Pandemic Flu Past Events

 

Physician Summit on Pandemic Influenza: Maintaining Your Practice (March 15, 2007)
The Fairfax County Health Department presented a summit for physicians "Physician Summit on Pandemic Influenza: Maintaining Your Practice." View "Understanding Medical Surge and Its Effects on Standards of Care" by Dan Hanfling, M.D., Director, Emergency Management and Disaster Medicine, Inova Health System and Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, George Washington University and " Protecting Health Care Workers: Use of Personal Protective Equipment" by Regina Milteer, M.D., FAAP, Pandemic Influenza Program, Fairfax County Health Department.

Pandemic Influenza Preparedness for the Foster Care Community (Jan. 27, 2007)
The Fairfax County Health Department and Foster Care and Adoption Unit presented a workshop on emergency preparedness in the event of a pandemic flu outbreak for foster parents caring for children and adults placed by the Fairfax County Department of Family Services. View the "Pandemic Influenza Preparedness for the Foster Care Community." (PDF)

Pandemic Influenza Preparedness for the Child Care Community (Dec. 9, 2006)
A second Child Care Pandemic Flu training, "Pandemic Influenza Preparedness for the Child Care Community," (PDF) was held on Dec. 9, 2006. The presentation was given by Gloria Addo-Aynsu, MD, MPH, Director, Fairfax County Health Department; Dr. Raja’a Satouri, Fairfax County Health Department, and Michelle Milgrim, Fairfax County Health Department.

Human Service Partners Pandemic Influenza Workshop (Dec. 1, 2006)
Fairfax County sponsored a Human Service Partners Pandemic Influenza workshop for organizations providing services to county residents. (View the workshop in its entirity on video on demand.) The focus of the workshop was to provide organizations with information on pandemic influenza and on developing a plan for continuity of their operations. Participants divided into two workshop sessions to discuss the elements needed in a continuity of operations plan. The Department of Purchasing and Supply Maintenance provided an overview of the purchasing and contract issues that might arise during a pandemic influenza outbreak.

• "Human Services Partners" by Gloria Addo-Aynsu, MD, MPH, Director, Fairfax County Health Department (PDF)
• "Integrating Pandemic Flu Elements Into a Continuity of Operations Plan" by Wren Griffith, Director, Program Compliance and Risk Management, Northern Virginia Training Center (PDF)
• "Contracting Issues" by David Dise, Deputy Director, Fairfax County Department of Purchasing and Supply Management (PDF)
• "Planning Checklist" - a guide for developing a Continuity of Operations Plan (PDF)

Pandemic Preparedness: Child Care Community (Aug. 21, 2006)
To ensure that child-care providers understand the dangers of a pandemic flu outbreak and take prudent precautions, the Department of Family Services’ Office for Children and the Fairfax County Health Department presented a pandemic flu training for caregivers on Monday, Aug. 21, 2006. The training covered the dangers of a worldwide pandemic flu outbreak, county preparedness efforts and what caregivers can do to lessen the impact of an outbreak on children.

• "Pandemic Preparedness: Child Care Community" by Gloria Addo-Aynsu, MD, MPH, Director, Fairfax County Health Department (PDF)
• "Childcare and Preschool Pandemic Influenza Planning" by Michelle Milgrim, Fairfax County Health Department (PDF)
• "Preparing for an Influenza Pandemic" by Dr. Raja’a Satouri, Fairfax County Health Department (PDF)

Maintaining Your Practice: Strategies to Lessen the Impact on the Community Physician (Aug. 10, 2006)
The medical community is an important component of pandemic flu planning and preparedness and the Fairfax County Health Department hosted a pandemic flu physician summit, "Maintaining Your Practice: Strategies to Lessen the Impact on the Community Physician," specifically for physicians and members of the medical community.

• "Potential Impact of Influenza Pandemic on  A Private Medical Office: Suggested Actions" by Dr. Diane E. Dubinsky (PDF)
• "Continuity of Operations" by Dr. Raja’a Satouri, Fairfax County Health Department (PDF)
• "Managing Your Practice: Strategies to Lessen the Impact on the Community Physician" by Gloria Addo-Aynsu, MD, MPH, Director, Fairfax County Health Department (PDF)
• "Understanding Medical Surge and Its Effects on Standards of Care" by by Dr. Dan Hanfling (PDF)

Pandemic Flu Business Summit (May 26, 2006)
Fairfax County hosted a Pandemic Flu Business Summit (PDF file) at the Fairfax County Government Center, which was also broadcast on cable Channel 16. The half-day summit was designed for business owners and leaders who gathered to hear about best practices, share with others questions they uncovered in their planning process, and to network with other business leaders that they might rely on during an emergency. Below are presentations from the morning and afternoon sessions, and you can also watch the business summit online via the county's video-on-demand service:

• "Pandemic Preparedness: The Business Perspective" by Gloria Addo-Ayensu, MD, MPH, Director, Fairfax County Health Department (PDF)
• "Pandemic Flu Infrastructure Planning" by C. Douglas Bass, Coordinator, Fairfax County Office of Emergency Management (PDF)
• "Corporate Pandemic Influenza Planning, Legal Liabilities, Risk Assessment and Mitigation" by Cheryl A. Falvey (PDF)