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Disaster Health Information Sources: The Basics

Disaster Health Information Sources: The Basics. 13:00 – 14:30 CT September 14 & 15, 2011 Robin Featherstone, MLIS. Publications on Disaster Topics. Graph created using GoPubMed : http://www.gopubmed.org /. H1N1 Cases: March 15 to April 26, 2009. H1N1 Web Activity: March – June, 2009.

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Disaster Health Information Sources: The Basics

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  1. Disaster Health Information Sources: The Basics 13:00 – 14:30 CT September 14 & 15, 2011 Robin Featherstone, MLIS

  2. Publications on Disaster Topics Graph created using GoPubMed: http://www.gopubmed.org/

  3. H1N1 Cases: March 15 to April 26, 2009

  4. H1N1 Web Activity: March – June, 2009 Timeline created using dipity: http://www.dipity.com/

  5. Objectives By the end of the course, you will: • Be comfortable locating disaster health information • Be confident using a variety of disaster health databases, tools and websites • Be knowledgeable about initiatives and technologies for accessing disaster health information

  6. Agenda • Intro - DisasterMedicine & DisasterWorkforce • Case Discussion • Disaster Health Information for Professionals • Disaster Health Information for the Public • NLM Resources for Disaster Health Information • Tools – Apps, Email Lists, RSS, Widgets • Summary • Questions

  7. What is a Health Disaster? A precipitous or gradual decline in overall health status of a community for which the community is unable to cope without outside assistance. WADEM, 2003

  8. Related Terms Disaster: a serious disruption of the functioning of society, causing widespread human, material or environmental losses which exceed the ability of affected society to cope using only its own resources. Emergency: a situation that is out of control and requires immediate attention. Event: an occurrence that has the potential to affect living beings and/or their environment; a realization of a hazard. http://www.wadem.org/guidelines/glossary.pdf IDNDR, 1992 WADEM, 2003

  9. Disaster Medicine: An Overview Koenig & Schultz, 2010

  10. Disaster Workforce Licensed or trained Paid or volunteer Permanent or as-neededworkers … whoplay a definedrole in… All-hazardspreparedness, response and recovery In implementing Emergency Support Functions 6 & 8: http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nrf/nrf-esf-intro.pdf Mass care, Emergency Assistance, DisasterHousing & Human Services; Public Health and Medical Services

  11. Disaster Workforce: Licensed/credentialed health professionals (ESAR – VHP, 2011)

  12. Disaster Workforce: Additional licensed or trained professionals

  13. Case Discussion: Pandemic 1 At the end of April, 2009, an administrator from a hospital critical incident planning team asks you to find information to answer the question: What is the effectiveness of antiviral agents for “swine flu?” What are some specific challenges related to finding information in this case? How would you approach this question?

  14. Case Discussion: Pandemic 2 What are three challenges related to finding information in this case? Unavailability of information. Audience probably wants all available information. Variety of different potential sources of information on the topic. Unavailability of indexed, peer-reviewed literature during the early phases of an outbreak of unknown infectious disease. Need to start monitoring information sources in order to provide updates to administrators.

  15. Disaster Health Information Peer-reviewed scholarly literature • Journal articles • Books “Grey” Literature • Reports • Summaries • Surveillance data • Training materials • Conference proceedings

  16. Disaster Literature – Journals • American Journal of Disaster Medicine • Disasters • Disaster Management and Response • Prehospital and Disaster Medicine • Biosecurity and Bioterrorism • Disaster Med and Public Health Preparedness • Journal of Business Continuity and Emergency Planning

  17. Describing Disaster Medicine • LC subjects • Disaster Medicine • Disaster hospitals • Disaster nursing • MeSH - http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/mesh_disaster.html • No Doody’s category for “disaster medicine” – try instead: • Emergency Medical Services • Emergency Medicine • Public Health • WorldCat categories • Emergency Medical Services • Emergency Management • Emergencies • Disaster Planning • Disaster Medicine (>1000 books)

  18. NLM’s Emergency Access Initiative Provides free access to full-text articles from biomedical journals and reference books for areas affected by disasters Activated for Haiti earthquake, Gulf oil spill, floods in Pakistan, and the recent disasters in Japan Partnership with publishers 200+ journal titles 30+ reference books http://eai.nlm.nih.gov

  19. Scenarios – Information for Professionals A child psychiatrist asks you to find articles to answer the question: What is the post-hurricane pattern of behavioral and emotional problems in children? A facilities manager asks you to find best practice guidelines for evacuating a hospital.

