–
This webinar will focus on developing providers’ skills in supporting parents/families of children with neurodevelopmental disorders in the areas of education. Providers will be able to teach families strategies to support their children in the new learning environment. Additionally, providers will be able to inform families of their rights for educational supports during the COVID-19 crisis. Teaching tools will include resource page, quick facts for providers, and handouts for families.
Learning Objectives: (1) Educate families to integrate effective learning/education strategies for children with neurodevelopmental disorders, (2) Assist families in modifying learning strategies to support children's learning in the online environment, and (3) Inform families of children with a neurodevelopmental disorder about educational rights.
–
On behalf of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs (IGA), we are pleased to provide you with the below top-line update of this week's resources, news, and guidance from the Trump Administration and Federal partners. Also find an invitation for the next White House National COVID-19 Briefing Call for State, local, and Tribal officials scheduled on Wednesday, December 2.
National COVID-19 Briefing Call Registration ☎
Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Time: 1:00 PM Eastern (please note start time and time zone)
Call-In Registration: CLICK HERE
Note: Call-in lines are limited. RSVP's will be allocated in the order they are received. You must register to join the call.
This week's recap includes updates on:
–
The one-hour long sessions include an opportunity to engage in didactic sessions focused on COVID-19 response in I/T/U clinics. The target audience is healthcare professionals including MDs, advance practice providers, pharmacists, RNs, and medical assistants.
Every Monday and Wednesday at 12:00 PM-1:00 PM Pacific (join)
The Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) will host the 1-hour webinar, “COVID-19 Vaccination Implementation,” on December 3 at 12 noon (ET). This important and timely topic will be addressed by key leaders at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Register now to be sure you don’t miss this informative session.
CDC Speakers:
This presentation will update partners on COVID-19 vaccine planning and implementation. Specific topics include an overview of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine distribution strategy, current state planning efforts, and the COVID-19 “Vaccinate with Confidence” Strategy.
L.J Tan, MS, PhD, IAC’s chief strategy officer, will moderate the webinar.
The presentations will be followed by a Q&A session with CDC subject matter experts.
Please submit questions ahead of time to eocevent417@cdc.gov.
–
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
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
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.
To submit a Covid-19 case for review and recommendations, please use the Case Presentation Form.
–
Join NIHB and speakers from the United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc. (UNITY) and We R Native for a discussion on how youth can help prevention SARS-Co-2 infection, the virus that causes COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the lives of youth and young adults with the disruption of schools and sports and having to adapt to a new way of living and interacting with family and friends. In light of the recent spike in COVID-19 cases among youth and young adults and the role young people can play in community outreach and mitigating risk during this crisis. This webinar will explore resources and strategies on how to engage youth in prevention activities.
**Submit questions in advance to Moones Akbaran at makbaran@nihb.org.
–
Every other Thursday at 4:00 PM-5:30 PM Eastern
Note: You must RSVP to join the call. Upon successful registration, you will receive a confirmation email with dial-in instructions.
–
United South and Eastern Tribes Inc. invites you to attend the USET COVID-19 teleECHO session held Friday, December 4th, at 11 am CST. This one hour session includes an opportunity to engage in a presentation focused on COVID-19 information related to Indian Country with updates from Jorge Mera, MD. Learn from USET’s own Epidemiologists about the status of COVID-19 in the Nashville Area and COVID-19 Vaccine Updates. The clinic will allow you the opportunity to ask questions and receive expert advice related to COVID-19 areas of concern. In an effort to provide more tailored information our COVID-19 teleECHO series will now be held on an every other week schedule.
To join, please click the link below at the time of the meeting: https://echo.zoom.us/j/91808851929.
**Continuing education credits are NOW available for these sessions.**
–
Please join the National Indian Health Board (NIHB) for a Tribal infection control learning community (TICLC) webinar: Minimizing Potential COVID-19 Exposure During Flu Vaccination. This webinar will provide an overview on how to minimize COVID-19 during flu vaccination for Tribal healthcare workers and patients. The discussion will focus on infection prevention and control (IPC) strategies and tools for frontline works as we see an increase in COVID-19 cases and move further into flu season.
The learning community is focused on knowledge sharing and members are encouraged to share information and build relationships with each other. Please submit questions ahead of time to make sure the presenters can get to them. Come prepared to ask questions or share your own insights and experiences.
Audience:
This webinar is open to any interested person, but is likely most relevant to Tribal healthcare personal, Tribal frontline healthcare workers, infection control officers and preventionists, who want to learn more about how to minimize SARS-CoV-2 infection while providing flu vaccination.
