Topics in Clinical Biosecurity: Public Health Preparedness & Response

Listed below are all CBN* articles on Public Health Preparedness & Response published since 2005

• 12/16/2011. Transmission of 2009 Pandemic Influenza to Healthcare Workers: A recent study reinforces the importance of droplet precautions, PPE, and other prevention measures during a flu pandemic and as standard practice for all HCWs in all healthcare settings where daily prevention of nosocomial infection is essential. 
• 11/4/2011. The Bio-Response Report Card: Some Progress, But More Work Needed: In mid-October, the Bipartisan WMD Terrorism Research Center, released its “Bio-Response Report Card.” The newly released report card was constructed to, “provide a strategic, end-to-end assessment of America’s bio-response capabilities.” 
• 10/21/2011. Biosurveillance and Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis: Fine et al. recently published a retrospective study to determine whether access to real-time prevalence data for the very common condition of group A streptococcal (GAS) pharyngitis could improve clinical care if incorporated into treatment algorithms. 
• 09/16/2011. CDC Releases Strategic Plan for Public Health Preparedness: On September 9, 2011, the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released A National Strategic Plan for Public Health Preparedness and Response. 
• Universal Flu Vaccination of Healthcare Personnel: A Patient Safety Issue. October 22, 2010. 
• Update on Personal Protective Equipment. December 19, 2008. 
• AHRQ Releases Report on Home Healthcare During a Pandemic. July 14, 2008. 
• OSHA Issues Guidance for Stockpiling Masks and Respirators. May 30, 2008. 
• Definitive Care for the Critically Ill During a Disaster. May 15, 2008. 
• Indonesia Conducts 3-Day Drill of Pandemic Influenza National Response Plan. May 1, 2008. 
• CDC Publishes Report on Meeting of Experts to Update Guidelines for Management of Anthrax. April 14, 2008. 
• ASPR Makes First Playbook Available. March 28, 2008. 
• California Releases Healthcare Surge Guidelines. February 29, 2008. 
• White House Releases HSPD 21: National Strategy for Public Health and Medical Preparedness. October 19, 2007. 
• Learning from the XDR-TB Experience: Policy Priorities Going Forward. June 7, 2007. 
• OSHA Releases Pandemic Guidance for Healthcare Personnel. May 24, 2007. 
• CDC Issues Interim Guidance for the Use of Facemasks and Respirators in Non-Occupational Settings during an Influenza Pandemic. May 11, 2007. 
• HHS Launches New Website to Guide Medical Care during a Mass Casualty Radiation Incident. March 14, 2007. 
• Surgical Masks May Provide Significant Aerosol Protection. February 15, 2007. 
• CDC Releases Interim Planning Guidance for Mitigation of Pandemic Influenza. February 7, 2007. 
• Passage of S. 3678-The Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. December 20, 2006. 
• Smallpox Antiviral Effective in Animal Trials. October 23, 2006. 
• New Research on Antiviral Treatment of Influenza. October 13, 2006. 
• Antibiotics to Treat Pneumonia: An Overlooked Essential Element of Pandemic Preparedness. September 1, 2006. 
• New York City Addresses Crucial Issues in Planning for Pandemic Flu. August 22, 2006. 
• CDC Releases New Guidelines for H5N1 Testing. June 8, 2006. 
• Severe Pandemic Planning Assumptions. June 2, 2006. 
• Recommendations for Hospital Preparedness for Pandemic Influenza. May 9, 2006. 
• Hospitals, You Are On Your Own. May 4, 2006. 
• CDC Warns of Possible Exposure to Mumps During Air Travel. April 13, 2006. 
• Disease Control Measures for Flu. October 31, 2005. 
• NVAC Priorities. August 2, 2005. 
• Oseltamivir. July 26, 2005. 
• Potential Anthrax Therapeutic. July 11, 2005. 
• Avian Influenza; Polio. May 17, 2005. 
• Biothreat Update; Pandemic Vaccine. May 2, 2005. 
• Anthrax Response; New Vaccines. April 26, 2005. 

                  
*Formerly The Clinicians' Biosecurity Network Report; title changed in July 2011