06/04/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 6/4/2020. This 30-page document aims to support the implementation of after-action reviews (AARs) and in-action reviews (IARs) focused on the public health response to COVID-19. It highlights the basic planning and implementation stages. (PDF)
06/03/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 6/3/2020. This web page provides communication resources for health departments' COVID-19 contact tracing, under these topics: Main Message, Talking Points, Sample Public Service Announcements, Sample Social Media Posts, and Questions and Answers. (Text)
06/03/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Center for Preparedness and Response (CDC CPR). Published: 6/3/2020. During this one-hour Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) call, presenters provide an overview of the updated COVID-19 guidance for dental settings, including recommendations for resuming non-emergency dental care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Presenters also discuss strategies for dental healthcare facilities to optimize personal protective equipment (PPE). (Video or Multimedia)
06/02/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: United Kingdom Department of Health (DH). Published: 6/2/2020. This 89-page document is a descriptive review of surveillance data on disparities in the risk and outcomes from COVID-19. The review looked at different factors, including age and sex, where people live, deprivation, ethnicity, people’s occupation, and care home residence. (PDF)
06/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Evidence Aid. Published: 6/1/2020. This web page, updated on June 1, 2020, provides links to resources from the rapidly expanding and evolving literature about the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The resources are from U.S. and international agencies, organizations, and publications. (Text)
06/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS ASPR). Published: 6/1/2020. This two-page document from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) provides a list of resources in response to a request for resources related to protecting community hospitals and providing care during civil unrest. (PDF)
05/29/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 5/29/2020. This web page, updated on May 29, 2020, provides COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) guidance for a suspected case requiring diagnostic testing (not to be reported at the European level); criteria to initiate testing for COVID-19 virus for active epidemiological case finding; types of specimens; and testing methodology. (Text)
05/29/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Nuffield Council on Bioethics. Published: 5/29/2020. This 14-page rapid policy brief encourages policymakers, regulators, companies, funders, and research institutions to consider ways in which COVID-19 treatments and vaccines can be developed, accessed, and distributed to those who need them in fair and equitable ways. In light of the truly global nature of the pandemic, it calls for international cooperation and collaboration across all different sectors working on COVID-19 to share the benefits of research, and for the development of policies for fair and equitable access to treatments and vaccines before these products are available. (PDF)
05/28/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 5/28/2020. This web page, updated on May 28, 2020, provides a simple screening tool that can be used to identify people with symptoms that indicate they might have a respiratory infection. Although not every person who has respiratory infection symptoms will have coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), using this tool during community spread of COVID-19 may help separate those who are more likely to have COVID-19 from the general population at entry to a homeless shelter or other homeless service program. (Text)
05/21/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe. Published: 5/21/2020. This 32-page technical guidance identifies 10 policy objectives for decision-makers, policy-makers, and national or regional health authorities as they strive to prevent and manage the COVID-19 pandemic in long-term care settings. While those tasked with making decisions for long-term care systems are often structurally separate from those managing health systems, during the various stages of the COVID-19 pandemic certain objectives should be pursued in cooperation and given equal weight in official guidance, public communication, and planning measures. (PDF)
05/14/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (AHRQ). Published: 5/14/2020. This white paper commentary is intended to help contextualize findings from two reports (Telehealth for Acute and Chronic Care Consultations, and Telehealth: Mapping the Evidence for Patient Outcomes From Systematic Reviews) to help decision-makers easily understand the relevance to current decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Text)
05/13/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP). Published: 5/13/2020. This web page provides a state-by-state list of actions, with links, that states have taken to remove policy barriers to telehealth utilization to address the COVID-19 pandemic. (Text)
05/11/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Published: 5/11/2020. This six-page technical note presents the key actions to support and protect populations that make use of shelters and transit homes during the COVID-19 emergency. It includes the promotion of hygiene and self-care measures, waste management, sanitation, cleaning and disinfection of spaces, access to safe water, hand washing, and social distancing. (PDF)
