Your AAWC is committed to providing reliable resources to support wound care clinicians, patients, and the greater community during-and-post the COVID-19 crisis. Explore our resources and virtual learning to overcome coronavirus challenges.

COVID-19 WOUND CARE RESOURCES 

AAWC Webinars + Videos 
The AAWC webinars and videos can be found in the Programs section of this website under Webinars. Click here to access AAWC webinars and videos.

Alliance Guidance

• Alliance COVID-19 Response and Guidance
• Alliance Guidance COVID-19 - Request for Flexibility in Providing Wound Care Services and Products to Ensure COVID-19 Patients Receive Appropriate Care April 6, 2020 
• Wound Care is an Essential – Not Elective – Service that Prevents Hospital Admissions and ED Visits Among a Fragile Cohort of Patients at High-Risk of COVID-19 March 20, 2020 

APTA Resources 

• Implementing Telehealth in Your Practice April 30, 2020 
• Telehealth April 30, 2020 
  
• Telehealth: Billing and Coding Considerations April 30, 2020 
• Telehealth: Legislation and Regulation April 30, 2020 

Caregiver Discounts

• AT&T Three Months of Free Wireless Service for Frontline Nurses and Physicians Nationwide April 15, 2020 
• Marriott Community Caregiver Rate  March 31, 2020 | Offered through June 30, 2020, At Participating Hotels
• Starbucks giving free coffee to first responders, healthcare workers dealing with coronavirus March 25, 2020 
• Uber provides free meals, discounted rides for health care workers March 25, 2020 

Infection Control and PPE

• AAWC Face/Ear Protection from Mask Pressure Ulcers April 8, 2020 
• AAWC Protocol for Prevention of Facial/Ear Breakdown from Respiratory Devices (N95 masks) April 8, 2020 
• CDC COVID-19 Guidance Postmortem Specimens March 31, 2020 
• CDC Disposition of Non-Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 March 31, 2020 
• CDC Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control FAQs for COVID-19 March 31, 2020 
• CDC Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control FAQs for COVID-19 March 31, 2020 
• CDC Disposition of Non-Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 March 31, 2020 
• CDC Infection Control: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) March 31, 2020 
• CDC Frequently Asked Questions about Hand Hygiene for Healthcare Personnel Responding to COVID-2019 March 31, 2020 
• Johns Hopkins How to Reduce COVID-19 Spread in Long-Term Care Facilities March 23, 2020 
• United States Department of Labor: Safety and Health Topics | COVID-19 - Control and Prevention March 31, 2020
• WHO Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Long-Term Care Facilities in the context of COVID-19 March 21, 2020 
• WHO Risk assessment and management of exposure of health care workers in the context of COVID-19 March 19, 2020 
• Wound Souce COVID-19: Safe Practices During a Pandemic March 19, 2020 

Mental Health 

• CSTS Caring for Patients’ Mental Well-Being During Coronavirus and Other Emerging Infectious Diseases: A Guide for Clinicians March 14, 2020 
• IASC Briefing note on addressing mental health and psychosocial aspects of COVID-19 OutbreakVersion 1.1 February 7, 2020  
• NAMI COVID-19 Resource and Information Guide March 31, 2020 
• NCBH COVID-19 Guidance for Behavioral Health Residential Facilities March 31, 2020  
• WHO Mental health and psychosocial considerations during the COVID-19 outbreak March 18, 2020 

Supporting Individuals At Home 

• CDC Phone Advice Line Tools March 30, 2020 
• Government of Canada: How to care for a child with COVID-19 at home: Advice for caregivers April 7, 2020 
• Home Health and Hospice Pandemic Relief: Medicare and More April 1, 2020 
• LSN COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Guidelines for the Lymphatic Disease Community March 11, 2020 
• RBC: COVID-19 Home Care and Hospice Guidance Document#1 March 31, 2020 

Updates on COVID-19 

• CMS DME MAC Status During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic April 9, 2020 
• CMS: Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Application Summaries and Coding Decisions April 9, 2020 
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Wound Care and COVID-19 

• CDC Preparing for COVID-19: Long-term Care Facilities, Nursing Homes March 31, 2020 
• TheAHSNNetwork Information from UK for patients and caring for wound self-care
• The Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM) COVID-19 Scientific Research 
• EWMA and COVID-19
• EWMA AVOID wound infections – use your 5 moments for hand hygiene in wound management March 31, 2020 
• RELIAS Preparing for Pandemic Influenza 
• VIDEO: News12 TMC Medical Minutes-Wound Care-Covid 19 Impact
• VIDEO: Wound Care Learning Network COVID-19 Procedures All Wound Care Practitioners Should Know
• Wound Source and COVID-19

Thank you to the AAWC COVID-19 Task Force

• Karen Bauer
• Jacalyn Brace
• Ruth Bryant
• Kara Couch
• Jonathan Johnson
• Lynnette Gunn
• Marta Ostler
• Nicola Waters