Additional Resources For Rheumatologists

• Current Progress in Adapting Practices to COVID-19 Dr.Laster
• The CDC provides information to lead practice leaders through a risk assessment.
  It can be accessed at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/assess-manage-risk.html.
• An algorithmic approach to decision making in such circumstances can be found at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/public-health-management-decision-making.pdf.
• An example of how one member practice is communicating with their patients and staff: Practice Document.pdf
• Guiding Principles from the American College of Rheumatology for Scarce Resource Allocation During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of Hydroxychloroquine
• Strategies to Optimize the Supply of PPE and Equipment

Dr. Alvin Wells, a UR Medical Policy Committee Member answers questions on converting to Telemedicine for the Rheumatologist