A. The Journal Club:

Long COVID – Clinical Deep Dive, May 11, 2022

Join our host and speaker, Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, as we head down the rabbit hole and explore clinical cases, literature, and guidance while continuing the dialogue on the impact of Long COVID, aka. Post-Acute Sequala of COVID (PASC), across the PALTC continuum.

Our learning objectives for this session were:

1. Review current insight into the pathophysiology of Post-Acute Sequala of COVID and duration of this condition.
2. Evaluate the current literature and anecdotal knowledge around Post–Acute Sequala of COVID.
3. Assess our ability to recognize and diagnosis this condition across the PALTC continuum.
4. Discuss clinical interventions and medical management under investigation for Post-Acute Sequala of COVID.
5. Create a dialogue around guidance and guidelines for the management of Post-Acute Sequala of COVID across the PALTC continuum.

We reviewed the following articles:

1. 1. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation – Phase-Adapted Rehabilitation for Acute Coronavirus Disease-19 Patients and Patient With Long-term Sequelae of Coronavirus Disease-19
   2. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society – Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection in nursing homes: Do not forget the most vulnerable
   3. Mayo Clinic Proceedings – Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
   4. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health – Defining Post-COVID Symptoms (Post-Acute COVID, Long COVID, Persistent Post-COVID): An Integrative Classification

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COVID Pharmaceutical Update, January 19, 2022

Join special guests, Corey Bishop, RN, CRRN, CRNI; Ginny Hoar, PharmD; and Terry O’Shea, PharmD, BCGP; and our host, Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, for this episode of FMDA’s Journal Club, COVID Pharmaceutical Update.

Our learning objectives for this session were:

• • 1. Discuss current state of pharmaceutical management of COVID in PALTC facilities.
    2. Describe the challenges and opportunities seen statewide and nationally with the delivery of monoclonal antibodies in PALTC facilities as we combat the omicron variant.
    3. Analyze novel treatments for COVID and address how PALTC facilities can get access to the medications.
    4. Review the current state of vaccinations and boosters for PALTC residents, staff, and what we can expect if 4th shots are approved.

Click here to view the January 19, 2022 Edition of the Journal Club
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Nursing Home Staffing Perils, November 17, 2021

Join special guest, Susan Jensvold, RN, and our host, Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, for this episode of FMDA’s Journal Club, Nursing Home Staffing Perils.

Our learning objectives for this session were:

• • 1. Describe the staffing crisis that we are experiencing across our PALTC facilities.
    2. Discuss the variables that may be contributing to our staff shortage including vaccine mandates, COVID infections amongst staff, and other stressors.
    3. Review NH strike team funding and discuss how our facilities can engage in this process.
    4. Provide insight into a day in the life of our nursing staff.

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What’s Then? What’s Now? What’s Up?, October 20, 2021

Join your host, Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, for this episode of FMDA’s Journal Club, What’s Then? What’s Now? What’s Up?

This session was high impact, high yield, and focused on the following learning objectives::

• • 1. Provide an overview of current state of the state for the COVID-19 pandemic with discussion of clinical trends and metrics.
    2. Discuss recent literature and clinical updates covering COVID-19 and more.
    3. Describe the current staffing challenges that PALTC is facing statewide and across the country.
    4. Address the future state of PALTC by detailing the challenges and opportunities we face in the PALTC community.

Click here to view the October, 2021 Edition of the Journal Club
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The Thing About Boosters, September 22, 2021

Join special guest, Swati Gaur, MD, MBA, CMD, AGSF, and our host, Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, for this episode of FMDA’s Journal Club, The Thing About Boosters.

Our learning objectives for this session were:

• • 1. Discuss the current guidance and clinical research surrounding 3rd shots/boosters.
    2. Unpack the ethical considerations associated with boosters.
    3. Identify how we in the in PALTC community should be approaching boosters for our PALTC residents and geriatric patients.

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Special Edition: COVID-19 Call to Action, August 19, 2021

Join our host, Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, for this Special Edition of FMDA’s Journal Club, COVID-19 Call to Action.

Our learning objectives for this session were:

• • 1. Address current state of the state, hotspots, and trends with COVID-19 infections across the country.
    2. Describe the differences in infection rates seen with the Delta variant and discuss which other variants have been identified.
    3. Analyze current staff vaccination rates and review FMDA’s SNF Staff Vaccine Confidence Initiative progress in tackling vaccine hesitancy.
    4. Examine monoclonal antibody updated guidance and review the challenges of using this treatment in PALTC settings.
    5. Review current guidance on administering 3rd shots of mRNA vaccines for immunocompromised patients and define who the “immunocompromised” are.

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Variants, Vaccinations, and SNF Preparedness, July 28, 2021

Join special guests Leslie Eber, MD, CMD, and Sing Palat, MD, CMD, and our host, Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, for this episode of FMDA’s Journal Club, Variants, Vaccinations, and SNF Preparedness.

Our learning objectives for this session were:

• • 1. Provide an overview of current state of the state with discussion of clinical trends and metrics.
    2. Discuss current surges in COVID cases across the country and breakthrough cases of COVID in vaccinated populations.
    3. Describe SNF preparedness in tackling this current COVID surge and enhanced protocols developed to combat the rise in cases associated with Delta Variant.
    4. Review the ongoing challenge of staff vaccinations and approaches to addressing vaccine apathy and hesitancy.

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COVID-19 Impact: Long Haulers, June 23, 2021

Join our host, Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, for this episode of FMDA’s Journal Club, COVID-19 Impact: Long Haulers.

