COVID-19 Updates and Resources

Statements
- COVID, Reproductive Health, and Public Policy: Lessons Learned after Two Years of the Ongoing Pandemic from the ASRM COVID-19 Task Force - released March 2, 2022
- Patient Management And Clinical Recommendations During The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
- National Infertility Awareness Week Statement from the ASRM COVID-19 Task Force
- Joint Statement Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine in Men Desiring Fertility from the Society for Male Reproduction and Urology (SMRU) and the Society for the Study of Male Reproduction (SSMR)
- Joint Statement Supporting Public Health Measiures To Combat COVID-19
- Joint Statement with CMSS On Personal Protective Equipment
- Joint Statement on Elective Surgeries
- Joint Statement on Abortion Access During the COVID-19 Outbreak
- Joint Statement on Re-introduction of Hospital and Office-based Procedures in the COVID-19 Climate for the Practicing Gynecologist
- SRS/ASRM Message Regarding Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- SMRU Statement Regarding Male Reproductive Health and COVID-19
- ASRM Recommendations For Development Of An Emergency Plan For In Vitro Fertilization Programs
- ASRM Recommendations For Reducing The Risk Of Viral Transmission During Fertility Treatment With The Use Of Autologous Gametes
Coding
- Medicare Payment Increase for COVID-19 Immunization Administration
- Letters from the Chair of the Coding Committee:
Webinars
- How Covid-19 has Changed the Landscape of the Male Infertility Evaluation and Treatment - recorded November 15, 2021
- The New Normal: Resuming Fertility Care in the COVID World - recorded June 18, 2020
- Leadership Perspectives on the ASRM/ESHRE/IFFS Joint Statement on COVID-19 and Human Reproduction - recorded June 16, 2020
- Science, Laboratory Issues and Male Reproductive Health and COVID-19 - recorded June 2, 2020
- SART Data Entry Does Not Have To Be A Four-Letter Word: The Things You Need To Know This Reporting Year - recorded May 28, 2020
- Telemedicine, Patient Care, and Male Reproductive Health in the Era of COVID-19 - recorded May 26, 2020
- April Quarantines don’t bring May flowers, but instead an arsenal of new tools to benefit your practice - an ASRSM/SART Webinar - recorded May 12, 2020
- Human Resource Management: Important Return-to-Work Considerations and Preparing for the Second Wave - recorded May 8, 2020
- Emergency Fertility Preservation in the COVID-19 Era - recorded May 6, 2020
- Mind/Body Strategies to Decrease Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic: How ASRM Members Can Learn to Improve their Own Emotional and Physical Health- recorded May 4, 2020
- For Patients: Answering Your Questions, Presented by the ASRM COVID-19 Task Force - recorded May 1, 2020
- ASRM COVID-19 Task Force Recommendations Update #3 - recorded April 30, 2020
- Should We Worry about COVID-19 in Pregnancy? What's Known and Not Known - recorded April 22, 2020
- Coping Strategies for Laboratory Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic - recorded April 21, 2020
- Telehealth During the Pandemic and Beyond: A Tool for your Clinical Arsenal - recorded April 17, 2020
- For Patients: Taking Care of Yourself During the COVID-19 Pandemic - recorded April 14, 2020
- The CARES Act and Related Relief Measures: A Primer for ASRM's Members - recorded April 3, 2020
- Update on COVID-19: A conversation with members of the ASRM COVID-19 Task Force - recorded April 2, 2020
- CDC Webinar for Clinicians Caring for Pregnant Women - recorded March 12, 2020
ASRM Resources
- A Special Message from ASRM President Catherine Racowsky concerning Update#3 of the ASRM Patient Management And Clinical Recommendations During The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
- Listen to Stories from the Front Lines of COVID-19
- on the ASRM Today Podcast - Fertility and Sterility COVID-19 articles - in press and published
- Fertility and Sterility Dialog COVID-19 discussion room
Resuming Care
- SART Resuming Care Toolkit
- ASRM Webinar: The New Normal: Resuming Fertility Care in the COVID World - recorded June 18, 2020
- ASRM/SART WEBINAR - SART Data Entry Does Not Have To Be A Four-Letter Word: The Things You Need To Know This Reporting Year - recorded May 28, 2020
- ASRM/SART WEBINAR - April Quarantines don’t bring May flowers, but instead an arsenal of new tools to benefit your practice - recorded May 12, 2020
- ASRM WEBINAR: Emergency Fertility Preservation in the COVID-19 Era - recorded May 6, 2020
- ASRM WEBINAR Human Resource Management: Important Return-to-Work Considerations and Preparing for the Second Wave - recorded May 8, 2020
- ACOG Resumption of Comprehensive Women’s Health Care Policies and Processes
- APA Sample Informed Consent for resuming in-person services
Talking to Patients
- Vaccine Confidence Training - "Inform to Empower: Building COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence One Conversation at a Time" developed by ACOG and CDC
- ASRM Resources for Patients at ReproductiveFacts.org
- COVID-19 FAQs for Current and Future Fertility Patients
