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Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) Email Updates for December 29, 2014

Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) Email Updates for December 22, 2014

As you make your list of resolutions this year, add these five simple preparedness resolutions to your list. Taking time to prepare for an emergency now could be the most important thing you do in 2015.

The Ready Wrigley mobile application has been designed to teach children about what to do in emergency situations. Critical information about emergencies is weaved into the mobile app using age-appropriate language and activities to teach children about preparedness and response.

Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) Email Updates for December 15, 2014

Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) Email Updates for December 8, 2014

Viral suppression is the goal of HIV medical care. Yet, in 2011, only 40% of people living with HIV received HIV medical care and only 30% achieved viral suppression. Many persons living with HIV are not in medical care or are undiagnosed. When patients with HIV are in medical care, they are more likely to be prescribed antiretroviral medications, achieve viral suppression, and have a normal lifespan. Clinicians play a critical role in helping their patients move through the HIV care continuum by influencing the likelihood of patients engaging in medical care. During this COCA Webinar, clinicians will learn about current strategies to engage patients in HIV testing, counseling and medical care.

During emergency situations, communication is critical to a patient’s care. Learn how researchers are addressing a critical gap in communication between paramedics and emergency departments in our latest blog post.

Healthcare systems across the United States are actively preparing to treat patients with Ebola. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) play an important role in the identification, assessment, and transportation of suspected or confirmed patients with Ebola. As designated treatment facilities, Emory University Hospital and the University of Nebraska Medical Center have received patients with confirmed Ebola. During this COCA Call, clinicians will learn about the field experiences of EMS personnel in the two jurisdictions and discuss unique planning considerations for EMS.

Influenza activity is currently low in the United States as a whole, but is increasing in some parts of the country. This season, influenza A (H3N2) viruses have been reported most frequently and have been detected in almost all states. During past seasons when influenza A (H3N2) viruses have predominated, higher overall and age-specific hospitalization rates and more mortality have been observed, especially among older people, very young children, and persons with certain chronic medical conditions compared with seasons during which influenza A (H1N1) or influenza B viruses have predominated.