December 2017 EPC Call

The December 14, 2017 EPC Call agenda is linked below. Due to a schedule conflict with the Statewide Bi-Weekly Hepatitis A Call for CD, Immz, and EH Programs, the EPC call start time will be moved back to 2:00 PM EST.

• December 2017 EPC Call Agenda

Additionally, materials for the presentation from the American Red Cross are linked below for review prior to the meeting.

• Focused Hepatitis Plan
  A one-page hepatitis A infection control and prevention plan that would be implemented in shelters opened in areas of confirmed hepatitis A outbreaks. Implementation of this plan is in addition to infection control and prevention initiatives implemented routinely in all Red Cross shelters. 
• Sheltering Infection Control and Prevention
  A Red Cross job tool for providing support to clients that includes guidance in providing services to clients in the aftermath of disasters. The infection control and prevention section is on Page 6 of this attachment and is titled “Assisting with Infection Control and Prevention in Sheltering Environment”. 
• DHS Worksheet
  This form is utilized in shelters by nurses for assessments of functional and access needs and identifying health issues. These are completed as soon as possible after shelter opening and ongoing as needed. 
• APIC: Infection Control and Prevention for Shelters During Disaster
  Red Cross policy is based on APIC Guidelines.

BP1-17 LHD Mid-Year Report

The BP1-17 mid-year progress reporting tool for LHDs is now available online.  The SurveyMonkey tool covers the reporting period of July 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017.  A PDF of the mid-year survey questions is attached below for reference, however the report must be submitted online using the survey link. The report must be completed no later than January 19, 2018 as stated in the work plan.  

• BP1-17 LHD Mid-Year Progress Report Survey
• Reference PDF of Mid-Year Progress Report Questions

December Second Wednesday Webinar

The next CDC Second Wednesday Webinar is scheduled for 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST on December 13, 2017. During this event, members of DSLR’s medical countermeasures (MCM) team and healthcare preparedness and response team (HPRT) will discuss and demonstrate several medical countermeasure tools to support state, local and territorial preparedness and response efforts.

• The purpose and submission frequency of MCM technical assistance action plans.
• An overview of community preparedness tools How to Develop Medical Surge Planning Workshops and the Pandemic Influenza Electronic Exercise Tool. The overview will include a short demonstration of the tool contents and a discussion on how community planners may use them to assist in medical countermeasure planning and exercising.

Registration is not required to join the December 13 webinar via Adobe Connect.  To listen to the audio portion, dial 1-800-475-4962 and enter participant passcode 4330935 (limited to the first 200 callers; however, Abode Connect does not have this restriction). Continuing education (CE) credit is available for this webinar. Past Second Wednesday Webinar recordings and presentation slides are available in the Hot Topics section of CDC’s Online Technical Resource and Assistance Center (On-TRAC).

Regional Point of Contacts   Region 1: Jim Koval   Region 2N & 2S: Jason Smith Region 3: Damon Gorelick  Region 5: Katie Dunkle-Reynolds Region 6: Matt Cook  Region 7: Craig Henry-Jones  Region 8: Kerry Chamberlain   LHD Regional POC Assignments

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