- ASRM Webinar For Patients: Answering Your Questions, Presented by the ASRM COVID-19 Task Force - recorded May 1, 2020
- A video interview with Dr. Marcelle Cedars, ASRM Vice President concerning the ASRM COVID-19 recommendations
- ASRM Webinar For Patients: Taking Care of Yourself During the COVID-19 Pandemic - recorded April 14, 2020
- A Special Message to SART Members
- New England Journal of Medicine Podcast 256 — Anthony Fauci: Talking with patients about COVID-19
- Dr. Eve Feinberg's Interview on FertilityIQ (video)
- FCC COVID-19 Telehealth Program and Connected Care Pilot Program: Funding to Assist Health Care Providers and Patients
Other Resources
- Healthcare Professionals: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers by the CDC
- WHO Database of Publications on Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
- Centers for Disease Control COVID-19 Resources
- CMS.gov Coronovirus Guidance and Resource page
- FDA COVID-19 Resources
- AMA COVID-19 (2019 novel coronavirus) resource center for physicians
- AMA Guidance on non-urgent care
- World Health Organization COVID-19 Resources
- ACOG Practice Advisory on Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)
- ECRI COVID-19 Guidance Collection
- Boris Johnson thanks the NHS and the UK citizens
Telehealth Resources
- ASRM/SMRU WEBINAR: Telemedicine, Patient Care, and Male Reproductive Health in the Era of COVID-19 - recorded May 26, 2020
- ASRM WEBINAR: Telehealth During the Pandemic and Beyond: A Tool for your Clinical Arsenal. recorded April 17, 2020
- FCC COVID-19 Telehealth Program and Connected Care Pilot Program: Funding to Assist Health Care Providers and Patients
- AMA Quick Guide to Telemedicine
- AMA Telehealth Implementation Playbook
- Expanded access to telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic
- ASRM Coding Committee Weighs in on Telehealth
- AMA CPT Coding Guide for COVID-19 Telemedicine
- ACOG Managing Patients Remotely: Billing for Digital and Telehealth Services
- ACOG Implementing Telehealth in Practice
Financial and Practice Management Resources
- Coding for COVID-19 Vaccine Administration - Letters from the Coding Committee Chair
- ASRM WEBINAR Human Resource Management: Important Return-to-Work Considerations and Preparing for the Second Wave - recorded May 8, 2020
- ASRM WEBINAR - The CARES Act and Related Relief Measures: A Primer for ASRM's Members - recorded April 3, 2020
- FCC COVID-19 Telehealth Program and Connected Care Pilot Program: Funding to Assist Health Care Providers and Patients
- How doctors can claim share of additional $20 billion in CARES Act aid
- Fact Sheet on the CARES Act
- Full Summary of the CARES Act for physicians and medical students
- Small Business Loan Information and Resources
- Staff and Clinical Practice Sustainability During the Pandemic
- AMA Financial Checklist during the COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 FAQs on Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Billing
- ACOG: Financial Support for Physicians and Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- ACOG FAQs for Practices: Financial Relief Provisions in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economics Security (CARES) Act
Laboratory Resources
- SART Laboratory Guidance For Commencing Or Continuing ART Operations During The Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic
- ASRM WEBINAR: Coping Strategies for Laboratory Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic - recorded April 21, 2020
Pregnancy
- ASRM WEBINAR: Should We Worry about COVID-19 in Pregnancy? What's Known and Not Known - recorded April 22, 2020
- ACOG/SMFM Joint Statement: Recent Developments Regarding COVID-19 and Pregnant Women
- ACOG Patient-Centered Care for Pregnant Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- CDC Data on COVID-19 during Pregnancy
Male Reproduction
- ASRM/SMRU Webinar: How Covid-19 has Changed the Landscape of the Male Infertility Evaluation and Treatment - recorded November 15, 2021
- SMRU Statement Regarding Male Reproductive Health and COVID-19
- ASRM/SMRU WEBINAR: Telemedicine, Patient Care, and Male Reproductive Health in the Era of COVID-19 - recorded May 26, 2020
- ASRM/SMRU WEBINAR: Science, Laboratory Issues and Male Reproductive Health and COVID-19 - recorded June 2, 2020
Coping and Mental Health Resources
- ASRM WEBINAR: Mind/Body Strategies to Decrease Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic: How ASRM Members Can Learn to Improve their Own Emotional and Physical Health - recorded May 4, 2020
- ASRM WEBINAR: Coping Strategies for Laboratory Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic - recorded April 21, 2020
- ASRM Webinar For Patients: Taking Care of Yourself During the COVID-19 Pandemic - recorded April 14, 2020
- MHPG/ASRM Message on Coping During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- MHPG Advice on Ways to Care For Yourself
- ACOG Helping Yourself and Your Colleagues Maintain Wellness through COVID-19
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Press Releases
- Current Press Releases: ASRM News and Research page
- Archived Press Releases: COVID-19 Press Releases and Announcements page