AAP/CDC (American Academy of Pediatrics/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Pediatric and Public Health Tabletop Exercise, January 26, 2016: Record of the Proceedings

American Academy of Pediatrics. 05/02/2016This 48-page document summarizes a Pediatric and Public Health Tabletop Exercise, convened by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on January 26, 2016. The exercise was organized with five state teams to address a threat of smallpox that would impact children and require the use of supplies from the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS). The scenario was used to establish a learning environment for participants to exercise/discuss communication strategies and emergency response plans, policies, and procedures that could be applicable in most situations involving an infectious disease outbreak. (PDF)
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