Transcript On-line Medical Screening

The Advent of Technology for Mass Prophylaxis or
Mass Vaccination Activations
In Short –
• Regional Planning Efforts
– Expansion of Staffing
– Multi-jurisdictional access
• How do we:
• A) Make Medical Screening Easier on the
Staff?
• B) Increase the Throughput of the Medical
Screening Staff to meet the needs of an
Anthrax scenario?
Answer
Develop a Tool to accomplish the Task
• Fill-able PDF
• Microsoft Access
• Microsoft InfoPath
• Microsoft
PowerPoint
• Survey Monkey
• Website
• Cross-over with other jurisdictions in the
Region
• Digital access throughout the county
• Outreach to rural areas
• Uniformed screening
• Usage at local centralized locations
• Usage on-site at a POD
• Pre-designed website templates
• An on-line course to learn how to adjust the
templates (free)
• County, Health Officer approved, screening
algorithms
• Translation
• Pilot testing
2008
• Woodland First Responder Activation
(Anthrax)
• East Coast (Plague)
• Davis First Responder Activation (Anthrax)
2009
• Seasonal and H1N1 Influenza Response
2009-2010 Screening Form Type Used (NovMay)
0.50%
0.20%
0.20%
8.90%
Internet Generated
English
Internet Generated
Spanish
31.30%
Paper English
59.00%
Paper Spanish
Faxed English
N = 8,405
Faxed Spanish
• Medical Screening Assistant
• One source location for:
– Disease Specific Information
– Pediatric Pill Crush Instructions
– Vaccine or Medication Information Statements
• Possibility of Displaying Maps to POD Sites
• Spanish Language
• Ability to print the screening form instead of
the medication identification
Possibilities for 2010
• Russian Language
www.yolobusinesspartners.org/forms.html
Influenza
www.yolobusinesspartners.org/formsa.html
Anthrax
www.yolobusinesspartners.org/formsp.html
Plague