09/25/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Library of Medicine [National Institutes of Health] (NLM). Published: 9/20/2018. This 41-minute webinar from the National Library of Medicine Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC) describes steps that libraries can take to develop Continuity of Operations plans to deal with the new reality in disaster preparedness. Speakers discuss the development and maintenance of a collaboration between two military libraries, the National Library of Medicine, and one local hospital library, as well as special considerations for military libraries, and an update on DIMRC activities to provide information related to Hurricane Florence. (Video or Multimedia)
09/24/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Published: 9/13/2018. The resources on this web page provide updates on Food and Drug Administration (FDA) activities to support the medical countermeasure (MCM)-related legal and policy framework, to better protect national health and security from chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear (CBRN), and emerging infectious disease threats. The documents and presentations discuss MCM legal preparedness and response issues, including Emergency Use Authorizations; a question and answer fact sheet; and archived documents from 2010 and 2012. (Text)
09/24/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS ASPR). Published: 9/2018. This two-page fact sheet from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) provides a summary of the Emergency Prescription Assistance Program (EPAP) data collected and analyzed for Puerto Rico only following Hurricane Maria from November 2, 2017, to May 18, 2018. EPAP is funded by the Stafford Act and is designed to help disaster survivors access prescription medicines. EPAP can also be activated by the Public Health Service Act under the authority of the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS). (PDF)
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