Register: After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
**Submit questions in advance to Carmen Sanders at csanders@nihb.org.
–
The one-hour long sessions include an opportunity to engage in didactic sessions focused on COVID-19 response in I/T/U clinics. The target audience is healthcare professionals including MDs, advance practice providers, pharmacists, RNs, and medical assistants.
Every Monday and Wednesday at 12:00 PM-1:00 PM Pacific (join)
On behalf of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs (IGA), you are invited to participate in an Operation Warp Speed briefing call TODAY, Monday, December 7th at 5 PM Eastern with Senior Administration officials. The call will preview the upcoming Operation Warp Speed Vaccine Summit at the White House on Tuesday, December 8th and provide an update on the rapid development and distribution of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine to save millions of American lives. Find call registration and additional information about the Summit and Operation Warp Speed below.
Briefing Call Registration
Date: Monday, December 7th, 2020
Time: 5:00 PM Eastern (4:00 PM Central/ 3:00 PM MT /2:00 PM Pacific)
Call-In Registration: CLICK HERE
Note: Call-in lines are limited. RSVP's will be allocated in the order they are received. You must register to join the call.
FEMA’s Recovery Directorate, in partnership with FEMA’s Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs Division, will be hosting a virtual listening session with tribal leaders to discuss Recovery coronavirus (COVID-19) policies, guidance and their implementation and impact on tribal nations. This listening session will take place virtually on December 8, 2020, 1:00-4:00 P.M. ET.
FEMA staff will provide an overview of program assistance for the pandemic, Recovery (Public Assistance and Individual Assistance) policies and tribal inquiries already received. FEMA is interested in hearing additional feedback from tribal leaders on ways of improving the delivery of assistance.
Registration:
Please register in advance for the session, via Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the session.
Written Comments:
Questions and written comments may be directed to Recovery by email at FEMA-Tribal-Recovery@fema.dhs.gov or through FEMA Regional Tribal Liaisons until January 8, 2021. Contact information for FEMA Tribal Liaisons may be found at www.fema.gov/about/contact.
To view the FEMA Dear Tribal Leader Letter, please click here.
To view the FEMA framing paper, please click here.
To view the FEMA Interim Public Assistance Policy, please click here.
To view the FEMA virtual listening session webpage, please click here.
The Summit will feature remarks from President Trump, Vice President Pence and panel discussions on the development, testing, and distribution of the vaccine in record time. To watch the summit live, tune in to whitehouse.gov/live at 2:00 PM Eastern on Tuesday, December 8th (note start time is subject to change).
–
The one-hour long sessions include an opportunity to engage in didactic sessions focused on COVID-19 response in I/T/U clinics. The target audience is healthcare professionals including MDs, advance practice providers, pharmacists, RNs, and medical assistants.
Every Monday and Wednesday at 12:00 PM-1:00 PM Pacific (join)
–
This webinar will discuss the next steps for ensuring that COVID-19 vaccines reach the public, including overcoming vaccine hesitancy, ensuring a robust supply chain, and communicating clearly and consistently throughout.
The webinar will begin with an introduction from the session's moderator, Jewel Mullen, Associate Dean for Health Equity at the University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, and then feature a conversation with a panel of experts, including:
The panel discussion will be followed by a Q&A session with the webinar audience.
This webinar has also been approved for 1.5 continuing education credits for CPH, CME, CNE or CHES. Several days after attending the webinar, participants will receive an email on how to claim their credits.
Watch free recordings of our webinars focused on social distancing, emerging evidence, crisis standards of care, testing, health equity, reopening America, mitigating indirect impacts, the road to immunity, clinical trials and therapeutics, reopening colleges and universities, managing ongoing surges, returning to K-12 education, and testing and contact tracing, as well as our most recent webinar on COVID-19 Vaccine Update: Development, Approval, Allocation, and Distribution in the U.S. Transcripts and slide presentations are also available for all webinars in this series.
The "COVID-19 Conversations" series of rapid-response webinars from the National Academy of Medicine and the American Public Health Association will address the state of the science on COVID-19 and explore emerging evidence on how to best mitigate its impact.
Led by a panel of expert advisors chaired by Carlos del Rio and Nicole Lurie, the series will feature trusted experts in such fields as public health, infectious disease, risk communication, and crisis standards of care. The series will provide trustworthy scientific analysis of important developments in the COVID-19 response to inform policymakers, public health practitioners, clinicians, business leaders, and scientists.
