COVID-19 Resources

The Association of Professional Chaplains is proud to call ourselves leaders in spiritual care.  Below are links to resources curated by leaders in healthcare, safety and disease control that pertain to the COVID-19 pandemic.

To view current/ongoing discussions by chaplains regarding spiritual care during COVID-19, we recommend visiting the APC Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/ProfChap/

The APC Facebook Group currently has several posts and threads discussing ideas, resources and best practices for chaplains during this unprecedented event. Please note that you need to be a member of the APC Facebook page to post to the page, but anyone can view and read posts.  If you choose to post on the page, we ask you to please read the rules regarding what are admissible posts/topics for discussion.

For the lastest statement from the APC President regarding COVID-19 Click Here.

Spiritual Care resources: 

APC Facebook Discussion Page

Ideas from APC Round-table COVID calls

https://www.covid-spiritualcare.com/ (website is in German, google translate compatible)

Notes on the ethical framework for a pandemic - PDF

Proposed Emergency/ICU Triage Protocol based on Jewish Values

Chaplaincy Innovation Lab:
- CIL - Webinar recording on Telechaplaincy
- CIL - Resources for encountering coronavirus

Transforming Chaplaincy

Article from The Times of Israel - "While working remotely, chaplains aim to give COVID-19 patients rare human touch"


Speciality Resources:

National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care

FEMA Emergency Managment Institute - Self Instruction courses

Ventilator - Emergency Expansion Device from Prisma Health - VESper
https://www.foxcarolina.com/news/prisma-health-says-new-innovative-ventilator-adapter-their-doctor-created/article_03447df0-6edb-11ea-9dc1-5f473df8214a.html



Healthcare resources:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/managing-stress-anxiety.html

https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/

https://www.heart.org/en/about-us/coronavirus-covid-19-resources

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/cleaning-disinfection.html

https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/covid-19/

If you have additional resources you would like us to consider adding to this list, you may email them to info@professionalchaplains.org.