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Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 (Human Swine Influenza)

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Resources for General Practitioners and Health Care Workers

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PROTECT Phase (effective 22 June 2009)

• Recommended medications for flu clinics 9 July 2009 (PDF 21kB)
• Recommended resuscitation equipment for flu clinics 9 July 2009(PDF 20kB)
• Referral for admission Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza 9 July 2009 (PDF 24kB)

Clinical Management Advice

• Approval for using the Drug Therapy Protocol for PanVax (PDF 128kB)
• Drug Therapy Protocol Immunisation Program - Registered Nurses (PDF 189kB)
• Section 18(1) approval for QAS Paramedics to issue Tamiflu (PDF 40kB)
• Advice for Staff Working in Health Care Settings (PDF 52kB)
• PROTECT Phase Annexe to the Australian Health Management Plan for Pandemic Influenza (PDF 170kB)
• Clinical management advice (updated 24 July 2009) (PDF 34kB)
• Algorithm for Staff Contact Management (PDF16kB)
• Guidelines for the Provision of Intensive Care Services in Response to Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 (PDF 463kB)
• Guideline for Credentialing of Medical Staff for Intensive Care Services (updated 4 August 2009) (PDF 50kB)
• Advice on Length of Infectious Period for Patients with Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 (PDF 55kB)
• Advice for the Wearing of Personal Protective Equipment for ‘Frontline’ Staff (PDF 71kB)
• Advice for Prescribing and Dispensing Antiviral Medication (PDF 106kB)
• Guidelines for the Care of Pregnant Women with Probable Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 (PDF 56kB)

Update for Medical Practitioners

• Communique for all Queensland GP's (#1) Vaccination Program - 18 September 2009 (PDF 74kB)
• GP Alert #8 - Surveillance for Outbreaks in High Risk Settings (9 July 2009) (PDF 34kB)
• Medical practitioner 'PROTECT' phase update (updated 27 July 2009) (PDF 35kB)

Remote Indigenous Communities

• Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 (Human Swine Influenza): Algorithms for remote Indigenous communities (PDF 50kB)
• Management of 'flu' like illness in remote Indigenous communities during the Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 (Human Swine Influenza) outbreak (PDF 60kB)
• Tamiflu treatment and prophylaxis dosage tables for use in remote Indigenous communities (PDF 53kB)

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Tamiflu Information

• Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 (Human Swine Influenza) ('Swine Flu')- Oseltamivir (Tamiflu®) information for prescribers (PDF 86kB)
• Human Swine Influenza ('Swine Flu') - use of Oseltamivir (Tamiflu®): Information for Patients (PDF 49kB)

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Presentations

• Personal Protective Equipment for Respiratory Precautions (PDF 160Kb)
• Specimen Collection for Respiratory Viruses (PDF 498Kb)

Posters and Brochures

• Australian Government, Department of Health and Ageing, Pandemic Influenza Complete Resource List

Video

The video below will demonstrate the procedures for assuring you have a good fit/seal when wearing the N95 mask (WMV 2.72MB, 2 minutes 49 seconds).

• Australian Government, Department of Health and Ageing - Safe Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) videos.

Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA) Resources

• H1N1 09 Infection ‘Protect Phase’ Guidelines for Australian Public Health Units (PDF 100kB)
  If you are experiencing problems accessing this publication, please visit the Australian Government Health Emergency website and navigate to the following link - H1N1 09 Infection ‘Protect Phase’ Guidelines for Australian Public Health Units (PDF 101 KB).
• Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 (Human Swine Influenza): Guidance for Health Care Workers at Increased Risk of Complications (PDF 38kB)

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