Banach DB, Johnston BL, et al. Outbreak Response and Incident Management: SHEA Guidance and Resources for Healthcare Epidemiologists in United States Acute-Care Hospitals. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. 2017;38(12):1393-1419. doi:10.1017/ice.2017.212.
ORTP Guidance
Tables and guides that can be downloaded, completed with individual/facility information, saved to a desktop, and printed.
Banach DB, Johnston BL, et al. Outbreak Response and Incident Management: SHEA Guidance and Resources for Healthcare Epidemiologists in United States Acute-Care Hospitals. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. 2017;38(12):1393-1419. doi:10.1017/ice.2017.212.
AHEPP
How to implement of HICS in small hospitals, including considerations for off-duty staff
ORTP Guidance
Table of potential responsibilities of the healthcare epidemiologist divided into the four stages of incident management (preparedness, mitigation, response, recovery). The epidemiologist should use this table as a guide. Activities may vary based on facility structure and needs.
ORTP Guidance
Table 3 from the ORTP guidance with fillable columns for individual/facility information.
Fillable PDF with columns for name(s), phone numbers, email addresses, and notes for key contacts in the facility and external including:
ORTP Guidance
Table excerpted from the ORTP Guidance with columns to track locations, relevant files, and contacts for resources and assets for:
ORTP Guidance
Table of likely hospital resources and assets (facility equipment, pharmaceuticals, infrastructure) to consider for outbreak preparedness and response, and resources for training and education of healthcare personnel.
ORTP Guidance
Expands on Table 3 in the “Outbreak Response and Incident Management: SHEA Guidance and Resources for Healthcare Epidemiologists in United States Acute Care Hospitals” and pairs potential activities of the healthcare epidemiologist with implementation considerations.
Potential implementation activities are based on Waltz et al “Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change” (ERIC) study of 73 discrete implementation strategies.
Fillable PDF to to download, complete, and save individual and facility information relevant to implementation activities (fillable implementation version of ORTP Guidance Table 3), tools, and teams.
CMS
Regulatory framework for provision of emergency care regardless of ability to pay, with specific response regarding EVD. Includes requirements for screening for infectious disease, isolation, contacting public health, and deferring to public health guidance. Reviews the EMTALA Screening Obligation that every hospital or critical access hospital (CAH) with a dedicated emergency department is required to conduct an appropriate medical screening examination (MSE) of all individuals who come to the ED.
CMS
Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers
HHS ASPR Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE)
CDC
HHS
Flow chart for when health information should be disclosed for public health emergency preparedness
OSHA
Integrated into the OSHA guidance for environmental controls, includes:
OSHA
Applicable regulations and standards for:
ORTP Guidance
Fillable PDF with columns for name(s), phone numbers, email addresses, and notes for key contacts in the facility and external including:
ORTP Guidance
Table excerpted from the ORTP Guidance with columns to track locations, relevant files, and contacts for resources and assets for:
AHEPP
How to implement of HICS in small hospitals, including considerations for off-duty staff
Practical advice for implementing prevention and control measures for EVD and other hemorrhagic virus infections
How a community hospital implemented administrative, engineering, and personal protective equipment controls in order to safely and effectively manage patients with EVD.
Cummings KJ, Choi MJ, Esswein EJ, et al. Addressing infection prevention and control in the first U.S. community hospital to care for patients with Ebola virus disease: context for national recommendations and future strategies. Ann Intern Med 2017; 165: 41-9.
Hurricane Katrina and the impact of disasters on pediatric chronic illness
Abramson, David M., Garfield, Richard M., On the Edge: Children and Families Displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Face a Looming Medical and Mental Health Crisis, 2006, National Center for Disaster Preparedness
LTC-specific forms, notifications, infographics
Interventions and strategies needed to prevent situation in one’s facility
Descriptive study of the healthcare facility transmission of MERS-CoV to a number of patients. Highlights how overcrowding in emergency departments and failing to identify and isolate infected patients contributed to the outbreak.
Cho SY, Jang J-M, Ha YE, et al. MERS-CoV outbreak following single patient exposure in an emergency room in South Korea: an epidemiological outbreak study. Lancet 2016; 388:994-1001.
Practical advice for implementing prevention and control measures for EVD and other hemorrhagic virus infections
How a community hospital implemented administrative, engineering, and personal protective equipment controls in order to safely and effectively manage patients with EVD.
Cummings KJ, Choi MJ, Esswein EJ, et al. Addressing infection prevention and control in the first U.S. community hospital to care for patients with Ebola virus disease: context for national recommendations and future strategies. Ann Intern Med 2017; 165: 41-9.
May L. Case Study: The Toronto SARS II Experience. Chapter in Hunting and Gleason. Essential Case Studies in Public Health: Putting Public Health into Practice. Jones and Bartlett Publishers
MMWR
First description of C. auris cases in the United States. U.S. isolates are related to isolates from South America and South Asia. Evidence from U.S. case investigations suggests likely transmission of the organism occurred in healthcare settings. It is important that U.S. laboratories accurately identify C. auris and for healthcare facilities to implement recommended infection control practices to prevent the spread of C. auris. Local and state health departments and CDC should be notified of possible cases of C. auris and of isolates of C. haemulonii and Candida spp. that cannot be identified after routine testing.
Vallabhaneni S, Kallen A, Tsay S, et al. Investigation of the First Seven Reported Cases of Candida auris, a Globally Emerging Invasive, Multidrug-Resistant Fungus — United States, May 2013–August 2016. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2016;65:1234–1237. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6544e1
Review article on clinical features, natural history, case definition and predictive value, diagnosis, treatment, transmission of risk factors.
Vincent C.C. Cheng, Jasper F.W. Chan, Kelvin K.W. To, K.Y. Yuen, Clinical management and infection control of SARS: Lessons learned, Antiviral Research, Volume 100, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 407-419, ISSN 0166-3542, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.antiviral.2013.08.016.
References from ORTP Guidance, “Outbreak Response and Incident Management: SHEA Guidance and Resources for Healthcare Epidemiologists in United States Acute-Care Hospitals,” additional tools, resources, and articles.
ASPR TRACIE
HHS ASPR Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE)