04/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 4/1/2020. This three-page document summarizes how according to European Union recommendations, timely and accurate COVID-19 laboratory testing is an essential part of the management of COVID-19 for slowing down the pandemic, supporting decisions on infection control strategies and patient management at healthcare facilities, and detecting asymptomatic cases that could spread the virus further if not isolated. (PDF)
03/31/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC). Published: 3/31/2020. This five-page document discusses why and how Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) must be integrated into the response to COVID-19. It was developed by the World Health Organization, United Nations Population Fund, UNICEF, United Nations High Commissioner for Refuges, World Food Programme, International Organization for Migrations, CHS Alliance, InterAction, and the UN Victims’ Rights Advocate. (PDF)
03/31/2020 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: 3/31/2020. This Topic Collection from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) focuses on plans, tools, templates, and other immediately implementable resources to help with COVID-19 preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts, focusing on fatality management. (Text)
03/31/2020 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: 3/31/2020. This Topic Collection from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) focuses on plans, tools, templates, and other immediately implementable resources to help with COVID-19 preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts, focusing on emergency departments. (Text)
03/31/2020 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: 3/31/2020. This Topic Collection from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) focuses on plans, tools, templates, and other immediately implementable resources to help with COVID-19 preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts, focusing on the supply chain. (Text)
03/31/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Public Health Service Commissioned Corps [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services]. Published: 3/31/2020. This 43-page document discusses a possible crisis standard of care strategy currently contemplated by several centers during the COVID-19 pandemic, which is the ventilation of two patients with a single mechanical ventilator. This guidance provides technical documents developed by academic leaders assembled at FEMA, in order to provide an example of the type of circuits, setups, and anticipated problems that one might face if this strategy is employed - in a crisis care, life-or-death, situation. (PDF)
03/31/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 3/31/2020. This 10-page document aims to provide guidance to European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) healthcare facilities and healthcare providers on infection prevention and control (IPC) measures for the management of suspected and confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection in healthcare settings, including long-term care facilities. It focuses on measures to be applied in settings with increasing community transmission, a growing demand for care of COVID-19 patients, and ensuing staff issues in the event of shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare facilities in EU/EEA countries and the United Kingdom. (PDF)
03/31/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 3/31/2020. This seven-page document aims to help European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) public health authorities in the tracing and management of persons, including healthcare workers, who had contact with COVID-19 cases. It outlines the key steps of contact tracing, including contact identification, listing and follow-up, in the context of the COVID-19 response. (PDF)
03/31/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 3/31/2020. This three-page document provides guidance on infection prevention and control (IPC) measures for people with suspected or confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) who are experiencing mild symptom that do not require hospitalization, therefore self-isolating at home. (PDF)
03/31/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Harvard University, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Published: 3/31/2020. In this 41-minute Q&A, epidemiologist Michael Mina updates viewers on the scope of the COVID-19 pandemic and understanding of the virus; describes the intersection between research and supply chains; and explores hopes for treatments and vaccines. (Video or Multimedia)
03/31/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 3/31/2020. No pharmaceutical products have yet been shown to be safe and effective for the treatment of COVID-19. This Scientific Brief discusses the use of licensed medicines for indications that have not been approved by a national medicines regulatory authority, which is considered “off-label” use. The prescription of medicines for off-label use by doctors may be subject to national laws and regulations. All healthcare workers should be aware of and comply with the laws and regulations governing their practice. (Text)
03/31/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 3/31/2020. This guidance summarizes research about decontamination of filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) before reuse. Reusing disposable FFRs has been suggested as a contingency capacity strategy to conserve available supplies for healthcare environments during a pandemic, such as COVID-19. (Text)
03/31/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 3/31/2020. This 41-page reporting protocol is for the 2020 data call for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance data collected by the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network (EARS-Net) for 2019. (PDF)
03/31/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC). Published: 3/31/2020. In addition to informing on gendered impacts that have emerged in the COVID-19 health emergency, this 13-page document by the IASC Reference Group for Gender in Humanitarian Action includes minimum standards for integrating gender equality into preparedness and response planning process, and cluster program priorities for a gender-integrated response. (PDF)
03/30/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Published: 3/30/2020. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an immediately-in-effect guidance to help expand the availability of surgical apparel for healthcare professionals, including gowns (togas), hoods, and surgeon’s and patient examination gloves during this COVID-19 public health emergency. FDA believes the policy set forth in this 15-page guidance may help address the urgent public health concerns caused by shortages of such products by taking a risk-based approach and clarifying the policies that FDA intends to apply to gowns and other apparel, including these products’ associated indications and claims. (PDF)
03/30/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Center for Health Security [Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health]. Published: 3/30/2020. The United States is already witnessing a shortage of critical care nurses in the COVID-19 response. This report discusses potential ways to bridge this staffing gap, and includes a table detailing COVID-19–Related Nursing Roles and Responsibilities. (Text)
03/30/2020 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: 3/30/2020. The HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response developed a COVID-19 tabletop exercise for the private sector, including owners/operators, company legal counsel, communication teams, human resources, and other key company leadership. This one-page document includes links to all the materials needed to carry out this exercise. Exercise materials include: Private Sector Exercise in a Box Instructions, Player Handbook, Facilitator Guide, PowerPoint Presentation, Draft Summary Report Template, and Participant Feedback Form. (PDF)
03/29/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Published: 3/29/2020. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued this immediately-in-effect 14-page guidance that outlines an enforcement policy to help expand the availability and capability of sterilizers, disinfectant devices, and air purifiers. The devices include those intended to make devices sterile, kill pathogens or other microorganisms, and kill pathogens or microorganisms in the air. This policy reflects FDA’s commitment to ease burdens on healthcare providers and facilities as they face COVID-19. (PDF)
