COVID-19

Specialty Societies Advancing Adult Immunization

A Cooperative Agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CMSS-SSAAI

CMSS was awarded a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to improve vaccination among high-risk adults.

This five-year cooperative agreement, which began in September 2021, includes an estimated $55.5 million over five years to support increased COVID-19, influenza, and routine vaccinations in high-risk adults with chronic medical conditions, including patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and chronic kidney disease, as well as older adults and staff in occupational health settings. CMSS serves as the lead organization for this project and as a catalyst to work with 50 member societies, seven collaborating subspecialty members, and partnering healthcare systems to incorporate the CDC Standards for Adult Immunization Practice into clinical care and drive adult immunization through education, dissemination, and quality improvement initiatives.

Learn more about the SSAAI program.

CMSS Statements, Sign-Ons, and Coalition Letters regarding Covid-19:

Nation’s Health Care Organizations Urge Covid-19 and Influenza Vaccination and Treatment (November 21, 2022)
CMSS and Member Societies Urge SCOTUS to Preserve Vaccine Requirements for Healthcare Workers (December 21, 2021)
Coalition Letter Regarding Masks on Public Transit (August 23, 2021)
Joint Statement in Support of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for All Workers in Health and Long-Term Care (July 26, 2021)
Coalition for Physician Accountability Statement on Public Health (December 1, 2020)
Rebuttal to False Statements on Overcounting of Covid-19 Deaths (October 25, 2020)
IDSA Coalition Letter to FDA: Covid-19 Vaccines (September 17, 2020)
Statement – Respect Science, Wear Masks (July 2, 2020)
Joint Statement with ACEP: Supporting Clinician Health in the Post-COVID Pandemic Era (June 2, 2020)
Letter to Congress – Maintaining the Nation’s Physician Workforce during the Covid-19 Pandemic (May 19, 2020)
IDSA Coalition Letter: Public Health, Medical Associations Call on Federal Authorities, State and Local Governments to Prioritize Safety in COVID-19 Policies (May 7, 2020)
Letter to Small Business Committee – Support for 501(c)(6) Specialty Society Relief in Future Covid-19 Legislation (April 17, 2020)
Letter to Administrator Verma – Statement on Temporary Payment Parity for Telephone Visits (April 10, 2020)
Coalition for Physician Accountability Statement on Safeguarding the Public and Health Care Workforce During COVID-19 (April 9, 2020)
Statement on Personal Protective Equipment (April 2, 2010)
Letter to the Administration – Statement on Restrictions to Slow the COVID-19 Pandemic (March 27, 2020)
Letter to Ambassador Birx – Further input from CMSS and 45 Specialty Societies (March 24, 2020)
Letter to Senator Durbin – Potential Aid for Industries Affected by Coronavirus (March 10, 2020)

CMSS Webinar Series: Covid-19 and Clinical Registries

With funding from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and in collaboration with the Association of Academic Medical Colleges, CMSS produced a webinar series to address key questions related to the rapid development, deployment and implementation of Covid-19 focused clinical registries and clinical repositories by specialty societies and academia.

Learn more about the webinar series.

CMSS Covid-19 Member Educational Resources

Our Member Societies have developed resources specific to their specialty or subspecialty area, linked below.

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
https://education.aaaai.org/resources-for-a-i-clinicians/covid-19

American Academy of Dermatology
https://www.aad.org/member/practice/managing/coronavirus

American Academy of Family Physicians
https://www.aafp.org/patient-care/emergency/2019-coronavirus/covid-19_resources.html

American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
http://aahpm.org/education/covid-19-resources

American Academy of Neurology
https://www.aan.com/tools-and-resources/covid-19-neurology-resource-center/

American Academy of Ophthalmology
https://www.aao.org/practice-management/resources/coronavirus-resources

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
https://www.aaos.org/about/covid-19-information-for-our-members/

American Academy of Pediatrics
https://services.aap.org/en/pages/2019-novel-coronavirus-covid-19-infections/

American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
https://www.aapmr.org/news-publications/covid-19

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
Pending

American College of Cardiology
https://www.acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/features/accs-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-hub#sort=%40fcommonsortdate90022%20descending

American College of Emergency Physicians
https://www.acep.org/corona/COVID-19/

American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics
Pending

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
https://www.acog.org/topics/covid-19

American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
https://acoem.org/statement-on-coronavirus#Resources

American College of Physicians
https://assets.acponline.org/coronavirus/scormcontent/?_ga=2.39752035.1978824765.1585233913-249220103.1584033310&_gac=1.191813080.1585233913.Cj0KCQjwpfHzBRCiARIsAHHzyZqTJEuBkDefQi3KIv2IbCgECItZKL_IQtPtCyzV3ecTIkUoLTCB6b4aAqYOEALw_wcB#/

American College of Preventive Medicine
https://www.acpm.org/initiatives/covid-19-resources/

American College of Radiology
https://www.acr.org/Clinical-Resources/COVID-19-Radiology-Resources

American College of Rheumatology
https://www.rheumatology.org/announcements

American College of Surgeons
https://www.facs.org/covid-19

American Epilepsy Society
https://www.aesnet.org/about_aes/position_statements/covid-19/for-clinicians

American Gastroenterological Association
https://www.gastro.org/practice-guidance/practice-updates/covid-19

American Geriatrics Society
https://www.americangeriatrics.org/covid19

American Medical Informatics Association
Pending

American Psychiatric Association
https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/covid-19-coronavirus?utm_source=Internal-Link&utm_medium=FOS-Hero&utm_campaign=CV19

American Society of Anesthesiologists
https://www.asahq.org/in-the-spotlight/coronavirus-covid-19-information

American Society of Clinical Oncology
https://www.asco.org/asco-coronavirus-information

American Society for Clinical Pathology
https://www.ascp.org/content/get-involved/institute-of-science-technology-policy/coronavirus-2019-(covid-19)-resources

American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
Pending

American Society of Hematology
https://www.hematology.org/covid-19

American Society of Nephrology
https://www.asn-online.org/ntds/

American Society of Plastic Surgeons
https://www.plasticsurgery.org/for-medical-professionals/covid19-member-resources

American Society for Radiation Oncology
https://www.astro.org/Daily-Practice/COVID-19-Recommendations-and-Information

American Society for Reproductive Medicine
https://www.asrm.org/news-and-publications/covid-19/

American Thoracic Society
https://www.thoracic.org/professionals/clinical-resources/disease-related-resources/novel-coronavirus.php

American Urological Association
https://www.auanet.org/covid-19-info-center

Infectious Diseases Society of America
https://www.idsociety.org/public-health/COVID-19-Resource-Center/

North American Spine Society
https://www.spine.org/COVID-19

Society of Critical Care Medicine
https://www.sccm.org/disaster

Society of Gynecologic Oncology
https://www.sgo.org/clinical-practice/management/covid-19-resources-for-health-care-practitioners/

Society of Hospital Medicine
https://www.hospitalmedicine.org/clinical-topics/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-resources-for-hospitalists/?utm_medium=Homepage_Box&utm_source=Epi&utm_campaign=COVID19&utm_term=3.23.2020&utm_content=homepage

Society of Interventional Radiology
https://www.sirweb.org/practice-resources/covid-19-resources/

Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Pending

Society of Thoracic Surgeons
https://www.sts.org/coronavirus

Society for Vascular Surgery
https://vascular.org/news-advocacy/covid-19-resources