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This issue of The Express highlights the following resources: Please continue to access our Novel Coronavirus Resources Page, the National Institutes of Health Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment Guidelines, and CDC’s Coronavirus webpage, and reach out if you need TA. |
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New! ASPR TRACIE’s Climate Change Resilience and Healthcare System Considerations
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| Climate change continues to negatively impact national security, environmental stability, and human health conditions. ASPR TRACIE’s Climate Change Resilience and Healthcare System Considerations resource provides an overview of climate trends in the U.S., outlining the impacts of climate-related illness and injury on health system operations, care delivery, and patient surge. It touches on the importance of bolstering healthcare infrastructure resilience, facility hardening, and highlights three areas being affected by various elements of climate change. |
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New! Climate Change and Healthcare System Considerations Topic Collection
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| The resources in this Topic Collection highlight planning considerations, educational and planning resources, and lessons learned from a variety of natural and human-caused disasters and provide guidance for healthcare practitioners who are committed to addressing climate change and the impacts on healthcare systems. |
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Hospital Evacuation during a Wildfire and Pandemic: Avista Adventist Shares their Experience
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| On December 30th, 2021, healthcare workers at Centura Health’s Avista Adventist Hospital were managing a pandemic and planning for a winter storm. The hospital, which includes a large neonatal intensive care unit, was full, with less than 5% capacity. Unbeknownst to the staff working during that holiday weekend, the Marshall Fire was approaching the building, and would cause some of them to lose their homes while forcing the hospital to evacuate in under two hours. ASPR TRACIE highlights the experiences, challenges, and lessons learned by five subject matter experts in this article. |
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Register Today: Strategies for Healthcare Workplace Violence Prevention: Risk Assessment and De-Escalation
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| The headlines speak volumes, and they all lead to the same conclusion: violence in healthcare facilities presents a significant challenge to patients, providers, support staff, and visitors. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the issue in many ways. The Joint Commission released new and revised workplace violence prevention standards which will apply to all accredited hospitals and critical access hospitals. This 60-minute webinar, scheduled for Wednesday, March 2, 2022, from 1:00-2:00 pm ET, will highlight these standards and the definition and use of risk assessment and de-escalation techniques to prevent violence against healthcare workers. Register today! |
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Register Today: AHEPP Annual Virtual Conference
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Registration for the Virtual Annual AHEPP Conference, to be held from March 1-15, 2022, is officially open! Please join ASPR TRACIE at these sessions: - COVID and Crisis Care: Ethical and Supply Considerations (March 10, 11:00-12:00 pm CT, 12:00-1:00 pm ET)
- Supportive and Allied Healthcare Services: Vital Roles during COVID-19 and Beyond (March 15, 11:00-1:00 pm CT, 12:00 -2:00 pm ET)
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Subscribe to the Division of Critical Infrastructure Protection’s Bulletins
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| ASPR’s Division of Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) offers a variety of newsletters to keep stakeholders informed during emergency response and steady state. The newsletters inform stakeholders of the most significant issues facing the Healthcare and Public Health Sector including cybersecurity, healthcare supply chains, COVID-19, and more. If you are interested in receiving CIP newsletters, visit the CIP newsletter subscription webpage. |
