ACP Special Alert - Ebola virus information

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De: "Steven Weinberger, MD, FACP" <reso...@acpnews.org>
Fecha: 14 de octubre de 2014, 19:00:00 GMT-5
Para: ar.her...@yahoo.com
Asunto: ACP Special Alert - Ebola virus information

 

 

 

Dear Colleagues,

 

As the situation with the Ebola virus outbreak continues to evolve, I wanted to make you aware of resources to help you and your health care teams.

 

CDC Resources

 

We encourage you to visit the CDC Ebola website for the most updated information on the Ebola virus outbreak and to share this information with your colleagues and networks. The CDC recently posted the following resources to help practicing physicians and health care teams best identify risks related to Ebola and treat accordingly:

• Checklist for Patients Being Evaluated for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the United States  
• Ebola Virus Disease (Ebola) Algorithm for Evaluation of the Returned Traveler  
• Additionally the Department of Health and Human Services’ Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Dr. Nicole Lurie, issued an Open Letter to All U.S. Healthcare Professionals regarding the current Ebola situation.

ACP Resources

 

ACP has free clinical information and resources available to all members of the health care community and the public at large. Annals of Internal Medicine has published several articles about the virus on an emergency access initiative page. ACP Smart Medicine, the College’s Web-based clinical decision support tool, includes a module on Ebola and Marburg viruses that contains evidence-based information about prevention, diagnosis, and therapy. The Ebola module is designed to help physicians advise patients who present with symptoms and who traveled to rural sub-Saharan Africa or had occupational exposure.

 

Volunteer Opportunities

 

If you are a medical professional concerned about the Ebola outbreak and want to get involved, AmeriCares is a nonprofit emergency response organization that is hiring a team to operate an Ebola Treatment Unit (ETU) and to teach others to do the same. A minimum commitment of six weeks is required. The AmeriCares Careers Website contains more details and an application.

 

Information on additional volunteer opportunities can be accessed through:

• USAID  
• Medical Teams International

We hope you find this helpful, and encourage you to visit the CDC’s Ebola website for the most current information on this evolving situation.

 

Sincerely,

       

Steven Weinberger, MD, FACP, Executive Vice President and CEO
 

 

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