Differences Between Maxi-Vac Version 1 and Alternative Version

Although we list all the differences in this section, users can also find these changes listed in the manuals and the "help" buttons in each program.

Enter Personnel Tab

Number of Personnel

Version 1

Physician (1, 3, 5, and 9)
Nurses (15, 30, and 45)
Other staff (5, 10, and 15)

Alternative version

Physician (1 and 3)
Nurses (5, 15, and 30)
Other staff (5 and 10)

Enter Activities Tab

Version 1

You can select the size of the orientation room (30 or 75 seats)
You have to operate all stations

Alternative version

You cannot select the size of the orientation room. The only size is 30 seats.
You can decide not to have orientation.
You can decide not to have a witness.

Enter % of Families Tab

Version 1
You cannot modify anything on this page.
Alternative version
You can only change “Percentage of families sent to medical screeners (20% and 40%)

Scenario Summary Tab (no change)

See Results Tab

People Treated Sub-Tab

Version 1
Where you see 0, no person from that category of personnel will be assigned to that station.
Alternative version
Where you see NA, no person from that category of personnel will be assigned to that station.

Staff Utilization Sub-Tab

Version 1
1. Where you see 0, no person from that category of personnel will be assigned to that station.
2. No immediate way to identify potential bottlenecks in the system
Alternative version
1. Where you see NA, no person from that category of personnel will be assigned to that station.
2. Numbers in red identify bottlenecks in the system.

Impact/Minus One Sub-Tab
1. Version 1
  Where you see 0, either no person from that category of personnel was assigned to that station, thus a person could not be removed; no change in people being vaccinated occurred when one person was removed; or a person could not be removed from that station.
2. Alternative version
  Where you see NA, either no person from that category of personnel was assigned to that station, thus a person could not be removed or a person could not be removed from that station.
Impact/Plus One Sub-Tab

Version 1
Where you see 0, either no person from that category of personnel was assigned to that station, thus a person could not be added or no change in people being vaccinated occurred when one person was added.
Alternative version
Where you see NA, either no person from that category of personnel was assigned to that station, thus a person could not be added or a person could not be removed from that station.

Average Time Spent Sub-Tab (no change in either version)
Others Sub-Tab (no change in either version)

Version Button

Version 1
No button exists.
Alternative version
It provides a summary of all the differences between Version 1 and Alternative version

Processing Times

The main difference between the two versions is the time to complete a task. Times that are different in Alternative version came from a report by Brian G. McCue and Monica J. Giovachino titled “A field test of the CDC smallpox vaccination clinic model” completed in April 2003. The bold font numbers are what come from the data analyses. The other numbers are from expert opinions. More detailed information about the times can be found in the manual.

Process	Average Times (in minutes)
Process	Version 1	Alternative version
Triage (per family member)	1.0	1
Orientation	25.0	14
Fill-out forms w/o help (per family member)	1.0	2.53
Fill-out forms w/ help (per family member)	1.0	2.53
Referral (per family member)	0.5	0.5
Medical screening (per family member)	10.0	0.86
Physician evaluation	10.0	0.5
Vaccination (per family member)	1.0	1.6
Exit review (per family member)	3.0	0.3