Here at SGIM, we know there is a lot of information going around, and a lot of questions for which you need answers. We are here to help you while you are helping others.
Patient Care Resources
Ambulatory Care Reopening and Recovery
Safe resumption of ambulatory care is a key priority for supporting the US health care system’s capacity to manage and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. ACP has published clinical and public policy guidance on “Partial Resumption of Economic, Health Care and Other Activities While Mitigating COVID-19 Risk and Expanding System Capacity.” This guidance provides a series of recommendations based on best available evidence. |  |
AHRQ Views: COVID-19 Resources to Support Healthcare Professionals
This resource was developed to support healthcare professionals in their effort to confront the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes tools and resources for improving clinical practice in hospitals, ambulatory care practices, nursing homes, and other healthcare institutions; data resources and analyses to help decision makers understand healthcare trends and identify opportunities for improvement; publications and resources developed by AHRQ grantees; and information on opportunities for research funding. | |
New payment options for outpatient E/M care during the Public Health Emergency
CMS has released a series of waivers in the context of the current Public Health Emergency (PHE) that relate directly to Medicare payments for outpatient primary care services and resident supervision With the help and guidance of Erika Miller and Michaela Hollis, I have put together the attached summary of Federal regulations as they currently stand. |  |
LitCovid is a curated literature hub
For tracking up-to-date scientific information about the 2019 novel Coronavirus. It is the most comprehensive resource on the subject, providing a central access to 6530 (and growing) relevant articles in PubMed. | |
Expert U.S. panel develops NIH treatment guidelines for COVID-19
“Living document” expected to be updated often as new clinical data accrue. | |
CFAS Societies Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Listing of resource pages from AAMC. | |
Medicine Basecamp
GIM fellow Allison Lai (Alison.Lai@one-mail.on.ca) has developed a phenomenal set of quick lectures/podcasts that address many common inpatient diagnoses and conditions that people are using to get skilled up for COVID duty. | |
Public Health Principles for a Phased Reopening During COVID-19: Guidance for Governors
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security | |
Society of Hospital Medicine COVID-19 Media and Webinars
A frequently updated collection of Webinars and recordings from SHM | |
Association of American Medical Colleges COVID-19 Resources
The AAMC continues to monitor guidance from federal, state, and local health agencies as it relates to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Find information and updates from AAMC on this emerging global health concern. | |
Regional Strategies for Academic Health Centers to Support Primary Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Plea From the Front Lines
JAMA Network, Jennifer E. DeVoe, MD, DPhil1; Anthony Cheng, MD1; Alex Krist, MD, MPH2 | |
Primary Care Chat
Deep dives into the art and joy of great adult primary care, as well as the evidence behind it. Join us every other Thurs, 9:30 EST/6:30 PST | |
Infection Control with PPE Scarcity
The CDC offers guidance on strategies for optimizing the supply of N95 respirators and conservation strategies for medical gloves, including conventional capacity strategies, contingency capacity strategies, and crisis strategies. | |
ECRI Virtual Lab Tour- COVID-19 and Safe Respirator Usage When Supplies are Short
View a recording of a live-streamed lab tour, featuring recommendations from ECRI experts on how to use N95 respirators safely when normal procedures are challenging due to shortages. This video addresses critically important issues impacting hospitals now as they care for patients with coronavirus. | |
Screening Algorithm Institutions or groups maintaining a screening algorithm in real time
Screening Algorithm Institutions or groups maintaining a screening algorithm in real time on a url that they are willing to make freely accessible, please consider submitting the resource for inclusion in the ACP Online Guide. There is overwhelming need nationally across the IM/FM community. Please submit your suggested resource via the ACP Covid-19 resource suggestion portal. | |
COVID-19: An ACP Physician's Guide
Free online clinical overview of infection control and patient care guidance, including curated national resources. Accessible on handheld devices. | |
Critical Care for the Non-ICU Clinician - Free Training
A complimentary online education designed for healthcare professionals who could benefit from critical care training. Please visit sccm.org/covid19 and share this resources with your colleagues, who may not typically practice critical care medicine. | |
Assessment of Evidence for COVID-19-Related Treatments
American Society for Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) maintains a drug information resource called AHFS. Their team evaluated the evidence related to proposed treatments for people with COVID-19, and assessed the evidence around supportive treatments and selected chronic medications that may be used in this population. ASHP will continue to update this table as new evidence becomes available. | |
| What Hospitalists Need to Know About COVID-19 | |
| Health Professionals Fight Against COVID-19 Myths and Misinformation | |
Telehealth Resources
Telehealth: Pivoting in a Pandemic
This educational presentation was given on the CPC practice redesign subcommittee call by Jennifer Gilwee | |
CMS Releases Regulations and Additional Waivers to Respond to COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
On March 30, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) promulgated an interim final rule with comment period and additional waivers to ensure the healthcare system can respond to the expected surge in COVID-19 patients and providers can continue to treat those without the virus safely. The changes aim to increase hospital capacity, expand the health care workforce, improve access to telehealth services, and reduce the regulatory burden on providers.. | |
CMS Non-face-to-face Care
A summary of the telehealth options now available on the basis of the Section 1135 Social Security Act, National Emergency Act waivers. This was developed with the input of Erika Miller and Michaela Hollis of CRD Associates and represents the current billing options for Medicare patients. We provide this as a service to fellow SGIM members. | |
COVID-19 Telehealth Coding and Billing Practice Management Tips
Free online tips and guidance for physician practices about using telehealth and coding. | |
Telemedicine: A Practical Guide for Incorporation into your Practice
