ASN COVID-19 Resources
ASN Recommendations
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ASN COVID-19 Webinars
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- ASN COVID-19 Roundtable: Outpatient Therapeutics Webinar (Recorded Februray 11, 2022)
- ASN/AST COVID-19 Kidney Transplant Roundtable Webinar: Life after Vaccination (Recorded July 29, 2021)
- Use of Monoclonal Antibodies for the Treatment of Mild to Moderate SARS-CoV-2 in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis: A Kidney Community Conversation (Recorded March 11, 2021)
- Safety and Efficacy of COVID-19 Vaccines in the Dialysis Population (Recorded January 7, 2021)
- Roundtable: Telehealth for Kidney Care, Beyond COVID-19 (Recorded June 23, 2020)
- AKI Roundtable: The Kidney/Lung Connection and Fluid Management in COVID-19 (Recorded June 16, 2020)
- ASN and the Indian Society of Nephrology Present: COVID-19 and the Kidney (Recorded June 3, 2020)
- The Provision of Dialysis for Patients Post-COVID Diagnosis (Recorded May 21, 2020)
- Surviving COVID-19: Mental Health Support for Kidney Disease Professionals (Recorded May 14, 2020) Produced in partnership with ANNA and NANT
- Dialysis after Discharge: Transitions of Care for COVID-19 Positive Patients (Recorded May 7, 2020)
- Overcoming Challenges to the Provision of Acute Dialysis for COVID-19 Positive Patients (Recorded April 30, 2020)
- Challenges in Kidney Transplant in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Patients & Providers (Recorded April 23, 2020)
- COVID-19 Associated AKI Recognition and Management (Recorded April 21, 2020)
- COVID-19 International Roundtable: Recommendations and Lessons Learned (Recorded April 16, 2020)
- COVID-19: Considerations in the Home Dialysis Setting (Recorded April 9, 2020)
- Hospital Care and Treatment Options for COVID-19 Positive Patients with ESKD and AKI (Recorded April 2, 2020)
- CDC Recommendations and Policy Updates for Current Challenges in the Dialysis Setting (Recorded March 26, 2020)
- COVID-19 Informational Webinar for Providers of Dialysis Services (Recorded March 11, 2020)
ASN COVID-19 Podcasts
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- Treating COVID-19 with Monoclonal Antibodies
- Reflections on a Year of COVID-19
- What Will the Rest of 2020 Look Like?
- Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children with COVID-19
- What Will the Rest of 2020 Look Like?
- Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children with COVID-19
- Acute Kidney Injury and COVID-19
- COVID-19 Update: How is New York Coping?
- COVID-19 and Health Care in the US
- International Medical Graduates and the COVID-19 Crisis
- Emergency Funding for Kidney Research
- Responding to the Emergency
- The Situation in Boston
- Standing Up for Patients During the Crisis
- New York In a follow-up to their first conversation, Tod Ibrahim talks to Dr. Barbara Murphy about how the COVID-19 situation is changing in New York. (21 min. April 17, 2020)
- Washington State Dr. Suzanne Watnick, chief medical officer of Northwest Kidney Centers in Washington State, describes the steps her organization took to protect kidney patients and healthcare workers once the virus hit her state. (20 min. April 16, 2020)
- Telehealth ASN Executive Vice President Tod Ibrahim interviews David White, ASN’s Regulatory and Quality Officer, about policy updates in the field of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic. (20 min. April 4, 2020)
Kidney Week
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ASN in the News
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- Nephrology New and Issues – COVID-19 plans are admirable, but be prepared to change course (May 18, 2020)
- NY Times – A Life and Death Battle: 4 Days of Kidney Failure but No Dialysis (May 1, 2020)
- ABC News – As doctors see coronavirus-kidney link, worry grows over dialysis machines (April 22, 2020)
- PBS News Hour – Why doctors are worried about severe kidney damage in some COVID-19 patients (April 21, 2020)
- NY Times – An Overlooked, Possibly Fatal Coronavirus Crisis: A Dire Need for Kidney Dialysis (April 20, 2020)
- TheCity NYC – A Scramble for Dialysis Supplies in NYC as COVID-19 Attacks Kidneys (April 17, 2020)
- JAMA – Finding Ways to Reduce Coronavirus Exposure During Dialysis (April 16, 2020)
- Washington Post – Coronavirus destroys lungs. But doctors are finding its damage in kidneys, hearts and elsewhere (April 15, 2020)
- Politico – U.S. races to stock up on dialysis supplies as kidney failure ravages virus patients (April 15, 2020)
- Rheumatology Network – Specialty Physicians Weigh in on the State of Practice After COVID-19 (April 14, 2020)
- Washington Post – Dialysis patients are at high risk during covid-19 outbreak (March 24, 2020)
Other ASN Created Resources
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CDC COVID-19 Information
General Information
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Information for Healthcare Personnel
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- Workplace SARS-CoV-2 Testing: Consent Elements and Disclosures
- Options to Reduce Quarantine for Contacts of Persons with SARS-CoV-2 Infection Using Symptom Monitoring and Diagnostic Testing
- Information for Clinicians on Influenza Virus Testing
- Contact Tracing Trace and monitor contacts of infected people.
