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Annotation:This one-hour, 26-minute webinar from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) features discussion-based and operations-based exercises related to Ebola or other special pathogens, and exercise templates for regionalEbola and other special pathogen treatment centers and regional partners. Speakers also discuss the role of the National Ebola Training and Education Center (NETEC) and its COVID-19 (coronavirus) resources....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:This report describes the five-year interagency budget plan for the basic research, advanced research and development, regulatory review, procurement, stockpiling, and replenishment of the U.S. government’s civilian medical countermeasure enterprise for Fiscal Years 2018-2022. It describes estimated spending by threat for the cumulative five-year period and the change relative to the last year’s report, including for pandemic and seasonal influenza; broad spectrum antimicrobials; filoviruses, including Ebola; and chemical, nuclear, and radiological threats....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:This Topic Collection from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange), updated in July 2019, highlights key health and medical preparedness resources for viral hemorrhagic fever and Ebola. The resources highlight selected recent case studies, lessons learned, tools, and promising practices for planning for and responding to Ebola and viral hemorrhagic fever outbreaks, and information about preparing for highly infectious disease patients. Resource topics include Assessing and Testing, Clinical Care, Decontamination and Waste Management, Education and Training, Emergency Medical Services, Ethics, Fatality Management, Lessons Learned, and Pediatric Issues....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:This spreadsheet from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) provides a planning tool designed to help hospitals determine approximate minimum personal protective equipment (PPE) based on special pathogen category and a number of facility-specific variables. Calculators are included for Ebola virus disease/viral hemorrhagic fever, Middle East respiratory syndrome/severe acute respiratory syndrome, and pandemic influenza....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:Safely moving patients with highly infectious diseases, like Ebola, to regional treatment centers takes teamwork, preparation, skill, and training. This five-minute video explains how Tranquil Terminus, the largest patient movement exercise in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ history, began and tested the nationwide ability to move patients with highly infectious diseases safely and securely to regional treatment centers....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:These presentation slides are from a one-hour, 20-minute webinar from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) that describes how the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is an opportunity to highlight progress in recent years and resources developed to support readiness for special pathogens, and why it matters to the United States. Speakers discuss how to understand roles and responsibilities under the tiered Ebola response system, and know where to find and how to use resources developed to support highly infectious disease readiness and response....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:This one-hour webinar from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) highlights the National Ebola Training and Education Center (NETEC)'s templates for health care coalition exercises for Ebola and other special pathogens. Presentations from the Far Southwest Virginia Healthcare Coalition and Chicago Department of Health/Chicago Healthcare System Coalition for Preparedness and Response discuss lessons learned during the coalitions' recent exercises....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:This 34-page document reports on the Department of Health and Human Services' regional treatment network for future Ebola and infectious disease outbreaks through a tier system using Ebola funds. Topics include Regional Treatment Network Approach; The State of Preparedness; and Planning and Future Considerations, including Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) and National Ebola Training and Education Center (NETEC) Plans in Support of the Regional Treatment Network....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:This one-hour, six-minute webinar from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) discusses the management of patients with highly pathogenic infectious diseases, which is based on the regional, tiered approach set forth by the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response for Ebola. It also discusses the transport of patients to and between facilities in a region, which is a critical component of that approach; and features tips from three jurisdictions on how to exercise plans....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:This 26-page document from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) is intended to help organizations who want to provide care for Ebola virus disease (EVD)/viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) patients determine an appropriate level of medical care that they can provide and anticipate the supplies that may be needed. This guidance may be applicable to other diseases where dehydration and electrolyte imbalance are key contributors to mortality. It provides suggested levels of medical care, as well as potential necessary supplies for patient care using a tiered approach....[See more] [See less]