Health Care Provider Resources

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Updated - H1N1 Novel Influenza information  from Wisconsin Dept. of Health Services, Division of Public Health

Current H1N1 Influenza and Vaccine Information from the Washington County Health Department

General Disease Information

• Communicable Disease Fact Sheets
• EpiNet - State of Wisconsin Disease Surveillance Manual
• Communicable Disease Statistics in Washington County
• Wisconsin DHS Information for Health Care Providers
• Communicable Disease Reporting Requirements
• Changes in Wisconsin Student Immunization Law and Reporting Requirements
• Form 4151 - Acute and Communicable Disease Case Report (Rev. 03/08) Word document or PDF document

Animal Bites and Potential Rabies Exposure

• Animal Bite Algorithm (Wisconsin Rabies Prevention Flowchart)
• Animal Bites Brochure (Washington County)
• Animal Bite Reporting and HIPAA Confidentiality Concerns
• Animal to ANIMAL Bite/Exposure Report Form
• Animal to HUMAN Bite/Exposure Report Form

Changes in Wisconsin HIV Testing Consent Statutes (2010 Wisconsin Act 209)

• Memo to Wisconsin Health Care Providers and ICPs, from the Director of the Wisconsin AIDS/HIV Program (4/22/2010)
• Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) Fact Sheet
• Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) Frequently Asked Questions

    Disinfection and Sterilization

• Guidelines for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities(CDC-11/08)

    Safe Injection Practices

• CDC Findings Regarding Safe Injection Practices
• CDC Injection Safety Recommendations
• Frequently Asked Questions about Safe Injection Practices
• Identification and Reporting of Hepatitis C Virus Infections to Public Health Agencies (11/08)
• Letter from State Epidemiologist to Wisconsin Health Care Providers Regarding Safe Injection Practices (09/08)
• Safe Injection Practices Poster
• Safe Injection Practices Survey (sample document)

Influenza - avian

• Update on human avian influenza cases and enhanced surveillance in Wisconsin, WI DPH - January 2009

Influenza - seasonal

• Clarification of Reporting Novel Influenza A Viruses, WI DPH - Mar, 2008
• Clarification of Reporting Requirements for Influenza and Other Respiratory Disease Outbreaks in Long-term Care Facilities, WI DPH - Dec, 2008
• Influenza Fact Sheet - WI DPH
• Seasonal Influenza Information - CDC
• Influenza Resources for Health Care Providers - WI DPH
• Influenza-Associated Pediatric Mortality and Staphylococcus aureus Co-infection - CDC Advisory
• Prevention and Control of Influenza in Long Term Care Facilities

Lead Poisoning Prevention

• Interpreting and managing Blood Lead Levels <10 mcg/dL in Children and Reducing Childhood Exposures to Lead (MMWR - Nov '07)

• Generic Line List Template for Long Term Care Facilities (Excel Doc)
• DPH Recommendation Regarding Norovirus Precautions in LTC Facilities - Jan 2008 
• Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Viral Gastroenteritis Outbreaks in Wisconsin Long-Term Care Facilities, WI DPH - Oct 2009
• Reporting Requirements, Prevention and Control of Influenza and other Respiratory Diseases in Assisted Living Facilities and Long-Tem Care Facilities (including Novel Influenza H1N1) for the 2009-2010 season, WI Div of Public Health - Aug 2009

Measles

• Measles Guidelines from Wisconsin Division of Public Health, April 2008
• Measles Fact Sheet English
• Measles Fact Sheet Espanol
• MMR (Measles, Mumps & Rubella) Vaccine Information Statement - CDC, Mar 2008

• DHFS Memo Regarding Mumps Outbreak May 2006
• Management of Mumps Cases
• MMR Vaccine Use and Recommendations 2006
• Laboratory Testing For Mumps
• Management of Health Care Workers During A Mumps Outbreak
• Mumps Fact Sheet English
• Mumps Fact Sheet Espanol
• Parotid Gland Diagram

• CDC Fact Sheet: Norovirus in Health Care Facilities
• Management of Norovirus Infection Outbreaks in Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Feb 2004
• Norovirus Fact Sheet
• Norovirus Recognition, Transmission Prevention and Reporting
• Computer Keyboard Decontamination - Jan 2008
• Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Viral Gastroenteritis Outbreaks in Wisconsin Long-Term Care Facilities, WI DPH - Oct 2009 

• Pertussis Resources - DHS Wisconsin Immunization Program
• Symptoms and Sounds of Whooping Cough
• Prevention of Pertussis, Tetanus, and Diptheria Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women and Their Infants (ACIP Recommendations) - MMWR

• Consensus Guidelines: Managing Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults

• Guidelines for Prevention and Control of Antibiotic Resistant Organisms in Health Care Settings
• CA MRSA - Guidelines for Clinical Management and Control of Transmission 
• CA MRSA - Prevention and Control in Community Settings   - Gwen Borlaug CIC, MPH, WI Div of Public Health - Mar 2008
• MRSA: A new challenge for a new century - Laura L. Radke, MD - Mar 2008
• Preventing Transmission of MRSA in the Hospital Setting - Patricia A Pearson RN, CIS - Mar 2008
• Antibiotic-Resistant Staph aureus in Community Settings - Washington County brochure

Tuberculosis

• Tuberculosis Information resources - CDC
• Tuberculosis Resources for Health Care Providers - DHS
• Tuberculosis Resources for Patients - DHS
• Wisconsin Tuberculosis Program resources  - DHS

• EpiNet Guidelines for Chickenpox (Varicella) - WI DPH, Feb 2008 
• Disease Fact Sheet for Chickenpox (Varicella zoster) - WI DPH
• Prevention of Herpes Zoster, ACIP Recommendations - MMWR
• Chickenpox Vaccine - What You Need To Know - Vaccine Information Sheet series
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