june 24, 2014 tabletop exercise hxnx pandemic influenza

June 24, 2014

Tabletop ExerciseHxNx Pandemic Influenza

Virtual Tabletop Exercise (VTTX)

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Scope

Focus on the role of your tribal organization(s) in response to potential consequences of a severe HxNx pandemic influenza, as well as the interdisciplinary and interagency coordination both at the local, tribal, state, and regional level.


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Core Capabilities

PPD-8/National Preparedness GoalPPD-8 calls for development and maintenance of a National Preparedness Goal

defining the core capabilities necessary to prepare for the specific types of incidents posing the greatest risk to the security of the Nation

States and urban areas use capabilities-based planning to identify a baseline assessment of their homeland security efforts by comparing their current capabilities against the Core Capabilities

Core capabilities are essential for the execution of each of the five mission areas: PreventionProtectionMitigationResponseRecovery


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Core Capabilities

All Mission Areas:Planning - Conduct a systematic process engaging the whole community as

appropriate in the development of executable strategic, operational, and/or community-based approaches to meet defined objectives.

Public Information and Warning - Deliver coordinated, prompt, reliable, and actionable information to the whole community through the use of clear, consistent, accessible, and culturally and linguistically appropriate methods to effectively relay information regarding any threat or hazard and, as appropriate, the actions being taken and the assistance being made available.

Operational Coordination - Establish and maintain a unified and coordinated operational structure and process that appropriately integrates all critical stakeholders and supports the execution of core capabilities.


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Core Capabilities

Response:Infrastructure Systems - Stabilize critical infrastructure functions,

minimize health and safety threats, and efficiently restore and revitalize systems and services to support a viable, resilient community.

Mass Care Services - Provide life-sustaining services to the affected population with a focus on hydration, feeding, and sheltering to those who have the most need, as well as support for reunifying families.

Situational Assessment - Provide all decision makers with decision-relevant information regarding the nature and extent of the hazard, any cascading effects, and the status of the response.


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Core Capabilities

Recovery:Economic Recovery - Return economic and business activities

(including food and agriculture) to a healthy state and develop new business and employment opportunities that result in a sustainable and economically viable community.

Health and Social Services - Restore and improve health and social services networks to promote the resilience, independence, health (including behavioral health), and well-being of the whole community.

Pandemic HxNx Influenza

Background


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Background/History on the ThreatInfluenza viruses, especially highly pathogenic avian influenza like H5N1, are among the most urgent global infectious disease threats.

The occurrence of pandemics in 1918, 1957, 1968, and 2009 show that pandemics are inevitable, yet unpredictable events.

The 2009 H1N1 pandemic occurred against a backdrop of ongoing pandemic planning efforts by governments and organizations throughout the world, which included a substantial amount of capacity building and pandemic response plan development.

In fact, many of these activities were initiated because of the recognized potential for a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1) to eventually develop the capability for sustained human-to-human transmission that could cause a severe pandemic.


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Background/History on the ThreatAs of August 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) has reported 664 confirmed cases of HxNx infection, and since 2003, nearly 60% of those infections have been fatal. Although the imminent threat of the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus has subsided, influenza viruses with pandemic potential, including H5N1, H7N9, and H3N2v, continue to circulate across the globe. As a result, the threat of a pandemic caused by more pathogenic strains of influenza remains very significant. In fact, the threat of a more severe pandemic caused by HxNx or another highly pathogenic strain of influenza is no less than before the 2009 pandemic. CDC continues to maintain situational awareness of influenza so that the United States and other countries can be prepared to respond and intervene when a novel influenza virus is detected.


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World Health Organization (WHO) PhasesPandemic Influenza

In response to lessons learned from the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, WHO revised the pandemic phases. The phases, which are based on virological, epidemiological, and clinical data, are to be used for describing the spread of a new influenza subtype, taking into account the disease it causes around the world.

http://www.who.int/influenza/preparedness/pandemic/influenza_risk_management/en/

http://www.who.int/influenza/preparedness/pandemic/influenza_risk_management/en/

Module 1: Preparedness


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Alert phase: This is the phase when influenza caused by a new virus has been identified in humans. Increased vigilance and careful risk assessment, at local, national and global levels, are characteristic of this phase. If the risk assessments indicate that the new virus is not developing into a pandemic strain, a de-escalation of activities towards those in the interpandemic phase (the period between influenza pandemics) may occur.

