COVID-19 Information and Resources

• Resources on Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19):  The AHA and AONL are closely monitoring COVID-19 information and working with the CDC, HHS as well as other federal, state and local partners to respond to this challenge and to make sure hospitals and health systems have the most up-to-date information.
   
• Johns Hopkins University Map of Global COVID-19 Cases (UPDATED IN REAL TIME)
   
• From the NIH: New Online Resource Shows How You Can Help to Fight COVID-19
• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment Guidelines
• From the CDC: “Living document” expected to be updated often as new clinical data accrue. A panel of U.S. physicians, statisticians, and other experts has developed treatment guidelines for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). These guidelines, intended for healthcare providers, are based on published and preliminary data and the clinical expertise of the panelists, many of whom are frontline clinicians caring for patients during the rapidly evolving pandemic. The guidelines are posted online and will be updated often as new data are published in peer-reviewed scientific literature and other authoritative information emerges.
• American Nurses Association (ANA) COVID-19 Resource Center – Up to date news, what nurses need to know to stay safe, and what ANA is doing to protect nurses and patients.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Coronavirus (COVD-19) Partner Toolkit
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Current Emergencies – Information, Updates, Clinical and Technical Guidance.
• Department of Health and Human Services Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Information Gateway - Novel Coronavirus Resources
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA) COVID-19 Information
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) COVID-19 Guidance and Resources
• Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Coronavirus Information
• Joint Commission Coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance and Resources
• National Academy of Medicine Coronavirus Resources
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• NIH Director's Blog
• Reducing Mental Health’s Stigma in Healthcare (White Paper)
• White House Task Force on COVID-19
• World Health Organization (WHO)

COVID-19 Vaccine Education Effort: Content for Healthcare Providers

• For Physicians & Nurses: Answers to COVID-19 Vaccination Questions for HCPs | Ad Council

• Letter to President-Elect Biden Advocating for Nurse Representation - AAACN President Anne Jessie urges President-Elect Biden to consider adding registered nurses, particularly ambulatory care nurses, to the Coronavirus Advisory Board to strengthen and augment the team of experts that has been gathered to address this public health crisis. Read the letter.

• AAACN Online Library: Resilience and Empowerment During a Crisis  - Complimentary CNE Package.
• American Nurses Association (ANA) COVID-19 Resource Center – Up to date news, what nurses need to know to stay safe, and what ANA is doing to protect nurses and patients
• ANA - Nurses Month Week
• ANA COVID-19 Self-Care Package for Nurses
• ANA: The Well-Being Initiative
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Virtual Learning Hour - COVID-19: Caregiver Mental Health and Wellbeing
• Nurse PTSD/Suicide; Effect on America’s Health Care System
• Ohio State University - Staying Calm and Well in the Midst of the COVID-19 Storm Webinar Series
• Relias Webinar - Nurse Self-Care: Learning How to Take Care of Yourself and Your Team
• Resources to Support Health and Well-Being of Clinicians

COVID-19 Pediatric Protocols: New June 2021 Release (PDF files below will be available shortly)

• Schmitt Pediatric Guidelines LLC - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Diagnosed or Suspected (updated July, 2022).
• Schmitt Pediatric Guidelines LLC - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Exposure (updated July, 2022).
• Schmitt Pediatric Guidelines LLC - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Immunization Reactions (updated July, 2022).

• View a recorded White House Virtual Conversation - AAACN members are invited to listen to a recorded event (Aug. 23, 2021) of a White House Virtual Conversation on Health Systems, Providers, and the COVID-19 Vaccinations Effort. The event focused on the significant progress that has been made in activating providers in the vaccinations effort, as well as a number of best practices health systems and providers have committed to in order to further increase vaccine confidence and uptake.
   
• AAACN's webinar (the recording, handout, and contact hour evaluation), Telephone Triage and COVID-19, presented by Carol Rutenberg, MNSc, RN-BC, C-TNP, is now available free to anyone who will benefit in the AAACN Online Library.
• AACN COVID-19 Response Webinar Series
• American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA) Webinar: Stress and Self-Care for Nurses in the Time of COVID-19
• American Nursing Informatics Association (ANIA) - How to Successfully Work/Teach from Home
• ANA On-Demand Webinar: How to Survive the Pandemic with an Unbroken Spirit
• ANA Special COVID-19 Webinar Series - Many COVID-19 webinars
• ANPD Recorded Webinar – Optimizing Nursing Staff During a Pandemic
• Cleveland Clinic Comprehensive COVID Care Resources
• Clinician Outreach and Community Activity (COCA) Webinars and Events – Upcoming and Recent Calls and Webinars, including links to recordings.
  • HAPPENING SEPTEMBER 15, 2020: Telehealth & Health Equity: Considerations for Addressing Health Disparities during the COVID-19 Pandemic
• HPNA & SWHPN Host a Conversation on Guilt, Trauma, and Reactions to Changing Practices During COVID-19 - Free Webinar - June 23
• Joint Commission Pre-Recorded Webinars concerning Coronavirus
• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing (JHPN) Free Open Access to a select series of published articles to help you and your team navigate palliative nursing care during COVID-19. Available for FREE until August 31, 2020.
• National Academy of Medicine Webinars:
  • COVID-19 Conversations
  • The Science of Social Distancing
• NETEC - view slides and videos from past webinars in the NETEC COVID-19 Webinar Series or to sign up for upcoming webinars. Find webinars on various subjects within these themes:
  • PPE and Infection Control
  • Emergency Management
  • Patient Treatment and Care
• Coping with COVID-19: Watch the NIH Event Recording (Presented on Facebook, login required).
• Ohio State University - Staying Calm and Well in the Midst of the COVID-19 Storm Webinar Series
• WHO Online Training Course - Emerging respiratory viruses, including COVID-19: methods for detection, prevention, response and control

AAACN Webinar - Telephone Triage and COVID-19 - Listen to Free Recording.

• AAACN Online Library: Resilience and Empowerment During a Crisis  - Complimentary CNE Package
• Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) Staffing Toolkit - A free tool to help you place new hires and contingent nurses during the COVID-19 outbreak.
• American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Coronavirus Resources for Nurse Educators
• American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) COVID-19 Pulmonary, ARDS, and Ventilator Resources
• American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) Managing Stress and Self-Care During COVID-19 - Information for Nurses
• ANA Coronavirus Response Fund for Nurses
• American Nephrology Nurses Association (ANNA) has launched 4 FREE education packages with FREE CNEs for nephrology and non-nephrology nurses caring for patients with AKI and CKD and the associated treatments during this pandemic. The package topics areas are:
  • Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
  • Continuous Renal Replacement Therapies (CRRT)
  • Hemodialysis (HD)
  • Peritoneal Dialysis (PD)
• American Nephrology Nurses Association (ANNA) Nephrology Nursing - Surge Support Page
• Association for Nursing Professional Development (ANPD) Resources for NPD Practitioners
• Clinical Informatics Resources for COVID-19
• Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) COVID-19 Information
• Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) Primary Palliative Nursing COVID-19 Patient Care Guides
• International Journal of Nursing Studies Article - Rapid Investment in Nursing to Strengthen the Global COVID-19 Response
• National Academy of Medicine - Resources to Support the Health and Wellness of Clinicians During COVID-19
• National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) COVID-19 Information
• NSNA Guidance for Nursing Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Nurse Groups Resilience Groups for Nurses
• Policy Brief: U.S. Nursing Leadership Supports Practice/Academic Partnerships to Assist the Nursing Workforce during the COVID-19 Crisis
• Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) – Novel Coronavirus Resources