Our learning objectives for this session were:

• • 1. Discuss how to distinguish between skin manifestations related to COVID-19 and similar looking etiologies, such as shingles and deep tissue pressure ulcers/injuries.
    2. Describe the Chronic Symptoms experienced by many COVID survivors.
    3. Analyze the current literature and review pathophysiology proposed to be associated with this condition.
    4. Review clinical approaches being utilized to treat and provide rehabilitation to patients experiencing Chronic COVID symptoms.
    5. Discuss the impact of persistent COVID symptoms on our recovering residents in PALTC.

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COVID-19 Impact: Understanding COVID-19 Skin Manifestations, June 9, 2021

Join special guests, Victoria Nalls, PhD, GNP-BC, CWS, ACHPN, Pamela Scarborough, PT, DPT, CWS, FAAWC, and our host Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, for this episode of FMDA’s Journal Club, COVID-19 Impact: Understanding COVID-19 Skin Manifestations.

Our learning objectives for this session were:

• • 1. Discuss how to distinguish between skin manifestations related to COVID-19 and similar looking etiologies, such as shingles and deep tissue pressure ulcers/injuries.
    2. Provide helpful documentation considerations for wounds that develop as a result of, or are stalled in their healing trajectory due to COVID-19.
    3. Discuss COVID-19 long – haulers and the issues that arise with wound development and wound healing.
    4. Introduce COVID-19 Skin Manifestations Campaign and discuss how facilities can participate.

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COVID-19 Impact: Evolving Infection Control in PALTC, May 12, 2021

Join special guest, Leonard Hock, DO, MACOI, CMD, FAAHPM, HMDC, and our host Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, for this episode of FMDA’s Journal Club, COVID-19 Impact: Tackling SNF Vaccine Hesitancy.

Our learning objectives for this session were:

• • 1. Address ongoing approaches to addressing vaccine Hesitancy within our PALTC community.
    2. Discuss the perspectives of clinical and administrative leaders by sharing our experiences.
    3. Report on FMDA’s SNF Vaccine Hesitancy initiative and the steps we are taking to increase vaccine confidence within the PALTC community.

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COVID-19 Impact: Evolving Infection Control in PALTC, April 28, 2021

Join special guest, Swati Gaur MD, MBA, CMD, and our host Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, for this episode of FMDA’s Journal Club, COVID-19 Impact: Evolving Infection Control in PALTC.

Our learning objectives for this session were:

• • 1. Address the current challenges PALTC are facing at this stage of the Pandemic.
    2. Review how PALTC facilities are approaching the regulations and mandates set forth in the new legislation.
    3. Discuss local community surges in COVID cases and the risk for outbreaks in PALTC facilities.
    4. Address vaccinations in LTC and the ongoing challenge of vaccine hesitancy.

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COVID-19 Impact: The Roundup, April 14, 2021

Join our host Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, for this episode of FMDA’s Journal Club, COVID 19 Impact: The Roundup.

Our learning objectives for this session were:

• • 1. Provide an in-depth State of the State for COVID-19 impact in the US and Florida.
    2. Review national and state trends, and discuss the surging cases in COVID-19
    3. Discuss local, state, and national vaccination strategies.
    4. Provide insight into utilization of monoclonal antibodies in our communities and facilities.
    5. Review research and provide clinical updates concerning COVID-19 and Non-COVID conditions.

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COVID-19 and Advocacy: Advocacy for the PALTC Clinician, March 31, 2021

 

Join special guest, Christian Bergman, MD, CMD, and our host Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, for this episode of FMDA’s Journal Club, COVID-19 Impact: Progress Report.

Our learning objectives for this session were:

• • 1. Better understand methods and ways of engaging in advocacy.
    2. Access tools necessary to effectively engage in public policy.
    3. Distinguish between advocacy and lobbying.
    4. Engage with media in a best practice manner while focusing on delivering a concise message.
    5. Network with colleagues and build a network of PALTC “change agents”.

 

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COVID-19 Impact: Progress Report, March 17, 2021

 

Join special guest, Kimberly R. Smoak, MSH, QIDP, and our host Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, for this episode of FMDA’s Journal Club, COVID-19 Impact: Progress Report.

Our learning objectives for this session were:

• • 1. Review the progress we have made since the onset of this pandemic.
    2. Discuss the challenges faced by our SNFs and ALFs and the steps taken to resolve those issues.
    3. Describe the gains we have made with vaccinations in our facilities and the obstacles we still need to overcome.
    4. Evaluate the future state for our facilities and the improvements we need to make to our PALTC infrastructure.

 

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COVID-19 Special Edition: Revisiting Vaccinations – Are We There Yet? March 3, 2021

 

Join special guest, Leslie Beth Eber, MD, CMD, and our host Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, for this episode of FMDA’s Journal Club, COVID-19 Special Edition: Revisiting Vaccinations – Are We There Yet?

Our learning objectives for this session were:

• • 1. Address continued vaccine hesitancy and strategies to achieve vaccine confidence
    2. Review the three options presented by CDC for continued vaccination in LTC
    3. Discuss AMDA’s ongoing efforts to continue vaccination offerings in our facilities

 

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COVID-19 Impact: Monoclonal Antibody Use in PALTC, February 24, 2021

 

Join special guests, Corinne Bishop, RN, CRRN, CRNI; Christopher Lemelle, MD, MBA; and our host Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD; for this episode of FMDA’s Journal Club, COVID-19 Impact: Monoclonal Antibody Use in PALTC.

Our learning objectives for this session were:

• • 1. Review current perspective and current research related to the use of monoclonal antibodies
    2. Discuss operational considerations when starting this treatment program in PALTC facilities
    3. Describe the challenges and opportunities seen statewide and nationally with the delivery of this treatment in PALTC facilities

 

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COVID-19 Impact: Vaccines, Variants, and More, February 10, 2021

 

Join our host, Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, for this episode of FMDA’s Journal Club, COVID-19 Impact: Vaccines, Variants, and More.