05/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Trust for America's Health. Published: 5/2020. The COVID-19 crisis has illuminated the critical need for federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial leaders to take steps to shore up the nation’s preparedness for the long term, even as the current response is ongoing.This eight-page COVID-19 Policy Response Brief lays out four major issue areas that need attention: funding and coordination, medical countermeasures, healthcare readiness, and equity and resilience. (PDF)
05/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG). Published: 5/2020. This web page provides virtual COVID-19 clinical practice webinars that are open to both the primary care respiratory academic community and all respiratory interested primary care healthcare professionals. The webinars provide the opportunity to discuss and debate current COVID-19 challenges for primary care globally. (Video or Multimedia)
04/30/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Published: 4/30/2020. This web page provides a zip file of documents about COVID-19 telehealth services covered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. (Text)
04/28/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Published: 4/28/2020. This two-page document identifies key telehealth resources for behavioral health clinicians to use during the COVID-19 pandemic. Substantial guidance is available on the appropriate and effective use of telehealth from a variety of sources, including the federal government and professional associations. (PDF)
04/17/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: American Psychological Association (APA). Published: 4/17/2020. This web page details ways psychologists can help ease the telehealth process for long-term care residents during the COVID-19 pandemic, when behavioral health expertise remains essential to support the residents, staff, and facility at large. (Text)
04/14/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA). Published: 4/14/2020. This two-page document provides milk handling guidance for COVID-19 positive or suspected mothers in the hospital regarding lactation support, bottle transfer technique, chemical disinfection, and aseptic milk transfer technique. (PDF)
04/14/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Fordham University . Published: 4/14/2020. The Coronavirus Racial Bias Scale (CRBS) is a brief self-report questionnaire developed by Fordham University's Center for Ethics Education and Applied Developmental Psychology Program as part of the Pathways to Health Study. The CRBS assesses beliefs about how the coronavirus has negatively affected people of their race/ethnicity. Questions include beliefs regarding coronavirus-related increase in negative racial/ethnic public attitudes, racial/ethnic biases resulting in loss of employment and access to health services, and increases in racially charged social media and cyberbullying. Population: Adults and Teens; Ethnic/Religious Groups Length: 9 items Time to Complete: Less than 5 minutes Mode of Administration: Self Administered Language(s): English (PDF)
04/09/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Published: 4/9/2020. This five-page document provides a state-by-state list of state-level crisis standards of care, with links. (PDF)
04/05/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: American Medical Association (AMA). Published: 4/5/2020. This guidance from the AMA Code of Medical Ethics is grounded in core values of respect, compassion, objectivity, transparency, and fairness that underly the difficult decisions about allocating scarce resources that arise in a pandemic. (Text)
03/26/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Society of Critical Care Medicine. Published: 3/26/2020. The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC), American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF), American Association of Critical‐Care Nurses (AACN), and American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) issued this three-page consensus statement on the concept of placing multiple patients on a single mechanical ventilator. (PDF)
03/17/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS ASPR). Published: 3/17/2020. This 10-page document from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) provides resources in response to a request for information on Crisis Standards of Care (CSC) for COVID-19. (PDF)
03/01/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS ASPR). Published: 3/2020. This two-page document from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) provides information about critical care planning for COVID-19, when critical care is defined as needing mechanical ventilation or medications to maintain blood pressure and does not need to be confined to usual ICU spaces. (PDF)
03/01/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: Minnesota Department of Health. Published: 3/2020. This two-page document is a template to describe the philosophy and operational practice of a facility during an incident when resources are scarce in the face of demand, and changes in practice are required, shifting focus from the individual patient to the collective need of the community. (Text)
03/01/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: Minnesota Department of Health. Published: 3/2020. This one-page document provides a detailed triage plan that health care facilities should use during a crisis standards of care situation. (PDF)
12/01/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Published: 12/2019. This 133-page guide focuses on management of the bodies of persons who die during Ebola and Marburg outbreaks. Suitably adapted, its guidance is also relevant to the management of deaths from other infectious diseases where safe procedures for handling and burying the dead are necessary. Relevant diseases include Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever and plague. (PDF)
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