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Office of Force Readiness and Deployment (OFRD) 

and the Pharmacy Category

PHS Readiness Standards

CCPM CC26.1, INSTRUCTION 8                

PPM07 Extension of Manual Circular 377

 Office of Force Readiness and Deployment (OFRD)

OFRD homepage                                           

Readiness Requirements                               

OFRD listserve                                           

OFRD listserve archives                             

OFRD Training                                   

Responder References

Dosing Cards for Treatment of Children Exposed to Weapons of Mass Destruction

Other Category-specific OFRD Information

Physician

Dentists

Engineers

Nursing

Therapist

 Links

FEMA

Strategic National Stockpile

OEP

 Pharmacy Preparedness Publications, Speeches, and Presentations

Articles

Lydia Velazquez, Scott Dallas, Lisa Rose, Krista S. Evans, Rebecca Saville, Jialynn Wang, Sean K. Bradley, and James D. Bona, A PHS Pharmacist Team's Response to Hurricane Katrina. Am J Health-Syst Pharm.  2006:63;1332-1335.

Babb J, Downs K. Fighting Back: Pharmacists' Roles in the Federal Response to the September 11 Attacks. JAPhA. 2001: 41(6); 834-837.

Haffer AST, Rogers JR, Montello MJ, Frank EC, Ostroff C. 2001 Anthrax Crisis in Washington D.C.: Clinic for Persons Exposed to Contaminated Mail.  Am J Health-Syst Pharm.  2002: 59;1189-1192.

McClain, MR. Mobile Strike Team Field Pharmacy: Face of the PHS. COA Frontline. 2006: 43;13-14.

Montello MJ, Ames T. Therapeutic Selection During an Emergency Response. Am J Health-Syst Pharm.  1999: 56;236-240.

Montello MJ, Ostroff C, Frank EC, Haffer AST, Rogers JR. 2001 Anthrax Crisis in Washington D.C.: Pharmacists' Role in Screening Patients and Selecting Prophylaxis. Am J Health-Syst Pharm.  2002: 59;1193-1199.

Montello MJ, Tarosky M, Pincock L, Montello N, Hess WA, Velazquez L, Patel A, Krzyworzeka J, Hay E.  Dosing Cards for Treatment of Children Exposed to Weapons of Mass Destruction. Am J Health-Syst Pharm. 2006: 63; 944-9.     Dosing Cards

Mozzachio AM. A World Away. Am J Health-Syst Pharm. 2005: 62;753-9.

Rubinson L, Nuzzo JB, Talmor DS, O'Toole T, Kramer BR, Inglesby TV. Augmentation of Hospital Critical Care Capacity after Bioterrorist Attacks or Epidemics: Recommendations of the Working Group on Emergency Mass Critical Care. Crit Care Med. 2005: 33(10); E2393.

Thompson CA. Homeland Security Formalizes Pharmacist Response Teams. AJHP. 2004: Feb. 1.

Newsletters and Bulletins

Bishop B, Quaglietta N. Tucson Pharmacy Officers Respond. Commissioned Corps Bulletin. 2003: 17(5); 7.

Downs K, Balingit-Wines AM. CCRF Members Deployed to WTC. Commissioned Corps Bulletin. 2001: 15(11); 5-8.

Pletz B. Local Pharmaceutical Stockpile Arrives. Priority One. 2001: 4(1); 1-4.

Thompson MA. An International Pharmacy Disaster Response. Comm. Corps E-Bulletin. 2005:1(8). (Relief effort in Haiti following Hurricane Jeanne)

Wainwright WE. Thoughts in the Aftermath of September 11. Commissioned Corps Bulletin. 2001: 15(12); 8-9.

Young D. PHS Pharmacists Respond to Katrina, Rita. ASHP News Release. September 24, 2005.

Speeches

Carmona RH. Preparedness and Pharmacy Science. APhA Conference. March 29, 2003. 

Henry PT (Moderator). Surge Capacity: Is it Time to Move Beyond 'Just-in-Time'? Forums for Federal Decision Makers. June 17, 2002.

Armistead JA. Counter-Terrorism Pharmacy Response Plan Development. National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Annual Meeting. August 4-6, 2002. (Other presentations re: pharmacy preparedness also posted here)

Presentations

Assessment of the Pharmaceutical Supply Situation in the Republic of Montenegro by: LCDR Robert Tosatto and CAPT Terry Green

From COA 2003 Pharmacy Category Day

        Presentation and Treatment of Illnesses from Bioterrorist Agents by: Michael Katz, Pharm.D.

        Tucson MMRS

        Department of Defense, PHS and Federal Pharmacy Collaboration by: Colonel W. Mike Heath

        Pharmacy Based Metabolic Syndrome Clinic by: Lt Ivanne Cheatham and LCDR Brandon Taylor

From COA 2005 Pharmacy Category Day

        Deployment in Iraq

        Deployment in Haiti

From COA 2006 Pharmacy Category Day

        Federal Medical Station Past, Present, and Future

        First Field Pharmacy after Hurricane Katrina

        Secretary's Emergency Response Team - Background, Organization, and Function

 

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