Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information

#FactsNOTFear Information

• COVID 19 Florida Infopage
• COVID 19 Florida Dashboard
• COVID 19 Global Dashboard
• CDC: Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Healthcare Settings
• FDA Continues to Facilitate Access to Crucial Medical Products, Including Ventilators
• Characteristics and Outcomes of 21 Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19 in Washington State
• Report From Wuhan: Hard-Won Insights From China
• FL Governor: Mandatory Stay At Home Order
• Essential Critical Infrastucture Workforce
• COVID Executive Orders by Gov. Ron DeSantis
• FAQ: Gov. DeSantis EO 20-91
• Medical Professionals Graduate Early to Help with COVID19
• Podcast:  How can we be better prepared for the next healthcare crisis?
• Re-Open Florida Task Force
• Phase II CMS Recommendations in Re-Opening for Non-Emergent Non-COVID-19
• Travel Advisory Website
• High Incidence of COVID-19 Symptoms among Healthcare Workers after Tracheal Intubations

Displaced Providers and Economic Impact

• Reemployment Assistance
• Florida Small Business Emergency Loan Program
• FAQ on Medicare and Medicaid Section 1135 Waivers and How They Affect CRNA Practice
• Utilizing CRNAs unique skill set during COVID-19 Crisis
• AANA and VA Partner to Care for Veterans During COVID-19 Pandemic
• Small Business Emergency Loan Guide
• Federal Disaster Loan Assistance Application
• CMS Suspends Supervision Requirements for CRNAs
• Disaster Unemployment Assistance
• Unemployment Video Guides
• Reemployment Assistance   
• 1 Pager Q&A
• Frequently asked questions
• Florida Small Business Emergency Loan Program
• Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program
• Utilizing CRNAs Unique Skill Set During COVID-19 Crisis
• Florida Unemployment Guide
• AANA COVID-19 Well-Being  
• CRNAs as RNs
• Looking for Help?: FL Department of Health Resource Pool
• AANA COVID-19 and CRNA Employment Webpage
• COVID-19: Offers and Discounts for Healthcare Workers
• Hilton and American Express are donating up to one million free hotel nights to frontline medical professionals, so you can have a safe and welcoming place to stay as you support those impacted by COVID-19.
• AORN Roadmap for Resuming Elective Surgery
• AANA Position Statement:  Resuming Elective, Non-Urgent Surgical Procedures
• FANA Protocol to FL Governor’s Re-Open Task Force
• Final Report of the Re-Open FL Task Force
• EO:  Phase 1 to Re-Open FL

Federal Resources

• CARES Act and How it Helps CRNAs
• FAQ on Medicare and Medicaid Section 1135 Waivers and How They Affect CRNA Practice
• Small Business Emergency Loan Guide
• Federal Disaster Loan Assistance

Screen, Test, and Care for Healthcare Workers

• AANA Practice COVID 19 Resources
• Updated: Use of PPE by Anesthesia Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Respirator Guide (Simple to Complex)
• FANA Tip: Work related quarantine may be paid by your work.  Contact your HR.
• FL Clinical Screening Guideline
• Apple COVID 19 Screening Tool
• Searching an Effective Therapy for the Coronavirus Pandemic: Do We See Light at the End of the Tunnel?
• Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin as a Treatment of COVID-19
• CDC:  Strategies to Optimize the Supply of PPE and Equipment
• Making Your Own Reusable Elastomeric Respirator for Use During COVID-19 Viral Pandemic N95 Shortage
• Can Face Masks be Safely Disinfected and Reused?
• Covid-19 Anesthetic Induction Video
• AANA: Use of Self Supplied PPE
• AANA Drug Shortages Reporting Form
• AAFP:  Protecting your Household
• Walbro Aerosol Shield
• ASA & APSF Joint Statement on Perioperative Testing
• Decontamination of Respirators and Masks for the General Public, Healthcare Workers, and Hospital Environment
• FDA:  Antibody Testing
• Emergency Rule:  Hospital COVID-19 Testing Requirements for Long-term Care Facility Residents
• Recommended Guidance for Extended Use and Limited Reuse of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators in Healthcare Settings
• Comparison of FFP2, KN95, and N95 and Other Filtering Facepiece Respirator Classes
• Heroes Health Free App
  
• Support the Front:  Free Virtual Support Groups
• A Simple Method for Reducing Risk for Aerosolized COVID-19 Transmission
• COVID Vaccines for 1099 CRNAs

CRNA Critical Care Intensivist Role

• COVID 19 Protocols: Chapter 2: Respiratory Support
• Breathing Circuit Filters by Recommended Application
• APSF: Using Anesthesia Machine as Critical Care Ventilator
• Additional Guide To Critical Care Intensivist Role
• CDC:  Interim Clinical Guidance for Management of COVID-19
• Breathing Circuit Filters by Recommended Application
• APSF: Protecting the Anesthesia Station – A strategy for reusing supplies
• AANA: #19. Are we covered by malpractice insurance if we are asked to function in the capacity of a registered nurse (RN)?
• (FAQs) on Medicare Reimbursement for Critical Care During the Covid-19 Pandemic
• Multiple Patients Per Ventilator?
• CRNAs as Advanced Practice Providers in Critical Care Settings
• WHO:  Clinical Management
• APSF/ASA: Guidance on Purposing Anesthesia Machines as ICU Ventilators
• Harvard Medical School:  Treatments for COVID19
• Using the Anesthesia Workstations as a Ventilator for Critical Ill Patients: Technical Considerations
• CRNAs in the Rural Setting: APRN Leaders with the Expertise and Skills to Respond to COVID-19
• AANA:  5 Things to Know about CRNA Malpractice Insurance
• Harvard (Free):  Managing COVID-19 in the ICU
• Providing Anesthesia for Emergent Surgery in a Patient with COVID-19
• Transporting Anesthesia Workstations to Hospitals for Use as Ventilators
• Surviving Sepsis Campaign:  COVID-19 Guidelines
• COVID-19 Treatment Guideline Updates (IDSA)
• AANA COVID-19 Series
• Managing an Elective Cesarean Delivery in a Patient with COVID-19