Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Planning for an Influenza Pandemic in the Home Health Care Sector: Upcoming Web Conference

Planning for an Influenza Pandemic in the Home Health Care Sector
Upcoming Web Conference

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What: AHRQ Public Health Emergency Preparedness Web Conference.
When: Wednesday, September 23, 2009, at 1:00 pm ET.
Who: Emergency preparedness planners and providers, as well as Federal, State, and local community health and home care planners.
Cost: Free

Registration: Select to Register.
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Overview
During an influenza pandemic, home health care workers can expect to be called on to provide care for hospital patients who are well enough to be discharged but who still need care, as well as patients who need home health care services. On any given day, there are approximately 500,000 patients in home care—three times the number of patients in hospitals. In a pandemic influenza outbreak, the existing home health care population combined with new patients from hospitals is likely to exceed the industry's current capacity to respond.

To showcase resources that can support emergency preparedness planning within the home health care sector, particularly in the face of a potential H1N1 pandemic, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will host a Web conference, Planning for an Influenza Pandemic in the Home Health Care Sector, on September 23, 2009. Emergency preparedness planners and providers, as well as Federal, State, and local community health and home care planners, are all invited to attend.

This event will feature a panel discussion and insights from home health care emergency preparedness planners representing different perspectives: health system, Government, health policy, and industry. During the Web conference, participants will learn about AHRQ's resources for emergency preparedness involving home health care, including:

Home Health Care During an Influenza Pandemic: Issues and Resources.
Mass Casualty Events Models and Tools To Support Planning and Response for Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness.
Speakers
Barbara Citarella, RN, BSN, MS, RBC Limited.
Geraldine A. Coyle, RN, EdD, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Andrea Hassol, MSPH, Abt Associates.
Alexis Silver, Home Care Association of New York State.
Representative from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Registration
Select to register.

More Information
To learn more about the event and speakers, go to: http://www.academyhealth.org/knowledgetransfer/EPWebcasts.htm.

For more information, please E-mail: emergencypreparedness@academyhealth.org.

Previous Web Conferences
This is the last event in a series of four Web conferences. The AHRQ Web site features slides, transcripts, and materials from the previous events:

Lessons from the Field of Emergency Preparedness (November 6, 2008).
Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Planning and Practicing for a Disaster (February 9, 2009).
Planning and Preparedness for Children's Needs in Public Health Emergencies (May 12, 2009).
Current as of September 2009
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Internet Citation:

Planning for an Influenza Pandemic in the Home Health Care Sector. Upcoming Web Conference. September 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/about/flupheweb.htm


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Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Planning for an Influenza Pandemic in the Home Health Care Sector: Upcoming Web Conference