Past Updates from the Clinician Registry Listserv:
Update Sent September 2, 2005
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UPDATES TO INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE
The following updates were made to CDC information and guidance during the period of August 31st - September 2nd, 2005, or reflect last week's current events. If you have any questions on these or other clinical issues, please call our toll-free Clinician Information Line at 877-554-4625 or write to us at coca@cdc.gov.
This update contains new information on the following topics:
- COCA Conference Call: BioSense: Using Clinical Data for Early Event Detection and Situational Awareness
- Interim Immunization Recommendations for Emergency Responders: Hurricane Katrina
- New and Updated Documents Relating to Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane-Affected Areas
COCA Conference Call September 7, 2005 @ 1 PM EST: BioSense: Using Clinical Data for Early Event Detection and Situational Awareness
Our speaker for this COCA call will be Lynn Steele MS CIC.
Dial-in number is 800-857-4546,
password is “BIOSENSE”.
Lynn Steele, MS (Ohio State University, Preventive Medicine), CIC, is a senior advisor to the Director, Coordinating Office of Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response (COTPER) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Beginning August 1, 2005, she was asked to lead a special project to recruit hospitals for participation in CDC’s BioSense program, providing real-time clinical data for early event detection and situational awareness to better inform public health.
Objectives for the call include:
1. Define CDC’s BioSense program
2. Describe priority BioSense initiative to add real-time clinical data from sentinel hospitals in 10 key cities by the end of 2005
3. Discuss how clinical professional organization partners can assist
Information and presentation resources (PowerPoint slides) will be posted at the following URL prior to the call date: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/coca/callsummary.asp.
Interim Immunization Recommendations for Emergency Responders: Hurricane Katrina
Required immunizations:
1. Tetanus and diphtheria toxoid (receipt of primary series, and Td booster within 10 years)
2. Hepatitis B vaccine series for persons who will be performing direct patient care or otherwise expected to have
contact with bodily fluids
There is no indication for the following vaccines given the anticipated conditions in the region:
1. Hepatitis A
2. Typhoid vaccine
3. Cholera vaccine
4. Meningococcal vaccine
5. Rabies vaccine
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/responderimmun.asp
New and Updated Documents Relating to Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane-Affected Areas
Keep Food and Water Safe after a Natural Disaster or Power Outage –
Water Section Updated.
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/foodwater.asp
Disinfecting Wells Following an Emergency
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/wellsdisinfect.asp
French Translation of: How to Protect Yourself and Others from Electrical Hazards Following a Natural Disaster
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/fr/pdf/electrical.pdf
French Translation of: Key Facts About Hurricane Recovery: Protect Your Health and Safety After a Hurricane
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/fr/pdf/recovery.pdf
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