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  • Canada: Pandemic Preparedness: Managing a supply chain crisis (Reposition 08 conference)

    Source: http://www.ctl.ca/issues/ISArticle.a...issue=09122008
    Daily News Friday, September 12, 2008

    Pandemic Preparedness: Managing a supply chain crisis
    WINNIPEG, Man. -- When most people think of a pandemic, they envision an outbreak of infectious disease that rapidly spreads through the population. But a pandemic is not limited to illness.

    The word pandemic comes from the Greek word pandemos, which literally translates to "pertaining to all people." Any unexpected large scale event that negatively affects the lives of people all over the world can be considered a pandemic situation. And the workplace is not immune. Due to countless variables beyond your control, a pandemic has the potential to strike where it matters most to the logistics professional.

    To the heart of your supply chain.

    All pandemics do have a few things in common. First, the consequences have a way of exceeding predicted levels. Secondly, a crisis of any kind will always exploit a company's (or society's) fundamental weaknesses.


    Are you prepared?

    The supply chain and logistics profession is heavily relied upon during any crisis. Not just to protect their own interests, but to also operate in the best interests of their customers and society as a whole. Further underscoring its crucial role is the fact that a pandemic hits the supply chain and logistics industry on multiple fronts.

    Take a moment to consider these factors:
    ? The people who work in supply chain are as vulnerable to illness or a paralyzed infrastructure (road, air, port, rail) as any other group. Without transportation and logistics, there is no supply chain
    ? An interrupted supply chain directly impacts your bottom line. No product is being sold and no customers are being served
    ? Now more than ever, supply chains can extend beyond your immediate control to the other side of the globe
    ? Logistics professionals must have the foresight to devote resources to developing strategies to counter events that may never occur
    ? There is nobody for a logistics professional to turn for help to repair a supply chain under siege. As the expert, it's up to you.

    So as a true professional, what will you do when a disaster strikes your company's supply chain? How will your organization continue to serve its customers, keep employees working and maintain relationships with suppliers?
    It's a heavy burden to bear, and not something you want to learn the hard way.

    Your first course of action is to equip yourself with all the knowledge and experience possible. The best place to do this is at Reposition 2008 in Winnipeg (Nov. 5 - 7) where you will learn from two renowned supply chain crisis experts in a session called Pandemic Preparedness.

    Your second course of action?

    Why you SCREAM, of course.

    And for the purposes of pandemic preparedness, SCREAM stands for constructing a solid Supply Chain, Risk, Evaluation and Management framework.


    The hour before lunch sets the stage for Pandemic Preparedness in the form of a highly interactive lecture complete with an abundance of audience participation. Later, a fast-paced simulation will enable teams of participants to formulate initial response strategies to a Level-5 pandemic event.

    The purpose of this hands-on session is to help you create a new preparedness plan or improve an existing preparedness plan.


    Pandemic Preparedness is presented by Paul D. Larson, Ph.D., of the Transport Institute, University of Manitoba and Jack D. Kulchitsky, Ph.D., of the Alberta / Haskayne Executive MBA program.

    Pandemic Preparedness is just one of many learning sessions featured at Reposition 2008. To find out more about this and other sessions, please go to www.citt.ca/events

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    Re: Canada: Pandemic Preparedness: Managing a supply chain crisis (Reposition 08 conference)

    Alberta Doctors Call on Alberta Health Services Board for Action and Communication About Pandemic Planning

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    <!-- END side bar right -->September 19, 2008 5:19 PM EDT


    EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Sept. 19, 2008) - Believing that creation of the Alberta Health Services Board (AHSB) provides a new opportunity, Alberta's doctors are calling on the board to urgently address the issue of influenza pandemic preparedness and to communicate those plans widely. The Alberta Medical Association's (AMA's) 119-physician Representative Forum passed a resolution to this effect at a meeting in Edmonton today.
    AMA President Dr. Darryl D. LaBuick explained that under the old system of nine regional health authorities (RHAs), doctors felt that every region seemed to be preparing in a different way and to different degrees. AMA surveys from 2006 to 2008 found only one-in-five physicians believed their RHAs were prepared. "Alberta Health Services Board needs not only to prepare - but also to communicate about its readiness to respond," he said.
    The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) has developed a checklist to help physicians prepare. Copies were distributed to delegates at the AMA meeting and Dr. LaBuick said the information will be widely shared with physicians in the near future. "We will be doing what we can to put our own practices in order," he concluded. "But we can't do this without clear leadership, coordinated, province-wide planning and regular communication from the Alberta Health Services Board about what is happening."
    Questions raised by physicians include:
    - How will the Alberta Health Services Board coordinate activities locally and provincially?
    - How will AHSB communicate with physicians in the community?
    - What measures will be in place to protect physicians and all front-line health professionals?
    - Is there a central stockpile of necessary infection control supplies for physician offices?
    The AMA represents nearly 9,000 physicians, medical residents and medical students. With the vision of Patients First(R), the AMA stands as an advocate organization to provide leadership and support for the physician's role in the provision of quality health care.
    Patients First(R) is a registered trademark of the Alberta Medical Association.
    Media availability
    There will be a pandemic preparedness exhibit featuring:
    - Display-sized CMA checklist
    - Various supplies physicians will need in their offices

    Where: Sutton Place Hotel 10235 101 St NW Edmonton AB Alberta Medical Association exhibit hall, second floor (Please check in with registration for name badge)When: Friday, September 19, 2008BACKGROUNDERPandemic facts</PRE>Pandemic: an outbreak of an infectious disease, infecting humans and causing serious illness, that spreads easily across a large area or worldwide.
    Avian influenza ("bird flu"): an infectious disease in birds that does not normally infect humans. Certain strains (particularly H5N1) have caused severe respiratory disease in humans who have been in close contact with infected poultry or with objects contaminated by their feces. There is concern that the virus could mutate to become more easily transmissible between humans.
    The risk of pandemic influenza is serious. With the H5N1 virus now firmly entrenched in large parts of Asia, the risk that more human cases will occur persists. Each additional human case gives the virus an opportunity to improve its transmissibility in humans, and thus develop into a pandemic strain. The recent spread of the virus to poultry and wild birds in new areas further broadens opportunities for human cases to occur. While neither the timing nor the severity of the next pandemic can be predicted, the probability that a pandemic will occur has increased. ((Source: World Health Organization (www.who.int/eng))
    Alberta Health and Wellness has estimated the impact of a moderate pandemic would be:
    - Four times as many outpatient visits than in a regular influenza year
    - Four times as many hospitalizations
    - Eight times as many deaths.

