miércoles, 18 de julio de 2018

Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Disaster Information and Emergency Response



07/17/2018 12:00 AM EDT

This four-page fact sheet from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) provides answers to nine frequently asked questions about blood use during disasters, and concludes with a list of related TRACIE resources. Topics include crossmatching, hospital blood bank preparation, and possible conservation policies.
07/17/2018 12:00 AM EDT

This 53-page report summarizes the 19th meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO) Advisory Committee on Variola Virus Research, held on November 1-2, 2017. It considered the implications of its discussions in light of the upcoming substantive agenda item at the 72nd World Health Assembly in May 2019 on the destruction of variola virus stocks. An update was presented on WHO's Smallpox Vaccine Emergency Stockpile and the Smallpox Vaccine Operational Framework, which would be activated in the event of a smallpox event. WHO's work on the use of experimental vaccines and assessment of smallpox vaccines was outlined.
07/17/2018 12:00 AM EDT

This 32-minute video is an introduction to a course about the Strategic National Stockpile. It also provides information about the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) program, and highlights important information on the division’s mission, overview of the SNS, and topic contents that will be discussed during the course.
07/17/2018 12:00 AM EDT

This 11-page document is the report of a World Health Organization (WHO) team of international experts who carried out a biosafety inspection in May 2017 at one of the two WHO-authorized variola virus (causative agent of smallpox) repositories, at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. The activities included inspection of the physical high-containment facilities, the supporting engineering systems, and the long-term secure specimen storage arrangement and the isolation hospital. The CDC repository was found to meet international levels of biosafety and biosecurity for variola virus research and storage.
07/17/2018 12:00 AM EDT

This 12-page document is the report of a World Health Organization (WHO) team of international experts who carried out a biosafety inspection in October 2016 at one of the two WHO-authorized variola virus (causative agent of smallpox) repositories, in Koltsovo, Russian Federation. The activities included inspection of the physical high-containment facilities, the supporting engineering systems, and the long-term secure specimen storage arrangement and the newly renovated isolation hospital. The VECTOR repository was found to meet international levels of biosafety and biosecurity for variola virus research and storage.
07/17/2018 12:00 AM EDT

This one-hour presentation discusses recent emergencies around the world and the methods used in the emergencies, including during cyclone preparedness programs, earthquakes, bombings, and tsunamis. It discusses population and risk mapping, community mobilization, and local innovation during Ebola response.
07/17/2018 12:00 AM EDT

This one-hour webinar provides educators and others in the educational community with a better understanding of resilience strategies that can be used to increase their ability to work more effectively with students impacted by stress, loss, and trauma. It provides information on the concepts of resilience and compassion fatigue; the impact of stress, burnout, and compassion fatigue on the education environment; how to identify signs and symptoms of compassion fatigue; and concrete steps for developing a professional self-care plan.
07/17/2018 12:00 AM EDT

This course has been designed to help users learn how to incorporate food safety planning into a school emergency operations plan (EOP). Participants will learn to explain the purpose of the Food Contamination Annex; assemble the appropriate team for developing the annex; develop the annex to include procedures for addressing food contamination and food recall; conduct staff training and exercises related to the annex; and use data and techniques (e.g., after action reports) to revise and maintain the annex.
07/16/2018 12:00 AM EDT

This web page provides information about smallpox preparedness and response from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Topics are what's new, fast facts, FDA's role, medical countermeasures, guidance for industry, Advisory Committee meetings, consumer protection, and additional resources.
07/16/2018 12:00 AM EDT

This Topic Collection from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) provides links to resources about the disaster blood supply chain, in categories of guidance; lessons learned (from disasters, no-notice incidents, and specific to transfusions); plans, tools, and templates; general research; and research specific to the disaster blood supply chain. There are also resources about Research and Supply Chain Modeling, and Select Resources on Cost Considerations

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