Initial Response

  • What is the scope of the incident and the response?
  • How will it affect service delivery?
  • Where are the impacted communities?
  • What population is impacted?
  • What is the anticipated medical surge?
  • Determine communication means
  • Evaluate healthcare organization, staff and supplies
  • Healthcare facility status
  • Consider healthcare facility incident command status
  • Determine health department status
  • Identify who need to know
  • Identify resources to be deployed
  • Consider healthcare facility decompression initiatives

Polio Resurgence: Guidance for Health Care Workers

Jan
11
When: Wednesday, Jan 11, 2023, 11:00AM - 12:00PM
Where:

Zoom

Polio has once again caught the attention of public health and health care officials after a case of vaccine-derived poliovirus was reported in New York this summer—the first case in the United States in 10 years.

In this webinar, experts share what you need to know about polio vaccines and CDC recommendations, patient management and post-polio syndrome, laboratory testing, and specimen handling and shipment.

Continuing education credits are available for this webinar.

Register: https://unmc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jcm7ETkSQw2odgGXPuJLAQ/?&utm_me...