Additional resources
ACEP, ASPR, ECCC - National Plan for ER Management
- The National Strategic Plan For Emergency Department Management of Outbreaks of Novel H1N1 Influenza was produced under contract to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and the Emergency Care Coordination Center (ECCC). This document was developed in collaboration with ASPR, ECCC and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP).
CDC
2011- 2012 CDC -
Keep up with new resources
- CDC Home http://www.preventinfluenza.org/
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Families Fighting Flu
This powerful six and half-minute video, created by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with Families Fighting Flu (FFF), features the personal stories of parents who have tragically lost or nearly lost a child to the flu. - Flu.gov Vaccine Locator
- Healthcare Professionals http://www.preventinfluenza.org/professionals.asp
- Public information http://www.preventinfluenza.org/patients.asp
CIDRAP
CMS resources
- An Immunization Guide to help providers bill for administration and the cost of the vaccine
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List of CMS Regional Flu Contacts for questions during 2011-2012 Flu Season
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Flu Poster
HHS
Hurricane - Disaster evacuation centers; influenza
- Prevention of influenza and respiratory illnesses
The hurricanes of 2005 and increased density of people in close quarters (eg shelters, evacuation centers) increase the opportunity for transmission of influenza and other respiratory illnesses. The CDC has provided guidance documents that outline steps to reduce risk of respiratory illness in evacuation centers. More information on hurricanes in the Safety Institute's Public health updates web site.
Premier resources (Requires Premier login)
- Premier members - additional information
Influenza vaccine toolkit - Personal protective attire – Premier
Premier maintains a list of contracted suppliers that have personal protective attire (gloves, gowns and mask) used for the care of influenza patients. See Environmental & safety products and contracted suppliers for a file including contract details for members with access to Premier's Supply Chain Advisor catalog.
TJC
- The Joint Commission Collaborative influenza vaccination
guide
The Targeted Solutions Tool™ is an application that guides health care organizations through a step-by-step process to accurately measure their organization’s actual performance, identify their barriers to excellent performance, and direct them to proven solutions that are customized to address their particular barriers.
The Joint Commission partnered with APIC, CDC, NDIF and SHEA and has released a 100-page monograph entitled "Providing a Safer Environment for Health Care Personnel and Patients through Influenza Vaccination: Strategies from Research and Practice." The free document includes information about seasonal influenza and its vaccine; barriers to successful programs and strategies for overcoming them; and examples of successful initiatives organizations have used to improve their influenza vaccination rates.
WHO
- WHO Checklist for novel A (H1N1)
New resources have been released by the World Health Organization (WHO) related to the A (H1N1) influenza. The checklist addresses what to do upon the patient’s arrival to the clinical setting, what to do in the initial assessment, supportive therapies for initial and ongoing patient management, what to do before patient transport or transfer, and other important information related to the various stages of the management of the patient.
Other resources
- Respiratory hygiene - Cough etiquette
- National Vaccine Program Office
- New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA) Pandemic flu toolkit
for nursing homes, 2011
A complimentary planning tool is available to help the nation’s nursing homes prepare for an influenza pandemic. The new resource is courtesy of NJHA supported by grant funding. Planning Today for a Pandemic Tomorrow: A Toolkit for Nursing Facilities provides nursing homes with an assessment and planning tool, as well as checklists, sample policies, forms and helpful weblinks. The guide permits facilities to review existing policies and procedures, identify gaps, develop new policies and procedures, and generate a plan that will facilitate a more effective response during a crisis. The resource is modeled after NJHA’s original pandemic flu planning document created for acute care hospitals. - Newsletter "Influenza Connection"
Free, bimonthly newsletter sponsored by Sanofi Pasteur that provides information about influenza vaccination (one-time, free registration required). - NFID White paper on pediatric immunization
"Increasing influenza immunization rates in infants and children: Putting recommendations into practice" – Publication from the National Foundation on Infectious Diseases that reviews strategies to assist pediatric and family practice health care providers with implementing immunization guidelines into practice. - Nonpharmaceutical interventions by U.S. cities
This study "Nonpharmaceutical interventions implemented by U.S. cities during the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic (Abstract)" by Merkel and colleagues examined the implementation of nonpharmaceutical interventions for epidemic mitigation in 43 cities in the continental United States from September 8, 1918, through February 22, 1919, and found a strong association between early, sustained, and layered application of nonpharmaceutical interventions and mitigating the consequences of the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic in the United States. - Tools for immunization "standing orders" - LTC
MEDQIC Sample forms, standing order, posters for implementing immunization program in long term care facilities