Our learning objectives for this session were:

• • 1. Review current state and national trends
    2. Provide clinical updates regarding vaccination distribution and administration
    3. Discuss our current understanding around COVID-19 variants and the impact they are having on COVID-19 treatments and vaccine effectiveness
    4. Discuss vaccine confidence and strategies to target vaccine hesitancy among residents, staff, and the greater population

 

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COVID-19 Impact: Skin Manifestation, January 27, 2021

 

Join special guest, Pamela Scarborough, PT, DPT, CWS, FAAWC, and our host, Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, for this episode of FMDA’s Journal Club, COVID-19 Impact: Skin Manifestation.

Our learning objectives for this session were:

• • 1. Call for action for specific COVID-19 skin related education;
    2. Propagate awareness of COVID-19 skin manifestations in the medical and lay communities;
    3. ICD-10 code for COVID-19 skin manifestations for proper reporting to CMS;
    4. Collect meaningful numbers of specific skin manifestations of silent COVID-19 from the long-term care setting.

 

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COVID-19 Impact: Today & Tomorrow, January 13, 2021

 

Join our host, Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, for FMDA’s first Journal Club session of 2021, COVID-19 Impact: Today & Tomorrow.

Our learning objectives for this session were:

• • 1. Provide an in-depth State of the State for COVID-19 impact in the US and in Florida
    2. Review rates of infection and strategies around identifying the new variant strain of COVID-19
    3. Discuss Florida’s vaccination strategy and goals for achieving vaccination targets
    4. Review the challenges we have seen around vaccine aversion and the ongoing opportunity to build vaccine confidence
    5. Provide insight into the healthcare disparities seen within our nursing facilities and geriatric populations as it relates to COVID-19 infection rates and outcomes

 

 

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COVID-19 Impact: Building Vaccine Confidence, December 16, 2020

 

Join special guest, Leslie Eber, MD, CMD, and our host, Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, for FMDA’s last Journal Club session of 2020, COVID-19 Impact: Building Vaccine Confidence.

Our learning objectives for this session were:

• • 1. Discuss what we need to do to build Vaccine Confidence across the PALTC continuum, and review current strategies and guidance
    2. Provide an update around current vaccinations, Emergency Use Authorizations, and our next steps regarding vaccine distributions
    3. Review what we know now after initial vaccine administration in other countries
    4. Review the Vaccine pipeline and new updates regarding current and emerging therapeutics
    5. Discuss the State and Federal Vaccination distribution plans and phases and how it impacts PALTC clinical providers

 

 

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COVID-19 Impact: Headwinds, December 2, 2020

 

This episode describes current clinical trends and the differences that we are seeing with this current surge in cases, discusses recent clinical updates and relevant literature regarding vaccinations and monoclonal antibodies, reviews what we now know about COVID-19, it’s manifestations, and the impact that we are seeing months later, and discusses ongoing facility preparedness, immunity, and revisits the plans to distribute the vaccine in our facilities.

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COVID-19 Impact: Preparing for a Vaccine, November 18, 2020

 

Join special guest, Ginny Hoar, PharmD, as she joins our host, Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, for this episode of FMDA’s Journal Club, COVID-19 Impact: Preparing for a Vaccine.

This episode provides an update around the current vaccination trials and the reported progress, discusses the federal and state vaccination distribution plans, reviews the role of the LTC consultant pharmacist in distributing the vaccine, and describes the preparedness strategies that facilities will need to engage in to distribute this vaccine to their residents and staff.

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COVID-19 Impact: Navigating the Potholes, November 4, 2021

 

Join special guest, Alfonso Gonzalez-Rodriguez, MD, as he joins our host, Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, for this episode of FMDA’s Journal Club, COVID-19 Impact: Navigating the Potholes.

This episode reviews the latest stats and trends impacting our facilities during this pandemic, provides clinical updates and reviews relevant clinical literature, discusses operationalizing state and national guidance in our facilities, addresses the changes to our clinical providers workflow, and describes solutions and strategies implemented by our clinicians on the front lines.

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COVID-19 Impact: Our Ongoing Journey, October 7, 2021

 

FMDA’s Journal Club host, Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, provides a high-level review of our current status in this pandemic, revisiting where we have been and where we are going; discusses guidance from the CMS Commission, medical societies, academic institutions, and some state’s departments of health; defines the best care practice recommendations that have been revealed; discusses how we move these concepts and recommendations forward; and takes time to reflect, and openly discuss our personal journeys while living through this pandemic.

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COVID-19 Impact: The Next Wave of Challenges, September 23, 2020

 

Special guest, Muhammad Salman Ashraf, MBBS; Associate Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, at University of Nebraska Medical Center, joins your host Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, for this edition of FMDA’s Journal Club, COVID-19 Impact: The Next Wave of Challenges.

This session: reviews the latest testing guidance from CMS for nursing facilities; discusses reopening guidance, and the steps we need to consider to assure the safety of our residents and staff; addresses preparedness to manage both COVID-19 and the flu in our facilities; describes where we are currently with this pandemic, and the vaccination trials that are ongoing; and analyzes what needs to be next in terms of infection control and prevention policies for PALTC.

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COVID-19 Impact: Creating and Managing a COVID-19 Designated Unit, September 9, 2020

 

Special guests Connie Cheren, RN, MSW, LeadingAge Florida Clinical and Compliance Specialist; Dr. Karl Dhana, SVP Medical Affairs; Robert Morin, Director of Facilities; Carmen Shell, SVP Health Center; and Stephen Shell, Risk Manager, joined Dr. Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, for this edition of FMDA’s Journal Club.

