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Protecting
the Faces of Health Care Workers: Knowledge Gaps
and Research Priorities for Effective Protection
Against Occupationally Acquired Respiratory Infectious
Diseases |
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The Change Foundation and OHA
have released a report to help protect hospital
and healthcare staff from future outbreaks of infectious
diseases. The report explains the lessons learned
from SARS and outlines future areas of research. |
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Emerging
Infections: What have we learnt from SARS? (The
Royal Society) |
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On 13th January 2004, the Royal
Society held a scientific meeting entitled "Emerging
infections: what have we learnt from SARS?".
This briefing document was prepared subsequently
to summarize key issues. |
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April
2004: Final Report of the Ontario Expert Panel on
SARS and Infectious Disease Control (Walker
Report) |
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In this Final Report, the Panel
presents a series of core steps that we consider
foundational to the overall public health renewal
process. The steps include an approach to the development
of an Ontario Health Protection and Promotion Agency
and strengthened infrastructure at the provincial
level, as well as a series of phased practical steps
required at the local and regional levels. These
latter steps are required to enhance local capacity
and preparedness to strengthen the protection of
patients, healthcare providers, and the public on
a day-to-day basis as well as to respond to inevitable,
high profile emergencies. |
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April
20, 2004: The SARS Commission Interim Report
(Campbell Report) |
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The Commission's mandate is to
investigate how the SARS virus came to the province,
how the virus spread and how it was dealt with.
The Commissioner, Mr. Justice Archie Campbell, provides
an interim report on what happened, what lessons
have been learned and what improvements should be
made. |
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Final
Report of the Infection Control and Surveillance
Standards Task Force: Community Health Providers
Preventing Respiratory Illnesses In Community Settings
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Recommendations for Infection
Control and Surveillance for Febrile Respiratory
Illness (FRI) in Community Settings in Non-Outbreak
Conditions. |
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Final
Report of the Infection Control Standards Task Force:
Non-Acute Institutional Settings
Preventing Respiratory Illnesses Protecting Residents
and Staff In Non-Acute Care Institutions |
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Recommended Infection Control
and Surveillance Standards for Febrile Respiratory
Illness (FRI) in Non-Outbreak Conditions |
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Preventing
Respiratory Illnesses - Protecting Patients and
Staff
(Infection Control Standards Task Force) |
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A report by the Infection Control
Standards Task Force, discussing the recommended
infection control and surveillance standards for
febrile respiratory illness (FRI) in non-outbreak
conditions. |
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Learning
from SARS - Renewal of Public Health in Canada
(The Naylor Report) |
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A report of the National Advisory
Committee on SARS and Public Health chaired by Dr.
David Naylor, Dean of Medicine at the University
of Toronto. |
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Initial
Report of the Ontario Expert Panel on SARS and Infectious
Disease Control (The Walker Report) |
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The Ontario Expert Panel on SARS
and Infectious Disease Control trusts that this
initial report, together with our final report,
will contain valuable insights that may be of use
both to Ontarians and to those beyond our province. |
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Commission
to Investigate the Introduction and Spread of Severe
Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) |
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The Commission's mandate is to
investigate how the SARS virus came to the province,
how the virus spread and how it was dealt with.
The Commissioner, Mr. Justice Archie Campbell, is
to provide a public report on what happened, what
lessons have been learned and what improvements
should be made. Transcripts and presentations made
to the Commission are available at their website. |
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WHO
consensus document on the epidemiology of severe
acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) |
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The report, which represents
the views of experts in public health, epidemiology,
and clinical virology, draws on experiences from
all the main outbreak sites as well as a large number
of recently published studies and unpublished documents.
It also incorporates information from ongoing weekly
teleconferences of the WHO. |
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Biosafety
and SARS Incident in Singapore September 2003 |
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A 11-member Review Panel led
by Dr Anthony Della-Porta, a WHO biosafety expert,
has completed its investigation on (a) epidemiologic
data on the single SARS case identified on 9 Sep
and (b) biosafety requirements and practices at
laboratories in Singapore. |
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Quarantine
and Isolation: Lessons Learned from SARS |
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The Institute for Bioethics,
Health Policy and Law at the University of Louisville
released a report which reviews lessons learned
from the use of quarantine and isolation in Canada,
China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, and Vietnam
during the recent SARS outbreak. The report was
funded through a cooperative agreement with CDC;
however, it is the independent work of the authors
and does not necessarily reflect the views of CDC
or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. |
