General Information / Links

COVID-19 Resources

• American Chemistry Council - Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)—Fighting Products
• American College of Chest Physicians - COVID-19 (coronavirus) Resource Page
• American College of Surgeons - ACS COVID-19 Newsletter
• American Heart Association (AHA)  Journal - Interim Guidance for Basic and Advanced Life Support
• American Heart Association (AHA) - Oxygenation and Ventilation of COVID-19 Patients
• Banquet Tables Pro - Social Distancing Room Space & Capacity Calculator
• Center for Disease Control (CDC) - Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Healthcare Settings
• CHSOS Work From Home Resources - What Simulation Operations Specialists could do when they are working from home
• Coventry University Simulation - Sim Share
• UConn School of Nursing Clinical Simulation Learning Center - Clinical Replacement Plan for OB Clinical Nursing
• UConn School of Nursing Clinical Simulation Learning Center - Resources for Clinical Substitution
• EMCRIT - Internet Book of Critical Care (IBCC)
• EMS.gov - COVID-19 Resource page
• EM Sim Cases - COVID
• Figure1 – Shared clinical cases (with images/video)
• Glide - Remote Working: A Practical Safety Guide
• Harvard Center for Medical Simulation - Principles of Airway Management in Coronavirus COVID-19
• HealthIT.gov - Tools and Resources for the Health IT Community
• Healthy Simulation - Coronavirus COVID-19 Medical Simulation Resources List
• Intelligent Ultrasound - COVID-19 Lung Ultrasound Module
• MedicActiV - Create Your Own Virtual Patient Simulator
• Nasco Healthcare - Free COVID-19 Virtual Training Scenarios
• Oakes Academy - CORONAVIRUS CLINICAL COLLABORATION
• Pacific Northwest Healthcare Simulation Collaborative (PNWHSC) - COVID Resources 
• PeriopSim - COVID-19 Response
• Safer - English - Simulation for COVID-19 Emergency Preparedness
• Safer - Norwegian - SIM FOR COVID-19 Beredskap 
• SimGeeks Podcast - Reference Guide for Disinfection in Simulation
• Simran Kaur Matta - Splitting Mechanical Ventilator Between Patients
• SleepHealth - A Guide to Sleeping with Coronavirus Anxiety
• Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) - Interim Considerations for Obstetric Anesthesia Care Related to COVID-19
• Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) - Emergency Resources: COVID-19
• Ultrasound Schools - Steps to Ease the Transition to Online Learning in the Wake of COVID-19
• University of Minnesota - Zooming with SPs in COVID-19 Response
• US Department of Health and Human Services - COVID-19 Healthcare Planning Checklist (Guideline ONLY. Not a mandate.)
• Virtual Heroes - HumanSim - Sedation and Airway
• Virtualmedschool - AbcdeSIM COVID-19 Level
• Washington Speakers Bureau - Guide to Livestreaming and Virtual Events
• World Health Organization (WHO) - Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Training: Simulation Exercise

From SSH Corporate Roundtable Members

• 3D Systems - COVID-19 E-LEARNING Clinical and Didactic Resources.  Simply fill out this contact form and request a user name and password for our COVID-19 e-learning materials
• Body Interact - Five Scenarios on the Diagnosis and Treatment of COVID-19 with Virtual Patients
• CAE Healthcare - COVID-19 Resource Center
• Echo Healthcare - Free COVID-19 Scenario
• Education Management Solutions - COVID-19 Contingency Planning
• IngMar Medical - COVID-19 Knowledge Base
• KbPort - Simulated Medical Records for Patient Charting and Medication Dispensation
• Kognito - Virtual Simulation - To access the simulation go to www.kognitocampus.com and use enrollment key: ssh2020. Access is provided free of charge until 5/30/20.
• Laerdal - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource Center
• Limbs & Things – Free Suture Tutor (Single User) Access
• Medical-X – COVID-19 Innovative Solutions News and Updates
• PCS - Telehealth Case for COVID-19 Screening
• Simulab - COVID-19 Resource Center
• SonoSim - Complimentary Online Course Access to Sim Center Educators

Pandemic Ethical Resources

Link to Pandemic Ethical Resources

PPE

• N95 Masks - Tips for Reuse
• Can-Sim - COVID-19 Assessment And PPE
• Donning & Doffing teaching materials

Wiser video for Donning and Doffing
VA power point of conservation of PPE
YouTube Donning & Doffing resources
CDC recommendations for donning & doffing
CDC recommendations for cleaning surfaces

• Micro-Simulation on PPE by Etrain Etc
• Swedish Medical - Create simulated N-95 and face shield masks out of paper

Face shield mask template and additional COVID resources

• CAN SIM - PPE Virtual Simulation Game
• SimOne CA - PPE & COVID Resources
• Open Source Face Shield template
• CDC List of PPE Manufacturers
• CDC COVID & PPE resources
• Smooth-On: Using molding to create PPE
• SIPPS - Virtual PPE Simulation toolkit
• How to make a mask using air filters
• DIY PPE submitted to SSH
• Univ College London – Coping with PPE signage for providers
• Billings Clinic - Make a PPE gown from a plastic tablecloth

Remote & Virtual Simulation

Link to Virtual Simulation Resources

Social Media

• COVID-19 Simulation - WhatsApp Group
• Simulation Online 2020 - Facebook Group
• Simulation Technician Network - Facebook Group
• Healthcare Simulation Group - Facebook Group

SimConnect on SSIH.org

Connect with peers in our forum. Here's how to get started:

To Join the COVID-19 community on SimConnect: 

1. Login or Create an SSH Account
2. Go to My SSH
3. Go to My Profile 
4. Select Interest Groups
5. Select include me in the COVID-19 Simulation Discussion Affinity Group
6. Select SimConnect
7. Go to Communities > My Communities > COVID-19 simulation discussion affinity group

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