03/28/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Academies Press (NAP). Published: 3/28/2020. In response to a request from the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a standing committee of experts to help inform OSTP on critical science and policy issues related to emerging infectious diseases and other public health threats, including the COVID-19 pandemic. This 15-page publication articulates the guiding principles, key elements, and core messages that undergird Crisis Standards of Care decision-making at all levels for the COVID-19 pandemic. (Text)
03/26/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Mercy Health System. Published: 3/26/2020. Representatives from four complex care programs around the country have recorded discussions in this one-hour, 16-minute video about how they are providing telehealth services for children with medical complexity during the COVID-19 outbreak. The programs represented are Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, University of Texas in Houston, Children's National in Washington, DC, and Baystate Hospital in Massachusetts. (Video or Multimedia)
03/26/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Network for Public Health Law. Published: 3/26/2020. This one-hour webinar examines the decisions healthcare workers must make to address scarce resource allocation, including ethical decision-making, provider liability, and other legal issues, and the role of Crisis Standards of Care in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Video or Multimedia)
03/26/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 3/26/2020. This three-page document provides guiding principles and considerations to support countries in their decision-making regarding provision of immunization services during the COVID-19 pandemic and is endorsed by the World Health Organization’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization. (PDF)
03/25/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe. Published: 3/25/2020. This seven-page guidance is intended for use by health authorities to guide the actions taken by healthcare providers for refugees and migrants in relation to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It is intended to address the needs and rights of refugees and migrants living in all types of setting. General recommendations made by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the COVID-19 response are the superseding guidelines. (PDF)
03/24/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action. Published: 3/24/2020. This one-hour, two-minute webinar discusses child protection in the context of COVID-19, and features speakers who give presentations about what they're seeing in the field: needs, trends, and patterns of issues related to child protection. They also share some innovations and solutions that they're seeing. (Video or Multimedia)
03/24/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Published: 3/24/2020. This 19-minute video offers guidance on how to launch telehealth into practice during COVID-19. It details the technology, the workflow, and how to get patients and families on board with telehealth. (Video or Multimedia)
03/24/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH). Published: 3/24/2020. In this one-hour, 33-minute webinar, speakers discuss how Seattle and King County are responding to COVID-19, including what they are doing to establish isolation and quarantine (I/Q) beds and address transportation needs across their homelessness services system. (Video or Multimedia)
03/24/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC). Published: 3/24/2020. In this one-hour, four-minute webinar, speakers discuss the N95 filtering facepiece respirators ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) process for decontamination and reuse, and guidance for respiratory and eye protection: extended use, reuse, and reuse after decontamination. (Video or Multimedia)
03/23/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Published: 3/23/2020. This 262-page plan outlines Veterans Health Administration (VHA) response activities for COVID-19 in the United States. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will create a safe environment by implementing a system where one VA facility operates as two separate “zones” (Standard and COVID-19) for inpatient care. VA will provide most outpatient care for veterans through telehealth services as appropriate. (PDF)
03/20/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Published: 3/20/2020. This 18-minute webinar helps clinicians understand special considerations for children with complex needs, how to prepare a clinic/practice, and how to partner with and support families during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Video or Multimedia)
03/18/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Published: 3/18/2020. This 20-minute webinar discusses how to utilize preparedness principles to mobilize pediatricians to adapt protocols, learn new models, and serve as champions for children in a pandemic such as COVID-19. (Video or Multimedia)
03/17/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Published: 3/17/2020. This 24-minute webinar offers clinical guidance on the coronavirus strain (COVID-19) and strategies for pediatricians to increase infection control practices in their offices to protect their patients and healthcare workers. (Video or Multimedia)
03/17/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Published: 3/17/2020. This 22-minute webinar discusses effective communication strategies for clinicians and ways to talk to and support children during the COVID-19 pandemic, and includes strategies to help parents communicate with their children. (Video or Multimedia)
03/01/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: American Medical Association (AMA). Published: 3/2020. The American Medical Association has curated the information and resources on this web page to provide guidance to senior and retired physicians who may wish to return to work or are called upon to do so during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The page also provides links to Essential Tools and Resources. (Text)
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. The HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response developed a COVID-19 fatality management tabletop exercise for use by government, private sector, and nonprofit organizations. The toolkit includes this 22-page Situational Manual and PowerPoint. The Situation Manual provides exercise participants with a hypothetical scenario that depicts numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths at the state, regional, and national levels over a period of 40 days. It also includes discussion questions regarding the following topics: coordination of fatality management operations; information collection and reporting; legal and regulatory considerations; supply chains and resource management; infection control; continuity of operations; mental and behavioral health services; and public messaging and risk communications. The accompanying slide deck can be customized and provides an overview of the scenario to set the stage for discussion. (Text)
03/01/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: Social Science in Humanitarian Action. Published: 3/2020. This eight-page brief sets out practical considerations relating to flows of information, misinformation, and disinformation though online media, particularly social media networks, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. It details various types of online media, key players, and influencers on social media, and strategies for ensuring good information and disrupting mis- and disinformation. (PDF)
03/01/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] (CDC NIOSH). Published: 3/2020. This 10-page document updates the List of Potentially Life-Threatening Infectious Diseases to which Emergency Response Employees May be Exposed to include the addition of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2, and the definition of “emergency response employee (ERE).” The list and accompanying guidelines, originally published in a 2011 Federal Register notice, are republished in this document with these updates. (PDF)
01/09/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 1/9/2020. This 62-page document is intended to guide manufacturers who are willing to submit applications for an Emergency Use Assessment and Listing with the goal of obtaining a listing of their product (s) for use during public health emergencies. (PDF)
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