Infection emergency resources
Plans and strategies
Emergency Response Plan for Communicable Disease Incidents of National Significance: National Arrangements (National CD Plan) – 2017, Australia
Australian Health Management Plan for Pandemic Influenza (AHMPPI) – 2014
List of influenza pandemic preparedness plans for EU countries – European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
National pandemic strategy [online – includes links to a range of documents] – US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Asia Pacific Strategy for emerging diseases: 2010
Emergency preparedness and response: Strategic objectives – Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
Recommendations, guidelines and guides
Taking a multisectoral, One Health approach: A tripartite guide to addressing zoonotic diseases in countries – 2019, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), and the World Health Organization (WHO)
Ethical conduct in research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and communities: Guidelines for researchers and stakeholders – 2018, National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia
Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare (2010 Guidelines) – currently under review
Influenza Infection: CDNA National Guidelines For Public Health Units – 2011, Australia
WHO guidelines on ethical issues in public health surveillance – 2017
Best practice recommendations for conducting after-action reviews to enhance public health preparedness – 2018, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
Guide to infection control in the healthcare setting – International Society for Infectious Diseases
Documents, reports and tools
Prepare for and manage an outbreak [online and linking to a set of three pandemic flu kit documents] – Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Management of severe influenza, pandemic influenza and emerging respiratory illnesses in Australasian emergency departments – Australasian College for Emergency Medicine
Principles of data sharing in public health emergencies – GLoPID-R, June 2018
Money and microbes: Strengthening research capacity to prevent epidemics – 2018, The International Vaccines Task Force supported by the World Bank Group and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)
Joint external evaluation tool: International Health Regulations (2005)
Courses
Infection Prevention and Control – Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training – US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention –
Simulation Exercise Management: Introduction – World Health Organization
Pandemic Influenza Severity Assessment (PISA) – World Health Organization