–
The second Thursday of every month (Central time): Joint USET/USET SPF, BIA Eastern Region Office, and IHS Nashville Area Office Monthly Tribal Nations COVID-19 Response and Relief Effort Call
Dial-in number: 435-777-2200; Conference ID: 139-8682
All lines are placed on mute when joining. Press *5 on your phone keypad to be placed in a question queue.
**THIS CALL IS FOR USET/USET SPF & EASTERN REGION/NASHVILLE AREA TRIBAL NATIONS ONLY**
–
This partner call will give clinicians an overview of clinical guidance for the new Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, which is the first COVID-19 vaccine to be authorized for use in the United States. FDA issued an Emergency Use Authorization for the vaccine on December 11 and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is slated to provide recommendations for use December 12. The session will cover a wide range of topics, including vaccine administration, vaccination of special populations, and contraindications. Participants also will learn how to have meaningful conversations with patients and answer their questions about the new vaccine.
Click link below to join the webinar:
https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1615052786?pwd=bkp2SHZ4bGRWaW1rTDczV3NCV1VBQT09
Webinar ID: 161 505 2786
Passcode: 818998
Or iPhone one-tap: US: +16692545252,,1615052786#,,,,,,0#,,818998# or +16468287666,,1615052786#,,,,,,0#,,818998#
Or Telephone: Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 669 254 5252 or +1 646 828 7666
International numbers available: https://www.zoomgov.com/u/al8YymtCO
Advanced registration is not required.
Many barriers exist to successful widespread distribution of COVID 19 vaccines in our Native communities. Reducing the impact of COVID 19 on Native people over the coming weeks and months will require tremendous efforts by all of us as providers, family, and community members to reduce fear and distrust of the vaccines and of health systems in general. In order to help us understand more fully the message that we need to send to our patients, families, and communities, the Association of American Indian Physicians is hosting a COVID-19 Vaccine Town Hall this Sunday, the 13th at 2:00 PM CST. We will be joined by Dr. Jill Foster, Division Director, Pediatric Infectious Disease at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Foster will give a brief overview of the vaccines and then answer our questions. I will be reaching out to the Indian Health Service Administration to ask if they are interested in joining us and/or sending a representative to answer questions regarding the vaccines.
Please email Tom Anderson, AAIP Executive Director at tanderson@aaip.org or Margaret Knight at mknight@aaip.org for a link to join us at 2 PM CST on Sunday, December 13th for a COVID-19 Vaccine Town Hall.
From: NCIRD Immunization Grantee Mailbox (CDC) <nipgrant@cdc.gov>
Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2020 12:03 AM
To: NCIRD Immunization Grantee Mailbox (CDC) <nipgrant@cdc.gov>
Subject: Manufacturer COVID-19 Vaccine Training & Education Series
This week, Pfizer will be hosting a series of training sessions to review information and answer questions about their COVID-19 vaccine. Please share these training opportunities with clinicians and COVID-19 vaccine providers.
Please click on the link below to join at the designated time.
December 14, 2020 10:00 AM ET
Password: jQxkNAZ5h97
–
Webinar Link: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1611264903
Dial In: US: +1 669 254 5252 or +1 646 828 7666
iPhone one-tap: US: +16692545252,,1611264903# or +16468287666,,1611264903#
Webinar ID: 161 126 4903
If you are unable to attend the live COCA Call, it will be available for viewing on the COCA website a few hours after the live event ends.
Monitoring vaccine safety is a vital part of the nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As COVID-19 vaccines become available, the public’s knowledge and confidence in their safety, both initially and during extended use, is an important part of a successful national vaccination effort. CDC remains committed to ensuring that public health officials, healthcare providers, and the public have accurate and timely information on the safety of COVID-19 vaccines.
During this COCA call, clinicians will learn how they can educate their patients about what to expect after COVID-19 vaccination. In addition, they will learn how they can play an important role in monitoring the safety of COVID-19 vaccines. This includes encouraging patients to enroll in v-safe, a new smartphone-based, after-vaccination health checker for people who receive COVID-19 vaccines, and to use v-safe to report how they’re feeling. Clinicians also will learn how to report adverse events (possible side effects) to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).
