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[sharon sanders]

HHS Webcast Next Week



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With the long 4th of July weekend ahead of us, and this Webcast scheduled for next Tuesday, I wanted to give everyone a head's up. The subject of the next PlanFirst webcast will be home healthcare delivery during a pandemic.

These web broadcasts are extremely valuable conduits of information, but they don't do much good unless people know about them in advance.

If you should miss the live broadcast, these shows are archived on the HHS site for later viewing.

Here is the HHS description of the next episode.




PlanFirst Webcasts on Pandemic Influenza

Background


On March 13, 2008, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services launched PlanFirst, a regular Webcast series on pandemic planning. The goal of the PlanFirst Webcasts is to help states, local communities, employers, faith-based and civic organizations, and families and individuals learn more about pandemic planning.


July 8th Webcast

Please join us July 8th for a live discussion on the impact of an influenza pandemic on home health care agencies.
No registration is required. Email your questions for the Webcast panelists before and/or during the program to hhsstudio@hhs.gov. Please include your first name, state and town.

• Key topics:
  • Assumptions that need to be considered when assigning a care-giving role to home care agencies during a pandemic
  • Operational, ethical and legal challenges pandemic planners will face
  • Strategies home health care agencies can employ to overcome these challenges
• Speakers
  • Alexis Silver, Senior Director, Policy and Development, Home Care Association of New York State
  • Geraldine A. Coyle, Deputy Chief Consultant, Administration and Logistics, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  • James G. Hodge, Jr., Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Outline for the Webcast: HTML | PPT

Previous Webcasts

A Webcast on preparing the workplace aired on June 4, 2008.
Webcasts, on the State planning and assessment process, aired on March 13, April 2 and April 30, 2008.
The pandemic influenza PlanFirst Webcasts are brought to you by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

posted by FLA_MEDIC @ 6:05 AM

 

[sharon sanders]

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Re: AFD - USA - HHS Webcast - Home Healthcare

Tuesday, July 08, 2008

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Correction: Webcast is today, July 8th.

# 2126


Obviously dovetailing with Today's HHS PlanFirst Webcast on Home Health Care issues, we have a new online report available on Pandemicflu.gov.



It is entitled Home Health Care During an Influenza Pandemic: Issues and Resources

Knebel A, Phillips SJ, eds. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Home Health Care During an Influenza Pandemic: Issues and Resources. �AHRQ Publication No. 08-0018. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; July 2008.
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The Webcast airs live at 2pm EDT, today and may be heard here.

• Key topics:
  • Assumptions that need to be considered when assigning a care-giving role to home care agencies during a pandemic
  • Operational, ethical and legal challenges pandemic planners will face
  • Strategies home health care agencies can employ to overcome these challenges
• Speakers
  • Alexis Silver, Senior Director, Policy and Development, Home Care Association of New York State
  • Geraldine A. Coyle, Deputy Chief Consultant, Administration and Logistics, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  • James G. Hodge, Jr., Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Outline for the Webcast: HTML | PPT
• Resources
  • Home Health Care during an Influenza Pandemic: Issues and Resources

Previous Webcasts

A Webcast on preparing the workplace aired on June 4, 2008.
Webcasts, on the State planning and assessment process, aired on March 13, April 2 and April 30, 2008.
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I've not had time to examine this new document, although at first glance it appears to have a lot of good information.

There is a section on the willingness of healthcare workers to report to work during a pandemic, and I am interested to see how they address those concerns.

I expect, over the next couple of days, I'll have more to say on this document.

posted by FLA_MEDIC @ 11:53 AM

 

[sharon sanders]

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Re: AFD - USA - HHS Webcast - Home Healthcare

Sunday, August 10, 2008

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# 2224




The HHS has conducted a series of webcasts on pandemic issues over the past six months, with 5 broadcasts to date. Early last month they did an installment on the challenges home health care workers will face during a pandemic.

The archive of that webcast is now available to be viewed online.


To view, follow the link, or click on the camera icon.

Webcast Series: July 8, 2008


Archive of July 8, 2008 Web-based discussion to help home health care agencies prepare for an influenza pandemic. Event includes question-and-answer session.
Play (►) the video below for additional information. Please be aware that this video is 68 minutes and may take 3-5 minutes to load onto the page depending on your computer. (See Captioned Video)

• Key topics:
  • Assumptions that need to be considered when assigning a care-giving role to home care agencies during a pandemic
  • Operational, ethical and legal challenges pandemic planners will face
  • Strategies home health care agencies can employ to overcome these challenges
• Speakers
  • Alexis Silver, Senior Director, Policy and Development, Home Care Association of New York State
  • Geraldine A. Coyle, Deputy Chief Consultant, Administration and Logistics, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  • James G. Hodge, Jr., Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Outline for the Webcast: HTML | PPT
• Resource for the Webcast: Home Health Care During an Influenza Pandemic: Issues and Resources

Previous Webcasts


Earlier Webcasts, on the State planning and assessment process, aired on March 13, April 2 and April 30, 2008.

