Browse Items (67 total)

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  Pathogen Safety Data Sheets: Infectious Substances – Monkeypox virus

  Tags Mpox, R-Gen, Special Pathogens
  Creator: Public Health Agency of Canada
  Subject: General
  Item Type: Hyperlink
  Date Last Updated: 2011-02-18
  Description: PATHOGEN SAFETY DATA SHEET - INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCES SECTION I - INFECTIOUS AGENTSECTION II – HAZARD IDENTIFICATIONSECTION III - DISSEMINATIONSECTION IV - STABILITY AND VIABILITYSECTION V – FIRST AID / MEDICALSECTION VI - LABORATORY HAZARDSSECTION VII…

• Planning and response to Ebola virus disease: An integrated approach

  Tags Ebola, Emergency Management, EMS, Exercises and Drills, Infection Prevention and Control, Isolation/Biocontainment, R-Lead, R-PM, R-Res&Pub, Staffing, Staffing Model, Training, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
  Creator: Smith, P. W., K. C. Boulter, A. L. Hewlett, C. J. Kratochvil, E. J. Beam, S. G. Gibbs, J. M. Lowe and M. M. Schwedhelm
  Subject: General
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2015-05-01
  Description: The care of patients with Ebola virus disease (EVD) requires the application of critical care medicine principles under conditions of stringent infection control precautions.

• Current Capabilities and Capacity of Ebola Treatment Centers in the United States

  Tags Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, Isolation/Biocontainment, Public Health, R-IPC, R-Res&Pub, Regional Treatment Center, State Treatment Center
  Creator: Herstein, J. J., P. D. Biddinger, C. S. Kraft, L. Saiman, S. G. Gibbs, A. B. Le, P. W. Smith, A. L. Hewlett and J. J. Lowe
  Subject: General
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2016-03-01
  Description: To describe current Ebola treatment center (ETC) locations, their capacity to care for Ebola virus disease patients, and infection control infrastructure features. 
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  Preparing for Serious Communicable Diseases in the United States: What the Ebola Virus Epidemic Has Taught Us

  Tags Antibodies, Contact Transmission, Critical Care, Droplet Transmission, Ebola, Epidemic, Infection Prevention and Control, Outbreaks, Patient Care, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Prophylaxis, Public Health, R-PPE, R-Res&Pub, Therapeutics, Vaccine Study, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
  Creator: Varkey, J. B. and B. S. Ribner
  Subject: General
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2016-06-01
  Description: Ending the West Africa Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak required an unprecedented international response.

• Community Engagement in Ethics and Ebola

  Tags Communications, Ebola, Epidemic, Ethics, Legal, Outbreaks, Patient Care, Public Health, Quarantine, R-Gen, Research
  Creator: Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
  Subject: General
  Item Type: Online Course
  Date Last Updated: 2016-07-13
  Description: A learning module for students to discuss, identify, and consider issues related to community engagement in public health emergency planning and response.

• Ethically Sound

  Tags Ebola, Epidemic, Ethics, Legal, Outbreaks, Patient Care, Public Health, Quarantine, R-Gen, Research, Special Pathogens, Survivors
  Creator: Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
  Subject: General
  Item Type: Webinar
  Date Last Updated: 2016-09-19
  Description: Episode of the 'Ethically Sound' podcast, discussing ethics and ebola.

• Guidance For Managing Ethical Issues In Infectious Disease Outbreaks

  Tags Ebola, Epidemic, Ethics, Legal, Outbreaks, Patient Care, Public Health, Quarantine, R-Gen, R-Res&Pub, Research, Special Pathogens, Survivors
  Creator: World Health Organization (WHO)
  Subject: General
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2016-10-18
  Description: Infectious disease outbreaks are frequently characterized by scientific uncertainty, social and institutional disruption, and an overall climate of fear and distrust. Policy makers and public health professionals may be forced to weigh and prioritize…
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  Ebola Response Improvement Plan

  Tags Ebola, Federal, Public Health, R-Gen
  Creator: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
  Subject: General
  Item Type: Guide
  Date Last Updated: 2017-01-01
  Description: An outside expert panel reviewed the HHS Ebola response and provided recommendations on improving the Department’s preparedness and response efforts. This status report outlines progress toward addressing key recommendations made by the expert panel.
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  Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) Measure Manual: Implementation Guidance for Ebola Preparedness Measures (May 2017)

  Tags Archived, Assessment Facility, CONOPS, Ebola, Federal, Frontline Facility, Healthcare Coalition, Public Health, R-Lead, Regional Treatment Center, Special Pathogens, State Treatment Center
  Creator: ASPR
  Subject: General
  Item Type: Hyperlink
  Date Last Updated: 2017-05-01
  Description: Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) Measure Manual: Implementation Guidance for Ebola Preparedness Measures (May 2017)

• Health Sector Resilience Checklist for High-Consequence Infectious Diseases

  Tags Communications, Decontamination, Ebola, Emergency Management, EMS, Epidemic, High Consequence Infectious Disease (HCID), Identify, Infection Prevention and Control, Inform, Isolate, Lab, Laboratory, Medical Surveillance, Outbreaks, Patient Transport, Person Under Investigation (PUI), Public Health, Quarantine, R-EM, Special Pathogens, Temperature Monitoring
  Creator: Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
  Subject: General
  Item Type: Checklist
  Date Last Updated: 2017-05-24
  Description: Using lessons learned from treating Ebola patients in the US during the 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa, this paper works to develop an evidence-informed checklist that outlines action steps.