Five major medical societies have teamed up to create a toolkit for clinicians addressing public health concerns related to the “tripledemic” of COVID-19, flu, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) anticipated this winter. The toolkit from the Society for Post-Acute and Long-term Care Medicine (AMDA), American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, American Association of Nurse Practitioners, American Society of Physician Associates, and Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association will help increase awareness of the importance, effectiveness, and accessibility of therapeutics and vaccination in postacute and long-term care settings. The toolkit includes information on a range of COVID, flu, and RSV myths and facts, sample handouts for residents, family members, staff and others, and many more checklists, fact sheets, and handouts. There is a one hour recording available from AMDA’s Grand Rounds webinar. In December, LeadingAge will feature an interview about the Toolkit on a Coronavirus Update Call. Check out the toolkit here.
Earlier this week, Dr. Monica Gandhi MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Associate Division Chief of the HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine at UCSF/ San Francisco General Hospital, discussed the “tripledemic” on LeadingAge’s weekly Coranavirus update call. The recording for the call will be posted here.