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In these incredibly difficult times where residents, fellows, attendings, and healthcare workers of all professions find themselves on the front line caring for victims of the COVID-19 pandemic, SDN fully supports all efforts to secure adequate PPE and other protections. In light of this, we would like to compile a list of professional society statements and, when available, contact information for leadership who may be able to advocate for everyone taking care of the sick.
This thread is intended to be a master list where everyone can contribute resources from your own specialty; please keep side conversations to a minimum. Prior to posting, do a quick search of the thread for your specialty to see if what you're posting has previously been added. Please submit your resources in the following format to facilitate easily searching the thread:
Specialty
[link] - Date posted (if available), possibly a short description if not obvious from the link
General
--American Society of Anesthesiologists, 4/1/2020
Emergency Medicine
-- 3/20/2020, American Academy of Emergency Medicine
Family Medicine
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/practice_management/COVID-19/PPE-position-statement.pdf --American Academy of Family Physicians
General Surgery
https://services.aap.org/en/pages/2019-novel-coronavirus-covid-19-infections/ --American Academy of Pediatrics
Pediatric oncology
Shout out to @Dr.McNinja , @smq123, @Smurfette, @DocVapor, @WildWing and @wholeheartedly for contributing some of these resources.
This thread is intended to be a master list where everyone can contribute resources from your own specialty; please keep side conversations to a minimum. Prior to posting, do a quick search of the thread for your specialty to see if what you're posting has previously been added. Please submit your resources in the following format to facilitate easily searching the thread:
Specialty
[link] - Date posted (if available), possibly a short description if not obvious from the link
General
- ACGME Response to Pandemic Crisis --ACGME, Accreditation Counsel for Graduate Medical Education
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Get Us PPE - Personal Protective Equipment to those who need it most
Get Us PPE helps find, make, and bring Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to those in need during this critical shortage.getusppe.org - Joint Commission home PPE statement.
- U.S. Department of Labor Reminds Employers That They Cannot Retaliate Against Workers Reporting Unsafe Conditions During Coronavirus Pandemic | Occupational Safety and Health Administration --OSHA, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 4/8/2020
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This is our Frontline Family | While at Home
Nurses. Doctors. Paramedics. Social Workers. Brave healthcare workers put everything on the line for our communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. We take care of them while they take care of us.whileathome.org - If you have urgent questions about PPE and don’t know where to go, please call the National PPE Coalition hotline: 1.855.904.3506
Emergency Medicine
AAEM Position Statement on Protections for Emergency Medicine Physicians during COVID-19 | AAEM - American Academy of Emergency Medicine
AAEM was established in 1993 to promote fair and equitable practice environments necessary to allow emergency physicians to deliver the highest quality of patient care.
www.aaem.org
Family Medicine
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/practice_management/COVID-19/PPE-position-statement.pdf --American Academy of Family Physicians
General Surgery
- ACS guidance --updated 4/1/2020, American College of Surgeons
- SAGES COVID related page --updated 4/2/2020, American Society of GI and Endoscopic Surgeons
- ASBrS COVID related info --American Society of Breast Surgeons
- ASCO COVID resource page --American Society of Clinical Oncology
- COVID-19 | SITC Resources --Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer
https://services.aap.org/en/pages/2019-novel-coronavirus-covid-19-infections/ --American Academy of Pediatrics
Pediatric oncology
- COVID–19 Resources for Pediatric Hematologists/Oncologists · ASPHO -- American Society of Pediatric Hematology/OncologyCotton Face Mask Request
- Cotton Face Mask Request --Love your Melon, request for cotton facemasks for pediatric oncology patients and their families.
Shout out to @Dr.McNinja , @smq123, @Smurfette, @DocVapor, @WildWing and @wholeheartedly for contributing some of these resources.
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