
Currently Available & Routinely Updated
Resources for Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Federal Resources and WHO Landing Pages
- Master Question List for COVID-19 (caused by SARS-CoV-2)
- Gain a better understanding of the meaning of Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) and how it works with this quick video from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC Coronavirus Disease 2019 home page
- CDC Situation Summary – including disease status and CDC response
- WHO Coronavirus home page
- WHO Technical Guidance home page with links to all guidance documents
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- FEMA State Point of Contact List
- FEMA Rumor Control Link
- CDC-Updated Symptoms of Coronavirus Disease
Access to Private Resources
- British Medical Journal
- Infectious Disease Society of America
- Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA)
- Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)
- The Lancet
- Oxford University Press
- Cochrane
- Elsevier
- Lumere
- ECRI
- EBSCO
- Advisory Board
- MIT technology review
This is a compilation of all of the research available on COVID-19 - Open research data set
- The Ventilator Training Alliance provides a multi-vendor library of training and product materials for medical professionals
- University of Minnesota-Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP)
Flattening the Curve (Information for the General Population)
- White House: 15 Days to slow the Spread
- CDC-COVID-19 Self checker
- CDC Coronavirus Disease 2019 what you should know?
- CDC Implementation of Mitigation Strategies for Communities with Local COVID-19 Transmission
- Getting Your Home Ready Checklist for individuals and families
- CDC Coronavirus Management in the Home
- What to do if you are sick
- What to expect at a COVID-19 Drive Through Testing Center
- WHO Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public: Myth busters
- NPR Comic for communicating about the coronavirus to children
- CDC-Children and Coronavirus disease
- Use of cloth face coverings to slow the spread of COVID-19
Healthcare Systems and Preparedness
- DHHS and ASPR COVID-19 Healthcare Planning Checklist
- University of Washington Medicine Covid-19 Resource site
Information, guidelines based on first-hand experience from the University of Washington Medicine Department. - Health Department After Hours Contact List by State
- CDC Healthcare Facilities
- CDC Steps to take now to prepare for COVID-19
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Hospital Preparedness Tool: Hospital check list
- Interim Guidance for Healthcare Facilities
Includes key considerations, preparation, actions if COVID-19 is in your community and considerations for different settings of care. - Strategies for preventing spread in Long-term Care Facilities
- Healthcare personnel with potential exposure to COVID-19
Provides specific guidance for exposure, risk and monitoring protocols.
Healthcare Workers
- CDC What Healthcare Personnel should know
Information on the disease and how it is spread. - CDC Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations
- CDC First Responders
- Interim Additional Guidance for Infection Prevention and Control for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 in Nursing Homes
- Healthcare Providers Preparedness Checklist
Conserve and Optimize PPE
- CDC Strategies for optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators
Provides guidance on the appropriate use of PPE and measures to take to avoid overuse. - Conventional Capacity Strategies
- Contingency Capacity Strategies
- Crisis/Alternate Strategies
- Healthcare Facilities: Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators during the covid-19 Response
- WHO Rational Use of PPE Guidance Document
- Home page for National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Trusted Respiratory list
- CDC Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection
- UW Medical has policies and protocols for PPE conservation
scroll down on this link to see the list PPE conservation policy is at the bottom of section one - CDC guidance on proper order for PPE
- AORN proper donning and doffing of PPE
scroll to the bottom for a link to the Nebraska video on proper donning and doffing of PPE for COVID-19
Clinical Care of the COVID-19 Patient
- CDC-Information from Health Department on Reporting Cases of COVID-19
- CDC Clinical Care Guidance document
Provides information on presentation, clinical course, diagnostic testing, lab and radiographic findings, clinical management/treatment, investigational therapies, guidance for discontinuing precautions for in home isolation and offers additional links to treatment resources.
