Resources to Address Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

The outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States is affecting our home and work lives. HPNA is committed to providing resources and tools to our members to support their safety and well-being as well as their patients during this time.

The following resources have been compiled to provide helpful guidance for COVID-19:

Can't find what you're looking for? HPNA wants to know what additional tools and resources we can provide to help you and your patients. Send an email to communications@hpna.org and let us know what resources you would like to see added to our list. 

New COVID-19 Resource section added 4/9/20 - FREE (Open Access) to a select series of The Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing (JHPN) Articles on Palliative Nursing Care

For all COVID-19 media inquiries, please contact:
Brittney Stock
Marketing Manager
brittneys@hpna.org
412-787-9320

Stay Updated

• The Hastings Center: Access to Therapeutic and Palliative Drugs in the Context of COVID-19: Justice and the Relief of Suffering
• National Coalition for Hospice & Palliative Care: Recommendations to include palliative care services in National Institutes of Health (NIH) Treatment Guidelines (Read the letter) (see the table recommended for inclusion)
• The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau approves an additional 53 funding applications for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program
• American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP): New COVID-19 Recommendations for Healthcare Providers (Updated 5/11/20)
• Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS): COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker
• HPNA Federal Regulatory and Legislative Round-Up: Your Eyes and Ears on Capitol Hill
• CMS: COVID-19 Call Recordings - inducing Office Hours, Guidance for Home Health and Hospice Organizations, Guidance for Nurses, and Guidance for Nursing Homes
• COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers (4/30/20)
• NIHID: Coronavirus Disease 2019 Treatment Guidelines
• COVID-19 Workforce Virtual Toolkit for Healthcare Decision-Makers Responding to COVID Workforce Concerns
• CDC: Return to Work Guidance (4/13/20)
• CDC Coronavirus Webpage: Source for the latest information on practice guidance for COVID-19
• ANA: Crisis Standard of Care COVID-19 Pandemic guidance for nurses
• CMS: Use CMS.gov for current updates on re-opening facilities, infection control, waivers, and more
• Connect with your colleagues in our HPNA member SIGS to share experiences, guidance, and protocols 
• Twitter: Follow the #pallicovid hashtag
• NHPCO COVID-19: Sign up for updates
• Visit your state and health department website for the latest information, resources, and guidance
• CMS Coronavirus (COVID-19) Partner Toolkit: Developed to help keep you informed on CMS and HHS materials on COVID-19
• HPNA Primary Palliative Nursing COVID-19 Patient Care Guides

FREE Open Access JHPN Articles to Help You Navigate COVID-19 Palliative Nursing Care

The Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing (JHPN) is providing open access to a select series of published articles. The articles are available for FREE through August 31, 2020. Please note, CE Tests for some of the articles may have expired. 

• Recommendations to Leverage the Palliative Nursing Role During COVID-19 and Future Public Health Crises
• JHPN: Making Sense of Moral Distress within Cultural Complexity
• JHPN: Free Articles to Help You Navigate COVID-19

Additional Resources from the CDC

• CDC Strategies for Elastomeric Respirators, Powered Air Purifying Respirators, and Considerations for Home Dialysis
• CDC Strategies to Optimize the Supply of PPE and Equipment
• CDC Guidance for those living with Serious Illness
• CDC Guidance for Healthcare Professionals
• CDC Interim Clinical Guidance for Management of Patients with Confirmed Coronavirus Disease
• CDC Guidance on Care Settings (Home, Healthcare Institutions, Office Practices)

Additional Resources from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

• The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: actions it has taken to combat COVID-19
• The National Institutes of Health, via the All of Us Research Program COVID-19 antibody testing, the use of electronic health records, and the overall impact of the pandemic
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Testing guidelines for nursing home residents and healthcare personnel
• The Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Guidance for high-density critical infrastructure workplaces after a COVID-19 case if identified 
• Enhanced Enforcement Actions Based on Nursing Home COVID-19 Data and Inspection Results (6/1/20)
• Coronavirus Waivers & Flexibilities: For questions related to the use of 1135 Waivers, email 1135waiver@cms.hhs.gov
• Hospice Flexibilities to Fight COVID-19
• Sweeping Regulatory Changes Made to Help U.S. Healthcare System Address COVID-19 Patient Surge 
• Guidance in Healthcare Settings for Public Health Emergencies - Information provided on CMS policies, telehealth, guidance, and billing related to COVID-19
• Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) by Hospice Agencies (3/9/20)
• Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Nursing Homes (3/13/20)
• COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Healthcare Providers Fact Sheet
  

Advocacy Efforts to Address COVID-19

• HPNA Letter to Congressional Leadership Regarding PPE (4/15/20)
• HPNA COVID-19 Legislation Alerts (4/1/20)
• HPNA COVID-19 Call for Action (3/24/20)
• HPNA Supports Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) Testimony supporting the Nursing Workforce Development programs (3/23/20)
• National Hospice Stakeholder Groups Join Request Letter for COVID-19 Response Package (3/17/20)
• NCHPC (Coalition) Letter to U.S. Senate - Families First Coronavirus Response Act  (3/16/20)
• HPNA Letter to U.S. Senate - Potential Aid for Industries Impacted by Coronavirus (3/16/20)
• NHPCO: Letter to CMS (3/12/20)

