The ASHP Research and Education Foundation offers these resources to support pandemic influenza planning efforts in departments of pharmacy and to foster pharmacist involvement in pandemic preparedness at the institutional and community levels. These Web resources and the ASHP Foundation’s Pandemic Influenza Assessment Tool for Health-System Pharmacy Departments™ can help directors of pharmacy and their designees ensure that they have taken the necessary steps to plan for pandemic influenza.
The Pandemic Influenza Assessment Tool was developed by an expert panel composed of health-system pharmacists, physicians, pandemic influenza policy experts, a healthcare executive and a representative from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Development of this tool was supported by Roche.
Swine Flu Information
• CDC Swine Flu Information
• Pan American Health Organization Swine Flu Information
• WHO Swine Flu Information
Integration with Institutional Planning
• Caring for the Critically Ill
• CDC Hospital Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist
• CDC Public Health Law News
• Department of Homeland Security Pandemic Influenza Best Practices and Model Protocols
• HHS Pandemic Influenza Plan
• National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Local Health Department Guide to Pandemic Planning
• OSHA Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Guidance for Healthcare Workers and Healthcare Employers
• Roche Pandemic Planning Tool Kit
• State and Local Planning and Response Activities
• VA Pandemic Influenza Plan
• WHO Checklist for Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Planning
• WHO International Health Regulations (2005): Areas of Work for Implementation
Pharmacy Department Leadership
• A Pharmacist’s Guide to Pandemic Preparedness
• CDC Pandemic Influenza Information for Health Professionals
• Fauci AS. Pandemic influenza threat and preparedness. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006;12:73-7.
• FEMA Introduction to the Incident Command System
• Hospital Incident Command System (HEICS)
• Orange County Health Department Pharmacist Volunteer Job Description
• Orange County Health Department Pharmacy Technician Volunteer Job Description
• PandemicFlu.gov General Information
• University of Kentucky Pharmacist Job Action Sheet
• WHO Pandemic Preparedness Information
Medications and Supplies
• Antivirals – State Allocations
• CDC Ethical Guidelines in Pandemic Influenza
• CDC FluAid 2.0
• CDC FluSurge 2.0
• CDC Guidance on Prevention and Treatment of Swine-Origin Influenza Virus Infection in Young Children
• CDC Strategic National Stockpile
• CDC Support for the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC)
• HHS Guidance on Antiviral Drug Distribution and Use
• HHS Guidance on Vaccine Distribution and Use
• HHS Healthcare Planning Guidance
• HHS Pandemic Influenza Plan
• Mass Medical Care with Scarce Resources
• A Community Planning Guide
• MedWatch
• National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Local Health
Department Guide to Pandemic Planning
• POD Activation Exercise for a Pandemic
• Preparation of Oseltamivir Oral Suspension
• State and Local Planning and Response Activities
• Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
• WHO Guidelines on the Use of Vaccines and Antivirals During Influenza Pandemics
Professional Education and Training
• CDC Crisis and Emergency Risk and Communication Course
• CDC Droplet Precautions
• CDC Guidance on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Healthcare Settings
• Center for HICS Education and Training
• CDC Influenza Training
• CDC Mask and Respirators Fact Sheet
• CDC Standard Precautions
• Exercise Development Guide for Validating Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Plans
• HHS Pandemic Influenza Education and Training Guidance
• IS-100 Introduction to Incident Command System
• IS-100.HC Introduction to the Incident Command System for Healthcare/Hospitals
• IS-200.HC Applying ICS to Healthcare Organizations
• IS-700 National Incident Management System, An Introduction
• Pandemic Influenza Information for the Health Provider
• Preparing for an Influenza Pandemic: Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers
• Respiratory Hygiene/Cough Etiquette in Healthcare Settings
Public Education and Training
• American Red Cross Pandemic Influenza Education Information
• CDC Guidance on Stopping the Spread of Germs at Home, Work and School
• NIEHS Kids’ Pages
• OSHA Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for an Influenza Pandemic
• Respiratory Hygiene/Cough Etiquette in Healthcare Settings
Staffing
• Emergency System for the Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals
• FluWorkLoss 1.0
• CDC FluSurge 2.0
• A Guide to Managing Stress in Crisis Response Professions
• Medical Reserve Corps
• National Disaster Medical System
• Orange County Health Department Pharmacist Volunteer Job Description
• Orange County Health Department Pharmacy Technician Volunteer Job Description
• OSHA Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Guidance for Healthcare Workers and Healthcare Employers
• PA Pandemic Preparedness Information
• A Pharmacist’s Guide to Pandemic Preparedness
• University of Kentucky Pharmacist Job Action Sheet
Public Affairs / Communications (Internal and External)
• American Red Cross Pandemic Influenza Education Information
• CDC Community Planning Information
• CDC FluView
• CDC Pandemic Influenza Information for Health Professionals
• A Guide to Managing Stress in Crisis Response Professions
• HHS Pandemic Influenza Education and Training Guidance
• HHS Pandemic Influenza Plan
• National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Local Health Department Guide to Pandemic Planning
• NIEHS Kids’ Pages
• OSHA Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Guidance for Healthcare Workers and Healthcare Employers
• PandemicFlu.gov General Information
• PandemicFlu.Gov Monitoring Outbreaks
• State and Local Planning and Response Activities