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James J Augustine

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PubMed2005

Pre-event willingness to receive smallpox vaccine among physicians and public safety personnel.

BACKGROUND: Planning for voluntary smallpox vaccination of health and safety officials began in December 2002. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Surveys were conducted among physicians and fire and police department personnel in Atlanta, Georgia. Information on demographics, willingness to receive smallpox vaccine, self-reported knowledge level, and potential vaccine contraindications was analyzed. RESULTS: Forty-one percent of physicians (n = 199) were undecided on vaccination (32% would receive vaccine and 27% would not). Forty-eight percent of firefighters (n = 343) and 41% of police (n = 466) were undecided; 23% and 41% would receive vaccine, whereas 28% and 18% would not (fire and police, respectively). Absence of contraindications was associated with physicians' willingness to be vaccinated (P = 0.006). Many physicians (66%) and most public safety personnel (88%) considered themselves inadequately informed on smallpox vaccine. In a multivariate analysis, inadequately informed respondents were more likely to be undecided (OR = 2.23, CI = 1.39 to 3.56). CONCLUSIONS: Before implementation of the smallpox vaccination program, self-assessed knowledge about smallpox disease and vaccine were poor.

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PubMed2003

Developing a highly contagious disease readiness plan: the SARS experience.

The CDC and the World Health Organization have characterized a highly contagious syndrome that has resulted in numerous deaths worldwide. This infectious agent represents a new arena of highly contagious illness that could be a significant threat to the U.S. healthcare system. This disease has severely affected populations in the Far East and in Canada. While relatively few cases have been identified in the United States, there is a significant possibility that this agent will affect U.S. populations in the autumn--a time period when many viral diseases migrate from the Far East to North America. EMS agencies must use this window of time to define the characteristics of dangerous agents and develop a highly contagious disease readiness plan.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.↗
PubMed2002

Quality in clinical practice.

This paper reports the proceedings of the discussion panel assigned to look at clinical aspects of quality in emergency medicine. One of the seven stated objectives of the Academic Emergency Medicine consensus conference on quality in emergency medicine was to educate emergency physicians regarding quality measures and quality improvement as essential aspects of the practice of emergency medicine. Another topic of interest was a discussion of the value of information technology in facilitating quality care in the clinical practice of emergency medicine. It is important to note that this is not intended to be a comprehensive review of this extensive topic, but instead is designed to report the discussion that occurred at this session of the consensus conference.

Emergency Medicine↗