This session addressed: the steps to take when starting or improving a COVID-19 unit; identifying the major infection control, operational, and staffing features that should be included in the planning process; learning about initiatives to avoid staff burnout, stress, and fear of contracting the virus; identifying ways to use PPE more efficiently without compromising the safety of staff; and how the medical director can support the COVID-19 care team.

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COVID-19 Impact: All Things Missed, August 26, 2021

 

In this edition of FMDA’s Journal Club, special guest Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP, joins Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, to discuss the health impact to the non-COVID patient and concerns regarding delaying care, emerging and impactful research outside of the COVID scope, and the longstanding psychosocial impact of COVID-19 to both patients and providers.

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COVID-19 Impact: Pharmaceutical Updates and Emerging Research, August 12, 2020

 

Special guest Dana Saffel, PharmD, DPh, CGP, FASCP, joins host Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, for the this edition of FMDA’s Journal Club. This session examines: emerging pharmaceutical research regarding treatments and vaccinations, current medications being utilized for the management of COVID-19 both in acute and subacute settings, compassionate medication use including how to address conflicting research, and insights into how we should be working with consultant pharmacists in our facilities.

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COVID-19 Impact: Addressing the Public Health Challenge, August 5, 2020

 

Special guest, Sean Cannone, DO, CMD, joins Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, on this edition of FMDA’s Journal Club to discuss: the development of a population health strategy to meet the demands of this pandemic, the unique challenges presented by Nursing Homes and ALF’s, advocating for your health system at the local and state level, the steps required to meet the needs of a diverse population, and how Dr. Cannone’s team addressed social determinants of health and healthcare disparities.

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COVID-19 Impact: Clinical Trends, Advances, and Healthcare Disparities, July 29, 2020

 

Join Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, for this edition of FMDA’s Journal Club where we reviewed all relevant updates and research around COVID-19, clinical advances and emerging best care recommendations, and discussed healthcare disparities related to COVID-19 and the impacts across the PALTC Continuum.

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COVID 19 Impact: Clinical Trends, Advances, and Healthcare Disparities, July 21, 2020

 

Special guest panelists Elaine Healy, MD, CMD, and Elizabeth Vandevelde, ARNP, join host Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, in their return to FMDA’s Journal Club to discuss what conditions we’re seeing s/p recovery from COVID-19, rehabilitation changes following this condition, and how we prepare to treat and manage patients who have persistent symptoms following recovery.

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COVID-19 Impact: Clinical & Regulatory Updates, July 15, 2020

 

This session, hosted by Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, featured special guest Kimberly Smoak, MSH, QIDP, Chief of Field Operations, Health Quality Assurance, Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration.

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COVID-19: Leading the Battle, July 8, 2020

 

This session includes: operationalizing the response in skilled nursing facilities; the impact on the morale of nurses and staff, and the difficulties of maintaining a workforce through this pandemic; managing a SNF through an outbreak and addressing the possibility of achieving and maintaining “COVID-free” status; the role of the Medical Director during this pandemic and the responsibility of PALTC clinicians; how SNFs should be managing visitation and vendors; the evolution of Telehealth in facilities; and the variability and variance from county-to-county and state-to-state.

Hosted by: Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD
Special Guest: Elizabeth Borer, RN

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COVID-19: In the Trenches, June 24, 2020

 

This session looks at the opportunities and challenges of providing primary/geriatric care to patients in the outpatient and LTC setting during this pandemic – including practice limitations, the evolving roles and responsibilities of a medical director in PALTC, and practice management insights and strategies.

Hosted by: Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD
Special Guest Panelists: Dr. Thomas Edwards, Dr. Elizabeth Hames, Dr. Brian Kiedrowski, and Dr. Dan Kaplan

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COVID-19 Overview: Current State, Challenges, and Opportunities, June 17, 2020

 

This session, hosted by Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, features special guest Bernardo J. Reyes, MD, CMD, Assistant Professor of Integrated Medical Science, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University.

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COVID-19: Telehealth in the Time of Pandemic in PALTC, June 10, 2020

 

This session, hosted by Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, features special guest Robert A. Zorowitz, MD, MBA, FACP, AGSF, CMD, as he discusses telehealth in post-acute and long-term care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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COVID-19: Evolving Our Infection Control Policies and Response, June 3, 2020

 

This session, hosted by Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, features special guest Joseph Mylotte, MD, Professor Emeritus of Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Science, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.

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COVID-19: Behavioral Health Impacts, May 27, 2020

 

This session, hosted by Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, features special guest Marc Agronin, MD, as the Journal Club addresses the behavioral health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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COVID-19: Clinical Deep Dive into the Research – Part II, May 20, 2020

 

1. Review all relevant updates and literature around COVID-19
2. Discuss data and revelations from ongoing clinical trials
3. Review emerging best practices

 

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COVID-19: Stories from the Front Lines, May 13, 2020

 

Hosted by Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, this session features special guests: Gregory James, DO, MPH, CMD; Renee Lebon, RN, NHA; ; Elizabeth VandeVelde, RN, MSN, ANP-CRN, MSN, ANP-C; and Bertha Carrion, ARNP, DNP, FNP. Topics include challenges around obtaining PPE, successes and barriers to treating in place and delivering care via telehealth, and the uphill battle of unnecessary hospitalizations.

 

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COVID-19: Advance Care Planning, April 29, 2020

This session, hosted by Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, features an expert panel discussion with Maria Gonzalez, MD, FAAFP, CMD, and Naushira Pandya, MD, CMD, FACP.

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Treating COVID-19+ Patients in Place: Clinical Deep Dive into the Research, April 22, 2020

This session reviews all relevant updates and literature around COVID-19 with emphasis on typical and atypical clinical presentation, innovations around testing, evolving pharmaceutical landscape, and of course, practical implications.

