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  Clinical care of two patients with Ebola virus disease in the United States

  Tags Critical Care, Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, Patient Care, R-PM, R-Res&Pub, R-T&C, Staffing, Staffing Model, Therapeutics
  Creator: Lyon, G. M., A. K. Mehta, J. B. Varkey, K. Brantly, L. Plyler, A. K. McElroy, C. S. Kraft, J. S. Towner, C. Spiropoulou, U. Stroher, T. M. Uyeki, B. S. Ribner and U. Emory Serious Communicable Diseases
  Subject: Treatment & Care
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2014-12-18
  Description: West Africa is currently experiencing the largest outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in history.

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

  Tags 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
  Creator: Vasa, A., P. W. Smith, M. Schwedhelm, T. J. Cieslak, J. Lowe, C. J. Kratochvil, E. L. Beam, K. Boulter and A. Hewlett
  Subject: Training and Exercises
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2017-08-01
  Description: 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.

• The Psychosocial Challenges of Caring for Patients with Ebola Virus Disease

  Tags Behavioral Health, Ebola, Example, Family Support, Nursing, Occupational Health, Patient Care, Patient Support, R-Lead, R-PM, R-Res&Pub, Staff Support, Staffing
  Creator: Smith, M. W., P. W. Smith, C. J. Kratochvil and S. Schwedhelm
  Subject: Personnel Management
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2017-02-01
  Description: Caring for highly infectious patients in biocontainment units is a new phenomenon, and little is known about the behavioral health of workers in this setting.

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• Learning from Ebola: Interprofessional practice in the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit

  Tags Ebola, Example, Isolation/Biocontainment, Nursing, R-PM, R-Res&Pub, Staffing, Staffing Model
  Creator: Jelden, K. C., P. W. Smith, M. M. Schwedhelm, S. G. Gibbs, J. J. Lowe, E. L. Beam, C. J. Kratochvil, K. C. Boulter and A. L. Hewlett
  Subject: Treatment & Care
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2015-12-01
  Description: Caring for patients with Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit (NBU) has necessitated and enabled extensive interprofessional relationships and the creation of a collaborative care model.

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  NETEC - Online Course - Behavioral Health Considerations for Patients and Healthcare Workers

  Tags Behavioral Health, Ebola, Family Support, Occupational Health, Patient Care, Patient Support, R-Lead, R-PM, Special Pathogens, Staff Support, Staffing
  Creator: NETEC
  Subject: Personnel Management
  Item Type: Online Course
  Date Last Updated: 2019-06-21
  Description: Behavioral health considerations for patients and healthcare workers. This course replaces the 2017 (https://courses.netec.org/courses/behavioral-health) version. This course will provide strategies and information on the many aspects of behavioral…
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  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): CDC's Response to the West African Ebola Epidemic

  Tags Autoclave, Communications, CONOPS, Decontamination, Donning and Doffing, Ebola, Emergency Department, Emergency Management, EMS, Federal, Identify, Infection Prevention and Control, Inform, Isolate, Isolation/Biocontainment, Occupational Health, Patient Care, Patient Transport, Person Under Investigation (PUI), Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Physical Infrastructure, Pre-hospital Transport, Public Health, R-PPE, Special Pathogens, Staffing, Staffing Model, Training, Waste
  Creator: CDC
  Subject: General
  Item Type: Hyperlink
  Date Last Updated: 2018-01-08
  Description: U.S. Healthcare Workers and Settings | Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever | CDC

• Emory University Protocols

  Tags Autoclave, Donning and Doffing, Ebola, Emergency Department, Emergency Management, EMS, Example, Identify, Infection Prevention and Control, Inform, Isolate, Isolation/Biocontainment, Occupational Health, Patient Care, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Physical Infrastructure, R-PPE, Regional Treatment Center, Special Pathogens, Staffing, Staffing Model, Waste
  Creator: Emory
  Subject: General
  Item Type: Protocol
  Date Last Updated: 2018-01-08
  Description: Resources - National Ebola Training and Education Center

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  PPE Calculator

  Tags Ebola, Example, Federal, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), R-PM, R-PPE, Staffing, Staffing Model
  Creator: CDC
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Hyperlink
  Date Last Updated: 2018-01-08
  Description: Estimated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Needed for Healthcare Facilities | Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever | CDC Go to the PPE Calculator at the URL below.The Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Burn Rate Calculator can help healthcare and…

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