This presentation describes the RSS Analysis program that CDC has contracted CERA to conduct. The presentation was delivered at the SNS Workshop in Portland, OR in March 2008.
Responding to an Anthrax Attack—Designing a Robust Plan
by Mark H. Whitworth
Designing a large scale program to dispense antibiotics in response to an anthrax attack requires meticulous advance planning and the careful integration of clinic processes with staffing plans, client logistics, and supply chain operations.
This paper describes some of the steps we took to design a robust dispensing plan.
How to Obtain an Audit of Your Bioterror Response Plan (MS Word)
This guide discusses the reasons for carrying out an audit, the tools and techniques that produce the best results, things to look for in a vendor, the phases of a typical project, and the likely cost of an audit. It also contains a cut-and-paste section that you can include in an RFP.
We have not yet decided on licensing or distribution policies for the Operations Manager.
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Dynamic Simulation for Smallpox Vaccination Clinic Planning
by Mark H. Whitworth and John J. Shaw, D.M.D.
Smallpox vaccination clinics must be tailored to meet the needs of the communities they serve. Fast service time will be a key measure of the success of a post-event vaccination program. Clinic operations are complex and difficult to plan. A complete plan must include effective client transportation and supply logistics. Static analysis techniques like spreadsheets and mathematical models cannot capture the complexities of clinic operations and cannot accurately predict clinic performance. The Smallpox Vaccination Clinic Model is a customizable, dynamic simulation model that can be used to help planners integrate logistical, clinical, and administrative operations effectively and make well informed tradeoffs among service level, cost, and safety concerns.
Read the analysis of the Hartford, CT plan for vaccinating 120,000 people in 10 days at a single clinic. The Center's simulation model was integral to the development and evaluation of Hartford's innovative approach to clinic and client transportation management.
This excellent paper, from the Center for Technology and National Security Policy, discusses the bioterror threat and describes how we might prepare for it.
From the Introduction:
It is now widely recognized that terrorists may inflict great trauma upon us by using biological weapons against America's civilian populations. There is, however, no common perception of how this problem should be defined and countered. In the language of today's business consultants, neither the "problem space" nor "the solution space" has been well mapped. In military terms, we have no established a method of focusing our efforts, testing alternative strategies, setting requirements, and determining priorities. This paper is designed to show how we can do these things.
Guidelines for Large Scale Smallpox Vaccination Clinics
(Annex 3)
These are the CDC’s general guidelines for setting up and managing a clinic. Local planners must take great care in tailoring these guidelines for use in their communities.