  20. DIMRC (Disaster Information Management Research Center) Resource Guide for Public Health Preparedness http://phpreparedness.nlm.nih.gov

  21. HazLit http://ibs.colorado.edu/hazards/library/hazlit/NatHazSearch.php

  22. PAHO (Pan American Health Organization – Area on Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief) http://new.paho.org/disasters/

  23. PubMed http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed

  24. NCBI Bookshelf http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books

  25. Other Sources of Professional Information - Federal • AHRQ’s (Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality) Archive – Public Health Emergency Preparedness: http://archive.ahrq.gov/prep/ • ASPR’s (Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response) Public Health Emergency: http://www.phe.gov/ • CDC’s Emergency Preparedness and Response – Pages for Professionals: http://emergency.cdc.gov/

  26. Other Sources of Professional Information – Associations American College of Emergency Physicians http://www.acep.org/practres.aspx?id=30194 American Medical Association http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/public-health/center-public-health-preparedness-disaster-response.shtml American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/ World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine http://www.wadem.org/

  27. Other Sources of Professional Information – Academic Centers Center for Biosecurity at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/ Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy (CIDRAP) http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/ Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress http://www.cstsonline.org Institute of Medicine Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events http://www.iom.edu/Activities/PublicHealth/MedPrep.aspx

  28. Other Sources of Professional Information – Surveillance Tools • CDC – MMWR State HealthStatistics: http://www.cdc.gov • ECDC – Surveillance: http://www.ecdc.europa.eu • WHO – Global Alert and Response:http://www.who.int/en • ISID’s ProMED-Mail: http://www.promedmail.org/

  29. Summary of Professional Sources 1 Where are you likely to find information to answer the question: What is the post-hurricane pattern of behavioral and emotional problems in children? • PubMed • Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress • ASPR’s phe.gov website • NCBI Bookshelf • PAHO – Area on Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief

  30. Summary of Professional Sources 2 Where are you likely to find best practice guidelines for evacuating a hospital? • AHRQ’s Archive for Public Health Preparedness • PubMed • HazLit • WADEM (World Association for Disaster & Emergency Medicine • CDC’s Emergency Preparedness and Response

  31. Disaster Health Information for the Public Use the following resource links to find information on health hazards after a flood for a consumer audience. • CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/ • DIMRC: http://disaster.nlm.nih.gov/ • FEMA: http://www.fema.gov/ • MedlinePlus: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ • PHE.gov: http://www.phe.gov/

  32. Disaster Health Information for the Public – Results • Based on this exercise, which resource(s) would you use in the future to find similar information on health hazards following a natural disaster? • Name some members of the disaster workforce who would need this level of information?

  33. NLM Resources for Disaster Health Information

  34. NLM’s Disaster Information Tools & Mobile Applications: WISER • For HazMat (hazardous materials) / CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear) events • Designed for: First responders (fire fighters), HazMat teams, EMS/Paramedics, Emergency Department personnel • Contains information for triaging patients during mass casualty events • Stand-alone and enhanced (wireless) capabilities • Available on many platforms and mobile devices • Training materials available: http://wiser.nlm.nih.gov/training.html http://wiser.nlm.nih.gov

  35. WISER Platforms Stand-alone (download) applications WebWISER – Internet connection needed

  36. NLM’s Disaster Information Tools & Mobile Applications: REMM • REMM: Radiation Emergency Medical Management • For health care workers diagnosing and treating patients during radiological/nuclear events • Provides evidence-based information for those without formal radiation medicine expertise • Stand-alone application available on many platforms and mobile devices http://remm.nlm.gov/

  37. REMM Platforms • Web – http://remm.nlm.gov/ • Downloadable versions for Windows and Mac • Mobile REMM, with selected key files from the full version • iPhone®/iPod Touch® • Blackberry® • Windows Mobile® • Palm OS® • Selected content included in WISER