Tom Shimabukuro, MD, MPH, MBA
Vaccine Safety Team Lead
COVID-19 Response
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
David T. Kuhar, MD
Healthcare Infection Control Team
COVID-19 Response
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
–
The one-hour long sessions include an opportunity to engage in didactic sessions focused on COVID-19 response in I/T/U clinics. The target audience is healthcare professionals including MDs, advance practice providers, pharmacists, RNs, and medical assistants.
Every Monday and Wednesday at 12:00 PM-1:00 PM Pacific (join)
From: NCIRD Immunization Grantee Mailbox (CDC) <nipgrant@cdc.gov>
Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2020 12:03 AM
To: NCIRD Immunization Grantee Mailbox (CDC) <nipgrant@cdc.gov>
Subject: Manufacturer COVID-19 Vaccine Training & Education Series
This week, Pfizer will be hosting a series of training sessions to review information and answer questions about their COVID-19 vaccine. Please share these training opportunities with clinicians and COVID-19 vaccine providers.
Please click on the link below to join at the designated time.
December 14, 2020 5:00 PM ET
Password: yyJM8HMbV23
From: NCIRD Immunization Grantee Mailbox (CDC) <nipgrant@cdc.gov>
Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2020 12:03 AM
To: NCIRD Immunization Grantee Mailbox (CDC) <nipgrant@cdc.gov>
Subject: Manufacturer COVID-19 Vaccine Training & Education Series
This week, Pfizer will be hosting a series of training sessions to review information and answer questions about their COVID-19 vaccine. Please share these training opportunities with clinicians and COVID-19 vaccine providers.
Please click on the link below to join at the designated time.
December 15, 2020 10:00 AM ET
Password: yyXXMHkY623
–
NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci and NIH Tribal Health Research Office Director Dr. David Wilson will be addressing important questions about COVID-19 research and vaccines from a Tribal perspective during a live Q&A on NIH’s Facebook and Twitter profiles. Dr. Wilson will be asking Dr. Fauci some of the most common questions he’s heard from AI/AN communities.
Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker Memo 12/16: NIH: COVID-19 Research and Vaccines for AI/AN Communities
From: NCIRD Immunization Grantee Mailbox (CDC) <nipgrant@cdc.gov>
Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2020 12:03 AM
To: NCIRD Immunization Grantee Mailbox (CDC) <nipgrant@cdc.gov>
Subject: Manufacturer COVID-19 Vaccine Training & Education Series
This week, Pfizer will be hosting a series of training sessions to review information and answer questions about their COVID-19 vaccine. Please share these training opportunities with clinicians and COVID-19 vaccine providers.
Please click on the link below to join at the designated time.
December 15, 2020 3:30 PM ET
Password: cXQqYzTM352
From: NCIRD Immunization Grantee Mailbox (CDC) <nipgrant@cdc.gov>
Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2020 12:03 AM
To: NCIRD Immunization Grantee Mailbox (CDC) <nipgrant@cdc.gov>
Subject: Manufacturer COVID-19 Vaccine Training & Education Series
This week, Pfizer will be hosting a series of training sessions to review information and answer questions about their COVID-19 vaccine. Please share these training opportunities with clinicians and COVID-19 vaccine providers.
Please click on the link below to join at the designated time.
December 16, 2020 9:30 AM ET
Password: yDxuqt6Pg52
–
The next White House National COVID-19 Briefing Call for State, local, and Tribal officials is scheduled on Wednesday, December 16.
Register for the Call
Note: Call-in lines are limited. RSVP's will be allocated in the order they are received. You must register to join the call.
Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker Memo 12/16: National COVID-19 Briefing call with State, Local, and Tribal Officials.
–
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to worsen, health experts warn the winter months will be especially difficult. COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are increasing at record numbers, with some healthcare systems preparing for bed and staff shortages. While safe and effective vaccines are on the horizon, communities will face numerous challenges related to logistics, distribution and overcoming vaccine hesitancy.
In conversation with CDC Foundation President and CEO Dr. Judy Monroe, CDC Principal Deputy Director Dr. Anne Schuchat will discuss the current COVID-19 response, including the latest information about vaccines, and vaccine distribution plans. A local expert will also speak about vaccine-related challenges and opportunities.
–
The one-hour long sessions include an opportunity to engage in didactic sessions focused on COVID-19 response in I/T/U clinics. The target audience is healthcare professionals including MDs, advance practice providers, pharmacists, RNs, and medical assistants.
