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Contributions of the Regional Emerging Special Pathogen Treatment Centers to the US COVID-19 Pandemic Response.
Grein, Jonathan D; Garland, Jennifer A; Arguinchona, Christa; Frank, Maria G; Garibaldi, Brian T; Grindle, Amanda; Hewlett, Angela; Kline, Susan; Levine, Corri B; Mehta, Aneesh; Mukherjee, Vikramjit; Sauer, Lauren M; Searle, Eileen F; Vanairsdale, Sharon; Vasa, Angela.
  • Grein JD; Jonathan D. Grein, MD, is Director, both in Hospital Epidemiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Garland JA; Jennifer A. Garland, RN-BC, PhD, CIC, is Special Pathogens Clinical Program Manager, both in Hospital Epidemiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Arguinchona C; Christa Arguinchona, MSN, RN, CCRN, is Manager, Special Pathogens/Infection Prevention, Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane, WA.
  • Frank MG; Maria G. Frank, MD, is a Hospitalist, Division of Hospital Medicine, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, and an Associate Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado; both in Denver, CO.
  • Garibaldi BT; Brian T. Garibaldi, MD, MEHP, is Director, Johns Hopkins Biocontainment Unit, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
  • Grindle A; Amanda Grindle, RN, MSN, CNL, CPN, CCRN, is Clinical Program Manager, Special Care Unit, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA.
  • Hewlett A; Angela Hewlett, MD, MS, is an Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine; the George W. Orr MD and Linda Orr Chair in Health Security; and Medical Director, Nebraska Biocontainment Unit; all at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.
  • Kline S; Susan Kline, MD, MPH, is Executive Medical Director for Infection Prevention, University of Minnesota Medical Center, and a Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School; both in Minneapolis, MN.
  • Levine CB; Corri B. Levine, PhD, MS, MPH, is Program Manager for Emerging and Special Pathogens Program, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX.
  • Mehta A; Aneesh Mehta, MD, is an Associate Professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
  • Mukherjee V; Vikramjit Mukherjee, MD, FRCP(Edin), is an Assistant Professor, NYU School of Medicine; and is Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit, and Director, Special Pathogens Program, Bellevue Hospital Center; all in New York, NY.
  • Sauer LM; Lauren M. Sauer, MS, is Director, Special Pathogens Research Network, and is an Associate Professor, Department of Environmental, Agricultural, and Occupational Health, College of Public Health, Global Center for Health Security; both at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.
  • Searle EF; Eileen F. Searle, PhD, RN, CCRN, is Biothreats Program Director, Center for Disaster Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
  • Vanairsdale S; Sharon Vanairsdale, DNP, APRN, ACNS-BC, NP-C, CEN, FAEN, FAAN, is an Associate Professor, Clinical Track, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University; Program Director for Serious Communicable Diseases, Emory University Hospital; and Director of Education and Resources, National Emergi
  • Vasa A; Angela Vasa, MSN, RN, is Director of Isolation and Quarantine Services and Director, Readiness Consultations and Metrics Development, National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center; both at Nebraska Medicine, Omaha, NE.
Health Secur ; 20(S1): S4-S12, 2022 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2097251
ABSTRACT
The National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC) was established in 2015 to improve the capabilities of healthcare facilities to provide safe and effective care to patients with Ebola and other special pathogens in the United States. Through NETEC, a collaborative network of 10 Regional Emerging Special Pathogen Treatment Centers (RESPTCs) undertook readiness activities that included potential respiratory pathogens. These preparations, which took place before the COVID-19 pandemic, established a foundation of readiness that enabled RESPTCs to play a pivotal role in the US COVID-19 pandemic response. As initial COVID-19 cases were detected in the United States, RESPTCs provided essential isolation capacity, supplies, and subject matter expertise that allowed for additional time for healthcare systems to prepare. Through the Special Pathogen Research Network, RESPTCs rapidly enrolled patients into early clinical trials. During periods of high community transmission, RESPTCs provided educational, clinical, and logistical support to a wide range of healthcare and nonhealthcare settings. In this article, we describe how NETEC and the RESPTC network leveraged this foundation of special pathogen readiness to strengthen the national healthcare system's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. NETEC and the RESPTC network have proven to be an effective model that can support the national response to future emerging special pathogens.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Journal: Health Secur Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Hs.2021.0188

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Journal: Health Secur Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Hs.2021.0188