Browse Items (61 total)

• Ebola: how to repatriate contaminated health care providers?/Ebola : comment faire pour rapatrier les soignants contaminés ?

  Tags Contact Transmission, Droplet Transmission, Ebola, Epidemic, Epidemiology, Français, French, Infection Prevention and Control, Occupational Exposure, Occupational Health, Personnel Management, Quarantine, R-Res&Pub, Staffing, Therapeutics, Travel Screening, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
  Creator: Nau JY.
  Subject: Contenu Français
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2014-11-05
  Description: Les médias français n’en ont pas été informés : début octobre, une infirmière norvégienne, contaminée par le virus Ebola, a été rapatriée par une société française d’assistance médicale depuis Freetown jusqu’à Oslo, via Las Palmas et Le Bourget.
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  Being a Pediatrician in an Ebola Epidemic

  Tags Ebola, Epidemic, Epidemiology, Pediatrics, R-Res&Pub, R-SP, R-T&C, Treatment and Care, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
  Creator: Vijay Aswani
  Subject: Treatment & Care
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2016-01
  Description: Narrative of his work in Sierra Leone in January and February 2015.
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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.

• Public Health Emergencies and the Media

  Tags Communications, Ebola, Emergency Management, Epidemic, Outbreaks, Public Health, R-EM
  Creator: Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
  Subject: Emergency Management
  Item Type: Guide
  Date Last Updated: 2016-08-01
  Description: This release discusses how non-scientists can spot the hype in media coverage on public health emergencies.
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  Lessons Learned in Developing an Effective Regional Ebola CONOPS (Concept of Operations)

  Tags Communications, CONOPS, Ebola, Emergency Management, Epidemic, Identify, Inform, Isolate, Outbreaks, Pre-Hospital, Public Health, Quarantine, R-EM, R-EMS, R-PreH
  Creator: ASPR
  Subject: Emergency Management
  Item Type: Webinar
  Date Last Updated: 2016-08-10
  Description: This recorded webinar with slides aims to share lessons learned to assist regions in the development of their Ebola concept of operations (CONOPS) (ASPR).

• 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…

• 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.

• 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.