HHS Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response

During shortages of sterile fluids for intravenous injection, hospitals take action to conserve product while still providing high-quality patient care. Some of these strategies include maintaining situational awareness of available formulations of fluids and using alternatives when available, prioritizing the use of crystalloid fluids, and transitioning as much fluid management as possible to oral and enteral forms. Use ASPR TRACIE’s Intravenous Fluid Shortage Strategies resource to learn about general strategies, and those geared specifically toward emergency medical services, pharmacies, emergency departments, surgical services, inpatient units, and system/incident command. https://lnkd.in/dRMRSeXX

?? Don’t miss out on your chance to apply and deploy as part of the National Disaster Medical System as a forensic pathologist. Become a part of a team that supports communities and provides medical assistance during the aftermath of a natural disaster or public health emergency. Learn more about how deploying with the NDMS works, including qualifications, basic requirements, and how to apply. This job posting will close when 25 applications are received or on November 24. https://lnkd.in/exMXqgbc

Only 47.5% of U.S. hospitals have a pediatric emergency plan. ASPR TRACIE’s webinar features speakers from Pediatric Disaster Centers of Excellence (PDCOEs) sharing tips you can use to prepare your health care facility to address children’s unique health care needs. Learn more about ASPR’s PDCOEs, their pillars, and how they contribute to pediatric preparedness capabilities. Speakers highlight resources available to both pediatricians and caregivers, managing pediatric surge, and lessons learned from real-life disasters faced by health care facilities and how they prioritized the care of children. https://lnkd.in/edBwwV9S

?? Don’t miss out on your chance to apply and deploy as part of the National Disaster Medical System as a pharmacist. Become a part of a team that supports communities and provides medical assistance during the aftermath of a natural disaster or public health emergency. Learn more about how deploying with the NDMS works, including qualifications, basic requirements, and how to apply. This job posting will close when 50 applications are received or on November 21. https://lnkd.in/eKAwBRZn

Hospitals and health care facilities across the country are currently facing a shortage of intravenous (IV) fluid that is impacting patient care. On a Clinical Readiness Rounds Special Session, clinicians from multiple disciplines will share how they’re mitigating the challenge in their practice and learn promising practices about how they can maintain care amidst the shortage. This will be a Special Session of the Clinical Readiness Rounds to address the urgent topic. Regular biweekly sessions of the series are currently on pause and will resume in January 2025. Make sure to follow ASPR on social media to stay in the loop! Participation is free, but registration is required. CME, CNE, and Continuing Education for EMS credits will be available to participants who fill out a brief survey. Register for the session here: https://lnkd.in/eJkQZwfw. Make sure you’re the first to know about the next Clinical Readiness Rounds session. Sign up for the newsletter here, by checking the Clinical Readiness Rounds box under the Programs header: https://lnkd.in/ea66iuz7.

The timely and effective sharing of information within and across jurisdictions, disciplines, and organizations is critical to an effective public health emergency and disaster response. Best practices indicate that communities with solid, daily, consistent public health and homeland security collaborations respond better to critical incidents. ASPR TRACIE’s Topic Collection on Information Sharing includes guidance and lessons learned on information sharing that can help emergency health planners identify stakeholders to incorporate into the information flow, develop rules and elements for sharing, and exchange information to ensure a common operating picture. Learn more about how you can ensure your health care facility is prepared to communicate and share information before, during, and after a disaster. https://lnkd.in/e38keA4u

Burn Mass Casualty Incidents (BMCI) can quickly overwhelm local resources and exceed the capacity of the closest burn center to provide care. ASPR TRACIE’s resource on BMCIs offers an initial approach to burn injury evaluation and resuscitation at hospitals that do not normally provide burn care and can help you learn about common burn patient triage systems, burn injury categorizations, pre-hospital care, and assessment and treatment. Update or start your health care facility’s emergency preparedness plans today to include strategies to support a BMCI. https://lnkd.in/eS9G3aye

Register today! Join us online for a public meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Individuals with Disabilities and Disasters. During this meeting, committee members will discuss recommendations for expanding the HHS emPOWER program and reviewing existing policy frameworks to help make disaster planning and response operations more inclusive of people with disabilities. Registration for this event is free, but you must register in advance to attend. Don’t miss the chance to connect with the NACIDD on enhancing disaster health equity. https://lnkd.in/eMiaBGUM

ASPR TRACIE has just added a new Burn Considerations for Medical Operations Coordination Centers (MOCCs) Appendix to the MOCCs Toolkit. The MOCCs Toolkit offers strategies to assist and ensure optimal balancing of patients across health care facilities and systems. Health care providers can use this appendix to identify available beds, prioritize burn patients for specialty care, arrange appropriate transportation, and provide support for in-place care of burn patients in non-burn centers: https://lnkd.in/ekAp5yW5

Register Today! Join us for a virtual public meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters (NACCD). Committee members will discuss the future of pediatric disaster care networks and other issues in pediatric disaster health preparedness, response, and recovery. Registration for this event is free, but you must register in advance to attend. Don’t miss this chance to connect with the NACCD as it works to improve the way our nation meets the needs of children and their families during and after disasters. https://lnkd.in/e2yrPy5f