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Treating COVID-19+ Patients in Place in PA/LTC: Part III: Facility Readiness, April 16, 2020

• • 1. Cohorting Patients
    2. Reducing Transmission
    3. Safely Using and Conserving PPE

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Treating COVID-19+ Patients in Place in PA/LTC: Part II – Pharmaceutical Management, April 8, 2020

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The Opportunities and Challenges of Treating COVID-19 Positive PALTC Residents in Place, April 1, 2020

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COVID-19 Update: Guidance from the State and Teleheatlh Coding, March 25, 2020

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B. SNF Vaccination Confidence Initiative:

• • • National Infusion Center Association (NICA): Infusion Center Locator
    • NEJM: An mRNA Vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 — Preliminary Report – October 13, 2021
    • AMDA: Building Vaccine Confidence Among Nursing Home Staff – August 18, 2021
    • NEJM: Breakthrough Infections in BNT162b2-Vaccinated Health Care Workers – August 18, 2021
    • CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) – New COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations Among Adults, by Vaccination Status — New York, May 3–July 25, 2021 – August 18, 2021
    • NEJM: Effectiveness of Covid-19 Vaccines against the B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant – August 12, 2021
    • JAMDA: Implementation of a Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination Condition of Employment in a Community Nursing Home – August 6, 2021
    • FMDA’s SNF Staff Vaccine Confidence Initiative | Protecting Each Other – July 22, 2021
    • FMDA – Protect Your Residents and Employees from COVID-19 – FREE Webinar to Combat Staff Vaccine Hesitancy in Nursing Homes – June 24, 2021
    • AHRQ – Invest in Trust: A Guide for Building COVID-19 Vaccine Trust and Increasing Vaccination Rates Among CNAs – May 2021

C. Organizational Efforts:

• • • • AHRQ – Invest in Trust: A Guide for Building COVID-19 Vaccine Trust and Increasing Vaccination Rates Among CNAs – May 2021
      • AMDA – CMS Cut to Primary Care Services in Nursing Facilities/Assisted Living/Home Health by Nearly 10% is Unconscionable
      • AMDA COVID-19 Online Resources
      • AMDA – COVID-19 Vaccine: Answers to Your Questions
      • AMDA – COVID-19 Vaccine Consent Form
      • AMDA – Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Vaccine in Long-Term Care Facilities
      • AMDA – COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Education: A Guide for Medical Directors
      • AMDA – Helping Healthcare Workers Self Care Resources
      • AMDA – Letter from CMD to Residents and Family
      • AMDA – Interim Recommendations for Communal Activities and Visitation in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Facilities
      • AMDA – The Other Side of the Stop Sign: How We’re Working to Keep Residents Safe and Healthy During COVID-19
      • AMDA – The Other Side of the Stop Sign in Nursing Homes | COVID-19
      • AMDA – Managing Acute Respiratory Distress During the COVID-19 Pandemic Advance Care Plan Tool
      • AMDA – Questions and Answers about the COVID-19 Vaccine for PALTC Staff, Patients, Residents and Family Members
      • AMDA State Advisories re: Hospital Discharges and Admissions to Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Communities
      • AMDA – State Strategies for Ongoing Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Resident and Staff COVID-19 Vaccination
      • AMDA – Statement on the March 25, 2020 – New York State Department of Health Advisory: Hospital Discharges and Admissions to Nursing Homes
      • AMDA – Statement on the Reopening of Post-Acute & Long-Term Care Facilities
      • AMDA – Strategies for Improving Staff and Resident Confidence in the COVID-19 Vaccine
      • AMDA – What to Expect for Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program Third Clinics
      • American Gastroenterological Association: AGA Institute Rapid Review of the GI and Liver Manifestations of COVID-19, Meta-Analysis of International Data, and Recommendations for the Consultative Management of Patients with COVID-19
      • ASCP’s COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) Pandemic Medication Management Strategies
      • California Association of Long Term Care Medicine: What California Needs To Do To Protect Its Nursing Home Population
      • CHRT: Keeping nursing home residents safe and advancing health in light of COVID-19
      • Cohorting Residents to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19
      • Colorado Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine: COVID-19 In-Service July 7, 2021
      • Colorado Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine: COVID-19 In-Service Template July 2021
      • Colorado Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Outbreak at Canterbury Rehab, 3/29/2020
      • Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King’s College London, London, UK; Dermatology Department, West Herts NHS Trust, Herts, UK; School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, King’s College London, London, UK; Zoe Global Ltd: Diagnostic value of skin manifestation of SARS-CoV-2 infection
      • Emory School of Medicine – COVID-19: Conserving PPE
      • EVMS Medical Group – EVMS Critical Care COVID-19 Management Protocol
      • EVMS Medical Group – EVMS Critical Care COVID-19 Management Protocol (Summary)
      • FAU – COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Facilities: An Update
      • FHCA – Florida Long Term Care COVID-19 Response Significantly Better than National Average
      • FHCA – Just the Facts: What Caused COVID-19 Outbreak in Nursing Homes
      • FHCA – PPE Webinar Recording & Resources
      • Florida Bioethics Network Advisory Board: Ethics Guidelines for Crisis Standards of Care in Public Health Emergencies
      • FMDA: Holiday Considerations and Guidance During Influenza Season and the COVID-19 Pandemic
      • Greystone Health: A Message from the Heart – Written by Elizabeth Borer
      • Hospital to Post-Acute Care Facility Transfer – COVID-19 Assessment
      • LeadingAge: Pandemic Playbook
      • National POLST: COVID-19 Statement
      • NPIAP – Skin Manifestations with COVID-19: The Purple Skin and Toes that you are seeing may not be Deep Tissue Pressure Injury
      • NPIAP – Unavoidable Pressure Injury during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Position Paper from the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel
      • Nursing Home & Long-Term Care Facility Strike Team and Infrastructure Project Guidance – October 1, 2021
      • Position Statement from the National Centre for Infectious Diseases and the Chapter of Infectious Disease Physicians, Academy of Medicine, Singapore – 23 May 2020
      • Post-Acute Care and Behavioral Health to Hospital Transfer – COVID-19 Assessment and Communication
      • Regulatory Focus – COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker
      • Respecting Choices (C-TAC) COVID-19 Resource Toolkit
      • State of Florida – Plan for Florida’s Recovery
      • SHEA – Statement for Healthcare Settings Preparing for COVID-19 Vaccination
      • SHEA – Unprecedented solutions for extraordinary times: Helping long-term care settings deal with the COVID-19 pandemic
      • Steps to Limit COVID-19 Spread and Outbreaks in Long Term Care
      • UF – Central Florida Health: System Treatment Guidelines for Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection (COVID-19)
      • University Hospital: UH COVID-19 LTC/PAC Playbook
      • University of Maryland School of Pharmacy – Optimizing Medication Management During the COVD-19 Pandemic: Implementation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care
      • WHO: Infection prevention and control guidance for long-term care facilities in the context of COVID-19
      • WHO: Preventing and managing COVID-19 across long-term care services

