H1N1 (Swine Flu) Resources

 

This is a rapidly evolving situation and current guidance seems prudent for both healthcare professionals and the public. As developments warrant, new and updated information will be added.  Please look for this    which will alert you to those additions and updates.

 

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TRACK THE PROGRESS OF H1N1 (SWINE FLU) :

Map: Weekly Influenza Activity Estimates Reported by State and Territorial Epidemiologists
(Activity levels indicate geographic spread of both seasonal and novel influenza A [H1N1] viruses) with updates every Friday.

Global Disease Alert Map 
This continually updated information relies on reliable publicly available third-party information.

FluTracker 
The map is compiled using data from official sources, news reports and user-contributions and updated multiple times per day.

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• Clinical Information Sites
• Public Health Sites
• Journal Articles / News Items
• Social Media Tools for Consumers and Clinicians
• Consumer Information Sites
• Up To the Minute News Sources   
  

• Clinical Information Sites

  Clinical Guidelines from the AMA
  Treatment Information from the AMA
  DynaMed's H1N1 Clinical Summary  point-of-care tool from EBSCO
  Infectious Disease Society of America's Influenza Novel A:H1N1 (swine flu) Information
  Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology H1N1 Flu Clinical and Public Health Guidance
  H1N1 / Swine Flu Resources and Updates from the American College of Emergency Physicians
  Swine Flu: Guidance and Resources for Clinicians from Medscape 
  Cochrane Influenza Resources: evidence from Cochrane Reviews    (read interventions to prevent and treat influenza) 
  or look at all Cochrane Influenza Resources
  

  
  

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• Public Health Sites

  CDC Novel H1N1
  H1N1 Flu Clinical and Public Health Guidance from CDC
  Vaccination recommendations from the CDC
  What's New on the H1N1 Flu Site simply sign up here for email, Twitter, or RSS updates from CDC!
  Flu.gov
  2009 H1N1 (Swine) Flu Virus (via US Food & Drug Administration)   
  Influenza - H1N1 (swine flu) Resources from the Immunization Action Coalition WHO (World Health Organization's Pandemic (H1N1) 2009
  

  Washington State Department of Health H1N1 (Swine Flu) Information
  Public Health Seattle & King County H1N1 Virus (Swine Flu)
  
  

  
  

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• Journal Articles / News Items [all items Open Access/Freely Available unless otherwise noted]

  PubMed Search results for recently published articles on Swine Flu / H1N1      look for the Swedish/Edmonds Hospital Logo for immediate full text  The Lancet's H1N1 Resource Centre
  New England Journal of Medicine's H1N1 Influenza Center
  News from the AMA  
  Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness (the 5 articles that follow are from the journal):
  
  

  Creation of Surge Capacity by Early Discharge of Hospitalized Patients at Low Risk for Untoward Events
  Refining Surge Capacity: Conventional, Contingency, and Crisis Capacity
  Emergency Legal Preparedness for Hospitals and Health Care Personnel
  Consensus and Tools Needed to Measure Healthcare Emergency Management Capabilities
  The Challenge of Hospital Emergency Preparedness
  

  
  emedicine's H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu)
  

  
  

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• Social Media Tools for Consumers and Clinicians

  CDC social media tools (H1N1)
  Become a friend on CDC’s Facebook page for new information | may be restricted on Swedish/Edmonds Hospital Intranet
  H1N1 Podcasts available from CDC
  Get automatic updates from CDC to your desktop or browser
  

  
  

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• Consumer Information Sites

  Flu.gov
  Flu symptoms: H1N1 flu (swine flu)/seasonal flu, or common cold?  
  The Mayo Clinic provides this handy checklist along with more on the H1N1 Swine Flu here. Use the tabs you will find just under "Influenza (flu)"
  MedlinePlus-Swine Flu
  Patient Information Resource List from the AMA
  The H1N1 Virus (Swine Flu): Talking With Your Doctor
  UpToDate Patient Information on Swine Influenza Virus 
  WebMD H1N1 Swine Flu Guide    

  EhnoMed Public Health Alert Information H1N1 - Swine Flu 
  information in languages other than English presented in short videos, fact sheets, and brochures
  
  

  
  

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• Up To the Minute News Sources
  

  CDC Swine Flu feed  (RSS reader required)    
  "swine flu" OR "H1N1" (via Google News Aggregator")
  New York Times Swine Flu   
  Medical News TODAY Swine Flu News   updated daily
  Silobreaker"H1N1" OR "swine flu" worldwide news coverage updated throughout the day 
  

  
  

   

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