PANDEMIC INFLUENZA RESOURCES

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OSACH "Be Pandemic Prepared" Training Sessions

OSACH Pandemic Planning Toolbox

OSACH Infection Control Resources

OSACH Emergency Management Resources

OSACH Teleconference Transcript: Planning for Influenza Pandemic  20060511

ONTARIO

Being Prepared Is Being Protected Pandemic Portal Project - Also known as P5, this portal is being launched by a Queen’s University-led research group in partnership with the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) in response to worldwide concerns about the threat of an influenza pandemic.

Personal and Family Care Module - an interactive online training program designed to provide health workers with information and tools to help them  look after themselves and their families during an influenza pandemic. Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC)

2008 Ontario Health Plan for an Influenza Pandemic (OHPIP) - MOHLTC

Pandemic influenza information for health professionals - MOHLTC

The Pandemic Planner  - a monthly newsletter for health care professionals. This newsletter provides information and updates on pandemic planning and related activities at the federal, provincial and local levels. All back issues are available. (MOHLTC) 20070305

SARS Commission Web Site (Campbell Report)
  • SARS Commission Interim Report 1 20040415
  • SARS Commission Interim Report 2 20050405
  • Spring of Fear - volume 1 20061215
  • Spring of Fear - volume 2 20061215
  • Spring of Fear - volume 3 20061215

Flu and Pandemic Planning - Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)  20060309

Flu and Pandemic Planning Checklist - WSIB  20060509

 Stand on Guard for Thee - From University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics. Ethical considerations in preparedness planning for pandemic influenza.  20051101

CANADA

Pandemic Influenza Portal - One-stop access to information from Government of Canada departments and agencies on pandemic, avian and seasonal influenza.  20060403

Provincial and Territorial information on pandemic influenza - Government of  Canada

Pandemic Influenza Portal - Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)

Canadian Pandemic Influenza Plan for the Health Sector - PHAC
(click here for French-language version)

The Role of Health Leaders in Planning for an Influenza Pandemic - Canadian College of Health Service Executives (CCHSE)
(Click here for French version)  20060501

Pandemic Planning - Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) 20070404

UNITED STATES

Interim Public Health Guidance for the Use of Facemasks and Respirators in Non-Occupational Community Settings during an Influenza Pandemic (click here for HTML)  (click here for PDF) - US Department of Health and Human Services.  20070503

Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Guidance for Healthcare Workers and Healthcare Employers - Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).  20070523

Scientific Workshop: Committee on Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers During an Influenza Pandemic - Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.  20070222

Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for an Influenza Pandemic - Occupational Safety and Health Administration.  20070404

Ethical Guidelines in Pandemic Influenza - Ethics Subcommittee of the Advisory Committee to the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Ethical considerations in vaccine and anti-viral drug distribution prioritization, and in the development of interventions that would limit individual freedom and create social distancing.  20070319

Pandemic and avian flu information - US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Hospital Preparedness checklist for pandemic influenza 2005 - HHS

CDC Pandemic Information for Health Professionals - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Long-Term Care and Other Residential Facilities Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist 2006 - CDC 

Policy Review: State Plans for Containment of Pandemic Influenza - CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases journal, Sep 2006

When to use Antiviral Drugs for the Flu - CDC 

Influenza Pandemic / New York State Pandemic Influenza Plan - New York State Department of Health

Information on pandemic influenza - University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy

New York City Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Plan - 2006 

INTERNATIONAL

Pandemic influenza draft protocol for rapid response and containment - World Health Organization (WHO). The protocol has three main parts. The first describes the steps needed to recognize the signal or “triggering” event. The second part describes the immediate actions that should follow recognition of the signal. The third part describes the actions that should be undertaken once the event has been verified, the overall situation has been assessed, and a decision has been made to launch the rapid containment operation. 20060328

Interim guidelines on clinical management of humans infected by influenza A(H5N1) - WHO. These guidelines are based on current knowledge of human influenza A(H5N1) infections deriving from experience during the 1997 outbreak in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China (Hong Kong SAR) and from preliminary reports of recent cases in Thailand and Viet Nam. As more case data become available, these guidelines will be modified as appropriate. 20040302

WHO strategic action plan for pandemic influenza 2006-2007 - World Health Organization (WHO)

Global influenza preparedness plan 2005 - WHO (click here for French version)  

Checklist for influenza pandemic preparedness planning 2005 - WHO (click here for French version)  

List of National Influenza Pandemic Plans - WHO

OTHER

Pandemic Influenza Selected Reading - Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (University of Minnesota)