D. Published Peer Reviewed Journal Articles:

• • • • The American Geriatrics Society: Balancing Protection from COVID‐19 and the Need for Human Touch in Nursing Homes
      • The American Geriatrics Society: COVID-19 Infections and Deaths among Connecticut Nursing Home Residents: Facility Correlates
      • The American Geriatrics Society: Optimizing Medication Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Implementation Guide for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care
      • Clinical Microbiology and Infection: Follow-up of adults with noncritical COVID-19 two months after symptom onset
      • Dermatology: Skin Manifestations Associated with COVID-19: Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives
      • European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology: Olfactory and gustatory dysfunctions as a clinical presentation of mild‑to‑moderate forms of the coronavirus disease (COVID‑19): a multicenter European study
      • JAGS: COVID-19 in Nursing Homes: Calming the Perfect Storm
      • JAGS: Early success of COVID-19 vaccines in nursing homes: Will it stick?
      • JAMA: “Abandoned” Nursing Homes Continue to Face Critical Supply and Staff Shortages as COVID-19 Toll Has Mounted
      • JAMA: Assessment of Community-Level Disparities in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infections and Deaths in Large US Metropolitan Areas
      • JAMA: Building an “Army of Disease Detectives” to Trace COVID-19 Contacts
      • JAMA: The Business of Medicine in the Era of COVID-19
      • JAMA: Caring for Older Adults With Diabetes During the COVID-19 Pandemic
      • JAMA: Cascading Risks of COVID-19 Resurgence During an Active 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season
      • JAMA: Characteristics and Strength of Evidence of COVID-19 Studies Registered on ClinicalTrials.gov
      • JAMA: Characteristics and Quality of US Nursing Homes Reporting Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
      • JAMA: Choices for the “New Normal”
      • JAMA: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection and Renin Angiotensin System Blockers
      • JAMA: Contact Tracing Assessment of COVID-19 Transmission Dynamics in Taiwan and Risk at Different Exposure Periods Before and After Symptom Onset
      • JAMA: Contact Tracing, Testing, and Control of COVID-19—Learning From Taiwan
      • JAMA: COVID-19 and Postinfection Immunity – Limited Evidence, Many Remaining Questions
      • JAMA: COVID-19 Test Result Turnaround Time for Residents and Staff in US Nursing Homes
      • JAMA: Development and Validation of a Clinical Risk Score to Predict the Occurrence of Critical Illness in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19
      • JAMA: Diagnostic Testing for the Novel Coronavirus
      • JAMA: The Dual Epidemics of COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccine Acceptance, Coverage, and Mandates
      • JAMA: Effect of Remdesivir vs Standard Care on Clinical Status at 11 Days in Patients With Moderate COVID-19
      • JAMA: Effectiveness of Mask Wearing to Control Community Spread of SARS-CoV-2
      • JAMA: Efficacy of Remdesivir in COVID-19
      • JAMA: Estimation of Excess Deaths Associated With the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States, March to May 2020
      • JAMA: From Containment to Mitigation of COVID-19 in the US
      • JAMA: Genome Analysis for Sequence Variants in SARS-CoV-2 Among Asymptomatic Individuals in a Long-term Care Facility
      • JAMA: Is a “Cytokine Storm” Relevant to COVID-19?
      • JAMA: Letters, September 15, 2020, Volume 324, Number 11
      • JAMA: Mortality, Admissions, and Patient Census at SNFs in 3 US Cities During the COVID-19 Pandemic
      • JAMA: Mortality and Morbidity – The Measure of a Pandemic
      • JAMA: A Multifaceted Antimicrobial Stewardship Program for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Cystitis in Nursing Home Residents
      • JAMA: Nursing Homes’ Next Test—Vaccinating Workers Against COVID-19
      • JAMA: Outbreak Investigation of COVID-19 Among Residents and Staff of an Independent and Assisted Living Community for Older Adults in Seattle, Washington
      • JAMA: Palliative Care for Patients With Cancer in the COVID-19 Era
      • JAMA: Preventing COVID-19 in Assisted Living Facilities—A Balancing Act
      • JAMA: SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines and the Growing Threat of Viral Variants
      • JAMA: Setting Expectations for Clinical Research During the COVID-19 Pandemic
      • JAMA: Testing an Old Therapy Against a New Disease: Convalescent Plasma for COVID-19
      • JAMA: Understanding Observational Treatment Comparisons in the Setting of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
      • JAMA: When Should Clinicians Act on Non–Statistically Significant Results From Clinical Trials?
      • JAMA Health Forum: Bans on COVID-19 Mask Requirements vs Disability Accommodations A New Conundrum
      • JAMA Network Open: Comparison of Medication Prescribing Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Nursing Home Residents in Ontario, Canada
      • JAMDA: Better COVID-19 outcomes in community-based long-term care than in nursing homes
