Interim healthcare coalition checklist for pandemic planning 3 hpp capability 1. Who previously published pandemic preparedness guidance in 1999 and a revision of that guidance in 2005. Correctional facilities lit rep supplement march 4, 2020. Many emergency departments, clinics, and physician offices were filled with symptomatic patients and the worried well as public health and emergency management agencies modified plans to respond to the evolving pandemic by delivering risk communications to the public, establishing mass vaccination. While the content at the links provided below was developed to prepare for, or respond to, an influenza flu pandemic, the newly emerged coronavirus disease 2019 covid19 is a respiratory disease that seems to be spreading much like flu. A fixed timestep of four hours was used, as manual verification showed that shorter. Contingency preparedness planning manual, volume ii.
Emergency preparedness includes all activities, such as plans, procedures, contact lists and exercises, undertaken in anticipation of a likely emergency. Sample model pandemic flu policy purpose employer strives to provide a safe and healthy workplace for all employees. The pandemic preparedness plan coordinator is responsible for developing a pandemic disease plan dealing with disease issues and their impact at the. The foundation of response to a pandemic is a basic understanding of emergency preparedness plans and response systems, medication and health care delivery systems, access issues and the roles of pharmacists and support staff. Estimates of health and economic impacts are important to guide public health policy. Section 3 summarizes the context for pandemic preparedness actions with an overview of pandemic in.
In 2009, the world watched as the pandemic influenza a h1n1 virus circulated the globe. Summary of key information practical to countries experiencing outbreaks of a h5n1 and other subtypes of avian influenza. Provides guidelines for a range of activities, from monitoring the spread of a virus, to using the most effective vaccines and medicines. A pandemic can affect public health for a year or more, and any preparedness and or response plans should take this into. Despite all preparedness efforts, canada will not be. However, with the recent outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome sars in canada and. A model plan for influenza pandemic preparedness version 5. Therefore, the pandemic preparedness guidelines serve as guidance only and provide actions that should be considered as events unfold. Interprofessional collaboration position statement. Pdf canadian national surveys on pandemic influenza. Develop, test and update psychosocial preparedness and response plans. Canadian pandemic influenza preparedness update june 16.
In 2005 and 2006, the white house homeland security council outlined the national strategy for pandemic influenza cdcpdf 358 kb, 17 pages and national strategy for pandemic influenza implementation plan cdcpdf 4. Inform staff that a pandemic plan is being prepared the importance of a pandemic preparedness plan should be recognized and supported by top administration design clear and uniform communication policies. Our primary goal is to protect the safety and wellbeing of o ur students, faculty and. In 2009, canadas pandemic preparedness planning efforts were tested for the.
Pandemic influenza preparedness, response and recovery. The overall goal of pandemic influenza preparedness and response is first to minimize serious illness and overall deaths. One of the best things thats ever happened to me on an airplane in my life is i was sitting on a plane next to this lady, and i was reading parasite rex, which is carl zimmers beautiful, beautiful book on parasitism in humans and. During a 1957 influenza pandemic in liverpool, up to 10. In 2011, there was an outbreak of influenza at two maine. It serves as a guide for healthcare professionals, who must plan for and. The committee heard from representatives of the federal government, several provincial and territorial governments, healthcare professions, first nations and inuit organizations, and the research community as it. The canadian pandemic influenza plan for the health sector. National pandemic influenza plans pandemic influenza. These plans aimed to stop, slow or otherwise limit the.
Who pandemic influenza preparedness and response guidance. Pandemic preparedness is a continuous process of planning, exercising, revising and translating into action national and subnational pandemic preparedness and response plans. Interim healthcare coalition checklist for pandemic planning. Pandemic planners are referred to the cpip, annex d, preparing for the pandemic vaccine response, which describes the preparations for the pandemic vaccine program that are under way at the federal and pan canadian levels, as well as the key planning issues. Planning and preparedness before the next pandemic strikes is critical for an effective response. Medical offices and clinics pandemic influenza planning. Consult with the pandemic coordinator and key administrators prior to activating the emergency command center. Emergency and pandemic preparedness canadian pandemic influenza plan. The level of preparedness will influence the final death toll. A mathematical model of the transmission dynamics of influenza was used to keep track of the population according to risk of infection low or high and infection status susceptible, exposed or infectious. Offers a national public health approach to preparing for an influenza pandemic in canada.
However, because the new pandemic vaccine will be available in batches, the cpip is developing national recommendations for which population subgroups. Canadas response to the 2009 h1n1 influenza pandemic. North american plan for animal and pandemic influenza napapi world health organization. For example, the corresponding figure in the canada. Canadian national surveys on pandemic influenza preparations. Tags emergency preparation flu influenza pandemics. The illinois pandemic preparedness and response plan provides a set of preparedness activities and response functions to be carried out by idph and, where appropriate, provide local health departments, health care provider systems and first responder. Kansas pandemic influenza preparedness and response plan version 2.
