In this webinar, presenters discuss the data on COVID-19 vaccines in immunocompromised people, the role of additional doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, patients who should be considered to receive these additional COVID-19 vaccine doses, results from the August 13, 2021, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) guidance on additional COVID-19 doses in immunocompromised people.
This article covers research on early psychological programs that aim to prevent or reduce mental health symptoms and that have been tested in frontline responders.
This webinar provides information about advance care planning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This study provides important preliminary results on the level of population risk and COVID-19 antibody response in older adult residents at assisted living, personal care, and independent living communities to inform reopening strategies.
In this video, Patricia Watson, PhD, of the National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder discusses ways that healthcare workers can manage stress — theirs and others’ — as they face the ever-changing circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This short video will teach you how to wear a face mask correctly.
This short video teaches correct PPE use for healthcare personnel.
This presentation discusses the importance of recognizing new or worsening infections quickly in long-term care facilities and nursing homes.
This video helps families understand the struggles, challenges, grief, and trauma associated with COVID-19 and why it is important that everyone do their part to prevent the spread.
This series of three learning modules focuses on identifying the signs and symptoms of COVID-19, knowing when and how to report signs and symptoms of COVID-19, and remembering to maintain infection prevention processes.
This podcast describes the chronic symptoms experienced by many COVID-19 survivors.
This video provides guidance on how to have conversations to increase vaccine confidence with nursing home staff.
This series of three learning modules features strategies to help nursing home teams recognize and manage stress, work together to tackle common challenges, and practice open communication. The modules are about 5 minutes long.
This flyer addresses common concerns healthcare workers may have related to getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
This hand hygiene toolkit contains many ready-to-use practical tools which been field-tested and have yielded new, interesting data on hand hygiene practices and success factors for improvement.
This video describes three actions to help leaders prepare for conversations that engage colleagues to identify what matters to them in their work.
This training is intended to prepare facilities to develop, manage, and maintain a surge plan.
In this video a certified nursing assistant shares her personal story of overcoming vaccine-related fears, deciding to take the vaccine, and encouraging her colleagues to do the same.
This educational series includes seven action briefs that focus on five key areas in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This video provides a brief overview of Quality Assurance Performance Improvement for nursing homes.
This video explains key concepts in preventing the spread of COVID 19, including what healthcare staff, vendors, and consultants should do to protect residents.
This learning module offers ideas to help boost morale, build trust, create a positive work environment, and practice open communication.
Schwartz Center Chief Medical Officer Beth Lown, MD, joins Patricia Watson, PhD, of the National Center for PTSD, and Richard Westphal, PhD, RN, of the UVA School of Nursing, for a conversation about what healthcare leaders can do to support their teams during the COVID-19 crisis.
This brief video from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) highlights long-term care staff who moved from being initially uncertain about receiving the COVID-19 vaccine to accepting it and encouraging their peers to do the same.
This video introduces a new COVID-19 response module for long-term care facilities as part of the National Healthcare Safety Network's Long-term Care Facility component.