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Governor DeSantis' Executive Order 20-112 took effect Monday, May 4, 2020, and lasts until the he issues a subsequent order. Under this new EO, elective surgeries may resume provided that facilities ensure they have sufficient beds available and the necessary PPE. Retail stores and restaurants will also reopen, with restrictions, under this new order. Click here to view EO 20-112 FAQs.
ACEP's next COVID reimbursement webinar takes place May 6, 2020 at 1:00 pm CST/2:00 pm EDT. Dr. Michael Granovsky will review the latest nuances regarding the Paycheck Protection Program "forgivable amounts," along with new funding sources and programs.
May 7, 2020 from 9:30-10:30 AM via Zoom
Register ONCE for all Meetings
The meetings will end with an open forum for discussion and Q&A. If you have questions that need answers, please send them through FCEP EngagED — we will address them on these weekly calls.
On April 30, the CDC updated the return to work criteria which extended the duration of exclusion from work to at least 10 days since symptoms first appeared. This update reflects evidence that suggests a longer duration of viral shedding and will be revised as additional evidence becomes available.
Do you have medical-grade PPE in storage or know someone that might? Florida's health care workers still need personal protective equipment (PPE) to guard themselves from COVID-19!
Our Statewide PPE Network is designed to connect certified PPE donations with EMS agencies, fire departments and emergency departments across the state. Here's how:
- Tell us what PPE supplies you have and we'll route it to an agency in need
- Tell us what PPE supplies you need and/or if you're a designated donation site, and we'll notify you when PPE is donated to us in your area
- Make a tax-deductible monetary donation to help us buy certified PPE for front line providers
Help us spread the word! Use these graphics and flyers and learn more at fcep.org/ppe.
| Florida COVID-19 Numbers as of Tuesday
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By The News Service of Florida & Florida Department of Health
COVID-19 in Florida as of yesterday at noon:
- 37,439: Total number of cases (increase of 542 cases since Monday)
- 13,085: Cases in Miami-Dade, the largest in the state
- 1,471: Deaths of Florida residents
- ~29%: Percentage of deaths involving residents or staff members of long-term care facilities
- 534: Deaths of residents or staff members of long-term care facilities
- 6,330 Hospitalizations
| Newly Released or Discovered COVID-19 Resources:
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UPCOMING FCEP & EMLRC EVENTS
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| JULY 8-11, 2020 |
CLINCON 2020 | Learn More |
Orlando |
| AUG. 6-9, 2020 |
Symposium by the Sea 2020 | Learn More |
Clearwater Beach |
To see the full calendar, click here.
Psychology Today
Years of rigorous education, high stakes and high stress medical school examinations are only the beginning of the odyssey that is medical education. The odyssey continues with rigors of sleep-deprived residency, and an ongoing on-call-related stress and sleep deprivation within the context of illness and death, making them tough out of necessity. However, medical careers, as all careers, are marathons, and physicians are merely human. So why is it that more is not being done to address issues related to physician burnout?
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NBC News
The calls to the Physician Support Line often begin with an apology from a desperate doctor. "They will say something like 'I'm sorry for bothering you with this,'" said Dr. Mona Masood, who with the help of four other psychiatrists launched the hotline last month to help doctors deal with the stress of combating the coronavirus crisis. "Then they will talk about the patients they've treated, the anxiety of going to work and not having the proper PPE [personal protective equipment], about feeling overwhelmed and not feeling like they have the support of the health care system," Masood said.
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By Scott E. Rupp
The costs of COVID-19 treatment are starting to bear out for both patients and health systems, according to researchers. Recent reports suggest a single symptomatic COVID-19 infection would cost at least $3,045 in direct medical costs incurred during the pandemic, Health Affairs says. Based on multiple studied scenarios, researchers said that if up to 80% of the U.S. population gets infected, costs could surpass $650 billion for the U.S health system throughout the pandemic. If 20% get infected, costs could still result in as much as $163.4 billion.
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News-Medical
Dr. David Talan, professor of emergency medicine and medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UCLA medical school will lead the trial with co-principal investigator Dr. Nicholas Mohr, vice chair for research in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Iowa. Talan is an attending physician in the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center emergency department. Dr. William Mower, professor of emergency medicine at UCLA's Geffen School, will be the site's principal investigator and biostatistician. "We will attempt to answer the two most important questions for emergency providers: 'What is my risk of becoming infected with COVID-19 by doing my job?' and 'What are the ways that the risk can be lessened?'" Talan said.
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Roll Call
Since the public health emergency and the relaxation of rules, the use of telehealth services has exploded across the country, according to the American Telemedicine Association, which represents hospitals, technology companies and others. Doctors, advocacy groups and some lawmakers say that restrictions on widespread use of telemedicine should be lifted permanently once the COVID-19 crisis eases, and are calling on Congress to change laws so they would allow its more unrestricted use.
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MedPage Today (opinion)
Sarah Frances McClure, DO, Seth Collings Hawkins, MD, and Christopher Ashby Davis, MD, write, "Emergencies do not occur in safe environments. Here, we suggest that risk management paradigm can be extended to pandemic management by healthcare professionals as a whole."
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By Brian Wallace
Research is moving fast in the age of COVID-19, and even new methods of early detection can save lives because of the virulent nature of the virus. For example, data from multiple nursing homes with confirmed cases show a correlation between testing pulse oxygen twice a day and early detection of COVID-19, up to two weeks before a temperature check shows the same. Learn more about how data is saving lives through careful analysis of information.
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By Lynn Hetzler
A number of publications, such as The Lancet and JAMA, have been reporting anecdotal reports of the loss of smell and taste in patients with COVID-19. A new study presents empirical findings that strongly associate smell and taste dysfunction with COVID-19. Sore throat, they found, was more strongly associated with COVID-19 negativity. When screening patients for COVID-19, clinicians often look for the most common symptoms of COVID-19: fever, cough and difficulty breathing. The results of this study, published in the journal International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology, suggest that screeners ask patients about their senses of smell and taste.
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The New York Times via The Salt Lake Tribune
As the coronavirus outbreak spreads into rural parts of the U.S., more people who live far from a hospital are increasingly likely to need one. That poses challenges for communities where hospitals are scarce and beds in intensive care units are in short supply — even a relatively small outbreak there could overwhelm medical resources, with potentially grim consequences for public health.
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