Every Monday and Wednesday at 12:00 PM-1:00 PM Pacific (join)
From: NCIRD Immunization Grantee Mailbox (CDC) <nipgrant@cdc.gov>
Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2020 12:03 AM
To: NCIRD Immunization Grantee Mailbox (CDC) <nipgrant@cdc.gov>
Subject: Manufacturer COVID-19 Vaccine Training & Education Series
This week, Pfizer will be hosting a series of training sessions to review information and answer questions about their COVID-19 vaccine. Please share these training opportunities with clinicians and COVID-19 vaccine providers.
Please click on the link below to join at the designated time.
December 16, 2020 4:30 PM ET
Password: auKMUdmJ687
From: NCIRD Immunization Grantee Mailbox (CDC) <nipgrant@cdc.gov>
Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2020 12:03 AM
To: NCIRD Immunization Grantee Mailbox (CDC) <nipgrant@cdc.gov>
Subject: Manufacturer COVID-19 Vaccine Training & Education Series
This week, Pfizer will be hosting a series of training sessions to review information and answer questions about their COVID-19 vaccine. Please share these training opportunities with clinicians and COVID-19 vaccine providers.
Please click on the link below to join at the designated time.
December 17, 2020 9:30 AM ET
Password: TMr7GvMc2P2
–
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
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
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.
To submit a Covid-19 case for review and recommendations, please use the Case Presentation Form.
–
Every other Thursday at 4:00 PM-5:30 PM Eastern
A link to RSVP is provided shortly before each call and will be added here ASAP.
Note: You must RSVP to join the call. Upon successful registration, you will receive a confirmation email with dial-in instructions.
From: NCIRD Immunization Grantee Mailbox (CDC) <nipgrant@cdc.gov>
Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2020 12:03 AM
To: NCIRD Immunization Grantee Mailbox (CDC) <nipgrant@cdc.gov>
Subject: Manufacturer COVID-19 Vaccine Training & Education Series
This week, Pfizer will be hosting a series of training sessions to review information and answer questions about their COVID-19 vaccine. Please share these training opportunities with clinicians and COVID-19 vaccine providers.
Please click on the link below to join at the designated time.
December 17, 2020 4:30 PM ET
Password: PPxyyuGP249
From: NCIRD Immunization Grantee Mailbox (CDC) <nipgrant@cdc.gov>
Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2020 12:03 AM
To: NCIRD Immunization Grantee Mailbox (CDC) <nipgrant@cdc.gov>
Subject: Manufacturer COVID-19 Vaccine Training & Education Series
This week, Pfizer will be hosting a series of training sessions to review information and answer questions about their COVID-19 vaccine. Please share these training opportunities with clinicians and COVID-19 vaccine providers.
Please click on the link below to join at the designated time.
December 18, 2020 9:30 AM ET
Password: GawpMXB2X95
–
This Indian Health Service (IHS) webinar will inform healthcare team members at all levels about clinical aspects, logistics and complexities of the novel COVID-19 vaccines. More information about the webinar is available at: IHS COVID-19 Vaccine Implementation and Administration Webinar (CEU credit available).
Registration is required
–
Every other Friday: USET COVID-19 ECHO The session will include updates related to Indian Country, updates on the status of COVID-19 in the USET region, and an opportunity to ask questions and receive expert advice.
Fridays at 11:00 AM Central (join)
Join by phone only at any of the following numbers using meeting ID 918 0885 1929:
646-558-8656; 253-215-8782; 301-715-8592; 346-248-7799. Press *6 to mute your line.
**Continuing education credits are NOW available for these sessions.**
–
Organizational leadership are encouraged to join to hear updates and ask questions, but please note that this call is not geared toward all clinicians.
Join the meeting or call in (audio only)
(888) 994-4478, 665103324#
Phone Conference ID: 665 103 324#
–
This COCA Call will give clinicians an overview of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. Clinicians will learn about vaccine characteristics and administration, vaccinating special populations, and contraindications. They will also get answers to a number of clinical questions CDC has received about these new vaccines.
When: Friday, December 18, 2020, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
Join via Zoom: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1606816862?wd=NFFBS0ErU09BOVB5UlpOZzg2SjRwUT09external icon
Webinar ID: 160 681 6862 Passcode: 105116
Dial In: US: +1 669 254 5252 or +1 646 828 7666
iPhone one-tap: US: +16692545252,,1613403966# or +16468287666,,1613403966#
OR
Watch via U.S. Stream TV: https://www.ustream.tv/channel/dwxer96bR7qexternal icon
If you are unable to attend the live COCA Call, the recording will be available for viewing on the COCA Call webpage a few hours after the live event ends.
