Session: Healthcare Preparedness (Fifth Decennial International Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infections (March 18-22, 2010))

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Infection Control Risk Assessment of Indonesian Satellite Health Clinics Caring for Displaced Survivors of the December 2005 Tsunami
Mary Lou Manning, PhD., CRNP, Thomas Jefferson University, School of Nursing

764

Initial Response of Healthcare Institutions to Emergence of H1N1 Influenza: Experiences, Obstacles, and Perceived Future Needs
Ebbing Lautenbach, MD, MPH, MSCE, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH, University of Michigan and Ann Arbor VA Medical Center; David Henderson, MD, National Institutes of Health; Anthony Harris, MD, MPH, University of Maryland School of Medicine

765

Infection Control in Acute Care Hospitals, Finland 2008
Tommi Kärki, RN, National Institute for Health and Welfare; Irma Meriö-Hietaniemi, RN, National Institute for Health and Welfare/Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa; Teemu Möttönen, MSc, National Institute for Health and Welfare; Outi Lyytikäinen, MD, PhD, National Institute for Health and Welfare

766

Planning for a Pandemic: One Hospital's Approach
Rekha Murthy, MD, Cedars Sinai Medical Center; Sriram Dasu, PhD, University of Southern California; Deborah Lehman, MD, Cedars Sinai Medical Center; Jonathan Grien, MD, Cedars Sinai Medical Center; Neil Romanoff, MD, Cedars Sinai Medical Center; Mark Gavens, Cedars Sinai Medical Center; Michael Langberg, MD, Cedars Sinai Medical Center

767

Surveillance Systems for Tracking Patients and Employees during Epidemics and Disasters
Diane G. Dumigan RN, BSN, CIC, Hospital of Saint Raphael; Cynthia A. Kohan MS, MT(ASCP), CIC, Hospital of Saint Raphael; Timothea Cooper RN, BSN, CIC, Hospital of Saint Raphael; Kevin Early BS, RPH, MSCIS, Hospital of Saint Raphael; Richard Meskill, Hospital of Saint Raphael; Jacqueline F. Nadeau BS, M(ASCP), Hospital of Saint Raphael; John M. Boyce, MD, Hospital of Saint Raphael

768

H1N1 Pandemic Influenza Exposures at an Urban Public University-affiliated Hospital in Atlanta
Gabriel R. Wishik, MD, MPH, Emory University Department of Medicine and Grady Memorial Hospital; Nisha Nair, MPH, Grady Memorial Hospital; Zora Robinson, RN, Grady Memorial Hospital; Susan Ray, MD, Emory University Department of Medicine and Grady Memorial Hospital; Henry M. Blumberg, MD, Emory University Department of Medicine and Grady Memorial Hospital

769

Planning for the Inevitable: Preparing for Epidemic/Pandemic Respiratory Illness in the Shadow of H1N1
Abigail L. Carlson, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Elizabeth Lee Daugherty, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Trish Perl, MD, MSc, The Johns Hopkins Hospital

770

Contamination and Remediation of Hospital Water Systems Following Hurricane Ike
Carmen Tichindelean, MD, Munson Medical Center; Angela Hewlett, MD, MS, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Pamela Falk, MPH, University of Texas Medical Branch; C. Glen Mayhall, MD, University of Texas Medical Branch

771

Air Quality Evaluation and Remediation of the University of Texas Medical Branch Following Hurricane Ike
Angela Hewlett, MD, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Carmen Tichindelean, MD, Munsen Medical Center; Pamela Falk, MPH, University of Texas Medical Branch; C. Glen Mayhall, MD, University of Texas Medical Branch

772

Role of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) in Influenza H1N1 Preparedness
Janet P. Haas, DNSc, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College; Barbara Clones, RN, MPH, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College; Jose L. Munoz, MD, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College; Mary Donahoe, RN, MSN, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College; Sophie Labrecque, RN, MSc, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College; Mary Ann Magerl, RN, MA, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College; Moira Quinn, RN, BSN, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College; Georgeta Rinck, RN, MPH, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College; Marisa Montecalvo, MD, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College

773

It's the Flu! What should we do?
Carolyn Quinn, RN, Schneider Children's Hospital; Madeline Fennelly, RN, Schneider Children's Hospital; Joelle Jean, RN, Schneider Children's Hospital; Louise McEvoy, RN, Schneider Children's Hospital; Valerie Vautrine-Gardinier, RN, Schneider Children's Hospital; Dina Cicillini, RN, Schneider Children's Hospital; Jerry O'Leary, RN, Schneider Children's Hospital; Ann McGrath, RN, Schneider Children's Hospital; Linda Jendresky, MPH, Schneider Children's Hospital

775

Preparing for the Next Outbreak: Engineering Out the Risk
Brenda Ang, MBBS, MMed, MPH, Tan Tock Seng Hospital; Mia Siang Goh, Tan Tock Seng Hospital

776

Use of Portable Treatment Structures for Decreasing Hospital Spread of Novel H1N1 Influenza
Robert A. Pinter, MD, MPH, South Texas Veterans Health Care System; Teresa Boyd, DO, South Texas Veterans Health Care System; Patti Grota, RN, South Texas Veterans Health Care System; Jean Przykucki, RN, South Texas Veterans Health Care System; Ann Denison, RN, South Texas Veterans Health Care System; Jose Cadena, MD, South Texas Veterans Health Care System and University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

777

Outcomes of Patients Hospitalized in Denver With 2009 Influenza A(H1N1): An Inner City Experience
Connie S. Price, MD, Denver Health Medical Center; Amy Trantanella, RN, Denver Health; Allison Sabel, MD, PhD, Denver Health; Bob Wolken, RRT, Denver Health; Timothy C. Jenkins, MD, Denver Health Medical Center; John Ogle, MD, Denver Health Medical Center; Ivor Douglas, MD, FRCP(UK), Denver Health Medical Center

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