FEMA released the “COVID-19 Pandemic Operational Guidance: All-Hazards Incident Response and Recovery,” a document aimed at helping emergency managers plan for disaster response and recovery, while adhering to public health guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
FEMA is offering a series of webinars throughout the month of June to further educate people on the pandemic operational guidance:
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A few minutes before the webinar begins, please join.
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Overview
During this COCA Call, clinicians will learn about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new interim guidance which provides a framework for healthcare providers in their initial assessment, evaluation, management, and follow-up of persons with possible post-COVID conditions. Post-COVID conditions refer to the wide range of physical and mental health consequences experienced by some patients that are present four or more weeks after SARS-CoV-2 infection, including by patients who had initial mild or asymptomatic acute infection. Post-COVID conditions are still being characterized and include symptoms such as cognitive difficulties, fatigue, headache, dyspnea, and palpitations. Subject matter experts, physicians, and patient representatives from across the United States collaborated to develop the new guidance. Rapid recognition by healthcare providers of patients with post-COVID conditions and multidisciplinary care using the assessments and approaches described in this guidance could improve the wellbeing and treatment of people with post-COVID conditions.
Jennifer R. Chevinsky, MD, MPH, Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer, Post-COVID-19 Conditions Unit, COVID-19 Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Alex Vosooney, MD, Chair, Subcommittee on Clinical Recommendations and Policies, American Academy of Family Physicians
Michael Saag, MD, Professor of Medicine, Director, UAB Center for AIDS Research, University of Alabama Birmingham
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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 the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health for an informational session with Dr. Sophina Calderon (Diné, Family Physician and Deputy Chief of Staff, Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation, Navajo Nation), who will share examples from her own practice as well as address audience concerns related to the COVID-19 vaccine for youth in Tribal communities.
Your participation is encouraged! Submit your questions when you register.