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Academic Emergency Medicine, February 2006: triage for mechanical ventilation during an epidemic (free abstract)
The Advisory Board: H1N1 triage and capacity resources (free downloads)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Home Health Care During a Pandemic: Issues and Resources
American College of Emergency Physicians, July 2009: National Strategic Plan for ED Management of Outbreaks of Novel H1N1 Influenza (free download)
American Health Lawyers Assn: Community Pan-Flu Preparedness: A Checklist of Key Legal Issues for Healthcare Providers
American Journal of Infection Control, February 2009: Evaluation of the filtration performance of N95 respirators after prolonged storage
Annals of Emergency Medicine, October 2006: Modified N95 mask delivers high inspired oxygen concentrations while effectively filtering aerosolized microparticles (free abstract)
AHRMM pandemic flu guidelines for hospital materials managers
Biosecurity and Bioterrorism, December 2008: pandemic influenza and acute care centers
Biosecurity and Bioterrorism, September 2008: ethics and severe pandemic influenza: maintaining essential functions through a fair and considered response
Biosecurity and Bioterrorism, June 2006: PPV equipment options for mass illness (free abstract)
BMC Infectious Diseases, January 2009: Antiviral resistance during pandemic influenza: implications for stockpiling and use
BMC Infectious Diseases, January 2009: Antiviral prophylaxis during pandemic influenza may increase drug resistance
Canadian Medical Association Journal, October 13, 2009: assessing noninvasive ventilation risk (free download)
Canadian Medical Association Journal, November 21, 2006: Development of a triage protocol for critical care during an influenza pandemic (free download)
CDC-ASPR influenza readiness review checklist (free download)
CDC hospital workbook: Coordinating Pediatric Medical Care During an Influenza Pandemic (free download)
CDC Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Software for Hospital Planning
CDC pandemic planning guide for primary care offices
CIDRAP (Univ. of Minnesota) Promising Practices: pandemic preparedness tools
Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 15, 2010: preparing for epidemic/pandemic respiratory illness in shadow of H1N1 (free abstract)
Clinical Infectious Diseases, February 2010: initial response of health care institutions to H1N1
Clinical Infectious Diseases, February 2010: Mandatory influenza vaccination of health care workers: translating policy to practice
Congressional Research Service, August 2009: Selected H1N1 legal issues
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, January 2010: antiviral preparedness and health care workers (free abstract)
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, September 2009: hospitals and H1N1 (free download)
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, September 2009: protective healthcare workers against H1N1 (free download)
Emerging Infectious Diseases, December 2009: Cost-effectiveness analysis of hospital infectious control response to epidemic respiratory virus threat
Emerging Infectious Diseases, September 2009: nurses' contacts and potential for infectious disease transmission
Emerging Infectious Diseases, August 2008: bacterial pneumonia and pandemic influenza planning
Emerging Infectious Diseases, February 2008: cost-effectiveness of anitviral stockpiling and near-patient testing for potential influenza pandemic
Emerging Infectious Diseases, October 2007: hospital PPE/antiviral use for avian or pandemic influenza
Emerging Infectious Diseases, October 2007: vaccine possibilities for pandemic influenza
Emerging Infectious Diseases, October 2007: duration of antibody responses after SARS
Emerging Infectious Diseases, December 2006: long-term psychological and occupational effects of providing hospital healthcare during SARS outbreak
Emerging Infectious Diseases, January 2006: coordinated SARS response in Vancouver, BC
Emerging Infectious Diseases, August 2005: cost-benefit analysis of stockpiling antiviral agents for pandemic influenza
Emerging Infectious Diseases, July 2005: asymptomatic healthcare workers with SARS
Emerging Infectious Diseases, July 2005: emergency department response to SARS
Emerging Infectious Diseases, August 2004: SARS susceptibility among hospital workers, by job category
Emerging Infectious Diseases, May 2004: hospital preparedness for SARS
Emerging Infectious Diseases, May 2004: SARS in a hospital emergency department
Emerging Infectious Diseases, May 2004: SARS in healthcare facilities
Healthcare Purchasing News, January 2007: pandemic purchasing priorities
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, December 2008: Respirator fit-testing - how well does it protect HCWs? (free abstract)
Institute of Medicine, 2009: Respiratory protection for healthcare workers against Novel H1N1 (summary and full report available for free download)
Institute of Medicine, 2008: Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers
Institute of Medicine, 2006: Reusability of facemasks during an influenza pandemic
Intensive Care Medicine, June 2006: expanding ICU facilities during an epidemic
Intensive Care Medicine, April 2006: SARS spread to healthcare workers in an ICU
JAMA, October 12, 2009: preparing for the sickest patients
JAMA, October 12, 2009: critically ill H1N1 patients, 2009, Canada (free access)
JAMA, October 12, 2009: critically ill H1N1 patients, 2009, Mexico (free access)
JAMA, October 12, 2009: ECMO for H1N1-related ARDS, 2009, Australia and New Zealand (free access)
JAMA, October 1, 2009: Surgical masks vs. N95s for preventing influenza among healthcare workers (free download)
Journal of Emergency Management, November 2009: Should states require H1N1 vaccine for healthcare workers?
Journal of Healthcare Finance December 2007: financial effects of an influenza pandemic on US hospitals
Journal of Hospital Infection, January 2009: hospital PPE in an influenza pandemic (free DPF)
Journal of Infectious Diseases, February 2010: Mask use, hand hygiene, and seasonal influenza-like illness among young adults: a randomized intervention trial
Journal of Infectious Diseases, August, 2008: Prioritization of pandemic vaccination to minimize years of life lost (free abstract)
Minnesota Dept. of Health, June 2008: pandemic standards
MMWR, June 19, 2009: Novel H1N1 influenza among healthcare workers
National Assn. of City and County Health Officials: templates for pandemic influenza tabletop exercises (free downloads)
National Public Health Information Coalition pandemic flu preparedness resources
New England Journal of Medicine, October 8, 2009: hospitalized H1N1 patients, 2009, US (free access)
New England Journal of Medicine, October 8, 2009: critical care services and H1N1, 2009, Australia and New Zealand (free access)
New York State Dept. of Health guidelines for ventilator allocation during a pandemic
Ontario Health Plan for an Influenza Pandemic report, April 2006: Critical Care during a Pandemic
OSHA: Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Guidance for Healthcare Workers and Healthcare Employers, May 2009
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, November 2009: National after-action workshop report on spring 2009 H1N1 outbreak (free download)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, July 2008: Protecting residential care facilities from pandemic flu (free abstract)
Public Library of Science Currents, August 25, 2009: H1N1 virus and ICU capacity in the US
Public Library of Science Currents: Influenza
Public Library of Science-Medicine, May 19, 2009: hedging against antiviral resistance (free download)
Santa Clara County Health Department: Mass Medical Care During an Influenza Pandemic: guide and Tool Kit for Establishing Influenza Care Centers (May-December 2007)
Trust for America's Health pandemic influenza reports
UPMC Ctr. for Biosecurity: preparedness resources for avian and pandemic influenza
UPMC Ctr. for Biosecurity: Hospital pandemic preparedness (free PDF)
UPMC Ctr. for Biosecurity: Hospitals Full-Up (video on 1918 pandemic)
US DHS/DHHS guidance on allocating and targeting pandemic influenza vaccine
US DHHS PandemicFlu.gov healthcare planning resources
US DHHS guidance on antiviral use (includes downloadable PDF)
US DHHS guidance on employer stockpiling of antiviral drugs for a pandemic (includes downloadable PDF)
Virology Journal, October 2008: Modeling effects of drug resistant influenza virus in a pandemic

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