Upcoming Webinars/Office Hours/Discussions

• National Coalition for Hospice & Palliative Care: COVID-19 Town Hall III - Conversations with Coalition Leaders: COVID-19 Impact on Palliative Care and Hospice, Now and into the Future (7/27 from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. EST)
• ANA: Caring for COVID-19 Patients: Disease Progression and Nursing Interventions You Need To Know (available on demand)
• NHPCO: COVID-19 Virtual Town Hall II: Conversations with Coalition Leaders - COVID-19 Impact on Palliative Care and Hospice, Now and into the Future
• CMS: COVID-19 Call Recordings - inducing Office Hours, Guidance for Home Health and Hospice Organizations, Guidance for Nurses, and Guidance for Nursing Homes
• Click for additional information on other stakeholder calls with CMS
• ANA: Webinar Series featuring PPE, Ventilators, Ethics, Innovation and more
• ANA: Be Confident Protecting Yourself and Providing the Best Care to Your Patients During This COVID-19 Pandemic
• American Association of Colleges of Nursing: COVID-19 Response Webinar Series
• CAPC Virtual Office Hours

Interdisciplinary Team

• NHPCO: Hospice Aides During the COVID-19 Pandemic - A Quick Guide (4/15/2020)
• The Hastings Center: Ethical framework for healthcare institutions & guidelines for institutional ethics series responding to the Coronavirus pandemic
• Spiritual Care Association: Compassion in the time of Coronavirus
• Association of Professional Chaplains: COVID-19 Resources
• Physician Assistants in Hospice & Palliative Medicine: COVID-19 Update
• HPNA: POLARIS Module 13: Integrating Self-Care Strategies
• HPNA Podcast Corner: Episode 3: Compassion Fatigue with Barb Schmal
• HPNA University: Happiness in Practice: Pearls for Sustainability, How to Keep Doing What You Do: Lessons From Life and Other Disasters
  

For Clinicians

• HPNA Primary Palliative Nursing COVID-19 Patient Care Guides
• HPNA Activity: An Evidence-Based Approach to Terminal Ventilator Withdrawal: Narrated presentation by national nursing expert Margaret L. Campbell, PhD, RN, FPCN
• ANA: COVID-19 Self-Care Package for Nurses
• Lippincott Nursing Center: COVID-19 ARDS and Proning Podcast
• HPNA Enduring Activity: Beyond Pain: Dealing with Complex Symptoms in the Dying Patient
• HPNA Enduring Activity: Every Nurse's Role in Safe & Effective Pain Management
• HPNA Enduring Activity: "But I feel terrible"...Managing Complex Nausea and Vomiting
• HPNA Enduring Activity: Beyond the Walls - Bringing Palliative Care Into the Community
• HPNA Enduring Activity: Moral Distress
• HPNA Enduring Activity: Spiritual, Cultural, and Direct Care Aspects at End-of-Life
• How to don and doff PPE when caring for a COVID-19 patient
• AACN End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium: ELNEC Support for Nurses During COVID-19
• CAPC: COVID-19 Response Resources
• National Coalition of Hospice and Palliative Care (NCHPC): Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care 4th edition
• VITALtalk: Communication tools for clinicians working with seriously ill patients and families
• Respecting Choices: Person-centered advance care planning tools
• Report analyzes "air hunger" in COVID-19 patients

Self-Care and Resilience

• American Nurses Association (ANA): Self-Recovery Package for Nurses (Free to ANA members)
• American Nurses Association (ANA): The Well-being Initiative - Resources to support the mental health and resilience of nurses
• HPNA Podcast Corner: Episode 11: Healing Through COVID: Finding Resilience in Times of Crisis
• HPNA Podcast Corner: Episode 10: Moral Distress & Complicated Grief During COVID-19
• CDC: Taking Care of Your Emotional Health
• PTSD In Nurses
• HPNA: Share your tools for self care
• The Schwartz Center: Resources for Healthcare Professionals Coping with the COVID-19 Pandemic
• HPNA Podcast Corner: Episode 3: Compassion Fatigue
• HPNA: Happiness in Practice: Pearls for Sustainability, How to Keep Doing What You Do: Lessons from Life and Other Disasters
• AAHPM Resources on Resilience and Well-Being
• Recommendations from the CDC to reduce secondary traumatic stress (STS) reactions
• CDC Managing Stress & Anxiety
• Supportive Care Coalition - Cultivating Professional Resilience
  

Additional Resources

• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO): COVID-19 FAQs (Updated 5/26/20)
• National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care (NCHPC): Provides resources from 12 leading professional organizations dedicated to advancing the delivery of high-quality serious illness care
• American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM): Provides information and resources for hospice and palliative care clinicians and organizations
• NHPCO: Provides communications, updates, webinars, advocacy, and additional resources for COVID-19 response in hospice and palliative care
• Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC): Includes communication tips, symptom management protocols, PC team tools, telehealth, Medicare waivers, patient/family support resources from the CDC, Federal guidance, setting specific guidance, and the role of palliative care
• National Association of Home Care and Hospice (NAHC): Provides information and resources for home care and hospice for COVID-19
• American Nurses Association http:(ANA): COVID-19 information and resources for nurses
• American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP): COVID-19 information and resources for nurses and practitioners
• Oncology Nursing Society (ONS): Resources related to COVID-19 and the care of cancer patients