Past Updates from the Clinician Registry Listserv
Update Sent August 7, 2006
NOTE: This document is provided for historical purposes only and may not provide our most accurate and up-to-date information. The most current Clinician's information can be found on the Clinician Home Page.
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Tsunami and Mental Health
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Electrical Safety
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COCA Conference Calls
The COCA conference calls will soon be podcasted! Please check the following link for further information on CDC Podcasts.
http://www2a.cdc.gov/podcasts/
Upcoming calls:
- Pandemic Flu Preparedness
- Quarantine and Avian Influenza Preparedness
Date: Tuesday, August 8, 2006
Title: Pandemic Flu Preparedness
Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Speaker: Nicole Smith, PhD, MPH, MPP
Dial-In Number (toll-free): (888)-469-1571
Passcode: Pandemic Flu
Objectives
- Be familiar with the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza
- Understand the basic set of pandemic preparedness planning assumptions
- Identify key surveillance objectives
Speaker Bio
Nicole Smith, PhD, MPH, MPP, joined the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a research assistant on a CDC project promoting the birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine, and later she became an Association of Schools of Public Health Fellow in the Hepatitis Branch at the National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID). She became an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer with the Health Studies Branch in the National Center of Environmental Health in 2001. Following EIS, Nicole returned to the National Immunization Program where she was the Associate Director for Policy in the Immunization Services Division. In November 2005, Nicole joined the NCID/Influenza Branch where she is working on domestic pandemic preparedness efforts while also assisting the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices regarding the prevention and control of influenza.
Slides are now posted on the following page: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/coca/callinfo.asp
Date: Monday, August 21, 2006
Title: Quarantine and Avian Influenza Preparedness
Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Speaker: Michael Doney, MD, MPH, MS
Slides, speaker bio and call-in information will be sent soon.
Pandemic Influenza
Press Release: Researchers develop new way to assess pandemic potential of influenza viruses - July 31
Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have developed a new research method that may help identify the types of genetic changes necessary for the avian influenza virus (H5N1) to be more easily transmitted among people.
http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r060731.htm
Avian Influenza
CDC Press Briefing: Study on Transmissibility of Avian Flu H5N1 in an Animal Model - July 28
Transcript from the press briefing.
http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/transcripts/t060728.htm
Seasonal Influenza
Influenza Vaccine Bulletins - August 4
The Influenza Vaccine Bulletin provides information on the most recent developments in vaccine supply, production, and distribution. This season, the Influenza Vaccine Bulletin is co-sponsored by the AMA and CDC and was renamed to the National Influenza Vaccine Summit Newsletter. However, throughout this site it still uses its alias-- "Flu Vaccine Bulletin" or "Influenza Vaccine Bulletin".
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/flubulletin.htm
Rabies
Questions and Answers about Rabies and Bats and Summer Camps - August 4
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been collaborating with two summer camps and state and local health departments in multiple states to investigate reports of the presence of bats at the summer camps and assess the potential for exposures to rabies.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/rabies/ques&ans/q&a_summer_camp.htm
Emergency Preparedness
Important CDC Findings Published on the Mental Health of People in Tsunami-Affected Areas in Southern Thailand - August 2
On August 2, 2006, two CDC-led studies were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association dealing with the effects of the December 2004 South Asia tsunami on people in affected areas of Southern Thailand.
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/tsunamis/jama02aug2006.asp
Electrical Safety and Generators - Updated August 5
This page provides information for preventing electrocutions associated with portable generators.
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/elecgenerators.asp
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