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With more than 600,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases across the nation the CDC continues to issue new guidance to all sectors of the public on dealing with this pandemic. One of their primary ways of conveying information to Clinicians and others in the Healthcare field is through COCA (Clinician Outreach & Communication Activity) Calls; essentially 1 hour webinars.
These presentations are often technical, and are of greatest interest to clinicians and healthcare providers, but also may be of interest to the general public.Later this week the CDC will present two COCA calls. Due to the high demand, individuals are encouraged to view the live presentation on Facebook, or alternatively, watch the archived presentation which should be made available within a few hours.
First details on those presentations, followed by a list of archived COCA calls on COVID-19 you may have missed.
Guidance for Certifying Deaths Due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Due to the high demand we anticipate for this COCA Call, we encourage participants to consider viewing on Facebook. To see the call live, please click on COCA’s Facebook Page.= Free Continuing Education
Overview
Monitoring the emergence of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and guiding public health response requires accurate and timely mortality data. Mortality data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) is a key source of information on causes of death. These data are derived from information reported on death certificates. Death certificates are one of the few sources of health-related data that are comparable for small geographic areas and are available over a long time period in the United States. The data are used to examine the characteristics of those dying in the United States, calculate life expectancy, compare mortality trends with other countries, and more recently, to monitor deaths due to COVID-19.
To promote timely and accurate information on deaths due to COVID-19, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) released a Vital Statistics Reporting Guidance document on how to certify deaths due to COVID-19. This document provides guidance to death certifiers on proper cause-of-death certification for cases where confirmed or suspected COVID-19 infection resulted in death.
During this COCA Call, presenters will provide an overview of the importance of mortality data, discuss the NCHS publication and the guidance it provides to clinicians who may need to certify a death involving COVID-19, and present a summary of COVID-19 surveillance through the NVSS.
Presenters
Robert N. Anderson, PhD
Chief, Mortality Statistics Branch
National Center for Health Statistics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Margaret Warner, PhD
Injury Epidemiologist
National Center for Health Statistics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lee Anne Flagg, PhD
Statistician (Health)
National Center for Health Statistics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Farida Ahmad, MPH
Mortality Surveillance Lead
National Center for Health Statistics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Call Materials
Slides are not available at this time
No Transcript at this time
Call Details
When: Thursday, April 16,2020, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)
Watch on Facebook: You may also participate in this COCA Call by joining COCA’s Facebook Live.
Webinar Link:
https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1614930619
Dial In:
US: +1 669 254 5252
or +1 646 828 7666
International numbers
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+16692545252,,1614930619# or +16468287666,,1614930619#
Webinar ID: 161 493 0619
And on Friday, April 17th:
COVID-19 in the United States: Insights from Healthcare Systems
Due to the high demand we anticipate for this COCA Call, we encourage participants to consider viewing on Facebook. To see the call live, please click on COCA’s Facebook Page.
Overview
During this COCA Call, presenters will discuss the current impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare systems in the U.S., including key successes and challenges from the hospital response perspective.
Presenters
Aaron Harris, MD, MPH
Team Lead, Healthcare Systems Coordination
COVID-19 Response
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Nancy Foster
Vice President, Quality and Patient Safety Policy
American Hospital Association
David Reich, MD
President, Mount Sinai Hospital, NY
Amy Compton-Phillips, MD
Executive Vice President, Chief Clinical Officer
Providence St. Joseph Health, WA
Call Materials
Call Slides: Available soon. Please check back.
Call Details
When: Friday, April 17,
2020, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. (Eastern Time)
Watch on Facebook: You may also participate in this COCA Call by joining COCA’s Facebook Live.
Webinar Link:
https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1604769480external icon
Dial In:
US: +1 669 254 5252
or +1 646 828 7666
International numbers
iPhone one-tap:
+16692545252,,1604769480# or +16468287666,,1604769480#
Webinar ID: 160 476 9480
Since late January the CDC has produced 9 other COVID-19 COCA calls (all archived and available at the links below).
COCA Call: April 2, 2020 – Clinical Management of Critically Ill Adults with COVID-19
COCA Call: March 27, 2020 – Underlying Medical Conditions and People at Higher Risk for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
COCA Call: March 25, 2020 – COVID-19 Update: Optimization Strategies for Healthcare Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
COCA Call: March 17, 2020 – Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Update and Information for Long-term Care Facilities
COCA Call: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Update and Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations, March 13 2020
COCA Call: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Update—Information for Clinicians Caring for Children and Pregnant Women, March 12 2020
COCA Call: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Update—What Clinicians Need to Know to Prepare for COVID-19 in the United States, March 5 2020
COCA Now: MMWR Updates: Initial Public Health Response and Interim Clinical Guidance for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak; and Persons Evaluated for 2019 Novel Coronavirus — United States, January 2020
COCA Now: Shipping of CDC 2019 Novel Coronavirus Diagnostic Test Kits BeginsCOCA Call: January 31, 2020 – Outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)—Interim Guidance for Clinicians