Reducing Exposure Telehealth Resources
Resources From HealthTrust Clinicians
- Acute Renal Failure
- Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers
- Alternate Care & Isolation Sites
- Blood Donation Requirements
- CMS Update
- Converting Bilevel Devices to Ventilators
- Coronavirus & Its Impact on U.S. Healthcare
- Decontamination of Masks & Face Shields
- Decontamination & Reuse of Filtering Facepiece Respirators
- Disinfectants & Cleaners
- Environmental Controls
- Extended Use & Reuse of N95 Masks
- Face Shields for Healthcare Providers
- Fit Testing for N95 Respirators
- Hand-Sewn Mask
- HIPAA During COVID-19
- Lung Ultrasonography
- Maintaining Distance Yet Staying Connected
- Management of Critically Ill Adults With COVID-19
- Mental Health of Healthcare Workers
- Metered-Dose Inhalers (MDI)
- PPE Conservation & Centralization
- PPE Conservation Toolkit (5 Parts)
- PPE Conservation – Top 5 Clinical Recommendations
- Process for Batelle Decontamination
- Ventilators Summary Policy
Resources
Federal Resources and WHO Landing Pages
- Master Question List for COVID-19 (caused by SARS-CoV-2)
- Gain a better understanding of the meaning of Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) and how it works with this quick video from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC Coronavirus Disease 2019 home page
- CDC Situation Summary – including disease status and CDC response
- WHO Coronavirus home page
- WHO Technical Guidance home page with links to all guidance documents
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- FEMA State Point of Contact List
- FEMA Rumor Control Link
- CDC-Updated Symptoms of Coronavirus Disease
Access to Private Resources
- British Medical Journal
- Infectious Disease Society of America
- Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA)
- Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)
- The Lancet
- Oxford University Press
- Cochrane
- Elsevier
- Lumere
- ECRI
- EBSCO
- Advisory Board
- MIT technology review
This is a compilation of all of the research available on COVID-19 - Open research data set
- The Ventilator Training Alliance provides a multi-vendor library of training and product materials for medical professionals
- University of Minnesota-Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP)
Flattening the Curve
Flattening the Curve (Information for the General Population)
- White House: 15 Days to slow the Spread
- CDC-COVID-19 Self checker
- CDC Coronavirus Disease 2019 what you should know?
- CDC Implementation of Mitigation Strategies for Communities with Local COVID-19 Transmission
- Getting Your Home Ready Checklist for individuals and families
- CDC Coronavirus Management in the Home
- What to do if you are sick
- What to expect at a COVID-19 Drive Through Testing Center
- WHO Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public: Myth busters
- NPR Comic for communicating about the coronavirus to children
- CDC-Children and Coronavirus disease
- Use of cloth face coverings to slow the spread of COVID-19
Healthcare Systems & Workers
Healthcare Systems and Preparedness
- DHHS and ASPR COVID-19 Healthcare Planning Checklist
- University of Washington Medicine Covid-19 Resource site
Information, guidelines based on first-hand experience from the University of Washington Medicine Department. - Health Department After Hours Contact List by State
- CDC Healthcare Facilities
- CDC Steps to take now to prepare for COVID-19
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Hospital Preparedness Tool: Hospital check list
- Interim Guidance for Healthcare Facilities
Includes key considerations, preparation, actions if COVID-19 is in your community and considerations for different settings of care. - Strategies for preventing spread in Long-term Care Facilities
- Healthcare personnel with potential exposure to COVID-19
Provides specific guidance for exposure, risk and monitoring protocols.
Healthcare Workers
- CDC What Healthcare Personnel should know
Information on the disease and how it is spread. - CDC Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations
- CDC First Responders
- Interim Additional Guidance for Infection Prevention and Control for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 in Nursing Homes
- Healthcare Providers Preparedness Checklist
PPE Conservation
Conserve and Optimize PPE
- CDC Strategies for optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators
Provides guidance on the appropriate use of PPE and measures to take to avoid overuse. - Conventional Capacity Strategies
- Contingency Capacity Strategies
- Crisis/Alternate Strategies
- Healthcare Facilities: Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators during the covid-19 Response
- WHO Rational Use of PPE Guidance Document
- Home page for National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Trusted Respiratory list
- CDC Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection
- UW Medical has policies and protocols for PPE conservation
scroll down on this link to see the list PPE conservation policy is at the bottom of section one - CDC guidance on proper order for PPE
- AORN proper donning and doffing of PPE
scroll to the bottom for a link to the Nebraska video on proper donning and doffing of PPE for COVID-19
Clinical Care of the COVID-19 Patient
- CDC-Information from Health Department on Reporting Cases of COVID-19
- CDC Clinical Care Guidance document
Provides information on presentation, clinical course, diagnostic testing, lab and radiographic findings, clinical management/treatment, investigational therapies, guidance for discontinuing precautions for in home isolation and offers additional links to treatment resources.
Reducing Exposure Telehealth Resources
Clinicians
Resources From HealthTrust Clinicians
- Acute Renal Failure
- Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers
- Alternate Care & Isolation Sites
- Blood Donation Requirements
- CMS Update
- Converting Bilevel Devices to Ventilators
- Coronavirus & Its Impact on U.S. Healthcare
- Decontamination of Masks & Face Shields
- Decontamination & Reuse of Filtering Facepiece Respirators
- Disinfectants & Cleaners
- Environmental Controls
- Extended Use & Reuse of N95 Masks
- Face Shields for Healthcare Providers
- Fit Testing for N95 Respirators
- Hand-Sewn Mask
- HIPAA During COVID-19
- Lung Ultrasonography
- Maintaining Distance Yet Staying Connected
- Management of Critically Ill Adults With COVID-19
- Mental Health of Healthcare Workers
- Metered-Dose Inhalers (MDI)
- PPE Conservation & Centralization
- PPE Conservation Toolkit (5 Parts)
- PPE Conservation – Top 5 Clinical Recommendations
- Process for Batelle Decontamination
- Ventilators Summary Policy