The slide set will be available under "Call Materials" on the COCA Call webpage.
Advanced registration is not required
From: NCIRD Immunization Grantee Mailbox (CDC) <nipgrant@cdc.gov>
Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2020 12:03 AM
To: NCIRD Immunization Grantee Mailbox (CDC) <nipgrant@cdc.gov>
Subject: Manufacturer COVID-19 Vaccine Training & Education Series
This week, Pfizer will be hosting a series of training sessions to review information and answer questions about their COVID-19 vaccine. Please share these training opportunities with clinicians and COVID-19 vaccine providers.
Please click on the link below to join at the designated time.
December 18, 2020 4:30 PM ET
Password: w3kBrP9ReU3
–
The COVID-19 pandemic is changing rapidly and requires different strategies to maintain clinical preventive services, including immunization. The newscast will go over the Moderna vaccine and Phases 1b and 1c of distribution. Find the agenda here.
Dial in information: https://www.ustream.tv/channel/VWBXKBR8af4
–
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will provide an update and discussion of events that occurred during the week of December 14 with experts from the FDA Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) and the CDC.
Dial in information: Click here to register in advance
–
The COVID-19 pandemic is changing rapidly and requires different strategies to maintain clinical preventive services, including immunization. The newscast will go over the Moderna vaccine and Phases 1b and 1c of distribution. Find the agenda here.
Dial in information: https://www.ustream.tv/channel/VWBXKBR8af4
–
Dr. Nancy Messonnier, Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases and Lead for the CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force will present. Michelle Putnam, Deputy for Partnerships and Risk Management, CDC COVID-19 Emergency Response, for the Partnership Strategy Unit will moderate. Dr. Messonnier will provide updates on the current status of COVID-19 vaccines.
Dial in information: Click here to register in advance
–
State/Local/Tribes Meeting #4 - Public health workforce
To join the call:
Changed: Join with Google Meet |
meet.google.com/twq-qoow-eop |
Join by phone |
(US) +1 573-738-8250 (PIN: 653090821) |
AGENDA
1. Welcome - Nik Blosser
2. Update on transition survey/outreach to vaccine planning jurisdictions - Nik Blosser
3. Meeting focus: Public health workforce - contact tracing, case investigation, vaccination workforce issues
The focus for this meeting is on public health workforce issues, including contact tracing and case investigation as well as other public health specialties and vaccine workforce issues.
Main questions:
- What does public health need in terms of workforce to more effectively respond to COVID at the local, state, and territorial levels? (lab, epi, community outreach, vaccinators, etc)
- How can we best deploy new workforce assets quickly to build the capacity of the public health system?
- What are some innovative ways that health departments are able to quickly hire/obtain new workers to support COVID response?
We have invited representatives from the following additional organizations to share their comments:
- Mike Fraser, CEO, Association of State and Territorial Health Officers (ASTHO)
- John Robitscher, Executive Director, National Association of Chronic Disease Directors
- David Harvey, Executive Director and Amanda Dennison, Director of Programs, National Coalition of STD Directors
We will then open it up to additional comments from CSTE, ASTHO, NACCHO, NIHB and BCHC and questions from the transition.
4. Wrap-up - Nik Blosser
–
The Town Hall will be in a webinar format and will center around how the new legislation impacts tribal governance, health, and economic development. We will discuss the provisions that relate to Indian Country, and will also leave ample time for questions.
–
During this COCA call, clinicians will give an overview of recommendations for use of COVID-19 vaccines in certain populations. Clinicians will learn more about the recent reports of anaphylaxis following vaccination, as well as CDC’s updated clinical considerations around contraindications and precautions to vaccination.
Upcoming and recent COCA call information is at https://emergency.cdc.gov/coca/calls/index.asp.
When: Wednesday, December 30, 2020, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
Join via Zoom: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1612877602?pwd=dUxPVGZ5eEtxRzlWeUFnMzZzN1d4UT09external icon
Webinar ID: 161 287 7602 Passcode: 483914
Dial In: US: +1 669 254 5252 or +1 646 828 7666
iPhone one-tap: US: +16692545252,,1612877602#,,,,,,0#,,483914# or +16468287666,,1612877602#,,,,,,0#,,483914#
–
Every other Thursday at 4:00 PM-5:30 PM Eastern
A link to RSVP is provided shortly before each call and will be added here ASAP.
Note: You must RSVP to join the call. Upon successful registration, you will receive a confirmation email with dial-in instructions.