      • JAMDA: COVID-19 Library
      • JAMDA: Crisis Standards of Care for the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Essential Q1 Resource for the PALTC Community
      • JAMDA: Implementation of a Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination Condition of Employment in a Community Nursing Home – August 6, 2021
      • JAMDA: Policy Recommendations regarding Skilled Nursing Facility Management of COVID-19: Lessons From New York State
      • JAMDA: Recommendations to Enhance Telemedicine in Nursing Homes in the Age of COVID-19 – October 8, 2021
      • JASN: Renal Involvement and Early Prognosis in Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia
      • Journal of Clinical Virology: Comparison of seven commercial RT-PCR diagnostic kits for COVID-19
      • Journal of Geriatric Emergency Medicine: COVID-19 in Older Adults: Transfers Between Nursing Homes and Hospitals
      • Journal of Hospital Medicine: Trends in COVID-19 Risk-Adjusted Mortality Rates
      • Journal of Primary Healthcare: Psychological states of COVID-19 quarantine
      • Journal of the American College of Cardiology: COVID-19 and Thrombotic or Thromboembolic Disease: Implications for Prevention, Antithrombotic Therapy, and Follow-Up
      • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society: Coronavirus-19 in Geriatrics and Long-Term Care: An Update
      • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society: Coronavirus-19 in Geriatrics and Long-Term Care: An Update
      • The Lancet: The effect of frailty on survival in patients with COVID-19 (COPE): a multicentre, European, observational cohort study
      • The Lancet: Psychiatric and neuropsychiatric presentations associated with severe coronavirus infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis with comparison to the COVID-19 pandemic
      • The Lancet: Neurological and neuropsychiatric complications of COVID-19 in 153 patients: a UK-wide surveillance study
      • The Lancet: Triple combination of interferon beta-1b, lopinavir–ritonavir, and ribavirin in the treatment of patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19: an open-label, randomised, phase 2 trial
      • medRxiv: Attributes and predictors of Long-COVID: analysis of COVID cases and their symptoms collected by the Covid Symptoms Study App study
      • medRxiv: Heterologous SARS-CoV-2 Booster Vaccinations – Preliminary Report – October 13, 2021
      • NEJM: An mRNA Vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 — Preliminary Report
      • NEJM: Antibody Persistence through 6 Months after the Second Dose of mRNA-1273 Vaccine for Covid-19
      • NEJM: Antibody Status and Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Health Care Workers
      • NEJM: Audio Interview: Lessons from Covid-19 Hotspots
      • NEJM: Barrier Enclosure during Endotracheal Intubation
      • NEJM: Breakthrough Infections in BNT162b2-Vaccinated Health Care Workers – August 18, 2021
      • NEJM: Cardiovascular Disease, Drug Therapy, and Mortality in Covid-19
      • NEJM: Covid-19 — Implications for the Health Care System
      • NEJM: Dexamethasone in Hospitalized Patients with Covid-19 — Preliminary Report
      • NEJM: Epidemiology of Covid-19 in a Long-Term Care Facility in King County, Washington
      • NEJM: Effectiveness of Covid-19 Vaccines against the B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant – August 12, 2021
      • NEJM: Escaping Catch-22 — Overcoming Covid Vaccine Hesitancy
      • NEJM: Hydroxychloroquine with or without Azithromycin in Mild-to-Moderate Covid-19
      • NEJM: Lupus Anticoagulant and Abnormal Coagulation Tests in Patients with Covid-19
      • NEJM: Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 Variants B.1.429 and B.1.351
      • NEJM: Neutralizing Response against Variants after SARS-CoV-2 Infection and One Dose of BNT162b2
      • NEJM: Presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infections and Transmission in a Skilled Nursing Facility
      • NEJM: Rapid Decay of Anti–SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Persons with Mild Covid-19
      • NEJM: Rapid Scaling Up of Covid-19 Diagnostic Testing in the United States — The NIH RADx Initiative
      • NEJM: REGN-COV2, a Neutralizing Antibody Cocktail, in Outpatients with Covid-19
      • NEJM: Renin–Angiotensin–Aldosterone System Inhibitors in Patients with Covid-19
      • NEJM: Ten Weeks to Crush the Curve
      • NEJM: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally — The U.S. Response to Covid-19
      • NEJM: Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia after ChAdOx1 nCov-19 Vaccination
      • NIH: Expert U.S. panel develops NIH treatment guidelines for COVID-19
      • NIH: NIH clinical trial to test antibodies and other experimental therapeutics for mild and moderate COVID-19
      • NIH: Study Suggests New Coronavirus May Remain on Surfaces for Days
      • Practical Diabetes: The impact of diabetes on COVID-19 infection
      • Prolonged shedding of SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 infected hemodialysis patients
      • Scientific Reports: Modeling, state estimation, and optimal control for the US COVID‑19 outbreak

 

