The first pandemic of the Information Age : The first pandemic of the Information Age Scott McPherson
Chairman, Florida CIO Council Pandemic Preparedness Committee how learning and training professionals must prepare their organizations now for an influenza pandemic -- before we run out of time
Influenza Type A : Influenza Type A Influenza A is subtyped by surface proteins
Hemagglutinin (H)
16 different types
Helps virus enter cells
Neuraminidase (N)
9 different types
Helps virus leave cell to infect others
What is a Pandemic? : What is a Pandemic?
Influenza Pandemics of the past 300 years : Influenza Pandemics of the past 300 years Seasons when Pandemics started Source: “Influenza: The Last Great Plague,” W.I.B. Beveridge, Prodist, NY, 1977 Pandemics are not new.
1918-19 influenza pandemic : 1918-19 influenza pandemic I had a little bird, Its name was Enza,
I opened the window, And in-flu-enza. -American jump rope Rhyme circa 1918
1918 – Fort Riley, Kansas : 1918 – Fort Riley, Kansas
Influenza killed more US soldiers than German guns. : Influenza killed more US soldiers than German guns.
Despite the pandemic, people tried to carry on with their lives. : Despite the pandemic, people tried to carry on with their lives.
675,000 Americans dead – in 20 weeks. Most were young adults, ages 18 to 40. : 675,000 Americans dead – in 20 weeks. Most were young adults, ages 18 to 40.
“OK, so bird flu is in Asia and Europe. Why should I, as an American, be so concerned?” : “OK, so bird flu is in Asia and Europe. Why should I, as an American, be so concerned?”
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Slide17 : Courtesy Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Slide18 : Courtesy Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health
WORLDVIEW : WORLDVIEW January to September, 2007
Great Britain : Great Britain
Germany : Germany Kelbra Lake, Central Germany – repeated in Nuremberg (above right) and Munich (left) in the summer.
Nigeria : Nigeria
Egypt Egypt : Egypt Egypt
Palestinian Authority : Palestinian Authority
Russia : Russia
China : China Disinfecting in Hunan, China, in wake of outbreak and hospitalization of Chinese Army soldier.
Vietnam : Vietnam HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam: U.S. President George W. Bush toured a bird flu lab Monday and praised Vietnam for its successful battle against the disease, pledging U.S. support and urging Southeast Asia to prepare for a potential pandemic.
Bush arrived at the Pasteur Institute — one of Vietnam's top research institutes for communicable diseases — in southern Ho Chi Minh City.
Indonesia : Medan, Indonesia Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
Bali, Indonesia : Bali, Indonesia
Japan : Japan Health officials scatter limestone at the poultry farm in Kiyotake, Miyazaki Prefecture, site of the first of four H5N1 outbreaks, in January.
Australia : Australia Note: Lab accidents happen all the time.
A direct descendant of the 1918 virus was accidentally reintroduced into the world via a Soviet lab accident in 1977; hence the name “Russian Flu.” It is now included in the flu shot you get every year.
Are we at more risk or less risk today compared to 1918? : Are we at more risk or less risk today compared to 1918?
Why at LESS risk in 2007 : Why at LESS risk in 2007
Why at MORE risk in 2007 : Why at MORE risk in 2007
Slide35 : April 26, 2006 170-day scenario, 1 second = 3 days. Click on the center of the US map to activate the animation. Click outside the map to advance the slideshow.
What you can do NOW to prepare : What you can do NOW to prepare
The Big Picture : The Big Picture
What would Ike do? : What would Ike do? “The plan is useless – it’s the planning that’s important.”
The pandemic plan for business and government : The pandemic plan for business and government
Communicate with employees and teach preparedness at work and at home : Communicate with employees and teach preparedness at work and at home
Teach protective actions : Teach protective actions
Communications with the public : Communications with the public
Gain Global Context : Gain Global Context
Resources : Resources
How Ready Are We? : How Ready Are We?