TMA Provides Resources about Ebola for Physicians and Healthcare Workers

April 11, 2014 Sara Bergmanson

In response to the recent diagnosis of Ebola in a Dallas man, Texas Medical Association has provided a list of information and resources about the disease for the Texas healthcare community.

Below is a compilation of links to the resources provided by TMA:

CDC health advisory for evaluating patients for Ebola
TMA “What is Ebola?” hand out for your patients
Dallas County Health and Human Services guidance on Ebola
Dallas County Health and Human Services diagnostic algorithm - helps to assist with testing and monitoring of patients with suspected Ebola virus disease
CDC Ebola information for health care workers
CDC Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations – for hospitalized patients with known or suspected Ebola Virus Disease in U.S. hospitals
CDC Checklist for Patients Being Evaluated for Ebola in the U.S
CDC Questions and Answers on Ebola
CDC: What is Contact Tracing?
CDC (via NPR): How Contagious is Ebola?
Ebola Preparedness for the U.S Healthcare System – webinar on demand
New England Journal of Medicine’s Ebola Outbreak page
Open letter to Texans from Dr. David Lakey, State Health Commissioner

To see the full blog post by TMA, please click here.

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