November 13, 2020 | CRT Update – Q&As from Town Hall Dear RVU Family, Several questions were received after the deadline for the CRT Town Hall. A compilation of the questions and their responses are as follows: Q. “With the current state of Colorado and Utah, how can you protect us during our competency and labs when we cannot comply with social distancing?”        A. In both the preclinical and clinical environments, we are following best practices for interpersonal interactions, whether with patients or each other.  The use of surgical masks, vigilant hand washing, wearing eye protection, and not touching your face. This is what front line health care providers do when caring for patients. Every patient they encounter, especially those with respiratory symptoms, may have COVID-19 but following protocol is effective in protecting them. If you strictly follow our safety protocols, the likelihood of you getting COVID-19 on campus is very low. Unfortunately, nothing in medicine is ever 100% guaranteed.  Q. “With the current state of Colorado and Utah, what is the obstacle that is keeping RVU from moving into a phase yellow now? It seems that you have all the data of how severe our situation is, yet […]

November 13, 2020 | COVID Response Team Dear RVU Team, Our Contact Tracers are getting busier and busier as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in both Utah and Colorado. In anticipation and preparation for more contact tracing cases, the CRT is requesting more volunteers to join our team of Contact Tracers. Here are the expectations to serve as an RVU Contact Tracer: Receive approval from your immediate supervisor first. Completion of the online training at Coursera John Hopkins Contact Tracing Training (approximately 6 hours and may count as scholarly activity) Conduct thorough investigations of RVU students or employees when assigned a case by the Contact Tracing Coordinator (Sarah Nordgran) Maintain absolute confidentiality, and comply with all FERPA and HIPAA regulations Support CRT initiatives to promote a safe and healthy campus environment Refer positive COVID-19 cases and contacts outside of the RVU community to the appropriate public health department based on location Notify Dr. Kinder on issues that may arise or provide feedback on improving the contact tracing processes. If you are interested in this service and scholarly opportunity, discuss with your supervisor, complete the training, and email your commitment intent along with the course certificate of completion to Sarah Nordgran. […]

November 13, 2020 | CRT Update   Dear RVU Family, Cases of COVID-19 continue to spike throughout the nation. In the past week, CO cases have increased 20.68% and UT cases have increased at 17.04% compared to the prior week.  We cannot stress enough the importance of doing your part to ensure the ongoing safety of our community. Here are the updates for this week: CRT Town Hall:  Thank you to those of you who attended our most recent COVID-19 Town Hall. The Power Point slides from the meeting are attached to this email for your review and the recorded session is available to watch here. Holiday Travel & Gathering Guidelines: Holidays can be stressful, but even more so now in a pandemic. The CDC has developed guidelines for staying safe and stopping the spread during holidays if you absolutely must travel. Read the guidelines. Self-Care: During challenging times many people experience additional stress and would benefit by reaching out for help. A list of mental health resources for students and employees is available on our COVID-19 webpage and also attached to this email. Upcoming Employee Gallup Survey: As a continuation of the efforts from our EVP teams and the […]

November, 6, 2020 | CRT Update   Dear RVU Family: COVID-19 cases continue to rise in CO and UT. During the past week CO cases have increased 16.18% and UT cases have increased 11.33%.  In the past 10 days we have had 24 contact tracing cases with 5 additional people at RVU testing positive for COVID-19.   Here are this week’s updates: Update from Governor of CO: Yesterday Governor Polis issued an update urging Coloradans to do their part by reducing social interactions, maintaining appropriate social distancing and wearing a mask. He urges everyone to avoid social interactions with friends and family outside of their homes throughout the month of November. Read More Dr. Birx and Dr. Redfield visit UT: Two of our nation’s top health officials visit with Utah leaders to discuss the critical issue of the rising COVID-19 cases in the state. Read more On-Campus PPE Requirements Updated: Effective Monday, November 9th, everyone entering RVU will be required to wear at least level 1 PPE masks (surgical masks). Cloth masks will no longer be permitted on campus.  Security will provide surgical masks for those who need them. Please watch Dr. Ambler’s video on the appropriate way to don […]

October 30, 2020 | COVID-19 Response Team Update Dear RVU Family, COVID-19 cases continue to spike. Confirmed positive cases in Colorado increased 13. العاب على النت 31% over last week’s numbers while Utah’s cases increased 12.21%.  Our positive Screening & Attestation cases and Contact Tracing cases are also on the rise. Almost all of these are due to transmission and exposures while off-campus. موقع مراهنات المباريات It is critically important that every is as vigilant off-campus as you are on-campus. This week’s updates include: COVID-19 Insurance Benefits:  Cigna, the insurance carrier for employees, extended its waiver of the cost share for COVID-19 testing and testing-related services until January 21, 2021. It is also waiving the cost-share for COVID-19 treatment-related visits at all sites of care, virtual or in person, and for both in and out of network providers until December 31, 2020.  Cigna also encourages employees to get the flu vaccine, which is covered at 100%. For further details, please visit the Cigna website. Students on the Aetna plan will also receive 100% coverage for testing for those experiencing COVID symptoms. For additional information, please visit the RVU page at AetnaStudentHealth.com. CRT Town Hall.  As a reminder, please plan on […]