Our stakeholders are in various stages of the battle against COVID-19 and we support you as you strive to protect your communities. We are doing our best to collect and share promising practices, tools, and other resources; we encourage you to visit our Novel Coronavirus Resources Page often and reach out if you need technical assistance.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) webpage provides the most current clinical COVID-19 guidance. The Healthcare & Public Health Sector Partnership led by the ASPR Division of Critical Infrastructure Protection is actively engaged in responding to COVID-19.  If you are interested in receiving regular response bulletins, sign up by emailing cip@hhs.gov.   

This issue of The Express highlights the following new and upcoming resources:

Medical Operations Coordinating Cells (MOCCs) Toolkit, First Edition can help jurisdictions establish MOCCs to ensure load-balancing across healthcare facilities and systems.

• Access the related Establishing MOCCs for COVID-19 Webinar that featured jurisdictions with previous and current COVID-19-related experience using the MOCC concept.

Alternate Care Sites (ACS) resources:

• ACS Funding Summary: Establishment and Operationalization Tip Sheet provides an overview of funding options for establishing ACS, including for operation, ongoing administration, and direct patient care costs.
• Upcoming Webinar: Funding Sources for the Establishment and Operationalization of Alternate Care Sites, hosted by ASPR TRACIE in collaboration with the HHS/FEMA COVID-19 Healthcare Resilience Task Force, will feature interagency partners providing an overview and discussing the information contained in the ACS Funding Summary Tip Sheet. This webinar will take place on May 22, from 2:30-3:45 PM ET. Register now!
• ACS Toolkit, Second Edition includes links to Excel spreadsheets that list recommended equipment and supplies for setting up various ACS models.

Recording Now Available: ASPR TRACIE, in collaboration with the HHS/FEMA COVID-19 Healthcare Resilience Task Force, hosted a webinar on May 11, 2020, to discuss COVID-19: Healthcare System Operations Strategies and Experiences (enter your name and email address to access the recording). Presenters from some of the hardest hit hospitals in NY, LA, and the Western Navajo Reservation (AZ) shared their experiences with adjusting operations and logistics to manage patient surge.

Just Released: Mini Modules to Relieve Stress for Healthcare Workers Responding to COVID-19: Leading Towards Organizational Wellness in an Emergency. This short video can help healthcare leadership communicate in ways that mitigate stress in their staff working during the COVID-19 pandemic. Check out the first module on stress management exercises and the second module on creating a practical self-care plan in difficult times.

COVID-19 Clinical Rounds Peer-to-Peer Virtual Communities of Practice are a collaborative effort between ASPR, the National Emerging Special Pathogen Training and Education Center (NETEC), and Project ECHO. These interactive virtual learning sessions aim to create a peer-to-peer learning network where clinicians from the U.S. and abroad who have more experience treating patients with COVID-19 share their challenges and successes; a generous amount of time for participant Q & A is also provided.  Three webinar topics are covered every week:

• EMS: Patient Care and Operations (Mondays, 12:00-1:00 PM ET)
• Critical Care: Lifesaving Treatment and Clinical Operations (Tuesdays, 12:00-1:00 PM ET)
• Emergency Department: Patient Care and Clinical Operations (Thursdays, 12:00-1:00 PM ET)

Access previous webinars and sign up today to receive information on upcoming webinars!