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Creator: Nathan L. Yozwiak, Christian T. Happi, Donald S. Grant, John S. Schieffelin, Robert F. Garry, Pardis C. Sabeti, and Kristian G. Andersen, on behalf of the Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Consortium and the African Center of Excellence for Genomics of…
Subject: Emergency Management
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2016-06-30
Description: Summary
Recent infectious disease epidemics illustrate how health systems failures anywhere can create disease vulnerabilities everywhere. We must therefore prioritize investments in health care infrastructure in outbreak-prone regions of the… -
Creator: Jonathan D Grein, Jennifer A Garland, Christa Arguinchona, Maria G Frank, Brian T Garibaldi, Amanda Grindle, Angela Hewlett, Susan Kline, Corri B Levine, Aneesh Mehta, Vikramjit Mukherjee, Lauren M Sauer, Eileen F Searle, Sharon Vanairsdale, Angela…
Subject: Emergency Management
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2022-05-31
Description: The National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC) was established in 2015 to improve the capabilities of healthcare facilities to provide safe and effective care to patients with Ebola and other special pathogens in the… -
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… -
Creator: Corri B Levine, Sami Vasistha, Caroline Croyle Persson, LuAnn R Larson, Christopher J Kratochvil, Aneesh K Mehta, Lindsay J Hicks, Abigail E Lowe, Mark G Kortepeter, Lauren M Sauer
Subject: Emergency Management
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2022-05-31
Description: The need for well-controlled clinical trials is fundamental to advancing medicine. Care should be taken to maintain high standards in trial design and conduct even during emergency medical events such as an infectious disease outbreak. In 2020,… -
Creator: Lauren M Sauer, Vikramjit Mukherjee
Subject: Emergency Management
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2022-05-31
Description: The inextricable link between infectious disease preparedness and healthcare continues on full display as we move through the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the forefront of this link are the organizations, hospitals, and health systems that… -
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: 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… -
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. -
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. -
Creator: Jennifer Andonian, Kelsie E. Galusha, Lisa L. Maragakis, and Brian T. Garibaldi.
Subject: General
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2019-02-19
Description: In response to the 2014 Ebola outbreak, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) funded the creation of 10 Regional Ebola and Other Special Pathogen Treatment Centers (RESPTCs) across the United States.