A Webcast on preparing the workplace aired on June 4, 2008.

The pandemic influenza PlanFirst Webcasts are brought to you by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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In early July I wrote a 3-part series on the release of the companion document to this webcast: Home Health Care During an Influenza Pandemic: Issues and Resources.




Pandemic Issues For Home Health Providers - Pt 1

Pandemic Issues For Home Health Providers - Pt 2
Pandemic Issues For Home Health Providers - Pt 3

posted by FLA_MEDIC @ 8:22 AM

 

[sharon sanders]

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HHS September PlanFirst Webcast: Individual Pandemic Preparedness



# 2308



The latest in a series of PlanFirst Webcasts from the HHS is scheduled to take place next week, on September 25th, at 2pm EDT.

This month's broadcast will be on individual preparedness for a pandemic, a topic that should be of great interest to just about everyone.
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These web broadcasts are extremely valuable conduits of information, but they don't do much good unless people know about them in advance.


If you should miss the live broadcast, these shows are archived on the HHS site for later viewing.


Here is the HHS description of the next episode.

PlanFirst Webcasts on Pandemic Influenza



Background

On March 13, 2008, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services launched PlanFirst, a regular Webcast series on pandemic planning. The goal of the PlanFirst Webcasts is to help states, local communities, employers, faith-based and civic organizations, and families and individuals learn more about pandemic planning.


September Webcast

Join us on September 25, 2008, at 2:00 pm ET, for our Webcast on individual preparedness.

Every sector of society is responsible for preparing now for an influenza pandemic. Even families and individuals have a role in planning for an influenza pandemic. The media buzz around ?bird flu? has died down but the H5N1 virus has not. We must continue to prepare our Nation for a flu pandemic.

To help citizens learn more about pandemic flu and the steps they can take now to plan for a pandemic and to protect their loved ones, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services invites you to participate in this important discussion.

Speakers

• Admiral Joxel Garcia, Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Dr. Richard Benjamin, Chief Medical Officer, American Red Cross
• Harlan Dolgin, Co-chair, PandemicPrep.org, St. Louis, Missouri
• Tim Woerther, Co-chair, PandemicPrep.org, St. Louis, Missouri

No registration is required. Email your questions for the Webcast panelists before and/or during the program to hhsstudio@hhs.gov. Please include your first name, state and town.

Before the Webcast, please ensure that your system can access the live stream. Test Your Video Player




Previous Webcasts

A Webcast on home health care agencies planning aired on July 8, 2008.
A Webcast on preparing the workplace aired on June 4, 2008.
Webcasts, on the State planning and assessment process, aired on March 13, April 2 and April 30, 2008.
The pandemic influenza PlanFirst Webcasts are brought to you by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.




Test Your Video Player

Please note, you will need Flash (http://www.adobe.com) installed on your computer in order to view the live video stream. You can test your ability to view the Flash video stream starting at 10 am EDT on the day of the Webcast by clicking on the video player image above. If you are unable to view this live stream in Flash format you can view the Flash video-on-demand of the event that will be made available shortly after the broadcast.
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[sharon sanders]

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Reminder: HHS Telecast On Personal Pandemic Preparedness


# 2318


The latest in a series of PlanFirst Webcasts from the HHS is scheduled to take place later this week, on September 25th, at 2pm EDT.

This month's broadcast will be on individual preparedness for a pandemic. You may submit your questions via email prior to, and during the broadcast.
​

Here is the HHS description of the next broadcast.

PlanFirst Webcasts on Pandemic Influenza



September Webcast

Join us on September 25, 2008, at 2:00 pm ET, for our Webcast on individual preparedness.

Every sector of society is responsible for preparing now for an influenza pandemic. Even families and individuals have a role in planning for an influenza pandemic. The media buzz around ?bird flu? has died down but the H5N1 virus has not. We must continue to prepare our Nation for a flu pandemic.


To help citizens learn more about pandemic flu and the steps they can take now to plan for a pandemic and to protect their loved ones, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services invites you to participate in this important discussion.

Speakers

• Admiral Joxel Garcia, Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Dr. Richard Benjamin, Chief Medical Officer, American Red Cross
• Harlan Dolgin, Co-chair, PandemicPrep.org, St. Louis, Missouri
• Tim Woerther, Co-chair, PandemicPrep.org, St. Louis, Missouri

No registration is required. Email your questions for the Webcast panelists before and/or during the program to hhsstudio@hhs.gov. Please include your first name, state and town.
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If you should miss this telecast, these shows are generally archived for later viewing within a week or so of the telecast.