PDF)
05/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Headington Institute. Published: 5/2020. This two-page document discusses risk habituation, which is a necessary aspect of our brain maintaining its survival focus. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, we are beginning to see risk habituation develop. The only way to have an accurate assessment of our own risk is to be aware of risk habituation and to consciously evaluate the facts of our personal and family situation. (PDF)
04/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress [Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences] (CSTS). Published: 4/2020. This two-page fact sheet discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has put in perspective the need for leaders to prepare for disruption of work routines, anxiety within their communities and organizations, and even death of community members, friends, and team members. Understanding people’s reactions to the losses associated with tragic events informs the roles that leaders can play in support of recovery. (PDF)
04/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress [Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences] (CSTS). Published: 4/2020. This two-page document provides guidelines that describe ways to reduce stress during the COVID-19 pandemic and increase adaptive coping in individuals exposed to mass death, including training personnel for mortuary work. (PDF)
04/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress [Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences] (CSTS). Published: 4/2020. Working with the dead, especially following mass casualty events, is one of the most stressful aspects of disaster work. In order to deal with this stress, this innovative early intervention was developed that uses the principles of psychological first aid. (Text)
04/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress [Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences] (CSTS). Published: 4/2020. This one-page document provides information that can assist with the difficult process of death notification under the very complicated circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic. (PDF)
03/27/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Published: 3/27/2020. This nine-page document discusses the role of faith-based and community leaders in the COVID-19 pandemic, and provides recommended preventative practices and answers to frequently asked questions about COVID-19. (PDF)
03/25/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Council for Behavioral Health. Published: 3/25/2020. This 20-page document provides guidance for behavioral health residential facilities that will help them improve infection control and prevention practices to prevent the transmission of COVID-19, including guidance for visitation. (PDF)
03/01/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Published: 3/2020. This three-page document provides steps that hospital and alternate care setting staff can take to help patients and their families manage the distress of the COVID-19 pandemic more effectively. Providers are encouraged to adapt recommended actions based on their facility’s individual needs and practical considerations (e.g., limited resources and staff). (PDF)
11/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Department of Education (ED). Published: 11/2019. This two-page document provides 10 tips to support implementation of the psychological first aid model before, during, and after emergency events, for use by school staff members, including administrators, teachers, paraprofessionals, and after-school staff. (PDF)
07/31/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 7/31/2019. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and its many partners have made great strides in the fields of influenza surveillance, prevention, and treatment since the H1N1 pandemic in 2009, benefiting the annual response to seasonal flu epidemics. Key improvements are summarized on this page. (Text)
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