For Healthcare Providers
Dr. Schuchat'sPandemic Influenza Letter 
8/16/10
Potential for a Second Wave Pertussis
7/13/10
CORRECTION and CLARIFICATION of LETTER REGARDING PERTUSSIS
7/9/10
Pertussis Physician Letter
7/7/10
Pertussis Test Interpretation
7/7/10
Tamiflu for the Uninsured (letter)
10/21/09
Tamiflu Dispensing Program for H1N1 Treatment (form)
10/21/09
Screening Questionnaire for Intranasal (LAIV) Vaccination
10/21/09
Intranasal Algorithm for LAIV
10/15/09
NURSE PROTOCOL/PROCEDURE FOR PREVENTION OF NOVEL H1N1 INFLUENZA USING LAIV
10/15/09
2009 H1N1 Manufacturers Age-Range Vaccine Administration Guidelines
10/15/09
Pandemic Influenza Planning Kit for Outpatient Providers - 9/1/09
Projections Spreadsheet for Outpatient Providers - 9/1/09
Frequently Asked Questions for Clinicians on Novel Influenza A/H1N1 (08/25/09)
H1N1 Vaccinator Letter , H1N1 Provider Registration Form
Influenza Triage Protocol
A modified version of an instrument developed by the Emergency departments at Children’s Hospital at Scottish Rite, Children’s at Egleston, and Children’s Hughes Spalding to assist with a large influx of patients with flu-like symptoms is posted here. This instrument is intended for use by a physician or office nurse responding to a call by a family with a child with suspected Influenza. Feel free to adapt or modify it to suit your needs.
Influenza Phone Tree for Pediatricians
Attention healthcare providers and pharmacists:
As a community service, Southwest District Public Health is posting an English-to-Spanish prescription conversion chart online. No passcode is required and there is no fee.
The patient-physician relationship: A partnership for better health care and safer outcomes
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/370/amaaarpmessage.pdf
Algorithm for Clinicians to Assist in Decisions on Testing and Treatment for H1N1 (swine flu) virus
Screening Form for H1N1 Influenza Testing
Updated Guidance for Sinw Origin H1N1 Influenza Virus Testing
Lung Cancer - Resources from Elsevier’s OncologySTAT
New NCI Educational Resources Help Patients Understand Chemotherapy and
Manage Side Effects
NEW educational tools for limited literacy patients and the providers
who serve them.
NCI is excited to announce a new series of educational resources
designed to help patients understand chemotherapy and manage its side
effects. Written for patients and health care providers, this series
includes:
Understanding Chemotherapy
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/chemo-side-effects/understandingchemo
Chemotherapy Side Effects Fact Sheets (18)
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/chemo-side-effects
Helping Providers Help Their Patients
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/chemo-side-effects/using
The easy-to-read fact sheets are research-based and have been
pilot-tested in cancer centers across the U.S. They provide clear steps
to help patients prevent or manage side effects, understand what
chemotherapy is, and how it is given. Check out the booklet for
providers to see tips on how to use these fact sheets to increase
patient comprehension and adherence. For FREE Copies of These
Resources:
Call NCI’s Cancer Information Service at 1-800-422-6237
(1-800-4-CANCER)
Blast Injuries: Fact Sheets for Professionals
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/masscasualties/blastinjuryfacts.asp
