COVID-19 Resources for Rehabilitation Professionals

Materials and Resources for Addressing Coronavirus (COVID-19)

General Resources by Public Health Organizations

• CDC: Information for Health Care Professionals 
• WHO Resources and Situation Reports.
• Mayo Clinic: COVID-19: Who's at higher risk of serious symptoms?
• NIH: National Institutes of Health COVID-19 Updates
• Johns Hopkins Nursing: A series of podcasts on the different aspects of nursing considerations related to COVID-19.

Telehealth and Virtual Medical Services

• Department of Health and Human Services: Information on telehealth
• CMS: Resources for expanding telehealth options

Medicare and Medicaid Updates

• CMS, CMS.gov
  • COVID-19 resources page
  • Presentation on CMS Waivers and COVID-19 Response (1135 Waivers)
  • COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers
  • Waivers for Health Care Providers 
  • Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) 
  • CMS Announces Relief for Clinicians, Providers, Hospitals and Facilities Participating in Quality Reporting Programs in Response to COVID-19

Guidance for Standards of Care & Clinical Strategies

• Rehabilitation for Post COVID-19 Condition, live presentation by WHO on October 6, 2021, 1:30 pm CT—FREE
• Managing Patients with Long-Term Effects of COVID-19: Nursing Priorities and Interventions, presented in partnership with ANA by Mary Ellen Hatch, MSN RN CRRN and Michelle Camicia, PhD RN CRRN CCM NEA-BC FAHA FARN FAAN—1.25 CH, FREE
• Rehabilitation After COVID-19 (Breathing is Only the Beginning), presented by Sally Strong, RN APRN CNRN CRRN—1.25 CH, FREE
• Re-engineering Fall Prevention During COVID-19: Observations from the Field, presented by Amy Hester, PhD RN BC, and Patricia Quigley, PhD MPH APRN FAAN FAANP FARNA
• Nursing’s Role in Health Equity, Public Health Emergencies, and COVID-19, hosted by The National Academy of Medicine and representatives from the NAM study on the Future of Nursing 2020-2030.
• COVID-19 in the Rehabilitation Setting–Q&A Session, moderated by rehabilitation nursing expert Michele Cournan, DNP RN ANP-BC FNP CRRN
• Prep for COVID-19 Admissions & Patient Care in Rehab Facilities: Panel Discussion, co-hosted by ARN and MedBridge, presented by Michelle Camicia, PhD MSN RN CRRN CCM NEA-BC FAHA; Michele Cournan, DNP RN ANP-BC FNP CRRN; and Jill Rye, DNP RN CRRN CNL FARN
• The Impact of COVID-19 on Neurorehabiltative Care & Research, hosted by World Federation for NeuroRehabillitation (WFNR)
• On-demand ANA COVID-19 Webinar Series, including "Ventilator Management: Essential Skills for Non-ICU Nurses," "Be Confident Protecting Yourself and Providing the Best Care to Your Patients during this COVID-19 Pandemic," and "How to Respond to Ethical Challenges and Moral Distress during the COVID-19 Pandemic."
• Illinois Health Care Association, Facebook Live COVID-19 Update
• ANA, NursingWorld.org
  • ANA, Crisis Standards of Care
  • Guidance related to nurses who are interested in volunteering 
• AMRPA: COVID-19 Resources - Federal Agency Guidance and Resources to Address COVID-19
• WHO: Rehabilitation needs of people recovering from COVID-19

Policy and Advocacy

• View ARN Health Policy news coverage, including monthly digests that cover ARN’s advocacy activities in response to COVID-19

Peer-Reviewed COVID-19 Resources for Nurses

• Resources from Lippincott Nursing Center (Rehabilitation Nursing Journal publisher)

Mental Health Resources

• Mental Health During COVID-19 Part 1: Rehab Patients and Caregivers, co-hosted by ARN and MedBridge, presented by Laurie Ferguson, PhD, Steven Powell, MSN, RN-BC, CRRN, and Michelle Camicia, PhD, RN, PHN, CRRN, CCM, NEA-BC, FAHA
• Mental Health During COVID-19 Part 2: Supporting the Well-Being of Staff, co-hosted by ARN and MedBridge, presented by Laurie J. Ferguson, PhD, Steven Powell, MSN, RN-BC, CRRN, and Tonisha J. Melvin, DNP, APRN, CRRN, ANP-C
• ANA, Free COVID-19 Self-Care Package for Nurses, includes 5.8 free CE credits
• WHO, Mental Health Considerations
• CDC, Managing Stress Anxiety
• Well-being Index
• Provider Resilience
• Ten Percent Happier, an app that offers mindful meditation, is currently free to healthcare professionals

Resources to Provide to Patients

• Recovering from COVID-19: A Patient Guide

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If you work in an inpatient facility or in the community, we know you are developing innovative strategies to manage the crisis and protect yourselves and others as you provide the best care possible to all patients – those who need rehab and those who have the coronavirus. Please let us know what we can do to help you in this fight. If you have other resources that you think may be helpful, please send them to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..