UNMC, Nebraska Medicine Continues to Support State’s COVID Efforts

UNMC (www.unmc.edu), Nebraska’s public academic health sciences center, continues its support of the state’s collective effort to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Endeavors include development of an innovative data-driven model that will help to guide decision-making; guidelines for meat processing facilities that include strategies to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 (with Nebraska Medicine and the Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health); and other sharing of resources and expertise. The latest initiative is leading efforts to collect and organize resources related to training for frontline providers, first responders and other groups looking for information on COVID-19.

“This could be for a primary care physician in central Nebraska, a nursing home director in the panhandle, or a surgeon in a larger city,” said Kelly Caverzagie, M.D., associate dean for educational strategy at UNMC and vice president for education at Nebraska Medicine.

Colleagues from UNMC, Nebraska Medicine and beyond put the information together in conjunction with and in support of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Now, it’s curated in one easy-to-find page on the HHS website at dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/COVID-19-Resources-for-Health-Care-Providers.aspx.

Information on the site includes: clinical care of COVID-19 patients; personal protective equipment (PPE); contact tracing; care at home, and afterwards; systems-level controls and strategies; self-care and mental health; and more.

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