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Creator: NETEC
Subject: Personnel Management
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2022-12-21
Description: To support newly created State or Regional Emerging Special Pathogen Treatment Centers (RESPTCs) as they define their leadership structure, the Biocontainment (BCU) Leadership Workgroup, established by the National Emerging Special Pathogens Training… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Video
Date Last Updated: 2022-12-19
Description: The information in this video is evolving, and updates to the content will come out in the future. Please check back for the most updated information. Objectives: In this video presentation, we will discuss: Epidemiology of Sudan Ebolavirus and the… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Training and Exercises
Item Type: Checklist
Date Last Updated: 2022-10-10
Description: Biocontainment Unit Working Group Core Competency / Competencies chart diagram. -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Training and Exercises
Item Type: Checklist
Date Last Updated: 2022-10-10
Description: This document serves as a training and education tool for centers who are interested in becoming or are currently a special pathogens treatment center to frame training plans. By utilizing the recommendations, curriculum can be developed to include… -
Creator: Jocelyn J Herstein, Paul D Biddinger, Shawn G Gibbs, Angela L Hewlett, Aurora B Le, Michelle M Schwedhelm, John J Lowe
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2022-02-22
Description: In response to the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) designated 56 US hospitals as Ebola treatment centers (ETCs) with high-level isolation capabilities. We aimed to… -
Creator: Angela Vasa, Valerie Pacino, Sami Vasistha, Wael ElRayes, John J Lowe
Subject: Emergency Response
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2022-05-31
Description: In February 2015, the US Department of Health and Human Services developed a tiered hospital network to deliver safe and effective care to patients with Ebola virus disease (EVD) and other special pathogens. The tiered network consisted of regional… -
Creator: Theodore J Cieslak, Jocelyn J Herstein, Mark G Kortepeter, Angela L Hewlett
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2019-08-22
Description: Although the concept of high-level containment care (HLCC or ‘biocontainment’), dates back to 1969, the 2014–2016 outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) brought with it a renewed emphasis on the use of specialized HLCC units in the care of patients… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Hyperlink
Date Last Updated: 2022-06-13
Description: This blog post covers infection control, biocontainment, PPE, and related topics for Lassa Fever patients. Because of the high degree of mortality associated with infection, patients infected with or suspected to be infected with Lassa virus should… -
Creator: CDC
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Hyperlink
Date Last Updated: 2022-06-16
Description: People with mpox who do not require hospitalization should be isolated at home. See this resource for information on Isolation of People with Mpox, Hand Hygiene, Source Control, and Personal Protective Equipment, and Household Disinfection. -
Creator: CDC
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Hyperlink
Date Last Updated: 2014-10-29
Description: To ensure the safety of your colleagues, you must lead, protect, and guide others through the process of safely and correctly donning and doffing PPE. As a Trained Observer, you are responsible for: Monitoring compliance with PPE protocols Guiding,…