Your organizations needs assessment should identify specific supplies and quantities needed to deal with a. British columbia pandemic influenza preparedness plan guidelines for planning, response and recovery august 2005 hope for the best prepare for the worst. Nonpharmaceutical interventions npis constituted the principal public health response to the previous influenza a h1n1 2009 pandemic and are one key area of ongoing preparation for future pandemics. Pandemic preparedness and response plan 2 manager plant operations and plant services controller responsible for maintenance, repair of plant and cleaning and disinfection of all board facilities. Contingency preparedness planning manual, volume i. Pandemic influenza psychosocial annex canadian psychological. A strain dominance would continue in the 20102011 influenza season. But if you want some really good reading, pick up a copy of the 2011 canadian pandemic preparedness manual. Maintain close liaison with the pandemic coordinator who will keep the president informed on the current situation. This manual provides the basis for united states coast guard planning policy across all coast guard missions and contingencies. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the canadian pandemic influenza preparedness plan.
To our knowledge, this is the first assessment of the preparedness of canadian cmas accommodate surges in patient demand during a second pandemic influenza wave with the help of interwave vaccination. Thailand is an important point of focus in terms of global pandemic preparedness and response due to its role as the major transportation hub for southeast asia, the endemic presence of. Prepandemic and peripandemic findings article pdf available in bmc public health 1. When an influenza pandemic occurs it will likely spread rapidly to all communities in ontario. A pandemic will trigger implementation of the canadian pandemic influenza plan cpip, the ontario health plan for an influenza pandemic ohpip, and local pandemic contingency plans developed during the prepandemic and pandemic alert phases. Nature of the challenge of the many scenarios that may have a tremendous impact on the administration of justice, one of the least studied or planned for is that of a pandemic. National assessment of canadian pandemic preparedness. Emergency preparedness and response position statement. Healthcare system preparedness healthcare system preparedness is the ability of a communitys healthcare system to prepare, respond, and recover from incidents that have a public health and medical impact in. Pandemic influenza risk management who guidance 2017 report a problem or mistake on this page. Pandemic preparedness for colleges and universities. American university pandemic preparedness guidelines.
Cna believes that, much like interprofessional collaboration, effective emergency preparedness and response requires collaboration between all levels of government, as well as nongovernmental organizations public safety canada, 2018. This checklist is modeled after a pandemic preparedness checklist for hospitals and should be used in conjunction with guidance on healthcare preparedness planning in supplement 3 of the hhs pandemic in. Recently, the congressional budget office predicted that a severe flu pandemic could infect 90 million people and kill more than 20 million in the u. Pandemic preparedness tools for the community office. This pandemic flu policy outlines our overall response to a pandemic flu outbreak and our emergencypreparedness and business continuity plan. This pandemic influenza preparedness and response plan. Guidance and tools developed for pandemic influenza. This page provides information for libraries and librarians about how to prepare for a pandemic such as the novel coronavirus covid 19, including libraryspecific policy suggestions and more universal resources on pandemic education, prevention and preparation. Influenza pandemic emergency planning and preparedness. Canadian pandemic influenza plan canadian nurses association. Kansas pandemic influenza preparedness and response plan.
Meet with the emergency management team and determine operating levels for the college in the event of an outbreak. Canadian pandemic influenza plan feb 2004 national framework focused on the health sector nationally agreed upon goal preparedness, response and recovery sections and key components new edition in 2006 new who pandemic phases emergency management and coordination update guidelines, including public health measures. Guidelines for pandemic emergency preparedness planning. Many of the resources are specific to influenza outbreaks, but can be used more universally to help educate and inform decisions on. Pandemic influenza preparedness and response plan, restricted distribution purpose of the plan this pandemic influenza preparedness and response plan is a guide on how to prepare, detect, and respond to an influenza pandemic in the state of nevada. Hhs has made substantial progress in pandemic influenza preparedness since the 2005 plan was released. Pandemic preparedness guidelines american university. This 2007 manual was developed to help prisons and jails improve preparedness for pandemic influenza. British columbia pandemic influenza preparedness plan. The manual contains sections with immediate relevance to covid19 preparedness. The importance of influenza viruses as biologic threats is due to a. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the relative threat of a secondwave influenza pandemic across 33 canadian cmas. Improving pandemic preparedness 3 robust global surveillance boosts seasonal and pandemic preparedness the who global influenza surveillance and response system monitors the evolution of influenza viruses, provides recommendations for vaccines and acts as an alert mechanism for potential pandemics11.
Brief to the senate committee on social affairs, science and technology. Canadas pandemic influenza preparedness planning takes place within a. Pandemic influenza plan centers for disease control and. The goal of these preparedness activities is to make sure that the government is ready and able to respond quickly and effectively in the event of an emergency. An influenza pandemic has greater potential to cause rapid increases in death and illness than virtually any other natural health threat. An influenza pandemic could last for a year of more, infecting up to onethird of the population of canada.