E. Government Rules & Regulations Updates:

1. AHCA

• • • • 59AER20-4 Mandatory Testing for Assisted Living Facility Staff
      • 59AER20-5 Mandatory Testing for Nursing Home Staff
      • 59AER20-8 Hospital Screening Requirements for Long-Term Care Facility Residents
      • 59AER20-11 Hospital Screening Requirements for Long-Term Care Facility Residents
      • AHCA/NCAL Compassionate Care Amidst the COVID-19 Crisis
      • AHCA/NCAL Guidance: Accepting Admissions from Hospitals During COVID-19 Pandemic – REVISED March 30, 2020
      • Agency for Health Care Administration Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility Emergency Rules Routine Staff Testing 59AER20-4 and 59AER20-5 Questions & Answers
      • COVID-19 Facility Site Visit
      • Emergency Order AHCA No. 20-001
      • Emergency Order DEM ORDER NO. 20-009
      • Executive Order Number 20-276
      • Nursing Home & Long-Term Care Facility Strike Team and Infastructure Project Guidance – October 1, 2021
      • Safe and Limited Re-Opening of Long-Term Care Facilities Emergency Order 20-011 Questions & Answers
      • Task Force on the Safe and Limited Re-Opening of Long-Term Care Facilities – Final Recommendations to Governor DeSantis

2. CDC

• • • • CDC’s Appendix-A-Conversation-Starter-June 2021
      • CDC’s Appendix-B-Communication-Confidence-June 2021
      • CDC’s Build-Healthcare-Personnel-Confidence-June 2021
      • CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) – Initial and Repeated Point Prevalence Surveys to Inform SARS-CoV-2 Infection Prevention in 26 Skilled Nursing Facilities — Detroit, Michigan, March–May 2020
      • CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) – New COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations Among Adults, by Vaccination Status — New York, May 3–July 25, 2021 – August 18, 2021
      • CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) – Rates of COVID-19 Among Residents and Staff Members in Nursing Homes — United States, May 25–November 22, 2020
      • Criteria for Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 (Interim Guidance) – Summary of Recent Changes as of April 13, 2020
      • Serial Testing for SARS-CoV-2 and Virus Whole Genome Sequencing Inform Infection Risk at Two Skilled Nursing Facilities with COVID-19 Outbreaks — Minnesota, April–June 2020

3. CMS

• • • • Changes to Staffing Information and Quality Measures Posted on the Nursing Home Compare Website and Five Star Quality Rating System due to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
      • Center for Clinical Standards and Quality/Quality, Safety & Oversight Group
      • CMS Events: Nursing Home Training Series Webcasts – July 2, 9, and 16 from 4-5 p.m. ET – Click Here to Register
      • CMS Events: Nursing Home Training Series Webcasts – Miss a Training? Click here to view records, slides, and resources
      • Coronavirus Commission on Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes
      • Coronavirus (COVID-19) Partner Toolkit
      • COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers
      • COVID-19 Focused Survey for Nursing Homes
      • COVID-19 Long-Term Care Facility Guidance – April 2, 2020
      • COVID-19 Nursing Home Data (Submitted Data as of Week Ending: 05/31/2020)
      • Department of Health and Human Services – Guidance for PREP Act Coverage for COVID-19 Screening Tests at Nursing Homes, Assisted-Living Facilities, Long-Term-Care Facilities, and other Congregate Facilities
      • Fact Sheet for State and Local Governments CMS Programs & Payment for Care in Hospital Alternate Care Sites
      • Interim Final Rule Updating Requirements for Notification of Confirmed and Suspected COVID-19 Cases Among Residents and Staff in Nursing Homes
      • Letter From CMS Administrator to Nursing Home Workers
      • Long-Term Care Nursing Homes Telehealth and Telemedicine Tool Kit
      • Nursing Home COVID-19 Data
      • Nursing Home Visitation – COVID-19
      • Physicians and Other Clinicians: CMS Flexibilities to Fight COVID-19
      • Release of COVID-19 Nursing Home Data
      • Quality Payment Program – COVID-19 Response
      • Upcoming Requirements for Notification of Confirmed COVID-19 (or COVID19 Persons under Investigation) Among Residents and Staff in Nursing Homes

4. Florida DOH

• • • • Assessment of Long-Term Care Facility Guidance
      • COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment: Donning

5. HHS

• • • • COVID-19: Considerations, Strategies, and Resources for Crisis Standards of Care in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) Facilities

 

F. Other States:

• • • • Louisiana Department of Health: Healthcare Facility Notice/Order Hospital to Nursing Facility Discharges
      • New York Department of Health: Advisory: Hospital Discharges and Admissions to Nursing Homes
      • New York State Office of the Attorney General Letitia James: Nursing Home Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

 

G. Webinars:

• • • • AMDA: Building Vaccine Confidence Among Nursing Home Staff – August 18, 2021
      • COVID-19: CALTCM Weekly Rounds Webinar Series
      • Click here to view the Telligen QIO Webinar, April 9 | Click here for the Telligen Webinar Q&A

 

H. Media:

• • • • Feldman, Arthur M. (2020, September 4). What can Osler teach us about the covid-19 pandemic? The BMJ
      • Frieden, Tom (2020, March 23). Former CDC Chief Dr. Tom Frieden: Coronavirus infection risk may be reduced by Vitamin D. Fox News
      • Hauck, G. (2020, April 11). ‘Got my blood boiling’: Florida nursing homes ask governor for immunity from coronavirus lawsuits. USA TODAY.
      • JAMA Network: Coronavirus Update with Anthony Fauci – Recorded on July 2, 2020
      • Mahase, Elisabeth. (2021, February 8). ‘Covid-19: South Africa pauses use of Oxford vaccine after study casts doubt on efficacy against variant. The BMJ
      • Safdar, K., Palazzolo, J., Adamay, J., and Ramachandran, S. (2020, April 29). Young Doctors Struggle to Treat Coronavirus Patients: ‘We Are Horrified and Scared’. The Wall Street Journal.
      • Williams, B. (2020, April 29). Hospitals are heroic, while nursing homes are always to blame. McKnight’s Long-Term Care News.