<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[CBN Public Health Preparedness]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/</link><description><![CDATA[Clinicians' Biosecurity Network Report archive for public health preparedness.]]></description><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright © 2010. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. All rights reserved.]]></copyright><managingEditor><![CDATA[cbn_editor@upmc-biosecurity.org]]></managingEditor><webmaster><![CDATA[cbn_editor@upmc-biosecurity.org]]></webmaster><lastBuildDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 04:03:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>SiteExecutive v4.1</generator><item><title><![CDATA[The 2009 H1N1 Experience: Conference Report (03-30-2010)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2010/03Mar_2010/cbnreport_03302010.html</link><description><![CDATA[On March 5, 2010, the Center convened a conference in Washington, DC, to review the most significant lessons learned from the response to the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic and to consider policy implications for future infectious disease emergencies.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2010/03Mar_2010/cbnreport_03302010.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:47:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unusual Case of GI Anthrax in New Hampshire Raises Questions (01-08-2010)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2010/01Jan_2010/cbnreport_01082010.html</link><description><![CDATA[On December 26, 2009, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services announced that a female member of a drumming group was diagnosed with gastrointestinal anthrax, presumably contracted at an event held on December 4.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2010/01Jan_2010/cbnreport_01082010.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:14:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Single-Dose Vaccination for the 2009 H1N1 Influenza A Virus (09-15-2009)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/09_September_2009/cbnreport_09152009.html</link><description><![CDATA[Two studies published ahead of print in the New England Journal of Medicine provide evidence that a single dose of vaccine may be sufficient for the 2009 H1N1 influenza A.]]></description><guid 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Healthcare Workers" stating that the regulatory, certification, and evaluation requirements for PPE need to be revisited to ensure PPE are safe and effective.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2007/10_October_2007/cbnreport_10042007.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:00:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New System Promises Access to Prescription Information in a Disaster (04-26-2007)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2007/04_April_2007/cbnreport_04262007.html</link><description><![CDATA[CBN Report: Descriptions of new internet-based service, Emergency RxHistory, that will provide prescribers and pharmacists access to the medication histories of patients displaced by a disaster from any internet connection.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2007/04_April_2007/cbnreport_04262007.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:51:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC Releases Interim Planning Guidance for Mitigation of Pandemic Influenza (02-07-2007):]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2007/02_February_2007/cbnreport_02072007.html</link><description><![CDATA[CBN Report: The CDC released its disease containment strategy for pandemic flu: Interim Pre-pandemic Planning Guidance: Community Strategy for pandemic Influenza Mitigation in the United States.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2007/02_February_2007/cbnreport_02072007.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2007 19:34:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Passage of S. 3678-The Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (12-20-2006)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2006/12_December_2006/cbnreport_122006.html</link><description><![CDATA[Summary of the details of the passage of S. 3678: The Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act.]]></description><guid 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