June 8, 2021
Agenda:
- EPI Report
- Updates on the PPE vs Source Control and Visitation Guidelines
- Pfizer Vaccine and Myocarditis
- DOH Mobile Vaccine Service and any other vaccine updates
May 11, 2021
Agenda:
- EPI Report
- WMCC Update
- COVID-19 Post Support
- Vaccine Update
April 13, 2021
Agenda:
- EPI Report
- Q&A – Variants, Masking, Vaccine breakthrough, Decreased testing and impacts on surveillance and travel screening, etc.
- Vaccine Updates
- Vaccine Pilot in hospitals
March 16, 2021
Agenda:
- EPI Report
- Health Equity – Confluence Health
- Vaccine Equity – Skagit Regional Health
- Appointments for Patients Identified Through the EMR and Enforcement Concerns
- Additional Q&A and Updates
February 16, 2021
Agenda:
- Vaccine Updates
- EPI Report
- Updates
- Variant updates
- CDC masking findings from 2/10 MMWR report
- CDC quarantine guidelines
- Counterfeit Masks
- Equity Strategies
February 2, 2021
Agenda:
- EPI Report
- Jefferson Drive-thru Vaccine Clinic
- DOH Vaccine Updates
- Post-COVID Care
- WA Health Updates
January 19, 2021
Agenda:
- EPI Report
- Swedish Mass Vaccine Clinic
- N95 Guidelines
- Vaccine Update
January 5, 2021
Agenda:
- EPI Report
- EvergreenHealth COVID-19 Vaccine Administration
- COVID-19 Vaccine Redistribution
- COVID-19 Virus Variant
December 22, 2020
Agenda:
- Epi Report
- Vaccine Update
December 8, 2020
Agenda:
- Epi update
- PPE Workgroup Update
- WSHA Visitation Guidance
- Curbside Vaccination Clinic Model
- WMCC Update
- Vaccine Update
November 24, 2020
Agenda:
- Epi update
- mAb updates
- Vaccine updates
- WMCC updates
- Proclamation update
November 10, 2020
Agenda:
- EPI Report
- Washington Medical Coordination Center – patient placement and surge coordination
- COVID-19 mAb Therapeutics
- Proclamation updates
- Vaccine updates
- Kindred update
Resources:
October 27, 2020
Agenda:
- Hear from Dr. John Lynch
- Updates on the Proclamation on COVID-19 Non-Urgent Medical Procedures
- WMCC Update
- Testing Updates
- Epi Update
Resources:
October 13, 2020
Agenda:
- Epi Report
- DOH Vaccination Presentation
- RC3 to WMCC Reminder
- DOH Vaccine Survey
- Volunteer Status in Hospitals
Recording:
September 29, 2020
Agenda:
- Strategies for Influenza Season
- PPE Tools
- COVID Recovery Resources
Recording:
Resources:
- Strategies for Influenza Season – The Everett Clinic
- PPE Conservation Capacity Tools – CHI Franciscan
- With regard to the question from % of people who experience post-covid symptoms:
- This article sites that only 12.6% of patients were symptom free 60 days after onset of first COVID symptom
- This article sites at 8-12 weeks post admission, 74% had persistent symptoms
September 21, 2020
Agenda:
- Introduction and objectives:
- Provide clarification on DOH recommendations on determining usage strategies for PPE in hospitals during COVID-19
- Review updates to isolation signage
- Discussion on N95 use with COVID suspected and positive patients
- Review and discuss updated Special Droplet/Contact Precaution sign
Resources:
August 18, 2020
Agenda:
- Epi Report from DOH
- Behavioral Health Issues: Strategies for organizational and personal resiliency building, DOH BH Toolkit
- Multi-Inflammatory Syndrome and Dexamethasone questions and discussion
Webinar Recording:
Resources:
- IDM Modeling Reports
- COVID-19 Behavioral Health Impacts & Resources – WA DOH
- COVID-19–Associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children — United States
- Information for Healthcare Providers about Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)
August 4, 2020
Agenda:
- Guidance Related to the Provision of Support Persons for Patients with Disabilities in hospitals
- Epi Report
- Testing vs time and clearance
- Testing updates
- Providing clarity around N95 vs facemask for HCWs
- PPE
Webinar Recording:
Resources:
- Guidance Related to the Provision of Support Persons for Patients with Disabilities in Hospitals During COVID-19 Pandemic – DOH/WSHA
- COVID-19 Data Dashboard – DOH
- Interim Guidance for Long-Term Care: Transferring between Long-Term Care and other Healthcare Settings – DOH
- Discharging COVID-19 Patients – CDC
July 14, 2020
Agenda:
- Epi Update – DOH
- Advocacy on End of Life Legislation
- Leadership wellness and resilience experience at MultiCare
- WSHA Visitation Guidelines
- WSHA PPE Crosswalk
Webinar Recording:
Resources:
- WA State Department of Labor & Industries – COVID19 Resources Webpage
- Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2: Theoretical Considerations and Available Evidence
- Safe Start Washington: Phased Reopening County-by-County
- Transmission of SARS-CoV-2: implications for infection prevention precautions – WHO
