Browse Items (79 total)

• Working with People and Communities in Urban Humanitarian Crises

  Tags Communications, Ebola, Emergency Management, Epidemic, Epidemiology, Outbreaks, Public Health, Quarantine, R-EM, R-Res&Pub, Special Pathogens
  Creator: Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action
  Subject: Emergency Management
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2017-06-01
  Description: This Working Paper explores the topic of working with urban populations and communities.
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  Webinar Series (9/11/24)/Online Course: National Special Pathogen System (NSPS): Path to Preparedness

  Tags Emergency Management, NSPS, Online Course, Preparedness, R-EM, Special Pathogens, Webinar
  Creator: NETEC
  Subject: Emergency Management
  Item Type: Webinar
  Date Last Updated: 2024-09-11
  Description: This webinar will provide an overview of the NSPS, a nationwide system for preparing for and responding to special pathogens. You will learn about the history, mission, and vision of the NSPS, as well as the minimum capabilities required for health…
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  VA Pandemic Influenza Plan

  Tags Emergency Management, Ethics, Flu, Influenza, Pandemic, R-EM, R-Res&Pub, Treatment and Care
  Creator: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
  Subject: Emergency Management
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2006-03-31
  Description: The VA Pandemic Influenza Plan has been created to guide VA in protecting staff and Veterans during a pandemic. It is part of VA emergency plans to help all parts of VA with preparation, response, and recovery stages of an influenza pandemic.
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  Use of HICS in Special Pathogen Recovery & Resilience

  Tags Emergency Management, HICS, Novel Respiratory Pathogen, Occupational Health, R-EM, Staff Support, Staffing, Staffing Model
  Creator: NETEC
  Subject: Emergency Management
  Item Type: Guide
  Date Last Updated: 2024-06-07
  Description: This interactive pdf and printable flyer infographic describes the use of HICS in special pathogen recovery and resilience. Recovery from and response to a disaster can happen at the same time - in the short intermediate and long terms. Recovery…

• The Risk of Not Being Ready: A Novel Approach to Managing Constant Readiness of a High-Level Isolation Unit During Times of Inactivity

  Tags Emergency Management, Example, Isolate, Isolation/Biocontainment, R-Lead, R-PhIn, R-Res&Pub
  Creator: Borromeo Flinn, Jade, Jesse J. Benza, Lauren M. Sauer, Christopher Sulmonte, Noreen A. Hynes, and Brian T. Garibaldi.
  Subject: Physical Infrastructure
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2020-06-17
  Description: The biocontainment unit at Johns Hopkins Hospital is a specially designed, inactive high-level isolation unit designated to care for patients infected with high-consequence pathogens. The unit team designed a facility-specific readiness scale and…

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• The lessons of the Ebola epidemic for a more effective preparedness face to health crises/Les enseignements de l’épidémie d’Ebola pour une meilleure préparation aux urgences

  Tags CDC, Ebola, Emergency Management, Epidemiology, Français, French, Infection Prevention and Control, Outbreaks, R-Res&Pub, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
  Creator: Fortin A, Vroh Benie Bi J, Soulimane A.
  Subject: Contenu Français
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2017-10-02
  Description: Bien que peu fréquentes, les crises sanitaires causent d’importantes souffrances et pertes humaines et ont des répercussions politiques, économiques et sociétales graves.

• The Evolution of the National Special Pathogen System of Care

  Tags Communications, Emergency Management, NETEC, Outbreaks, Pandemic, R-Res&Pub, Research, Special Pathogens
  Creator: Vikramjit Mukherjee, Lauren M Sauer, Aneesh K Mehta, Sophia Y Shea, Paul D Biddinger, Brendan G Carr, Laura E Evans, Shelly Schwedhelm, John J Lowe, John J Lowe
  Subject: Emergency Management
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2022-05-31
  Description: Infectious disease outbreaks and pandemics have repeatedly threatened public health and have severely strained healthcare delivery systems throughout the past century. Pathogens causing respiratory illness, such as influenza viruses and…

• Telemedicine Use in Disasters: A Scoping Review

  Tags Emergency Management, R-EM, R-Res&Pub, Telemedicine, Treatment and Care
  Creator: Litvak, Mark, Katherine Miller, Tehnaz Boyle, Rachel Bedenbaugh, Christina Smith, David Meguerdichian, David Reisman, Paul Biddinger, Adam Licurse, and Eric Goralnick.
  Subject: Emergency Management
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2021-03-10
  Description: Disasters have many deleterious effects and are becoming more frequent. From a health-care perspective, disasters may cause periods of stress for hospitals and health-care systems. Telemedicine is a rapidly growing technology that has been used to…
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  State-Designated Treatment Center Special Pathogen [Airborne] Tabletop Exercise Template

  Tags Airborne Transmission, CONOPS, Emergency Management, EMS, Exercises and Drills, Identify, Inform, Intake, Isolate, Patient Transport, Person Under Investigation (PUI), Pre-hospital Transport, R-T&E, State Treatment Center, Surge, Templates
  Creator: NETEC
  Subject: Training and Exercises
  Item Type: Exercise
  Date Last Updated: 2018-04-30
  Description: State-Designated Ebola Treatment Centers -Exercise Materials for Special Pathogens
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  State-Designated Treatment Center Ebola Tabletop Exercise Template

  Tags CONOPS, Emergency Management, EMS, Exercises and Drills, Identify, Inform, Intake, Isolate, Patient Transport, Person Under Investigation (PUI), Pre-hospital Transport, R-T&E, State Treatment Center, Surge, Templates
  Creator: NETEC
  Subject: Training and Exercises
  Item Type: Exercise
  Date Last Updated: 2016-08-15
  Description: State-Designated Ebola Treatment Centers - Exercise Materials for Ebola