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COVID-19: Safely Getting Back to Work and Back to School
Source: U.S. Senate, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Published: 5/12/2020. This three-hour, 45-minute Congressional hearing focuses on updates from officials with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, and Food and Drug Administration, who discuss what federal, state, and local governments are doing to help Americans go back to work and back to school as rapidly and safely as possible. (Video or Multimedia) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - May 12, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Factors to Consider When Planning to Purchase Respirators from Another Country: Including KN95 Respirators from China
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 5/11/2020. When there is a shortage of NIOSH-approved filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs), as we are experiencing during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, other reliable options must be found. This web page provides guidance about what to consider when purchasing respirators that meet the regulatory requirements of the countries listed in the FDA ’s Emergency Use Authorization. It details key factors that should assist potential purchasers of international respirators in making informed procurement ...
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - May 11, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) FAQs for Wildland Firefighters
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 5/11/2020. This web page provides answers to frequently asked questions about wildland firefighters and COVID-19. Topics include how to prevent infection and spread, prioritization of testing, and precautions wildland firefighters should take. (Text) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - May 11, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers: Ascom teleCARE IP Nurse Call System
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Published: 5/11/2020. This two-page fact sheet informs healthcare providers of the significant known and potential risks and benefits of the emergency use of the Ascom teleCARE IP Nurse Call System. During the COVID-19 outbreak, the remote communication and monitoring capabilities of the teleCARE IP Nurse Call System may reduce the amount of contact by healthcare providers with patients who are in isolation rooms, thereby reducing healthcare provider risk of exposure to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. (PDF) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medi...
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - May 11, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers: Emergency Use of the ELEFT During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Published: 5/11/2020. This two-page fact sheet informs healthcare providers of the significant known and potential risks and benefits of the emergency use of the Eko ECG Low Ejection Fraction Tool (ELEFT). This software device for diagnosing low Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) is for use by healthcare professionals (HCP) to provide an assessment of LVEF for use as a diagnostic aid to screen for potential cardiac complication associated with COVID-19 or underlying cardiac conditions that may affect clinical management of COVID-19, in adult patients having or suspec...
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - May 11, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers: Abbott Alinity m SARS-CoV-2 Assay – Abbott Molecular, Inc.
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Published: 5/11/2020. This three-page fact sheet informs healthcare providers of the significant known and potential risks and benefits of the emergency use of the Abbott Alinity m SARS-CoV-2 assay, which received an Emergency Use Authorization from the Food and Drug Administration on May 11, 2020. The Abbott Alinity m SARS-CoV-2 assay is authorized for use on respiratory specimens collected from individuals suspected of COVID-19 by their healthcare provider. (PDF) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - May 11, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers: 1copy ™COVID-19 qPCR Multi Kit–1drop Inc.
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Published: 5/11/2020. This three-page fact sheet informs healthcare providers of the significant known and potential risks and benefits of the emergency use of the 1copy ™ COVID-19 qPCR Multi Kit, which received an Emergency Use Authorization from the Food and Drug Administration on May 11, 2020. The 1copy™ COVID-19 qPCR Multi Kit is authorized for use on respiratory specimens collected from individuals suspected of COVID-19 by their healthcare provider. (PDF) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - May 11, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Interim Guidance on Unsheltered Homelessness and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) for Homeless Service Providers and Local Officials
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 5/10/2020. This guidance, updated on May 10, 2020, is intended to provide key actions that local and state health departments, homelessness service systems, housing authorities, emergency planners, healthcare facilities, and homeless outreach services can take to protect people experiencing homelessness from the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus). (Text) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - May 10, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Considerations for School-Related Public Health Measures in the Context of COVID-19
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 5/10/2020. This six-page document provides considerations for decision-makers and educators on how or when to reopen or close schools in the context of COVID-19. These decisions have important implications for children, parents or caregivers, teachers, and other staff, communities, and society at large. (PDF) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - May 10, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Contact Tracing in the Context of COVID-19
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 5/10/2020. This seven-page document provides guidance on how to establish contact tracing capacity for the control of COVID-19. When systematically applied, contact tracing will break the chains of transmission of an infectious disease and is thus an essential public health tool for controlling infectious disease outbreaks. (PDF) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - May 10, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Surveillance Strategies for COVID-19 Human Infection
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 5/10/2020. This five-page document provides an overview of surveillance strategies that Member States should consider as part of comprehensive national surveillance for COVID-19. It emphasizes the need to adapt and reinforce existing national systems where appropriate and to scale up surveillance capacities as needed. (PDF) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - May 10, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

COVID-19 Contact Tracing Playbook
Source: Resolve to Save Lives. Published: 5/9/2020. This playbook aims to provide clear and actionable technical guidance and tools for U.S. health departments to rapidly set up and implement contact tracing to support COVID-19 containment. It provides actionable technical guidance, including implementation checklists and tools, for each of the nine domains of a successful contact tracing program. (Text) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - May 9, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

ASHE Pandemic Recovery Planning Webinar Series: Landing Page
Source: American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE). Published: 5/8/2020. This web page provides information and links for a webinar series to assist healthcare facility managers in planning for and carrying out recovery measures to restore operational capabilities to appropriate post-COVID-19 pandemic levels. (Video or Multimedia) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - May 8, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

NETEC COVID-19 Webinar Series: Long-Term Care: Strategies to Care for Vulnerable Populations
Source: National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC). Published: 5/8/2020. This one-hour webinar identifies strategies and innovative practices for the identification and management of COVID-19 patients and for safe continuity of care for all vulnerable populations. Topics include A Review of Basics and Case Review, and COVID-19 Experiences and Guidance in Nebraska Post-Acute and Long-Term Care. (Video or Multimedia) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - May 8, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

COVID-19 Case Investigator Training: Guidance, Resources, and Sample Training Plan
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Published: 5/8/2020. This 27-page document contains a sample case investigator training plan, including training topics that may be helpful for state and local public health jurisdictions to consider when designing their own training plan for COVID-19 case investigators. Each heading represents the learning objective for that section. (PDF) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - May 8, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news