[Clinicians] HRSA Announcement: Stay Up to the Minute on the H1N1 Flu Outbreak

[Julie Hulstein]

As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to
identify and investigate the spread of H1N1 influenza virus infection in
people in a number of states, it is critical to stay up to date with the
latest clinical guidelines.

 

CDC will notify you by e-mail each time new information is available. 

*	Go to H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) <http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/>  and
enter your e-mail address in the Get email updates box. 

 

You will receive an e-mail every time CDC updates the page, which
currently includes guidance on case definitions, infection control
practices in the healthcare setting, and antiviral recommendations that
every health center clinician should have at the ready.

 

More Resources

*	Interim Guidance for Screening for Swine-Origin Influenza A
(H1N1) by State and Local Health Departments, Hospitals, and Clinicians
in Regions with Few or no Reported Cases of Swine Influenza A (H1N1)
<http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/screening.htm>  for guidance in the case of
suspected H1N1 flu infection. Obtain a respiratory swab for S-OIV
testing, refrigerate (do not freeze) and contact the state or local
health department to facilitate transport and timely diagnosis at a
state public health laboratory.

 

*	Update on School (K - 12) Dismissal and Childcare Facilities:
Interim CDC Guidance in Response to Human Infections with the 2009
Influenza A H1N1 Virus <http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/K12_dismissal.htm> 

 

*	Interim Guidance-Pregnant Women and H1N1 (Swine Influenza):
Considerations for Clinicians
<http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/clinician_pregnant.htm> 

 

*	Interim Guidance-HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents:
Considerations for Clinicians Regarding Swine-Origin Influenza A (H1N1)
Virus <http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/guidance_HIV.htm> 

 

*	Interim Guidance for Infection Control for Care of Patients with
Confirmed or Suspected Swine Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection in a
Healthcare Setting
<http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/guidelines_infection_control.htm> 

 

*	Interim Guidance on Antiviral Recommendations for Patients with
Confirmed or Suspected Swine Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection and
Close Contacts <http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/recommendations.htm> 

 

*	CDC's Clinician Outreach Communications Activity
<http://emergency.cdc.gov/coca/index.asp>  for national clinician
organizations to communicate information about disease outbreaks

 

*	PandemicFlu.gov <http://pandemicflu.gov/>  for more information
on the H1N1 situation.

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