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Indian Health Service – COVID-19 Supplemental 5 Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer
On December 29, 2020, the Indian Health Service (IHS) initiated Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer on the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021. Please make plans to join the IHS for virtual Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer sessions on Monday, January 4, 2021, to provide input regarding the allocation of $1 billion in COVID-19 resources included in the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021.
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Indian Health Service – COVID-19 Supplemental 5 Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer
On December 29, 2020, the Indian Health Service (IHS) initiated Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer on the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021. Please make plans to join the IHS for virtual Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer sessions on Monday, January 4, 2021, to provide input regarding the allocation of $1 billion in COVID-19 resources included in the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021.
Tribal Consultation Virtual Session
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National COVID-19 Briefing Call Registration
Date: Wednesday, January 6, 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:
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Join NIHB and a speaker from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to learn more about the differences between the Influenza vaccine and the vaccine for COVID-19.
Both Influenza (flu) and COVID-19 are contagious respiratory illnesses, but they are caused by different viruses. Flu is caused by infection with influenza viruses and COVID-19 is caused by infection with a coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and because some of the symptoms of flu and COVID-19 are alike, it is hard to distinguish them by symptoms only and testing is needed. Flu vaccination has many important benefits; this vaccine can decrease the risk of flu illness, hospitalization, and death, but getting a flu vaccine will not protect us against COVID-19. These two disease, share many similar characteristics, but there are some key differences between them.
Note: Continuing education credit will not be offered for this webinar.
**Submit questions in advance to Moones Akbaran at makbaran@nihb.org.
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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)
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January 7 session (register):
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.
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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.
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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