Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health 
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Source: National Library of Medicine [National Institutes of Health] (NLM). Published: 4/24/2020.
This one-hour, 49-minute webinar for researchers was held to learn how to share, discover, and cite COVID-19 data and code in generalist repositories. Speakers from multiple generalist repositories discussed the ways each repository is supporting discoverability and reusability of COVID-19 data and associated code. The National Library of Medicine also provided an overview of available COVID-19 literature.
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Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - April 24, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers: Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Test –Autobio Diagnostics Co., Ltd.
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Published: 4/24/2020.
This three-page fact sheet informs healthcare providers of the significant known and potential risks and benefits of the emergency use of the Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Test, which received an Emergency Use Authorization from the Food and Drug Administration on April 24, 2020. The Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Test can be ordered by a healthcare provider to detect if there has been an adaptive immune response to COVID-19, indicating a recent or prior infection.
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Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - April 24, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers: VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG Reagent Pack - Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Published: 4/24/2020.
This three-page fact sheet informs healthcare providers of the significant known and potential risks and benefits of the emergency use of the VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG Reagent Pack assay, which received an Emergency Use Authorization from the Food and Drug Administration on April 24, 2020. The VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG Reagent Pack assay can be ordered by a healthcare provider to detect if there has been an adaptive immune response to COVID-19, indicating a recent or prior infection.
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Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - April 24, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers: LIAISON ® SARS CoV-2 S1/S2 IgG assay – DiaSorin Inc.
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Published: 4/24/2020.
This three-page fact sheet informs healthcare providers of the significant known and potential risks and benefits of the emergency use of the LIAISON ®SARS-CoVs S1/S2 IgG assay, which received an Emergency Use Authorization from the Food and Drug Administration on April 24, 2020. The LIAISON®SARS-CoVs S1/S2 IgG assay can be ordered by a healthcare provider to detect if there has been an adaptive immune response to COVID-19, indicating a recent or prior infection.
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Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - April 24, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
NETEC COVID-19 Webinar Series: Laboratory Operations, Challenges, and Innovations for COVID-19
Source: National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC). Published: 4/24/2020.
This one-hour, two-minute webinar reviews the landscape of laboratory testing for COVID-19, focusing on different testing platforms, prioritization of testing, and biosafety implications.
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Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - April 24, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Strengthening and Adjusting Public Health Measures Throughout the COVID-19 Transition Phases: Policy Considerations for the WHO European Region
Source: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe. Published: 4/24/2020.
This 20-page document provides key considerations for Member States to help them decide on the modulation of large-scale restrictive public health measures (i.e., movement restrictions and large-scale physical distancing) during the COVID-19 pandemic, while at the same time strengthening core public health service capacities (to identify, isolate, test, and treat every patient and quarantine contacts) together with personal protective measures (hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette) and individual physical distancing.
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Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - April 24, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Adaptation of CCCM (Camp Coordination and Camp Management) Activities in Urban Neighbourhoods and Informal Sites for the COVID-19 Response
Source: Global Camp Coordination and Camp Management Cluster. Published: 4/24/2020.
This one-hour, 26-minute webinar discusses first-hand experiences of country programs preparing to respond to a COVID-19 outbreak in urban neighborhoods and informal sites. It explores how activities in Community Resource Centers and associated mobile outreach teams are adapting to the challenges COVID-19 is presenting to these communities.
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Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - April 24, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Requirements for Serological Antibody Tests Submitted Under the COVID-19 Interim Order: Guidance
Source: Government of Canada. Published: 4/24/2020.
This web page provides guidance to manufacturers of serological assays intended for the detection of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease. It outlines recommendations regarding the minimum testing that should be performed for SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics to support an application for an authorization under the Interim Order Respecting the Importation and Sale of Medical Devices for Use in Relation to COVID-19.
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Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - April 24, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Enforcement Guidance on Decontamination of Filtering Facepiece Respirators in Healthcare During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Source: Occupational Safety and Health Administration [U.S. Department of Labor] (OSHA). Published: 4/24/2020.
This memorandum provides interim guidance to Compliance Safety and Health Officers for enforcing the Respiratory Protection Standard with regard to the reuse of filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) that have been decontaminated through certain methods. It applies in workplaces in which workers need respirators to protect against exposure to infectious agents that could be inhaled into the respiratory system, including during care of patients with suspected or confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and ot...
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - April 24, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
“Immunity Passports” in the Context of COVID-19
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 4/24/2020.
Some governments have suggested that the detection of antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, could serve as the basis for an “immunity passport” or “risk-free certificate” that would enable individuals to travel or to return to work assuming that they are protected against re-infection. This two-page document discusses how at this point in the pandemic, there is not enough evidence about the effectiveness of antib ody-mediated immunity to guarantee the accuracy of an “immunity passport” or “risk-free certificate.”
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Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - April 24, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Establishing Medical Operations Coordination Cells (MOCCs) for COVID-19
Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS ASPR). Published: 4/24/2020.
This one-hour, 27-minute webinar from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) features speakers who describe how COVID-19 has resulted in asymmetrical hospital utilization, and discuss Medical Operations Coordination Cells (MOCCs), which are are a strategy to optimize patient distribution by augmenting emergency operations centers with clinical experts who synthesize and coordinate healthcare capacity.
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Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - April 24, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
COVID-19: An ACP Physician's Guide and Resources
Source: American College of Physicians (ACP). Published: 4/24/2020.
This learning activity, updated on April 24, 2020, supports physicians as they respond to the evolving outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Participants will learn to counsel patients regarding infection control methods to reduce risk of transmission for viral illnesses, including coronaviruses; identify potential cases of novel coronavirus infection and report patients under investigation; identify specimen handling and infection control procedures for patients who may be infected with SARS-CoV-2; and access guidance for supervised self-monitori...
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - April 24, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Breastfeeding Guidance Post Hospital Discharge for Mothers or Infants with Suspected or Confirmed SARS-Co V-2 Infection
Source: American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Published: 4/23/2020.
This guidance was developed to support pediatricians providing direct care for breastfeeding families after discharge from the newborn hospital stay during the COVID-19 pandemic. Post-discharge guidance and education are essential to support families, ensure the health of mothers and infants, and ensure mothers are able to reach their breastfeeding goals.
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Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - April 23, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
COPDGene COVID-19 Survey
Source: National Jewish Health. Published: 4/23/2020.
The goals of the COPDGene Study are to discover what heritable or genetic factors contribute to the development of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in some people and to use this information to develop new therapeutic approaches to control this disease. Total people in COPDGene cohort is 10371. There are 3630 non-Hispanic, white males; 3303 non-Hispanic, white females. There are 1894 non-Hispanic, African American males; 1544 non-Hispanic, African American females. The participants were recruited from 20 clinical centers across the United States. COVID-19-r...
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - April 23, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Strengthening Public Health Systems: Policy Ideas from a Governance Perspective
Source: World Bank. Published: 4/23/2020.
This 62-page paper provides novel evidence from a survey of public health workers in Bihar, India ’s poorest state, that supports the insights of economic theory and taken together, yields ideas that can immediately be put to work in policy responses to the COVID-19 crisis. These ideas address problems of governance and trust that have bedeviled health policymakers.
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Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - April 23, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