  38. NLM’s Disaster Information Tools & Mobile Applications: CHEMM • Chemical Hazards Emergency Medical Management • For first responders, first receivers, other healthcare providers, and planners • Contains information to plan for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of incidents involving chemicals • Content can be downloaded to your computer • Includes identification tools and medical management guidelines for chemical groups and syndromes http://chemm.nlm.nih.gov/

  39. Exercises Use NLM’s resources - http://www.wiser.nlm.nih.gov/, http://www.remm.nlm.gov/, or http://www.chemm.nlm.nih.gov/ to answer the following questions: • What are guidelines for setting up a chemical decontamination area outside a hospital emergency department? • What disaster triage category should be assigned to a patient who cannot walk, exhibits spontaneous breathing and a respiratory rate greater than 30? • How do you diagnose for wound contamination from radioactive shrapnel?

  40. Summary 1 Whichresourceanswered the question: • What are guidelines for setting up a chemical decontamination area outside a hospital emergency department? • WISER • REMM • CHEMM

  41. Summary 2 Whichresourceanswered the question: 2. What disaster triage category should be assigned to a patient who cannot walk, exhibits spontaneous breathing and a respiratory rate greater than 30? • WISER • REMM • CHEMM

  42. Summary 3 Whichresourceanswered the question: 3. How do you diagnose for wound contamination from radioactive shrapnel? • WISER • REMM • CHEMM

  43. Role of Social Media “Clearly, social media are changing the way people communicate not only in their day-to-day lives, but also during disasters that threaten public health.” (Merchant, 2011)

  44. Stay Informed • Apps • Email Lists • RSS (Really SimpleSyndication) • Twitter • Widgets

  45. Stay Informed – Apps•Apps – Relief Central • Free mobile and web resource • To assist relief workers, first responders, and others called to serve in disaster relief situations around the world • Includes: CIA World Factbook, USAID’s Field Operations Guide, CDC’s Yellow Book (Health Information for International Travel) , Summaries from MEDLINE Journals on Disaster Medicine, and News from the CDC, Red Cross, FEMA and ReliefWeb

  46. Stay Informed – Email Lists • CDC's Healthcare Preparedness Info list: https://service.govdelivery.com/service/subscribe.html?code=USCDC_512 • DIMRC’s DISASTR-OUTREACH-LIB: http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/dimrclistserv.html • ISID’s ProMED-Mail:http://www.promedmail.org/

  47. Stay Informed – RSS 1

  48. Stay Informed – RSS 2 • CDC: http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/rss.asp • Contains dozens of RSS feeds on disaster topics • Includes the MMWR • ECDC: http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/Pages/rssfeeds.aspx • Includes epidemiological updates, influenza surveillance data and other public health news • FEMA:http://www.fema.gov/help/rss.shtm • Contains disaster declarations by state, mitigation best practices, information on disaster recovery centers, and more • NLM: http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/sisrssfeed.html • Includes updates from NLM’s division of Specialized Information Services, which includes DIMRC • WHO: http://www.who.int/about/licensing/rss/en/ • Contains Disease Outbreak, and Emergencies and Disasters news feeds

  49. Stay Informed – Twitter 1 • Twitter subscribers receive real-time updates • 140 character maximum • Look for the blue bird or the blue “t” on websites to find an institution’s twitter account • Used by many disaster health information providers…

  50. Stay Informed – Twitter 2 US Government • USAID -@USAID • FEMA - @fema • CDC Emergency - @CDCemergency • NACCHO - @NACCHOalerts • US EPA Web - @EPAweb • FluGov - @FluGov • ASPR - @PHEgov • StateDept - @StateDept International • American Red Cross - @RedCross • IFRC - @Federation • WHO News - @whonews • PAHO Disasters Area - @PAHOdisasters • PAHO/WHO Equity - @eqpaho • WHO/PAHO EOC - @pahoeoc • ReliefWeb- @reliefweb Others • Doctors w/o Borders - @MSF_USA • CrisisCommons- @CrisisCommons • Crisis Social Media - @CrisisSocMed • Natural Hazards Center - @HazCenter • Crisis Mappers - @CrisisMappers

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