Past Updates from the Clinician Listserv

Update Sent August 16, 2010

COCA’s Weekly Updates are disseminated every other week (biweekly). More frequent distributions will occur when there is emergency information or event-specific updates to share. The next COCA Update is scheduled for August 30, 2010.

The following updates were made to CDC information and guidance from August 2 – August 16, 2010. If you have any questions on these or other clinical issues, please write to us at coca@cdc.gov.

Today's topics Include:

Upcoming COCA Calls
2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
H1N1 & Seasonal Influenza Resources
Emergency Preparedness & Response
Health Promotion & Disease Prevention
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
Food & Drug Safety

Other Resources

Upcoming COCA Calls

Opioid Analgesics: The Epidemiology of Misuse and Advice on Prescribing
Date: August 17, 2010 (Tomorrow)
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (Eastern Time)
Call Number: 888-790-6180
Passcode: 8107342
The United States is currently facing an epidemic of overdoses involving opioid analgesics. Most overdoses involve the misuse or abuse of these drugs. Clinicians can play a key role in prevention. Join our subject matter experts as they describe the characteristics of these overdoses and provide guidance on assessing the risk of opioid treatment, determining correct dosage, monitoring course of therapy, and ways to handle problems that occur with drug misuse during the course of care.
For more information on this call visit: http://emergency.cdc.gov/coca/callinfo.asp

Title: Preparing for Large-Scale Surge Incidents: Alternative Care Systems and Crisis Standards of Care
Date: Thursday, September 2, 2010
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Eastern Time)
Call Number: 888-790-6180
Passcode: 1281914
During this COCA Call, subject matter experts will present on alternate care systems and crisis standards of care. Presenters will also discuss how planning is critical for a community’s ability to respond to a large-scale disaster.
More Information Coming Soon!

2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

Updated: Health Surveillance - CDC (Aug 13)
The Gulf Coast Oil Spill has the potential to affect human health in addition to the effects already seen on animal and marine life. CDC, along with the affected Gulf Coast states, has developed a plan to track the potential short-term health effects related to the oil spill in the affected communities.
http://emergency.cdc.gov/gulfoilspill2010/2010gulfoilspill/health_surveillance.asp

Updated: CDC Responds - CDC (Aug 11)
CDC regularly updates this website with details about the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill response.
http://emergency.cdc.gov/gulfoilspill2010/cdcresponds.asp

For more information and additional Healthcare Professionals resources visit: http://emergency.cdc.gov/gulfoilspill2010/health_professionals.asp

H1N1 & Seasonal Influenza Resources

WHO Statement on H1N1 in post-pandemic period - WHO (Aug 11)
Director-General's opening statement at a virtual press conference on August 10, 2010 announcing the views of the Emergency Committee. The Committee based its assessment on the global situation, as well as reports from several countries that are now experiencing influenza.
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2010/h1n1_vpc_20100810/en/index.html

HHS News Release: WHO Declares End to 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic - HHS (Aug 10)
Health and Human Services (HHS) press release outlines implications for United States of WHO declaration that the 2009 H1N1 pandemic has ended.
http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2010pres/08/20100810b.html

Update: 2009 H1N1 Flu International Situation Update - CDC (Aug 9)
This report provides an update to the international flu situation using data collected through August 1, 2010, and reported by the World Health Organization (WHO) on August 6. Overall, flu activity due to 2009 H1N1 and seasonal influenza viruses is low worldwide.
http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/updates/international/

ACIP Recommendation for Use of CSL Influenza Vaccine - CDC (Aug 6)
CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations for use in the United States of seasonal influenza trivalent inactivated vaccine (TIV) [Afluria] manufactured by CSL Limited during 2010-11.
http://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/2010/s100806.htm

New: Recommended Influenza Vaccines for the U.S. 2010-11 season - CDC (Aug 6)
Table of recommended influenza vaccines for different age groups — United States, 2010-11 season. Includes presentation and dosing information.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/vaccine/vaccines.htm

Question and Answers: CSL Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Safety in the United States - CDC (Aug 6)
Information for Health Providers about ACIP recommendations for use of CSL vaccine during the 2010–2011 influenza season.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/vaccine/qa_cslfluvac.htm

National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases - CDC Immunization Update 2010 Public Health Training Network Satellite Broadcast and Webcast - CDC (Aug 5)
This webcast is CDC’s annual update on the most recent and significant developments in the rapidly changing field of immunization. Anticipated topics include influenza, pneumococcal conjugate, human papillomavirus and meningococcal vaccines. Other emerging issues will be discussed, including the latest information from the June 2010 meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. The webcast will be available online for one month.
http://www2a.cdc.gov/PHTN/webcast/immupdate2010/default.asp

Health Alert Network (HAN) Info Service Message: Seasonal Influenza A (H3N2) Virus Infections
- CDC (Aug 4)
Based on recent detections of influenza A (H3N2) virus infections in a number of states across the U.S., this advisory reminds clinicians to consider influenza as a possible diagnosis when evaluating patients with acute respiratory illnesses, including pneumonia, even during the summer months.
http://www2a.cdc.gov/han/archivesys/ViewMsgV.asp?AlertNum=00316

Locate all H1N1 Flu and Public Health Guidance Documents
http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/guidance/

H1N1 Information for Healthcare Providers
http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/clinicians/

Emergency Preparedness & Response

Investigation Announcement: Multistate Outbreak of Human Typhoid Fever Infections Associated with Frozen Mamey Fruit Pulp - CDC (Aug 12)
CDC is collaborating with public health officials in two states and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate an outbreak of Salmonella infections serotype Typhi. Salmonella Typhi is the bacterium that causes typhoid fever. On August 12, 2010, a total of 7 confirmed and 2 probable individuals infected with a matching strain have been reported.
http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/typhoidfever/index.html

Health Promotion & Disease Prevention

Human clinical trial of NIH-developed dengue vaccine begins - NIH (Aug 9)
After more than a decade of development at the National Institutes of Health, a vaccine to prevent infection by the mosquito-borne dengue virus has begun human clinical testing. The vaccine was developed by scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and is undergoing clinical study at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore.
http://www.nih.gov/news/health/aug2010/niaid-09.htm

NIH Seeks to Break New Ground in Reducing Health Disparities - NIH (Aug 5)
The National Institutes of Health launched a multidisciplinary network of experts who will explore new approaches to understanding the origins of health disparities, or differences in the burden of disease among population groups. The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR), part of NIH, is contracting with the University of Michigan's School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, to establish the Network on Inequality, Complexity, and Health (NICH).
http://www.nih.gov/news/health/aug2010/od-05.htm

MMWR

MMWR Weekly - CDC (Aug 12)
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The data in the weekly MMWR are provisional, based on weekly reports to CDC by state health departments. The following emergency preparedness and response related articles of interest were recently published:

August 12, 2010 / Vol. 59 / No. 31

Surveillance for Foodborne Disease Outbreaks - United States, 2007

August 06, 2010 / Vol. 59 / No. 30

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Food & Drug Safety

Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts - FDA (Aug 13)
For information on recent FDA recalls, market recalls, and safety alerts please click on the following link: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/default.htm

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