Long COVID-19: Prevention and Treatment Options

Dr. Natalie Holt, Deputy Chief Medical Officer at the Great Plains Area Indian Health Service, discusses how to distinguish Long COVID from other medical conditions such as lung or heart disease. She also shares evidence-based therapeutics for self-management.

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Post COVID-19 Pandemic Safe School Operation and Children Safety

Presenters Emily Haroz, M.A., PhD and Leanna Crocker, CNA, from the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health discuss how to make safe, in-person school a priority during the pandemic and ways to stay safe in school during COVID-19 surges.

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COVID-19 Endemic Plan in Indian Country

Mark Peterson, MD, Medical Director at Norton Sound Health Corporation, offers a rural perspective on transitioning to an Endemic strategy and how that currently looks, including testing, therapeutics, and plans for the future for continued surveillance.

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Data Access Challenge During COVID-19 Pandemic. Lessons Learned and Roadmap to The Future

David White, Epidemiologist from the Rocky Mountain Tribal Leadership Council, highlighted the limitations of COVID-19 data and discussed how Rocky Mountain’s Tribal Epidemiology Center used it to share technical advice with Tribal Health Departments.

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Lesson Learned on Emergency Preparedness During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Jim Pearson, who serves the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Tribe, leads the discussion on what we have learned/can we learn from COVID and how we can improve our systems to be ready for future threats.

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Participation in Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) to Reduce the Risk of Infectious Diseases

Alvonne Penola, Director of the Standing Rock Treatment Program, discusses how participation in medication-assisted treatment (MAT) can decrease an individual’s risk of contracting infectious diseases as individuals are less likely to share needles or engage in risky sexual behaviors while in treatment.

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National Indian Health Board and Project Firstline Information and Discussion

Carmen Sanders (Makah Tribe), Public Health Project Coordinator with the National Indian Health Board (NIHB), provides updates on NIHB Project Firstline (PFL) infection control (IC) training activities for Tribal healthcare workers and leads a discussion IC resources available. 

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The Role of an Infection Preventionist

Gina Littlewolf-Millegan, RN, BSN, CIC, Infection Preventionist /  Employee Health Nurse from the Crow/Northern Cheyenne Hospital presents the basic knowledge of infection control practices in healthcare settings; shares information about the important role infection preventionists have in healthcare, and discusses her experience in navigating infection control training for hospital accreditation.

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TRecognizing and Reducing Risks and Screening and Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)

Mandy Smith, RN, Infection Control Officer Winnebago Comprehensive Healthcare System, discusses clinician risks when testing patients for sexually transmitted infections and identifies the infection control practices used to mitigate the risks. Additionally, Ms. Smith presents identifying STIs using symptoms, history, testing, and recommended treatment.

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