08/24/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 8/24/2020. This 13-page report covers the events and threats detected by the ECDC epidemic intelligence (EI) team in 2019 and the actions taken in relation to these findings. In 2019, 306 new events were monitored and discussed at the daily round table meeting. (PDF)
08/23/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Published: 8/23/2020. This five-page fact sheet provides information for healthcare providers about the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to permit the emergency use of the unapproved product COVID-19 convalescent plasma to treat hospitalized patients with COVID-19. (PDF)
08/21/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 8/21/2020. This nine-page document, co-published with UNICEF, provides guidance to decision-makers, the public, and child health professionals to inform policy on the use of masks for children in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. It does not address the use of masks for adults working with children or parents/guardians or the use of masks for children in healthcare settings. (PDF)
08/20/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 8/20/2020. Presenters in this one-hour Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) call discuss updates to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations for the 2020-2021 influenza vaccination season. Topics include the Standards for Adult Immunization Practice, flu vaccination planning, general vaccination guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic, and guidance for large vaccination clinics held in satellite, temporary, or off-site locations. (Video or Multimedia)
08/20/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 8/20/2020. This web page provides answers to frequently asked questions about contact tracing, with topics covering basics, and digital tools and information. It also provides links to additional resources. (Text)
08/19/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Published: 8/19/2020. The Department of Health and Human Services has determined that the Food and Drug Administration will not require premarket review of laboratory developed tests absent notice-and-comment rulemaking, as opposed to through guidance documents, compliance manuals, website statements, or other informal issuances. (Text)
08/17/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Published: 8/17/2020. This nine-page document describes how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is revising guidance on the expansion of survey activities to authorize on site revisits and other survey types, and to State Survey Agencies (SAs) on resolving enforcement cases. (PDF)
08/17/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Published: 8/17/2020. To assist in preventing the transmission of COVID-19 within the dialysis population, CMS is reinforcing this 11-page infection control guidance based upon the current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations for dialysis facilities, which include screening for COVID-19, patient placement, personal protective equipment, isolation, cleaning, and disinfection. (PDF)
08/13/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: ADA [Americans with Disabilities Act] National Network. Published: 8/13/2020. This one-hour, 35-minute webinar provides an overview of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)'s roles and responsibilities in the midst of COVID-19, how FEMA continued to serve people with disabilities during that response, and how it continued to plan and prepare for the 2020 natural disaster season in the midst of the pandemic. (Video or Multimedia)
08/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Public Health Foundation (PHF). Published: 8/2020. This training plan provides foundational COVID-19 information for individuals assisting in the COVID-19 response. The plan includes required, recommended, and supplemental training. After completing this training, responders will be better prepared to receive specialized training required by the jurisdictions for the role they are serving (e.g., contact tracers, case investigators, epidemiologists, data analysts). (Video or Multimedia)
07/23/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). Published: 7/23/2020. This four-page document provides guidelines and resources to prepare organizations for an increase in patient volume in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Surge planning for COVID-19 patients requires administrators to evaluate capacity and capability in space, skills, and supplies, and then develop and apply structures to move current capacity to maximum capability. (PDF)
06/11/2020 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: 6/11/2020. This six-page document from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) provides resources in response to numerous requests for resources and information related to home-based and community healthcare infectious disease preparedness best practices specific to COVID-19. (PDF)
04/16/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Washington State Department of Health. Published: 4/16/2020. This four-page document provides COVID-19 infection prevention guidance to help home care, home health, and hospice agencies that provide care to clients/patients in their homes. (PDF)
04/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Army Public Health Center (USAPHC). Published: 4/2020. This six-page document provides guidance for fit-testing of tight-fitting filtering facepiece respirators (FFR), such as N-95s and other similar respirators, during increased demand conditions such as the COVID-19 pandemic. (PDF)
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