    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Alberta Medical Association Ronald A. Kustra, ABC Assistant Executive Director (Public Affairs) Cell: <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = SKYPE /><SKYPE:SPAN onmouseup="javascript:skype_tb_imgOnOff(this,1,'0' ,true,16,'');return skype_tb_stopEvents();" class=skype_tb_injection onmousedown="javascript:skype_tb_imgOnOff(this,2,' 0',true,16,'');return skype_tb_stopEvents();" id=softomate_highlight_0 onmouseover="javascript:skype_tb_imgOnOff(this,1,' 0',true,16,'');" title="Call this phone number in Canada with Skype: +17809904271" onclick="javascript:doRunCMD('call','0',null,0);re turn skype_tb_stopEvents();" onmouseout="javascript:skype_tb_imgOnOff(this,0,'0 ',true,16,'');" durex="790" context="(780) 990-4271" IamRTL="0"><SKYPE:SPAN onmouseup="javascript:doSkypeFlag(this,'0',1,1,16) ;return skype_tb_stopEvents();" class=skype_tb_imgA onmousedown="javascript:doSkypeFlag(this,'0',2,1,1 6);return skype_tb_stopEvents();" id=skype_tb_droppart_0 onmouseover="javascript:doSkypeFlag(this,'0',1,1,1 6);" title="Skype actions" style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(C:\DOCUME~1\Trey\LOCALS~1\Temp\__SkypeIEToolba r_Cache\e70d95847a8f5723cfca6b3fd9946506\static\in active_a.compat.flex.w16.gif)" onclick="javascript:skype_tb_SwitchDrop(this,'0',' sms=0');return skype_tb_stopEvents();" onmouseout="javascript:doSkypeFlag(this,'0',0,1,16 );"><SKYPE:SPAN class=skype_tb_imgFlag id=skype_tb_img_f0 style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(C:\DOCUME~1\Trey\LOCALS~1\Temp\__SkypeIEToolba r_Cache\e70d95847a8f5723cfca6b3fd9946506\static\fa mfamfam/CA.gif)"></SKYPE:SPAN></SKYPE:SPAN><SKYPE:SPAN class=skype_tb_imgS id=skype_tb_img_s0></SKYPE:SPAN><SKYPE:SPAN class=skype_tb_injectionIn id=skype_tb_text0><SKYPE:SPAN class=skype_tb_innerText id=skype_tb_innerText0>(780) 990-4271</SKYPE:SPAN></SKYPE:SPAN><SKYPE:SPAN class=skype_tb_imgR id=skype_tb_img_r0></SKYPE:SPAN></SKYPE:SPAN> Alberta Medical Association Shannon E. Rupnarain, MBA, ABC Director (Public Affairs) Cell: <SKYPE:SPAN onmouseup="javascript:skype_tb_imgOnOff(this,1,'1' ,true,16,'');return skype_tb_stopEvents();" class=skype_tb_injection onmousedown="javascript:skype_tb_imgOnOff(this,2,' 1',true,16,'');return skype_tb_stopEvents();" id=softomate_highlight_1 onmouseover="javascript:skype_tb_imgOnOff(this,1,' 1',true,16,'');" title="Call this phone number in Canada with Skype: +17809079003" onclick="javascript:doRunCMD('call','1',null,0);re turn skype_tb_stopEvents();" onmouseout="javascript:skype_tb_imgOnOff(this,0,'1 ',true,16,'');" durex="790" context="(780) 907-9003" IamRTL="0"><SKYPE:SPAN onmouseup="javascript:doSkypeFlag(this,'1',1,1,16) ;return skype_tb_stopEvents();" class=skype_tb_imgA onmousedown="javascript:doSkypeFlag(this,'1',2,1,1 6);return skype_tb_stopEvents();" id=skype_tb_droppart_1 onmouseover="javascript:doSkypeFlag(this,'1',1,1,1 6);" title="Skype actions" style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(C:\DOCUME~1\Trey\LOCALS~1\Temp\__SkypeIEToolba r_Cache\e70d95847a8f5723cfca6b3fd9946506\static\in active_a.compat.flex.w16.gif)" onclick="javascript:skype_tb_SwitchDrop(this,'1',' sms=0');return skype_tb_stopEvents();" onmouseout="javascript:doSkypeFlag(this,'1',0,1,16 );"><SKYPE:SPAN class=skype_tb_imgFlag id=skype_tb_img_f1 style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(C:\DOCUME~1\Trey\LOCALS~1\Temp\__SkypeIEToolba r_Cache\e70d95847a8f5723cfca6b3fd9946506\static\fa mfamfam/CA.gif)"></SKYPE:SPAN></SKYPE:SPAN><SKYPE:SPAN class=skype_tb_imgS id=skype_tb_img_s1></SKYPE:SPAN><SKYPE:SPAN class=skype_tb_injectionIn id=skype_tb_text1><SKYPE:SPAN class=skype_tb_innerText id=skype_tb_innerText1>(780) 907-9003</SKYPE:SPAN></SKYPE:SPAN><SKYPE:SPAN class=skype_tb_imgR id=skype_tb_img_r1></SKYPE:SPAN></SKYPE:SPAN>Source: Alberta Medical Association http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+R...g/4005266.html</PRE>
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