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COVID-19

COVID-19 & Health Emergency Biweekly Updates

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 UNMC’s Global Center for Health Security leadership team meets biweekly with local and state public health representatives to review and discuss new COVID-19 developments and other infectious disease challenges. James V. Lawler, MD, MPH, FIDSA, provides an overview of new data, developments, and updates on a local, state, national, and international level. These updates have been recorded and are available here. 

We have moved the recordings to our Health Emergencies page. 

COVID-19 Resources

 

Industry & Education Playbooks

These materials were developed by public health and infectious disease experts with extensive experience in the development of standard operating procedures for cases of highly hazardous communicable disease and the provision of training to a range of governmental and non-governmental organizations, including for Ebola virus disease and Covid-19 responses. The development of these videos was funded by contract HHS0100201700005C from the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Department of Health and Human Services.

First Responder Resource Videos

These materials were developed by public health and infectious disease experts with extensive experience in the development of standard operating procedures for cases of highly hazardous communicable disease and the provision of training to a range of governmental and non-governmental organizations, including for Ebola virus disease and Covid-19 responses. The development of these videos was funded by contract HHS0100201700005C from the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Department of Health and Human Services.

Nebraska Crisis Protocol

The provision of medical care during a pandemic requires considerable planning, along with the recognition that the delivery of healthcare services may change quickly due to the potential scarcity of resources. The Nebraska Health Care Crisis Protocol provides guidelines for how the medical community should allocate scarce resources when patient needs exceed the resources available. Nebraska healthcare providers hope to avoid using this protocol, but they must be prepared to use the protocol if ever necessary. The Nebraska Medical Emergency Operations Center, a state-wide, joint initiative with participation from health care coalition’s coordinators, CMOs, COOs, and health care associations, developed this protocol in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.