Past Updates from the Clinician Registry Listserv

Update Sent April 28, 2009

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.

The following updates were made to CDC information and guidance from April 20 - April 28. If you have any questions on these or other clinical issues, please write to us at coca@cdc.gov.

Today's topics Include:

Human Swine Influenza Investigation
COCA Conference Call Today
Emergency Preparedness and Response
Immunizations
Avian Influenza Research
Travelers' Health

Human Swine Influenza Investigation

As new information becomes available, the information and guidance for the Swine Influenza outbreak is being updated frequently and posted on the CDC Swine Influenza (Swine Flu) website: http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/

Human Swine Influenza Investigation - CDC - April 27
The current U.S. case count is provided.
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/

Travel Warning: Swine Influenza and Severe Cases of Respiratory Illness in Mexico -- Avoid Nonessential Travel to Mexico - CDC - April 28, 10:18 AM ET
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentSwineFluMexico.aspx

Interim Guidance on Antiviral Recommendations for Patients with Confirmed or Suspected Swine Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection and Close Contacts - CDC - April 28, 05:00 AM ET
Interim guidance on the use of antiviral agents for treatment and chemoprophylaxis of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection. This includes patients with confirmed, probable or suspected swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection and their close contacts.
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/recommendations.htm

Interim Guidance on Specimen Collection and Processing for Patients with Suspected Swine Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection - CDC - April 28, 06:00 AM ET
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/specimencollection.htm

Swine Flu Case Definitions - CDC - April 28 05:00 AM ET
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/recommendations.htm

Guidance for Clinicians and Public Health Professionals - CDC - April 28, 06:00 AM ET28
Clinicians should consider the possibility of swine influenza virus infections in patients presenting with febrile respiratory illness.
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/guidance/

Interim Guidance for Infection Control for Care of Patients with Confirmed or Suspected Swine Influenza A in a Healthcare Setting - CDC - April 27
This information is current as of April 27, 07:45 PM ET
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/guidelines_infection_control.htm

FDA Authorizes Emergency Use of Influenza Medicines, Diagnostic Test in Response to Swine Flu Outbreak in Humans - FDA - April 27
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2009/NEW02002.html/

A Current WHO Phase of Pandemic Alert - WHO - April 27
The current phase of alert in the WHO global pandemic influenza preparedness plan is located at:
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/phase/en/index.html

COCA Conference Call Today

Title: Federal Public Health Emergency Law - Implications for State and Local Preparedness and Response

SPEAKERS:
Susan Sherman, JD, MHS - Office of the General Counsel, HHS
Jennifer Ray, JD, MPH - Office of the General Counsel, HHS
Diane Donley, JD - Office of Chief Counsel, FEMA
Kim Dammers, JD - Assistant U.S. Attorney "on detail to CDC"

DATE: Tuesday, April 28, 2009
TIME: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM ET

Call-in Number: 1-888-283-2960
Passcode: 3986978
http://emergency.cdc.gov/coca/callinfo.asp

Emergency Preparedness and Response

FEMA Toll-Free Number Provides Disaster Help in Many Languages - FEMA - April 21
If you need information to apply for disaster assistance and you communicate best in a language other than English, you can call FEMA's toll-free number and talk with someone who literally speaks your language.

http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=48048

Immunizations

A Video: Get the Picture: Childhood Immunizations - CDC
After talking with parents across the country, CDC put together this short video to help answer the tough questions that real moms had about childhood immunizations. This video can be used as a resource to open dialogue, address parents' questions about the risks and benefits of vaccination, and help reassure them of the importance of prevention.
Web URL Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v

Alternate URL: www.cdc.gov/CDCTV/GetThePicture

For more information on immunizations:
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines

http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/spec-grps/default.htm#childinfants

The Healthcare Professionals' Portal for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) page was recently reviewed by over 50 healthcare professionals that helped us to completely overhaul its navigation to more accurately reflect the resources and information YOU need to find on CDC's vaccines site. Please use the e-mail link at the bottom of the web page to provide us with YOUR feedback.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp.htm

Avian Influenza Research

FDA Researchers Contribute Insights into Avian Flu Virus - FDA - April 21
An in-depth analysis of blood from patients recovering from the H5N1 avian influenza virus has provided important insights into how to combat the potentially lethal virus.
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2009/NEW01998.html

Travelers' Health

New Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine - CDC - April 20
On March 30, 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it had approved IXIARO, a new inactivated vaccine to protect against Japanese encephalitis (JE).
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentJEVaccine.aspx

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