CME/MOC Available. Free online curriculum provides guidance to help physicians begin or expand the use of telemedicine, including an educational module on how to interact with patients, perform visits, and conduct appropriate physical examinations through virtual video visits. It also includes timely information about patient care during pandemics and public health crises. | |
Health Equity Resources
COVID Resource for LGBTQ Older People
Human Rights Campaign | |
Key Facts about the Uninsured Population
Kaiser Family Foundation | |
NAMI Helpline Coronavirus Information and Resources Guide
National Alliance on Mental Illness | |
Handwashing to Slow the Coronavirus Pandemic
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | |
How Coronavirus Is Crippling Rural Health Care, Especially for Latinos
Salud America | |
COVID-19: a potential public health problem for homeless populations
The Lancet Public Health | |
Racism and xenophobia are ‘contagious killers’ too
UN News | |
Coronavirus: A pandemic in the age of inequality
World Economic Forum | |
Preventing COVID-19 spread in poor areas
World Heart Federation | |
Tracking Prisons’ Response to Coronavirus
The Marshall Project | |
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Partner Toolkit
CMMS | |
COVID-19 Is a Health Equity Issue
Health Equity Initiative | |
US: Address Impact of Covid-19 on Poor
Human Rights Watch | |
COVID-19 DEI Crisis Action Strategy Guide
Recommendations to Drive Inclusive Excellence (combating racism and xenophobia) - Damon Williams, PhD | |
Hospital and Clinical Ethics
COVID-19: Human rights principles must guide health decisions
A statement published by the Council of Europe's Committee on Bioethics recalls the fundamental principles, based on the respect for human dignity and human rights, which must guide medical decisions and practices in the context of the current crisis. | |
Bioethics during the COVID Pandemic
A bioethical discussion of issues related to delivery of care during the COVID pandemic. Presented by Dr. Sulmasy the interim director of the Kennedy Institute for Ethics, Dr. Donovan the Director of the Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics at Geoegetown University, and Dr. Roberts the Chair of the Clinical Ethics Committee at Georgetown University Hospital. | |
Resource for Hospital Ethics Committees and Clinical Ethicists Responding to COVID-19
The Hastings Center has developed a Slide Deck to quickly prepare hospital ethics committees (HECs) and clinical ethics consultation (CEC) services to assess and shift their operations to reflect new tasks and work conditions, including resource scarcity, and respond to changing ethical needs and concerns among clinicians caring for COVID-19 patients. | |
GIM Connect Discussions
| Your colleagues are discussing the escalating COVID-19 crisis in GIM Connect. We encourage you to use this space to ask questions and share resources. Or simply to vent or support one another in this challenging time. Here are some recent COVID-19 threads. | |
Caring for Yourself
COVID-19: Peer Support and Crisis Communication Strategies to Promote Institutional Resilience
The authors have had experience responding to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and H1N1 influenza, formulating a national medical recovery plan in Kuwait, responding to the 9/11 World Trade Center disaster, and developing peer support programs for health care. In this commentary, we summarize lessons learned from those experiences and provide consensus on best practices for fostering an organizational culture of resilience. Albert W. Wu, MD, MPH; Cheryl Connors, BSN, MS, DNP; George S. Everly Jr., PhD | |
How to coronavirus-proof your home
Life under coronavirus means staying at home as much as possible — but you’ll likely need to make a trip to the grocery store or pharmacy at some point. Download or print this tip sheet to make sure you don’t bring the virus back home with you. | |
CFAS is starting an ongoing Twitter conversation using the hashtag #COVID19Wellbeing
This Twitter conversation will seek to spread knowledge about how clinicians, educators, and researchers can maintain their wellness and adjust to this frightening new reality. We hope to create an online resource where physicians and researchers can share advice, knowledge, encouragement, and news; seek help; or just talk to someone who understands some of what they’re going through. We’ll monitor the ideas that come through and share them on our wellbeing page. | |
| Supporting Clinicians During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Annals of Internal Medicine) | |
| Caring for oneself to care for others: physicians and their self-care (Journal of Supportive Oncology) | |
| Five Principles of Self-Care for Health Professionals (Kevin MD) | |
| Self-Care 101 (Psychology Today) | |
| Headspace: free access for healthcare professionals through 2020 | |
| Coronavirus stressing you out? Here’s how to cope (Baltimore Sun) | |
| Doctors tell the story behind their viral rendition of John Lennon's 'Imagine': 'Music goes places that medicine can't go' (ABC News) | |
Nicole Lurie, MD, MSPH
Frontliners: Dr. Nicole Lurie, Strategic Advisor to the CEO at the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations now leads the organization’s international incident management team for COVID-19 vaccine development. Read about the importance of international cooperation when facing a massive public health crisis.
Dr. Noble Maleque, MD
Dr. Noble Maleque, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Emory University has been working directly with COVID-19 patients as a hospitalist and Associate Program Direct for residents. Read how he continues to practice empathy in his patient care, and how the pandemic has altered his approach to medical training.
Christopher O’Donnell, MD
Dr. Christopher O’Donnell, Associate Professor of Medicine at Emory University, faces COVID-19 patients every day. Working directly with “Persons of Interest”, read how he and many others face the difficult challenge of caring for infected patients while protecting their families and loved ones at home.
Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc
Dr. Karen DeSalvo, SGIM President and Chief Health Officer at Google, explains how the world’s largest search engine, Google, has made providing authoritative information on COVID-19 its top priority. Read about the novel ways in which technology and big data are being used to track and potentially slow a pandemic.
Dan Hunt, MD
Dr. Dan Hunt, Director of the Hospital School of Medicine at Emory University has organized more than 250 clinicians across Atlanta in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read about what it takes to organize a response team that large to such an unprecedented medical emergency and the advice he has for other SGIM members during this time. Visit https://www.sgim.org/career-center/covid-19-resources/frontliners to read his story.