- Information for Healthcare Professionals
- Preparedness Tools for Healthcare Professionals and Facilities Responding to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Certifying Deaths Due to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Video
- Clinical Care Guidance for Healthcare Professionals about Coronavirus
- Discontinuation of Isolation for Persons with COVID-19 Not in Healthcare Settings
- Criteria for Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 (Interim Guidance)
- Ten Clinical Tips on COVID-19 for Healthcare Providers Involved in Patient Care
- Information for Clinicians on Investigational Therapeutics for Patients with COVID-19
- Interim Guidance for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems and 911 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) for COVID-19 in the United States
Patient Safety
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Personal Protective Equipment
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Recommendations
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- Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People
- Interim Guidance for Implementing Home Care of People Not Requiring Hospitalization for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Duration of Isolation and Precautions for Adults with COVID-19
- Interim Guidance for Routine and Influenza Immunization Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Preparing Your Dialysis Facility for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Clinical Questions about COVID-19: Questions and Answers
- Special Considerations for Patients on Home Dialysis
- Overview of Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)
- COVID-19 Outpatient Dialysis Facility Preparedness Assessment Tool
- Considerations for Providing Hemodialysis to Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 in Acute Care Settings
Vaccine and Therapeutic Resources
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- Noravax Overview & Safety
- Noravax Recommendation Statement
- COVID-19 Vaccine Indications for Patients Who Are Immunocompromised
- Myths and Facts about COVID-19 Vaccines
- COVID-19 Vaccines for Children and Teens
- Pediatric Healthcare Professionals COVID-19 Vaccination Toolkit
- Vaccinating Dialysis Patients and Healthcare Personnel
CMS COVID-19 Updates
Telehealth
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Waivers
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General
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- CMS COVID-19 Provider Toolkit
- CMS: Key Components for Continued COVID-19 Management for Dialysis Facilities
- CMS Guidance related to the Emergency Preparedness Testing Exercise Requirements- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- COVID-19 Workforce Virtual Toolkit: Resources for Healthcare Decision-Makers Responding to COVID-19 Workforce Concerns
- Re-Opening America: What Patients Should Know About Seeking Healthcare.
- Spanish Version: La Reapertura de Estados Unidos: Lo que los Pacientes Deben Saber Acerca de la Atención Médica
- PD catheter and vascular access placement is essential (Critical clarification from CMS)
- COVID-19 Medicare Provider Enrollment Relief FAQs
- CMS QMVIG Updates: CMS Announces Relief for Clinicians, Providers, Hospitals and Facilities Participating in Quality Reporting Programs in Response to COVID-19
- Medicare providers with information relating to the pricing of both the CDC and non-CDC tests (A fact sheet to aid)
- Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in dialysis facilities.
COVID-19 Immunization
White House Summit on the Future of COVID-19 Vaccines
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Recommendations
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ASN Resources
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Articles
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- Journal of the American Society of Nephrology: “SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Acceptability in Patients on Hemodialysis: A Nationwide Survey”
- Journal of the American Society of Nephrology: “Collaboration between Dialysis Providers and the American Society of Nephrology: Dialysis in the COVID Pandemic”
- Low circulation of antibodies correlates with risk for COVID-19 among patients on dialysis
COVID-19 Vaccines and Therapeutics
ASPR: Therapeutics Locator
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CDC: COVID-19 Vaccine and Theraputic Resources
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- Noravax Overview & Safety
- Noravax Recommendation Statement
- COVID-19 Vaccine Indications for Patients Who Are Immunocompromised
- Myths and Facts about COVID-19 Vaccines
- COVID-19 Vaccines for Children and Teens
- Pediatric Healthcare Professionals COVID-19 Vaccination Toolkit
- Vaccinating Dialysis Patients and Healthcare Personnel
FDA: Paxlovid
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Vaccine Mandate Information
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Vaccine Resources
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- The Immunization Action Coalition has many resources, not only for COVID-19 immunization, but for other immunizations as well.
- CJASN: COVID-19 Vaccination Imperatives in People on Maintenance Dialysis
- NEJM: Three Doses of an mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine in Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients
- Safety and Immunogenicity of a Third Dose of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Case Series
- JAMA: Antibody Response to 2-Dose SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine Series in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
- Kidney360: Vaccine and the Need to be Heard: Considerations for COVID-19 immunization in ESRD
- MedPage Today: COVID Vax in the Immunosuppressed: Reason for Concern— Discomfiting results in new study
Webinars on Vaccine and Therapeutics
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- ASN COVID-19 Roundtable: Outpatient Therapeutics Webinar (Recorded Februray 11, 2022)
- ASN/AST COVID-19 Kidney Transplant Roundtable: Life After Vaccination (Recorded July 29, 2021)
- COVID-19 Therapeutics and the Kidney Transplant Community (Recorded August 26, 2022)
- Use of Monoclonal Antibodies for the Treatment of Mild to Moderate SARS-CoV-2 in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis: A Kidney Community Conversation (Recorded March 11, 2021)
Other Healthcare Organizations on COVID-19
State and Local Emergency Management Contacts
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- National Association of City and County Health Officials (NACCHO) – has an official directory map with links and COVID clarification with a downloadable PDF that is structured by state.
- Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) – includes a link to all of the State Health Commissioners/Secretary/Directors.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Guidance
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Professional Organizations
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- The Dialysis Patient Citizens (DPC) Education Center has published Kidney Patients and Coronavirus: What Have We Learned? by Alan S. Kliger, MD.
- The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has published Guidelines on Infection Prevention in Patients with Suspected or Known COVID-19 (The IDSA guideline panel has agreed upon eight recommendations and provided narrative summaries of other interventions undergoing evaluations.)
- Evidence-Informed Cloth Masks Recommendations (Developed by a team of academics, physicians, trainees, people who sew, and other volunteers working on identifying published, peer-reviewed literature to inform the choice of materials and designs for cloth masks)
- The National Kidney Foundation has posted the NKF Clinical Digest – COVID 19 which is an ongoing compilation of the latest clinical information regarding COVID-19. The goal is to streamline the search for the current data regarding the implications of COVID-19 for clinicians caring for people with kidney diseases during the pandemic.
- The National Academy of Medicine has posted Duty to Plan: Health Care, Crisis Standards of Care, and Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
- The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) has developed a COVID-19 Fact Sheet (APIC) in response to recent events.
Government Entities
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- The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have published Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment Guidelines. These Treatment Guidelines have been developed to inform clinicians how to care for patients with COVID-19.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) is maintaining a page which posts situation reports, travel advice, and technical guidance, among other information.
- ASPR’s regional contact information
- Information for transplant programs and OPOs regarding 2019 Novel Coronavirus
- “COVID-19 VA Dialysis Preparedness” (on March 11, 2020)
- The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has developed a page which includes updates, fast facts, and FDA’s role
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Supply Chain Update (FDA).
- HHS Long COVID Report (Nov 2022)
Publications Focusing on COVID-19
Outpatient Dialysis
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Inpatient Dialysis/AKI
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- COVID-19 Working Group of Indian Society of Nephrology : The novel coronavirus 2019 epidemic and kidneys.
- Kidney International : The novel coronavirus 2019 epidemic and kidneys.
- Should COVID-19 Concern Nephrologists? Why and to What Extent? The Emerging Impasse of Angiotensin Blockade (Published online: March 23, 2020).
Home Dialysis
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- American Journal of Kidney Diseases : Home Dialysis Training for Fellows: Privilege or Necessity?
- Kidney360 : Early Use of Telehealth in Home Dialysis During the COVID-19 Pandemic in New York City
- Kidney360 : Peritoneal Dialysis for Acute Kidney Injury Treatment in the United States: Brought to you by the COVID-19 Pandemic
- American Journal of Kidney Diseases : Telehealth for Home Dialysis in COVID-19 and Beyond: A Perspective From the American Society of Nephrology COVID-19 Home Dialysis Subcommittee
Transplant
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- Kidney360: Collateral Effects and Mortality of Kidney Transplant Recipients during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
- Current Transplantation Reports: Use of Organs from SARS-CoV-2 Infected Donors: Is It Safe? A Contemporary Review
- Kidney International Reports: Survey of U.S. Living Kidney Donation and Transplant Practices in the COVID-19 Era.
- Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology: Early Outcomes of Outpatient Management of Kidney Transplant Recipients with Coronavirus Disease 2019.
- American Journal of Transplantation: COVID-19 in solid organ transplant recipients: Initial report from the US epicenter.
- American Journal of Transplantation: COVID-19 and Kidney Transplantation: Results from the TANGO International Transplant Consortium Source: American Journal of Transplantation- Accepted Article.
- American Journal of Transplantation: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of COVID-19 in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Case- Control Study- Accepted Article.
- Journal of the American Society of Nephrology: Early Description of Coronavirus 2019 Disease in Kidney Transplant Recipients in New York.
- The New England Journal of Medicine: Covid-19 and Kidney Transplantation.
- Nephrol Dial Transplant: Recommendations for the prevention, mitigation and containment of the emerging SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic in haemodialysis centres.
General
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- Experiences of Work-Family Conflict and Mental Health Symptoms by Gender Among Physician Parents During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- USRDS- COVID-19 Annual Report Suppliment
- Medscape- Further Warning on SGLT2 Inhibitor Use and DKA Risk in COVID-19 (This article lives behind a registration wall, but you can sign-up for free).
- Cloth Masks May Prevent Transmission of COVID-19: An Evidence-Based, Risk-Based Approach.
- – Forgotten Technology in the COVID-19 Pandemic. Filtration Properties of Cloth and Cloth Masks: A Narrative Review
- The Novel Coronavirus 2019 epidemic and kidneys (which examines kidney involvement in COVID-19 infections)
- The New England Journal of Medicine has posted a collection of freely avaialable articles and other resources on the Coronavirus outbreak (NEJM), including clinical reports, management guidelines, and commentary.
