MAT Resources
Literature and Online Resources on Interventions to Support Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities Experiencing Social Isolation, Failure to Thrive, and Cognitive Impairment
The MAT highlights research and online resources for interventions to support residents of Long-Term Care facilities experiencing social isolation, failure to thrive, and cognitive impairment. Most research in this area propose interventions not suitable during the...
Recommended Activities for Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities Designed to Mitigate Feelings of Social Isolation during COVID-19 Pandemic
The MAT outlines several activities that long-term care facilities may consider based on the health status of individual residents, physician orders, and the level of care provided. All activities should include COVID-safe practices and physical distancing. Download...
COVID-19 Best Practices across NM Long-term Care Facilities
The MAT has identified a summary of current COVID-19 best practices across New Mexico long-term care facilities, covering areas including- but not limited to- visitation, clinical care, and infection control and prevention. Download this resource
Antibody testing guidelines for healthcare providers
Providers should consider COVID-19 antibody testing for patients in certain circumstances, such as for patients with acute respiratory tract disease as a complement to NAAT, especially in patients in whom COVID-19 disease is suspected and NAAT results are negative,...
COVID-19 Antibody testing guidelines for the public
Advertisements and news stories about blood antibody tests to detect past COVID-19 infection are becoming more common. Blood antibody tests for COVID-19 are different than the tests done with nose or throat swabs. Swab tests can help determine who is at risk for...
COVID-19 Antibody testing overview
Presently, the MAT only recommends serologic COVID-19 antibody testing in the following settings: 1) subset of acutely ill patients; 2) focused epidemiologic surveillance during the ongoing outbreak and post-outbreak in vulnerable populations; 3) general epidemiologic...
Recommendations for Hospitals Managing Discharge of COVID-19 Positive and Negative Patients Needing Long-Term Care
The MAT presents guidance for hospitals related to: 1) Discharge from Inpatient Hospital: COVID Status: Positive Confirmed By Test; and, 2) Discharge from Inpatient Hospital: COVID Status: Negative (No History of Positive) or Unknown vs Recovered Download this...
COVID-19 specimen collection methods, specificity and sensitivity, and recommended use
The MAT assesses various methods of specimen collection for COVID-19 testing (-e.g. saliva, sputum, oropharyngeal swab, nasal swab, nasopharyngeal swab), providing sensitivity and specificity data of each if known; recommended use in various populations/environments;...
Guidance and Risk Analysis for Use of Air Conditioning and Other Facility Air Flow in Public Spaces related to COVID-19
The most effective methods to reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2 (and far more important than anything related to an HVAC system) continues to be:1. Social distancing of 6 feet or more;2. High touch surface cleaning and disinfection;3. Hand washing and other strategies...
Defining a COVID-19 Recovered Case
Given the limited availability of testing supplies and the significant number of individuals that have been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the MAT recommends defining recovered cases utilizing symptom or time-based methods whenever practicable. Download this resource