01/15/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS ASPR). Published: 1/15/2020. This Topic Collection from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange), updated in January 2020, provides resources about Alternate Care Sites (ACS), which may be created to enable healthcare providers to care for injured or sick patients or distribute vaccines and other types of prophylaxis in an emergency or disaster. These ACS may include locations that need to be converted (e.g., schools and stadiums) or they may include facilities like mobile field hospitals. The resources highlight recent case studies, lessons learned, tools, and promising practices for developing and activating ACS. (Text)
01/14/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 1/14/2020. The purpose of this seven-page document is to provide interim guidance to laboratories and stakeholders involved in laboratory testing of patients who meet the definition of suspected case of pneumonia associated with a novel coronavirus identified in Wuhan, China. (PDF)
01/14/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS ASPR). Published: 1/14/2020. This one-hour, 30-minute webinar from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) features speakers who discuss the potential effects of a chemical incident, and share recent guidance and lessons learned in assessing, triaging, and treating patients, including considerations for novel nerve agent treatment. Topics include fourth generation agents, and a case study of a train derailment chlorine disaster. (Video or Multimedia)
01/14/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Energy and Commerce. Published: 1/14/2020. This two-hour, 41-minute Congressional hearing provides five key states (Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and West Virginia) with an opportunity to discuss ongoing efforts to curb the opioid epidemic, as well as areas of additional support Congress can consider. The hearing also explores whether federal funds have enabled states to expand evidence-based treatment, and whether states have adequate flexibility to respond to this ever-evolving crisis. (Video or Multimedia)
01/14/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH). Published: 1/14/2020. This one-hour, 44-minute presentation discusses how the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has been at the forefront in the global effort to prevent the spread of Ebola virus. NIH staff were deployed in western Africa during the 2015-2016 Ebola outbreak to provide primary care to those infected, and Ebola patients were received at the NIH Clinical Center. For many years prior, NIH scientists studied the natural reservoirs of emerging viruses such as Ebola virus and have elucidated the biology of Ebola virus infection, which has informed the creation of investigational Ebola vaccines. (Video or Multimedia)
01/09/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: ADA [Americans with Disabilities Act] National Network. Published: 1/9/2020. Participants in this one-hour, 30-minute webinar will get an overview of new resources and materials developed by people with disabilities for people with disabilities, and learn how to modify earthquake preparedness and safety steps for access and functional needs and disabilities. Emergency managers will learn steps to take to include people with disabilities in preparedness education and drills. (Video or Multimedia)
01/01/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: National Academies Press (NAP). Published: 1/2020. This 252-page report evaluates preexisting and potential approaches for assessing the value of the bioeconomy, and identifies intangible assets not sufficiently captured or that are missing from U.S. assessments. The study considers strategies for safeguarding and sustaining the economic activity driven by research and innovation in the life sciences. It also presents ideas for horizon scanning mechanisms to identify new technologies, markets, and data sources that have the potential to drive future development of the bioeconomy. (Text)
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