Module 1: Scenario Possible Novel Influenza A Virus in the United States


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Key Issues

The patients have recently returned from an overseas trip with ILI

Several of the conference attendees are showing signs of influenza-like illness (ILI), such as coughing, sneezing, fever, and lack of energy

One patient is showing rapid progression of illness with severe symptoms. Two family members now show mild influenza like illness symptoms

The middle school reports several cases of ILI from students

HxNx case confirmed in the U.S.

CDC EOC is activated


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Discussion Questions - Preparedness

1. What preparedness actions has your tribal nation taken to prepare for a pandemic influenza response?

2. What information would you need to provide to your partners or stakeholders on the steps they can take to quickly prepare for a severe pandemic?

3. What entities will you be coordinating with at this point and who may be reaching out to you for questions and assistance?

4. What types of guidance will you need and where do you expect that to come from? How will you share the information with your tribal community? How/what are you doing to ensure that specific at-risk and vulnerable populations are reached?

5. How will you prevent illness in your staff and the people you are responsible for? Operationally, do you have the staff and resources available to respond for a severe pandemic influenza? If not, how would you obtain these resources?

Module 2: Response


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• Pandemic phase: This is the period of global spread of human influenza caused by a new virus. Movement between the interpandemic, alert and pandemic phases may occur quickly or gradually as indicated by the global risk assessment, principally based on virological, epidemiological and clinical data.

Module 2: Scenario

Widespread cases of the HxNx virus in the United States


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Key Issues

Public Health Emergency is declared in USCommunity mitigation, such as school closures, measures are consideredWorker Safety (e.g., hospital workers, teachers) is threatenedPossible high rate of employee absenteeism and disruption of resources/services (e.g., healthcare, power, food services)Potential for maximum capacity in hospitals Potential immediate shortage of vaccines. Plan for mass vaccination. Shortage of Anti-Viral Drugs


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Discussion Questions - Response

1. What actions are critical during an initial response level, and then at the peak of response level in your tribal community response plan?

2. What information about self-protection from pandemic influenza needs to be communicated to your tribal communities? What’s your policy on the closure of public services/schools or businesses? (Consider authority and responsibilities, trigger points, duration of closure, plans to re-open, and social consequences of implementing school/business closures.)

3. Community mitigation measures (e.g., school closures, social distancing) will increase rates of absenteeism in workplaces. What measures would you take to ensure the continuity of your operations/services? Do you have leave policies (e.g., telework) to cope with business closings and at home childcare during a pandemic?


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Discussion Questions - Response

4. It is likely that medical needs of people will overwhelm existing healthcare capacities. What measures will you implement in the community to mitigate surge on the hospital systems (e.g., alternate care systems, health professional call centers, delivery of only essential healthcare services)?

5. Discuss capacity to deliver pandemic vaccine in your community. What are methods to rapidly administer the pandemic vaccination program that can be initiated and fully implemented once a decision has been made to distribute pandemic influenza vaccine?

6. What assistance/policy guidance would you need at this stage of response?

Module 3: Extended Response/Recovery


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Transition phase: As the assessed global risk reduces, de-escalation of global actions may occur, and reduction in response activities or movement towards recovery actions by countries may be appropriate, according to their own risk assessments.

Module 3 Situation Timeline


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Key Issues

This is a pandemic transition phase About 30% of your community population contracted the

virus, and about 20% of cases have been fatal How are mass fatalities handled Vaccines and anti-viral medications are generally

available, with spot shortages


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Discussion Questions - Extended Response/Recovery

1. When should the response shift into recovery operations? What actions are critical at this response level in your tribal community response plan? How would you prioritize the actions?

2. What assistance or guidance would you need during the recovery stage? 3. What steps need to take place in order to rebuild your tribal community, at least

a level of normalcy comparable to pre-incident level, and improved levels? Would you have adequate supplies/equipment/personnel to rebuild your community/jurisdiction back to normalcy?

4. Does your emergency operations plan provide for feedback procedures in order to record experiences from this response and integrate lessons learned? Who will lead the after action process and how do you track the progress?


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Participant Questions

Remember a Virus is only a day away from your door !!!!!

june 24, 2014 tabletop exercise hxnx pandemic influenza

Documents

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core capabilities ppd

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