- PPE Crosswalk
June 23, 2020
Agenda:
- Epi Report – DOH
- IHME Predictive Model
- Q&A with John Lynch, MD, MPH, UW Harborview Medical Center
- DOH Resumption
Webinar Recording:
Resources:
- COVID-19 Data Dashboard (DOH)
June 9, 2020
Agenda:
- Epi Report – DOH
- Temperature Screening – WSHA
- Questions and Discussion regarding allowing students and volunteers back into the hospital setting- WSHA
- WA Health Updates – DOH
Webinar Recording:
Resources:
- PPE Conservation guidelines (CDC) – June 8, 2020
May 26, 2020
Agenda:
- Epi Report – DOH
- Wellness and Resiliency of staff in hospitals
- Universal Masking Policy
Webinar Recording:
Resources:
- Hospital Staff Wellness and Resiliency support
- Universal Masking Policy
May 19, 2020
Agenda:
- Hospital Visitor Policies
- Fall Surge Planning
Webinar Recording:
Resources:
- Fall Surge Planning
May 12, 2020
Agenda:
- Remdesivir
- Testing
Webinar recording:
Resources:
- Gilead
- WA Department of Health
- UW Medicine
May 5, 2020
Agenda:
- Hear from John Lynch, MD, MPH, UW Harborview Medical Center
- Physical distancing in hospitals
- Different types of testing
- PPE reprocessing
- PPE Updates with Kathy Lofy, MD, Washington State Department of Health
- Use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) When Caring for Patients with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 (CDC)
- Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Personnel (HCP) and for Patients with
- Washington State Prioritization Guidelines for Allocation of PPE (PDF) – Updated 4/13/2020
- Washington State PPE Conservation Strategies (PDF) – Updated 4/23/2020
- Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of PPE (CDC)
- Reuse of PPE (PDF)
- Interpretive Guidelines and goals with Vice Admiral Raquel Bono
Webinar recording:
Resources:
The following tests can be ordered through UW Medicine – https://depts.washington.edu/uwviro/
- COVID-19 Antibody (Serologic) Test
- SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) PCR Test
PPE Updates
- Use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) When Caring for Patients with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 (CDC)
- Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Personnel (HCP) and for Patients with Suspect or Confirmed COVID-19 (PDF)
- Washington State Prioritization Guidelines for Allocation of PPE (PDF) – Updated 4/13/2020
- Washington State PPE Conservation Strategies (PDF) – Updated 4/23/2020
- Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of PPE (CDC)
- Reuse of PPE (PDF)
April 28, 2020
Agenda:
- WA DOH
- Epidemiology update
- PPE Updates
- Isolation – releasing patients
- Return to work
- LTC transfers and PPE
- Bloodworks Northwest – Preparing for elective procedures
- Northwest Kidney Center – Dialysis Provisions and COVID-19 Disease
Webinar recording:
April 21, 2020
Agenda:
- Interpretive Statement Related to Proclamation by the Governor – Restrictions on Non-Urgent Medical Procedures
- PPE
- Testing
- WA DOH EPI Report
Webinar Recording:
April 14, 2020
Agenda:
- WA DOH EPI Report
- Alternate Care Sites and RC3/ROC updates
- Recovery Planning
- Data Dashboard for COVID19 – Washington State Hospital Resources
Webinar Recording:
April 7, 2020
Agenda:
- WA DOH EPI Report
- Update on PPE Conservation and Allocation
- Surge Planning
- Alternate Care Sites across the region
- Data dashboard update
Webinar Recording:
Resources:
- MultiCare COVID-19 Projections
- MultiCare – Slides can be found here (4/6/2020)
March 31, 2020
Agenda:
- Latest Epi report and other updates
- PPE conservation and allocation
- IHME Predictive Model
- Updates and changes in testing and supplies
Webinar Recording
Resources:
- DOH PPE Prioritization Guidelines (4/3/20)
- DOH PPE Conservation Strategies (4/3/20)
- Self-swab instructions
March 24, 2020
Agenda:
- PPE Updates
- Surge planning (including licensed beds)
- WA DOH Updates
- What is your hospital’s capacity right now?
Webinar Recording
Resources:
- Optimizing Supply of PPE Checklists
- Facemasks (Updated 3/23/20)
- Eye protection (Updated 3/23/20)
- Isolation gowns (Updated 3/23/20)
March 17, 2020
Agenda:
- Governor’s order on elective surgeries and procedures
- PPE
- Testing sites, supplies and results turn-around time
- Tele-health
Webinar Recording
Resources:
- Cleaning and disinfecting guidance and air exchange recommendation for a room (WA DOH)
- PPE guidance for environmental services personnel (CDC)
- Strategies for optimizing the supply of PPE (CDC)
- Guidance on highest priority for testing in the Public Health Lab (WA DOH)
Please contact Midori Sudo (MidoriS@wsha.org) if you wish to be included on future Clinician Support Webinars.
