At a glance
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently updated COVID-19 quarantine and isolation recommendations for healthcare and non-healthcare settings. During this COCA Call, presenters will discuss the science supporting these changes, the populations and settings to which these changes apply, and additional precautions people should take at the end of quarantine or isolation.
Overview
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently updated COVID-19 quarantine and isolation recommendations for healthcare and non-healthcare settings. During this COCA Call, presenters will discuss the science supporting these changes, the populations and settings to which these changes apply, and additional precautions people should take at the end of quarantine or isolation.
Presenters
Lauri Hicks, DO
Captain, U.S. Public Health Service
Chief Medical Officer, COVID-19 Response
Director, Office of Antibiotic Stewardship
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Alexander Kallen, MD, MPH
Chief, Prevention and Response Branch
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Pragna Patel, MD, MPH
Deputy Principal Incident Manager, COVID-19 Response
Senior Medical and Science Advisor, HIV Prevention Branch
Division of Global HIV and TB
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Call Objectives
- Cite background information on the topic covered during the presentation.
- Discuss CDC's role in the topic covered during the presentation.
- Describe the topic's implications for clinicians.
- Discuss concerns and/or issues related to preparedness for and/or response to urgent public health threats.
- Promote health improvement, wellness, and disease prevention in cooperation with patients, communities, at-risk populations, and other members of an interprofessional team of health care providers.
Additional Resources
Guidance for Healthcare Settings
- Interim Guidance for Managing Healthcare Personnel with SARS-CoV-2 Infection or Exposure to SARS-CoV-2
- Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
- Strategies to Mitigate Healthcare Personnel Staffing Shortages | CDC
- Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Spread in Nursing Homes
Guidance for Non-healthcare Settings
- Ending Isolation and Precautions for People with COVID-19: Interim Guidance
- Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention in K-12 Schools
- Setting-Specific Guidance
Additional COVID-19 Resources
- Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of COVID-19 Vaccines Currently Approved or Authorized in the United States
- Using Therapeutics to Prevent and Treat COVID-19 | Health Alert Network (HAN)
- COVID-19 Vaccines for Moderately or Severely Immunocompromised People
- Stay Up to Date with Your Vaccines
- Your Guide to Masks
- Types of Masks and Respirators
Target Audience
- Physicians
- Nurses
- Pharmacists
- Veterinarians
- Physician Assistants
- Health Educators
- Other Clinicians
Additional Information
- Contact Information: coca@cdc.gov
- Support/Funding: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emergency Risk Communication Branch
- Method of Participation: You may participate in the educational activity by viewing the program information above.