COVID-19 Resources

VA ORD SharePoint site (COVID-19)

COVID-19 Resources for the VA Research Community (VA network access only) - This VA Office of Research and Development (ORD) SharePoint site continues to be updated and have content added as things develop.

Synthesizing Evidence from Publications

Researchers from the HSR&D Evidence Synthesis Program are working with the World Health Organization to help synthesize publications about the novel coronavirus and COVID-19, and to translate that information into usable guidance for clinicians. To date, the ESP group has completed three reports: "Risk of Transmitting COVID-19 During Nebulizer Treatment"; "Intensive Care Unit Length of Stay and Ventilation Days"; and "Corticosteroid Therapy & ARDS for COVID-19 Infection." More are in the works. These three reports can be found on www.covid19reviews.org. The goal is to capture the work of evidence-synthesis groups, like VA's, around the U.S. and the globe and thereby avoid duplication of effort and maximize the contribution of these researchers. The catalog will be maintained by the VA ESP Coordinating Center in Portland, Oregon. New evidence reviews and reviews in progress are identified through literature searching and correspondence with colleagues and content experts. The team has also set up a list-serve to facilitate collaboration among systematic review researchers.

HSR&D Cyberseminars Related to COVID-19

• Career Shock: An Explanatory Framework for the Impact of COVID-19 on Research Careers - 12/8/2020
• Adapting to Disruption of Pragmatic Clinical Trials Studying Nonpharmacological Approaches to Pain Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned from the NIH-DOD-VA Pain Management Collaboratory - 11/3/2020
• Remote Work During COVID-19: The Experience of VA HSR&D Researchers and Staff - 10/13/2020
• Coping with COVID 19: Virtual Resources for Patients and Providers - 7/14/2020
• Updates to the VA COVID-19 Shared Data Resource and its Use for Research - 6/23/2020
• Access Expansions through Virtual Modalities: Research-Based Insights for the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond - 6/10/2020

HSR&D Weekly Summary Notes on COVID-19 to the Field - Archive

* HSR&D is halting these weekly summaries as of June 10, 2020. Please refer to the VA ORD SharePoint site on COVID-19 (VA network access only) for updates.

June 8, 2020 May 29, 2020 May 22, 2020 May 15, 2020 May 8, 2020 May 1, 2020

April 24, 2020 April 17, 2020 April 10, 2020 April 3, 2020 March 27, 2020

VA Office of Health Equity Sharepoint Site: COVID-19 Disparities Data

Learn more about VA national and VISN specific racial and ethnic COVID-19 data on the VA Office of Health Equity (OHE) Sharepoint site. (VA network access only)

VA Office of Research Protections, Policy, and Education (ORPPE) Webinars Related to COVID-19

• ORD COVID-19 Research Update for VHA Partners - 10/15/2020
• ORD Research Updates: COVID-19 & Mental Health - 09/10/2020
• VA's Efforts in the National COVID-19 Clinical Trials on Vaccines and Therapeutics - 07/28/2020
• VA ORD Efforts Establishing a COVID-19 Biorepository Network - 05/28/2020
• Implementation of The Mayo Clinic Expanded Access Protocol: Expanded Access to Convalescent Plasma for the Treatment of Patients with COVID-19 - 04/30/2020
• Impact on Research Field Operations from COVID-19: Status Report and Ways Forward - 04/29/2020
• The Mayo Clinic Expanded Access Protocol: Expanded Access to Convalescent Plasma for the Treatment of Patients with COVID-19 - 04/15/2020
• Update on ORD-Coordinated Research on SARS-CoV-2-COVID-19 - 04/07/2020
• Human Subject Protections Issues Related to COVID-19 - 04/02/2020
• ORD Research Response to COVID-19 - 03/19/2020

VA Office of Research Oversight

Office of Research Oversight COVID-19 SharePoint site (VA network access only)

Other Internal VA Resources

• VA Posters and Fact Sheets * NOTE This is a secured site that can only be accessed from within VA
• Guidance for HR flexibilities for employees impacted by COVID-19 - https://vaww.insider.va.gov/guidance-for-hr-flexibilities-for-employees-impacted-by-the-novel-coronavirus-covid-19 (Intranet only; if you have intranet access, copy and paste the URL into your browser.)

Department of Veterans Affairs Public Health

• Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

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COVID-19 Resources from Other Federal Agencies

• Hospital Experiences Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results of a National Pulse Survey March 23-27, 2020 - Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
• NIH National Library of Medicine - LitCovid - a curated literature hub for tracking up-to-date scientific information about the 2019 novel Coronavirus
• World Health Organization - Global Research on COVID-19 - latest scientific findings and knowledge on coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
• Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology Directorate Master Question List for COVID-19
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• National Institutes of Health
• Department of Defense
• Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Map

Announcements

• NIH and AHRQ have announced new grants associated with COVID-19
  • NIH - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients of NIH Funding
  • AHRQ - Notice of Intent: New Funding Opportunity Announcement to Support Novel, High-Impact Studies Evaluating Health System and Healthcare Professional Responsiveness to COVID-19
• AHRQ to Invest Up To $5 Million to Evaluate Health System Response to COVID-19 Pandemic; Offer Additional $2.5 Million in Supplemental Funding

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