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Pandemic Planning Made Easy
To reduce the impact of the novel H1N1 influenza (swine flu) pandemic on your operations, employees, customers and the general public, it is important for all businesses and organizations to begin essential planning. Starting with understanding how you will stay up to date with changing information without becoming overwhelmed. BarnesCare physicians and infection control professionals from BJC HealthCare can help your organization and employees stay informed and healthy.
E-Mail Updates
As an employer, you have an important role in protecting employee health and safety, and limiting the impact of an influenza pandemic. BarnesCare helps you stay informed with the latest developments from reliable sources such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other federal, stae and local resources. Subscribe now to receive novel H1N1 influenza (swine flu) e-mail updates.
Workplace Posters
All employers should implement good hygiene and infection control practices. Our free workplace posters are informative and help reinforce infection prevention behaviors.
H1N1 Webinar Series
Key information and helpful tools will help organizational leaders understand, prepare and react to the threat of a flu pandemic. Eight weekly topics -- facilitated by Scott C. Jones, DO, MPH, FAOCOPM, BarnesCare medical director -- will be presented. Format includes Q&A, up-to-date H1N1 information, as well as preventive measures for the workplace. Scheduled topics include:
- Seasonal and H1N1 flu
- Flu prevention
- Pandemic flu planning
- Signs and symptoms of colds, seasonal flu and H1N1
- Workplace issues
- Update on vaccines and medications
- Travel during a pandemic
- Best practices and review
Topics are subject to change based on shifting conditions. Enrollment is limited to 20 per session. Each one-hour session will be 10 a.m.-11 a.m. Central Standard Time, Wednesdays, begining September 16, 2009. Cost is $299 for all eight sessions or $99 for individual sessions. Subscribe now to receive the H1N1 webinar series or contact a BJC corporate health consultant for more information at 314.727.0078.
Provider In-Service
Clear any confusion you or your employees have about seasonal and H1N1 influenza (swine flu) with an on-site program. A BarnesCare physician, nurse practitioner or registered nurse is available to educate and train management and employees in proper hand hygiene, cough etiquette and social distancing techniques. We can address specific questions and concerns related to your specific work environment. For more information e-mail us or contact a BJC corporate health consultant at 314.727.0078.
Infection Prevention Consultation
Our team of professionals use a best practice framework, the "hierarchy of controls" to deal with workplace hazards. The hierarchy of controls prioritizes intervention strategies based the best way to control hazards is to systematically remove them from the workplace, rather than relying on employees to reduce their exposure. In the setting of a pandemic, this hierarchy should be used in concert with current public health recommendations. Other measures include:
- Engineering controls
- Administrative controls
- Work practices
- Personal protective equipment
There are advantages and disadvantages to each type of control measure when considering the ease of implementation, effectiveness and cost. BarnesCare will help you determine which combination of control methods is best for your work environment. For more information e-mail us or contact a BJC corporate health consultant at 314.727.0078.
Vaccine
An H1N1 vaccine is currently in production and may be ready for the public later this fall. The H1N1 vaccine is not intended to replace the seasonal flu vaccine -- it is intended to be used alongside the seasonal flu vaccine.
BarnesCare will provide seasonal flu shots at each clinic location and on-site. To arrange for on-site services, call 314.727.0078, e-mail BarnesCare or complete the on-site flu shot request form.
The BarnesCare seasonal flu shot program is for adults 18 or older. All scheduled on-site dates are subject to change or cancellation based on vaccine availability and CDC distribution guidelines.
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