COVID-19 Resources for Pediatric Healthcare Leaders and Clinicians

Understanding Risks, Keeping Children Healthy, Treating COVID-19 Patients, and Managing Patient Surge

Pediatric healthcare providers face stunning array of challenges as they work to protect their patients from COVID-19 and treat children and adolescents who have been infected with the virus. Many children have returned to the classroom across the country, which could result in an increase in pediatric COVID-19 cases, and seasonal influenza may further complicate care for pediatric COVID-19 patients.

Healthcare leaders and clinicians can take action to protect their patients by planning for a potential surge in pediatric COVID-19 cases, taking steps to prevent or mitigate staffing shortages, learning about trends in your area, and finding out about prevention and treatment options. Use the resources below to help your facility stay up-to-date on the latest information about the pandemic and plan to protect pediatric patient health.

Understanding Risks

• Overview (CDC)
• Trends in COVID-19 in Children and Adolescents (CDC)
• Hospitalizations: Age, Mortality, and Underlying Condition (CDC)
• State-Level Data Report (AAP)
• Regional Rise in Interseasonal RSV Activity (CDC)
• COVID-19 Associated Hospitalizations (CDC)
• Variants of the Virus (CDC)

Keeping Children Healthy

• Vaccines for Children and Teens (CDC)
• Families and COVID-19 (CDC)
• COVID-19 Guidance for Safe Schools (AAP)
• Mental Health Resources (WRAP-EM)

Patient Care

• Characteristics and Outcomes of Children with COVID-19 in ICUs (JAMA)
• Providing Acute Care in the Ambulatory Setting During the COVID-19 Pandemic (AAP)
• Treatments for Non-Hospitalized Patients (ASPR)
• Treatment for Hospitalized Pediatric Patients (FDA)
• Pediatric Telehealth in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era and Beyond (AAP)

Telehealth Resources for Providers

• Remote Emergency Critical Care Support for Your Facility: National Emergency Tele-Critical Care Network
• Telehealth Resource Centers (HRSA)

Preparing for a Surge in Pediatric Patents

• Caring for Patients in Inpatient and Outpatient Settings During Episodes of Surge (AAP)
• Outpatient COVID-19 Management Strategies in Children and Adolescents (AAP)
• Pediatric Disaster Preparedness Toolkit (EIIC)
• Facility Pediatric Surge Preparedness Checklist (Minnesota Department of Health)
• Pediatric Surge Planning: Contra Costa EMS
• Hospital Pediatric Preparedness: Pediatric Exit Care (EIIC)
• Coordinating Hospital Care for Children to Increase Capacity for Surge in COVID-19 Patients (Children’s Hospital Association)
• Minnesota Pediatric Surge Plan
• National Pediatric Disaster Coalition

Supporting Staff

• Creating a Caring Workforce Culture: A Practical Approach (ASPR)
• Strategies to Mitigate Healthcare Personnel Staffing Shortages (CDC)
• Healthcare workers' willingness to work during an influenza pandemic (NIH/NLM)
• Factors informing healthcare workers’ willingness to work (MedRXiv)