USET/USET SPF COVID-19 Response and Relief Effort

January 7, 2021

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Indian Health Service COVID-19 TeleECHO with Dr. Fauci

January 7 session (register):

Updates on COVID-19 Response, Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director
IHS Epidemiology Update: RADM Michael Toedt, MD, FAAFP
Monoclonal Antibodies Q & A: Jonathan Iralu, MD & CAPT Matthew A. Clark, MD, FACP, FAAP

Attend on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month (register)
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET / 1:00-2:00 p.m. CT / Noon-1:00 p.m. MT
11:00 a.m-Noon PT /10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. AK

Except for the Navajo nation, Arizona does not observe daylight saving time (DST). During the DST period (March to Early November) Arizona time matches Pacific Time. From November to March, Arizona follows Mountain time.
From NIST, view an updating map of U.S. time zones.

Contact: ihsECHO@salud.unm.edu

The IHS COVID-19 sessions convene IHS, tribal and urban area providers from around the U.S., many working in rural areas with limited resources, in crucial real-time, peer-to-peer clinical learning.

IHS national clinical consultants for Emergency Medicine and Infectious Disease present and lead discussions on topics including

COVID-19 clinical updates,
situation reports, and
local-area response.

This allows local providers and national experts to discuss urgent focus areas and new developments in COVID-19 screening, treatment, and management of post-infection syndromes.

The sessions occur on the first and third Thursday of each month and include a clinical update by the IHS Chief Clinical Consultant for Infectious Disease, an update from IHS headquarters, case presentations and a brief didactic presentation.

Who Should Attend

Physicians
Advanced Practice Providers
Pharmacists
Registered Nurses
Medical Assistants
Other Healthcare Professionals

To submit a Covid-19 case for review and recommendations, please use the Case Presentation Form.

2:30 pm – 3:45 pm

Crisis Standards of Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Real-time Legal Issues and Solutions

As hospitals and other providers experience significant patient surge at a pivotal stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Academy of Medicine and its partners have called on federal, state/territorial, and tribal leaders and private sector actors to shift to crisis standards of care. Resource scarcities of available ICU beds, personnel, treatments, personal protective equipment, and vaccinations justify critical changes in health care delivery. Yet substantial legal and policy issues can stand as obstacles to implementation without real-time solutions. In this session, Dr. Dan Hanfling, Professor James Hodge and Research Scholar Jen Piatt examine key legal issues underlying CSC. These include concerns surrounding emergency declarations, invocation, duties to care, interjurisdictional challenges, discrimination, licensure/scope of practice, risks of liability, documentation, and mitigation. Potential solutions to real-time issues will be offered, including through direct questions among attendees and others.

3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Indian Country COVID-19 Update Call

Dear Tribal Leaders, Public Health Officials, and Indian Country Professionals:

Please join the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Indian Health Service, and our broader Indian Country COVID-19 Response Team this Thursday, January 7, 2021.

Please register at the link provided below to attend.

1/7 Indian Country COVID-19 Update Call

Date: Thursday, January 7, 2021

Time: 4:00 – 5:30 PM (EST) (please note time zone)

Registration: RSVP HERE

Note: You must RSVP to join the call. Upon successful registration, you will receive a confirmation email with dial-in instructions.

Please feel free to share this invite broadly.

HHS Tribal Affairs Team

Office of the Secretary | Intergovernmental and External Affairs

Department of Health and Human Services