Past Updates from the Clinician Registry Listserv:
Update Sent January 4, 2006
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UPDATES TO INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE
The following updates were made to CDC information and guidance from December 28, 2005 - January 4, 2006, or reflect current events. If you have any questions on these or other clinical issues, please write to us at coca@cdc.gov.
In case you missed our last COCA call on avian influenza, you can still listen to the audio recording of the call from the COCA website: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/coca/callsummary.asp.
PowerPoint slides from the call are available from the following link: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/coca/confcall.asp.
Today's topics Include:
- Seasonal Influenza
- Traveler’s Health Alerts: Information About Influenza A (H5N1)
- Clinical Reminder: Depression After the Holidays
Flu Activity
During week 51 (December 18 - December 24, 2005)*, influenza activity continued to increase in the western United States. One hundred fifty-five (13.5%) specimens tested by
Traveler’s Health Alerts: Influenza A (H5N1)
Outbreak Notice - Notice about Avian Influenza A (H5N1) in Asia and Travel during the Lunar New Yearhttp://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentAvianFluAsia.aspx
Update: Human Infection with Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus in Asia
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentAvianFluAsia.aspx
Clinical Reminder: Depression After the Holidays
Information on the ‘Holiday Blues’Please remember to be alert to post-holiday mental health issues and consider screening for depression in patients you feel need assessment.Also, please remember by providing information about mental health resources all year ‘round, we can all help to more quickly identify patients at need.
The holidays can be a time of joy, happiness, and celebration with family and friends. For many people, however, the holiday season is a time of sadness,
gloom, and even depression. These feelings can be a result of many factors. Some common causes of holiday blues are the loss of a family member or friend,
increased stress and pressure, unresolved grief, family misunderstandings or conflict, financial burden, and fatigue. Holiday blues can affect both men and women
of all ages. Please see this informative Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) website for more information: http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/highlights/2000/December/holidayblues/default.asp.
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