Understanding the Public Health Workforce’s COVID-19 Mental Health Challenges

The recently released Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Suicidal Ideation Among State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Public Health Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic, and the Public Health Workfo...

​​COVID-19 Therapeutics Thr​esholds, Orders, and Replenishment by Jurisdiction

On April 25, 2022, the distribution process for COVID-19 therapeutics to state and territorial health departments transitioned from the previous allocation process to one that more closely aligns with the allocation and ordering process for vaccines. 

Managing Patients With COVID-19 in Resource-Limited Areas

During this webcast, subject matter experts addressed questions on how to manage patients with COVID-19 in a rural location with limited resources, how to treat patients with limited equipment, and how to manage resources when there are bed shortages.

Conflict Management: Vaccination Status

Review the three part approach to management of Vaccination Status Conflicts.

Functionality of Scarce Healthcare Resource Triage Teams During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Institutional Simulation Study

From Critical Care Explorations The authors conducted eleven team triage simulations from December 2020 through February 2021. 

CMS Resource: Coverage of Monoclonal Antibody Products to Treat COVID-19 (Infographic)

Medicare & COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Products: Coverage, Coding, Payment and Billing. Monoclonal antibody products to treat Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) help the body fight the virus or slow the virus’s growth. Medicare beneficiaries have coverage without beneficiary...

AHA Resource: How a Bold, New Strategy Took on Health Care Inequities During the Pandemic (Blog)

AHA published a new blog post from an LLN member hospital titled,  The Pandemic. “How a Bold, New Strategy Took on Health Care Inequities During the Pandemic,” authored by Luminis Health Chief Diversity Officer Tamiko Stanley.  

AHA Resource: Nurse leaders discuss COVID-19 nursing challenges, solutions (Podcast)

The fourth and current wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has created a worrisome landscape for the nursing profession. Nurses across the country report that they no longer feel celebrated as heroes as they did in the early days of the pandemic. This AHA Podcast covers nurse leader...

Critical Impact: COVID-19: Highlights Session 3

This webinar covers highlights from the Critical Impact:  Ethics and Supply Chain course.

Critical Impact: COVID-19: Highlights Session 2

This webinar covers highlights from the Critical Impact: Infrastructure and Workforce course.

The Role of a Statewide Critical Care Coordination Center in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic—and Beyond

From Critical Care Explorations . The authors describe statewide implementation of a critical care coordination center designed to optimize ICU utilization.

Interhospital Transfer Outcomes for Critically Ill Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 Requiring Mechanical Ventilation

From Critical Care Explorations . In this single-center retrospective cohort, no significant differences in hospital mortality or length of stay between interhospital transfers and emergency department admits were found. 

Best Practices for Managing Staff Shortages

During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare systems have been overwhelmed with patients, leading to clinician burnout and staffing issues. In this free webcast, learn how leaders from various intensive care units are managing staff shortages Webcast Recorded on Thursday, October ...

What do you recommend for clinicians who manage patients in the emergency department in need of a critical care bed? How do you suggest a clinician proceed beyond calling the ICU or step-down unit?

Questions from social media, blogs and the various discussion forums, including the new SCCM COVID-19 Discussion Group, were answered. This microlearning content was taken from the COVID-19 Critical Care for Non-ICU Clinicians: Expert Panel Series held on September 8, 2021

What suggestions do you have for pharmacists, physician assistants, nurses, and physicians who work in a traditionally non-ICU environment who want to obtain further skills and knowledge to care for critically ill, difficult-to-manage patients?

Questions from social media, blogs and the various discussion forums, including the new SCCM COVID-19 Discussion Group, were answered. This microlearning content was taken from the COVID-19 Critical Care for Non-ICU Clinicians: Expert Panel Series held on September 8, 2021

Nurse Leaders’ Top Challenges, Emotional Health, and Areas of Needed Support July 2020 to August 2021

This video from the  American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) discusses new data from this nursing survey indicates access to PPE and the ability to communicate and implement changing policies have improved, while staffing shortages and the emotional health and well...

What are the criteria for transitioning a patient from the ward to the ICU?

Questions from social media, blogs and the various discussion forums, including the new SCCM COVID-19 Discussion Group, were answered. This microlearning content was taken from the COVID-19 Critical Care for Non-ICU Clinicians: Expert Panel Series held on August 11, 2021

What is the best advice you can give a resident starting in the ICU who is going to will be caring for patients with Covid-19?

Questions from social media, blogs and the various discussion forums, including the new SCCM COVID-19 Discussion Group, were answered. This microlearning content was taken from the COVID-19 Critical Care for Non-ICU Clinicians: Expert Panel Series held on July 14, 2021

When should emergency department physicians admit patients to the ICU and when should they admit patients to the ward?

Questions from social media, blogs and the various discussion forums, including the new SCCM COVID-19 Discussion Group, were answered. This microlearning content was taken from the COVID-19 Critical Care for Non-ICU Clinicians: Expert Panel Series held on June 9th, 2021

What are the first steps when a patient is admitted to the emergency department?

Questions from social media, blogs and the various discussion forums, including the new SCCM COVID-19 Discussion Group, were answered. This microlearning content was taken from the COVID-19 Critical Care for Non-ICU Clinicians: Expert Panel Series held on June 9th, 2021