News and Articles

Emergency Planning for Electricity-Dependent Medical Equipment Users

Many people with disabilities use durable medical equipment to help treat chronic conditions and disabilities, some of which may be electricity dependent. It’s important for these individuals to have a plan for emergency situations where electricity is not readily available.

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Training & Events

Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) 

Archived Webinar

This is the archived webinar that took place on December 19, 2018 titled "Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD)"  This archived webinar discusses what an LVAD is, whether CPR can be done on these patients, and who to call with problems.

Presented by: Andy Griffith from University of Michigan

1 EMS Credit - Medical

MI-TRAIN Course ID: 1082239

The Michigan Update

Measles in Michigan: Resurgence in 2018

Alyssa Nowak, MPH – Adult and Adolescent Coordinator – MDHHS Division of Immunization

Measles is an extremely contagious, vaccine-preventable virus that is spread via coughing and sneezing and can live in an airspace for up to two hours. According to Centers for Disease Control (CDC), approximately 90% of people within close quarters of an infected individual will become infected themselves if they are not immune (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2016). This past year, Michigan experienced an alarming increase in the number of cases of measles with a total number of 19 confirmed cases for 2018. The last time Michigan experienced this many cases of measles was over 24 years ago in 1994.

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Research

Analysing the Link Between Public Transport Use and Airborne Transmission: Mobility and Contagion in the London Underground

The transmission of infectious diseases is dependent on the amount and nature of contacts between infectious and healthy individuals. Confined spaces allow for the increased spread of infectious diseases.  In this study the researchers explore the link between the use of public transport and the spread of airborne infections in urban environments.

The researchers utilized data from public transit cards for use on the London Underground to gather the number of trips and their routes. In order to estimate the spread of an airborne disease in each station, they used an analytical microscopic model that was initially designed to study people moving in a corridor.

The results showed a correlation between the use of public transport and the spread of influenza-like illness. By comparing the results with other demographic key factors, the data shows the role that the Underground plays in the spread of airborne infections in the English capital.  The results of this study can further inform the pattern of disease spread in other large urban areas with public transit.

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Tools & Resources

Provider Resilience Mobile App

This mobile app for Android and iOS devices gives frontline providers tools to keep themselves productive and emotionally healthy as they help the nation’s service members, veterans, and their families. It gives a quick snapshot of the user’s overall resilience rating – generated through user self-assessments – and a reminder clock showing how long since the user last took a day off. It also provides stress-busting and compassion satisfaction-building tools.

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