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The presentation featured “national experts from several health care organizations,” the AHA said on its website. Its focus: getting healthcare leaders up to speed on how to prepare for the novel coronavirus, which causes the disease known as COVID-19
As part of the presentation, the experts laid out facts about the virus, how hospitals can prepare, and details on what prevention tactics might be key to combating its spread.
In attendance were experts from Massachusetts General Hospital, the University of Nebraska Medical Center…
… Emory University Hospital and HCA Healthcare.
Some are affiliated with the National Ebola Training and Education Center, an organization created in the wake of the Ebola outbreak in 2015 to help hospitals and public health organizations safely manage patients with suspected and confirmed cases of Ebola and other pathogens.
The presentation started with an overview of the novel coronavirus as of the end of February.
At that point, there were 81,191 total confirmed cases around the globe. Now, more than 100,000 people have been infected.
The presentation laid out the distinction between quarantine and isolation, which are both being used to quell the spread of infection.
It also pointed to recent literature published on the outbreak showing the number of cases in China per day.
Cumulatively, hospitalization rates were going up, especially in Wuhan in the days since the outbreak began.
The presentation also highlighted the different factors that contribute to mortality with the novel coronavirus. The death rate among those 80 and up is significantly higher than other age brackets.
In a part of the presentation conducted by Dr. James Lawler, a professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Internal Medicine, he said that he’s estimating that the US could have 96 million cases, of which 4.8 million could result in hospital admissions. The slide does not give a particular time frame.
Other experts also presented.
The presentation also explored how hospitals can be ready, as HCA’s chief of preparedness and emergency operations Mike Wargo presented.
That includes having the team in place to handle an emergency, from clinical teams to teams monitoring the situation, to those making sure there aren’t issues getting supplies.
The bulk of the presentation focused on laying out best ways to “identify, isolate” and “inform.”
Here’s a look at the clinical criteria used to evaluate potential coronavirus patients.
As more patients around the US start presenting with symptoms, having a safe way to identify them will be key.
The presenters highlighted the different ways patients might come to the hospital, through the emergency department, by ambulance, and possibly in a number of different conditions.
The presenters pointed to putting up signage that could help patients identify themselves as someone who could potentially have the novel coronavirus and might need a face mask.
Here’s an example of a screening protocol from Nebraska Medicine based on guidelines around travel as an indicator for the disease.
Isolating patients who have a confirmed infection will be key for health systems as well.
The presenters recommended putting patients in masks who present with respiratory illness symptoms and following good hand hygiene for both healthcare providers and the patients.
The presenters pointed to guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for infection control.
Finally, the experts presented on what hospitals should do to keep their communities informed: both within the hospitals and outside.
That includes making sure teams are entirely linked up in case cases arise.
That includes contacting people outside the organization, including local and state public health organizations.
The presentation also laid out what protective equipment is needed for COVID-19.
That includes a face shield, N95 respirator mask, isolation gown and a pair of gloves.
This part of the presentation deals with the importance of communicating about the outbreak within hospitals.
Hospitals need to prepare to communicate with their workers and with the media.
This slide has some best practices developed in Nebraska.
The presentation also included a discussion of supply chain issues for hospitals.
It ends with resources for health systems.
The webinar also provided links through which AHA’s members could continue reading for more information.
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