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• US State Public Health Departments Special Pathogen Planning.

  Etiquetas CONOPS, Pre-hospital Transport, Public Health, R-EMS, R-Gen, R-PreH, R-Res&Pub, Special Pathogens
  Autor: Herstein, J. J., P. D. Biddinger, S. G. Gibbs, A. B. Le, K. C. Jelden, A. L. Hewlett and J. J. Lowe
  Tema: General
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2017-12-07
  Descripción: US state public health departments played key roles in planning for and responding to confirmed and suspected cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) during the 2014-2016 outbreak, including designating select hospitals as high-level isolation units…

• U.S. High-Level Isolation Unit Clinical Laboratory Capabilities Update.

  Etiquetas Diagnosis, Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, Isolation/Biocontainment, Lab, Laboratorian, Laboratory, Laboratory Testing, R-Lab, R-Res&Pub, Special Pathogens, Specimen Handling, Specimen Transport
  Autor: Herstein, J. J., P. C. Iwen, K. C. Jelden, P. D. Biddinger, S. G. Gibbs, A. B. Le, A. L. Hewlett and J. J. Lowe 
  Tema: Laboratory
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2018-01-04
  Descripción: In late 2014, 56 hospitals in the United States were designated by state and federal public health authorities as specially designed high-level isolation units (HLIUs) equipped with advanced infrastructure, laboratory capabilities, and trained staff…

• A Highly Infectious Disease Care Network in the US Healthcare System

  Etiquetas Public Health, R-Gen, R-Res&Pub, Special Pathogens
  Autor: Le, A. B., P. D. Biddinger, P. W. Smith, J. J. Herstein, D. A. Levy, S. G. Gibbs and J. J. Lowe
  Tema: General
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2017-06-01
  Descripción: During the 2014-15 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the United States responded by stratifying hospitals into 1 of 3 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-designated categories-based on the hospital's ability to identify, isolate, assess,…

• The National Ebola Training and Education Center: Preparing the United States for Ebola and Other Special Pathogens

  Etiquetas Ebola, Isolation/Biocontainment, NETEC, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), R-PPE, Special Pathogens, Training
  Autor: Kratochvil, C. J., L. Evans, B. S. Ribner, J. J. Lowe, M. C. Harvey, R. C. Hunt, A. J. Tumpey, R. P. Fagan, M. M. Schwedhelm, S. Bell, J. Maher, C. S. Kraft, N. V. Cagliuso, Sr., S. Vanairsdale, A. Vasa and P. W. Smith
  Tema: General
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2017-06-01
  Descripción: The National Ebola Training and Education Center (NETEC) was established in 2015 in response to the 2014-2016 Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa.

• High-Level Isolation Unit Infection Control Procedures

  Etiquetas Decontamination, Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Physical Infrastructure, R-PhIn, Special Pathogens
  Autor: Herstein, J. J., P. D. Biddinger, S. G. Gibbs, A. B. Le, K. C. Jelden, A. L. Hewlett and J. J. Lowe
  Tema: Infection Control
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2017-10-01
  Descripción: The 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa prompted a select group of US hospitals to establish high-level isolation units equipped with advanced engineering controls, trained staff, and stringent protocols to safely treat highly infectious disease…
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  Ebola or Not? Evaluating the Ill Traveler From Ebola-Affected Countries in West Africa.

  Etiquetas Diagnosis, Ebola, Person Under Investigation (PUI), R-IIT, R-Lead, R-Res&Pub, Special Pathogens
  Autor: Fairley, J. K., P. E. Kozarsky, C. S. Kraft, J. Guarner, J. P. Steinberg, E. Anderson, J. T. Jacob, P. Meloy, D. Gillespie, T. R. Espinoza, A. Isakov, S. Vanairsdale, E. Baker and H. M. Wu
  Tema: Intake and Internal Transport
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2016-01-18
  Descripción: The 2014-2015 Ebola epidemic in West Africa had global impact beyond the primarily affected countries of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. 

• Advancing Preparedness for Highly Hazardous Contagious Diseases: Admitting 10 Simulated Patients with MERS-CoV

  Etiquetas Exercises and Drills, Intake, MERS-CoV, Patient Care, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Public Health, R-T&E, Respiratory Pathogen, Special Pathogens, Staffing, Staffing Model, Surge, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
  Autor: Vasa, A., P. W. Smith, M. Schwedhelm, T. J. Cieslak, J. Lowe, C. J. Kratochvil, E. L. Beam, K. Boulter and A. Hewlett
  Tema: Training and Exercises
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2017-08-01
  Descripción: The Ebola outbreak of 2014-2016 highlighted the need for the development of a more robust healthcare infrastructure in the United States to provide isolation care for patients infected with a highly hazardous contagious disease.

• A gap analysis of the United States death care sector to determine training and education needs pertaining to highly infectious disease mitigation and management

  Etiquetas Decedent Management, Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Public Health, R-DM, Special Pathogens, Training, Waste
  Autor: Le, A. B., L. Witter, J. J. Herstein, K. C. Jelden, E. L. Beam, S. G. Gibbs and J. J. Lowe
  Tema: Decedent Management
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2017-09-01
  Descripción: A United States industry-specific gap analysis survey of the death care sector-which comprises organizations and businesses affiliated with the funeral industry and the handling of human remains- was developed, the results analyzed, and training and…
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  A pilot survey of the U.S. medical waste industry to determine training needs for safely handling highly infectious waste

  Etiquetas Autoclave, Category A, Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, R-WM, Special Pathogens, Training, Waste
  Autor: Le, A. B., S. Hoboy, A. Germain, H. Miller, R. Thompson, J. J. Herstein, K. C. Jelden, E. L. Beam, S. G. Gibbs and J. J. Lowe
  Tema: Waste Management
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2018-01-17
  Descripción: The recent Ebola outbreak led to the development of Ebola virus disease (EVD) best practices in clinical settings. However, after the care of EVD patients, proper medical waste management and disposal was identified as a crucial component to…
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  Are We There Yet? Laboratory Preparedness for Emerging Infectious Diseases.

  Etiquetas Diagnosis, Infection Prevention and Control, Lab, Laboratory, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), R-Lab, R-PPE, R-Res&Pub, Special Pathogens
  Autor: Burnham, C. D., J. H. Kwon, E. M. Burd, S. Campbell, P. C. Iwen and M. B. Miller
  Tema: Laboratory
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2016-11-10
  Descripción: We have asked 4 experts in this field to share their thoughts on contemporary challenges in laboratory preparedness for emerging infectious diseases.