The City of Milwaukee Health Department has recently updated its recommendations for testing for H1N1 influenza and management of exposed healthcare workers.
CDC Health Alert Network (HAN) Info Service Message: Recommendations for Early Empiric Antiviral Treatment in Persons with Suspected Influenza who are at Increased Risk of Developing Severe Disease
CDC: Novel H1N1 Influenza: Resources for Clinicians
MHD: Recommendations for Antiviral Treatment and Prophylaxis (6/5/09)
Vaccine Administration Information
For a printable document with answers to frequently asked questions related to the healthcare profession, please click here. (last updated 9/16/09)
Milwaukee-Waukesha County Consortium for Emergency Public Health Preparedness partnered with the City of Milwaukee to present the Healthcare H1N1 Summit. The Summit provided up-to-date information about the risks of H1N1, best practices around preventing and treating the flu, and reducing the spread and impact of H1N1 in your hospitals, clinics, and offices.
The Milwaukee Health Department presentation from this summit will be available in the near future. Please check back.
For more information, please contact Mary Jo Gerlach at mgerla@milwaukee.gov.
For answers to questions for your office and staff, contact the Wisconsin H1N1 Clinician Hot-Line.
Hot-Line Number: 877-393-4161 (H1N1) Fax: 608-261-8381 Hours: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm weekdays
Additional questions may be answered on the pandemic.wisconsin.gov website for Healthcare Providers. To go directly to their Healthcare Professionals site, click here.