Mpox
You can find resources, information and updates on Mpox here. Click on the dropdown menu below to show the most up-to-date resources from different organizations.
Mpox Resources
Mpox Testing and Transport
HAN Advisories
- CDC – 08.07.24 HAN Advisory: Mpox Caused by Human-to-Human Transmission of Monkeypox Virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with Spread to Neighboring Countries
- CDC – 2023.5.16 HAN Advisory: Potential New Risk for Mpox Cases
- CDC – 2022.05.20 HAN Advisory: Mpox
- NE DHHS – 2022.08.19 Nebraska Mpox Updates
CDC/WHO
- CDC – Considerations for Reducing Mpox Transmission in Congregate Living Settings
- CDC – Infection Prevention and Control of Mpox in Healthcare Settings
- CDC – Mpox Treatment Information for Healthcare Professionals
- CDC – Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of JYNNEOS Vaccine for Mpox Prevention in the United States
- CDC – MMWR Mpox Reports
- WHO – Mpox Outbreak Toolkit
Healthcare Resources
- APIC – Mpox Playbook and Resources
- NE ICAP – Mpox Screening Form
- NE ICAP – Infectious Disease Room Log
- NE ICAP – Mpox Clinic Workflow
- NE ICAP – Mpox EVS Checklist
- NE ICAP – Mpox Staff Education for Post Acute Care
- Nebraska Medicine – Mpox Resource Page
- NETEC – Mpox Resource Page
- NETEC – Mpox in 2024: 10 Takeaways for Frontline Health Care Staff
- NETEC – Mpox in 2024: #8 Waste Management for Healthcare Settings
Vaccine Resources
- Immunize.org – Mpox Resource Page
- NE ICAP – JYNNEOS Vaccine Information
- NE ICAP – ACAM 2000 Vaccine Information
- NE ICAP – Guidance on Obtaining Tecovirimat and CDC Requirements
School Resources
Dental Setting Resources
Resource Glossary:
- AAMI: Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
- AST: Association of Surgical Technologists
- AHA: American Hospital Association
- AIUM: Association for Medical Ultrasound
- AMDA: The Society for Post Acute and Long Term Care Medicine
- AOHP: Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare
- AORN: Association of periOperative Registered Nurses
- APIC: Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
- ASHRAE: American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
- CAUTI: Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection
- CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- CDI: Clostridioides difficile Infection
- CLABSI: Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection
- CMS: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- EPA: Environmental Protection Agency
- FDA: Food and Drug Administration
- HAI: Hospital Acquired Infection
- HAN: Health Alert Network
- HICPAC: Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee
- IAC: Immunization Action Coalition
- MDRO: Multi Drug Resistant Organism
- Ne ASAP: Nebraska Antimicrobial Stewardship Assessment and Promotion Program
- Ne DHHS: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
- Ne ICAP: Nebraska Infection Control Assessment and Promotion Program
- NETEC: National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center
- NIOSH: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
- OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- PPE: Personal Protective Equipment
- SHEA: Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
- SSI: Surgical Site Infection
- TJC: The Joint Commission
- TMF: TMF Health Quality Institute
- VAE: Ventilator Associated Event
- WHO: World Health Organization
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