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Explore this page for COVID-19 resources and news. Dr. James Lawler's biweekly statewide briefing videos have moved to our Health Emergencies page.
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UNMC’s Global Center for Health Security leadership team meets biweekly with local and state public health representatives to review and discuss new COVID-19 developments and other infectious disease challenges. James V. Lawler, MD, MPH, FIDSA, provides an overview of new data, developments, and updates on a local, state, national, and international level. These updates have been recorded and are available here.
These materials were developed by public health and infectious disease experts with extensive experience in the development of standard operating procedures for cases of highly hazardous communicable disease and the provision of training to a range of governmental and non-governmental organizations, including for Ebola virus disease and Covid-19 responses. The development of these videos was funded by contract HHS0100201700005C from the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Department of Health and Human Services.
These materials were developed by public health and infectious disease experts with extensive experience in the development of standard operating procedures for cases of highly hazardous communicable disease and the provision of training to a range of governmental and non-governmental organizations, including for Ebola virus disease and Covid-19 responses. The development of these videos was funded by contract HHS0100201700005C from the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Department of Health and Human Services.
Dr. David Brett-Major, an internal medicine and infectious disease physician, discusses considerations for working in the field against COVID-19. His overview includes deployment (pre, during, and post) activities critical to safe and effective practices as well as strategies to manage risk when caring for persons under investigation and in a hot zone.A review of the appropriate donning and doffing procedures for personal protective equipment used for Covid-19 care, which includes considerations for entering and exiting high-risk areas.
This video overviews essential practices for successful limited reuse of an N95 respirator and demonstrates potential approaches for donning and doffing of an N95 respirator in a limited reuse situation.
Dr. David Cates, a clinical psychologist, describes elements of resilience and strategies to cope with stress during a deployment.
The provision of medical care during a pandemic requires considerable planning, along with the recognition that the delivery of healthcare services may change quickly due to the potential scarcity of resources. The Nebraska Health Care Crisis Protocol provides guidelines for how the medical community should allocate scarce resources when patient needs exceed the resources available. Nebraska healthcare providers hope to avoid using this protocol, but they must be prepared to use the protocol if ever necessary. The Nebraska Medical Emergency Operations Center, a state-wide, joint initiative with participation from health care coalition’s coordinators, CMOs, COOs, and health care associations, developed this protocol in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 & Health Emergency Biweekly Updates
UNMC’s Global Center for Health Security leadership team meets biweekly with local and state public health representatives to review and discuss new COVID-19 developments and other infectious disease challenges. James V. Lawler, MD, MPH, FIDSA, provides an overview of new data, developments, and updates on a local, state, national, and international level. These updates have been recorded and are available here.