COVID-19: Clinical Resources & Patient Education
Clinical Management
- Physician FAQs: COVID-19 and the Flu: As flu season approaches, your patients may have questions about the difference between COVID-19 and the flu. Share these points with your staff and patients.
- Outpatient Management of COVID-19: Rapid Evidence Review: New content from AFP addresses the lack of evidence-based treatments for outpatient settings; management is supportive and should include education about isolation.
- CDC Guidance on Reopening Schools: Family physicians should closely monitor plans to reopen schools in their area and continue promoting routine vaccinations for school-age children to prevent other disease outbreaks.(8/21/20)
- Updated Interim Guidance for Clinical Management of Patients with COVID-19 (6/30/20)
- Guidance for Children/Adolescents (8/14/20)
- Updated Guidance for Care of Neonates (8/3/20)
- Certain COVID-19 Serology/Antibody Tests Should Not Be Used: FDA issues a letter for clinical laboratory staff and health care providers to recommend adherence to the FDA's "removal" test list. (6/19/20)
- FDA Revokes EUA for Hydroxychloroquine for Treatment of COVID-19: It has not shown efficacy in its antiviral activity. Data do not support that the benefits outweigh the harms of the drug. (6/15/20)
- Communication Toolkit for Migrants, Refugees, and Other Limited-English-Proficient Populations: A CDC resource for public health professionals to reach populations who need COVID-19 prevention messaging in their native languages. (6/15/20)
- AAFP COVID-19 Testing Resources web page: This web page provides information on who to test, access and availability, types of tests, results, specimen collection, and coding and billing. (Updated 5/13/20)
- Patient-Centered Care for Pregnant Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic: This joint statement affirms that licensed and accredited hospitals and birth centers will take precautions to remain safe places to give birth. (3/30/20)
- AAFP Statement on Breastfeeding and COVID-19: The AAFP recommends promotion of breastfeeding and parent-infant bonding, and avoidance of parent-infant separation. (4/15/20) The AAFP offers additional breastfeeding resources to support your patients.
- FDA Warning on COVID-19 and Ivermectin: There's concern that people will self-medicate with the pet heartworm treatment based on the recent release of a cell culture study on ivermectin. (5/1/20)
- AAFP Policy on Prescription of COVID-19 Medications: Until further testing is completed, the AAFP cautions against prescribing medications outside of indicated uses. (4/8/20)
- Guidance for Risk Assessment and Public Health Management of Healthcare Personnel with Potential Exposure in Healthcare Setting (6/18/20)
- AAFP Smoking Cessation Resources for Family Physicians: Tobacco users are more likely to have COVID-19 progression, requiring more extensive treatment and hospitalization. Start the conversation with your patients and use these tools to help them cut their risk. (4/15/20)
Patient Education
- Video: How To (Not) to Wear a Mask (8/25/20)
- Video: Family Physicians are Writing Americans a Prescription to Stay Home (4/2/20)
- About COVID-19: Latest updates on the outbreak, including patient fact sheets - What You Need to Know and What to Do If You're Sick. (4/13/20)
- Communication Resources: Materials to help communicate about the virus to patients. (4/30/20)
- Beware of Fraudulent Coronavirus Tests, Vaccines and Treatments (3/24/20)
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COVID-19 and Health Emergency Preparedness
- Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Information Gateway: This resource from HHS, which includes COVID-19 information, offers technical assistance on health emergency preparedness to health care organizations and physicians. (6/12/20)
- Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of PPE: Guidance on prioritizing and reusing. (7/16/20)
- Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for COVID-19: Key information for patients and health care professionals. (8/4/20)
- Preparedness Resources for Hospitals and Healthcare Professionals: Two checklists identify preparedness actions that can be taken now. (8/14/20)
- Preparing for COVID-19: Long-term Care Facilities, Nursing Homes (6/25/20)
- Interim Guidance for Implementing Home Care of People Not Required Hospitalization: Guidance for health care professionals coordinating home care and isolation for patients with confirmed infection. (6/28/20)
- Travel: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers (8/9/20)