Pandemic Influenza Plan - 2009
SECTION 3: LONG TERM CARE RESPONSE COMPONENTS
Chapter 14: Recovery and Business Continuity
Post Pandemic Recovery Activities and Business Continuity Planning – “Return to Normal”
The aim of recovery is to allow Peel Long Term Care to emerge from a pandemic outbreak in as healthy a state as it was prior to the outbreak. As the outbreak will likely come in waves, every attempt must be made to balance the available resources (physical and human) to expedite recovery while preparing for the next wave of pandemic.
Priority |
Key Actions |
Immediate |
- Debrief
- Assess resources and re-stock supplies and equipment
- Evaluate individual and economic costs of the pandemic (consider overtime, work days lost, additional supplies, etc.)
- Resume routine surveillance and normal work schedules
- Provide updates (written) to staff, residents, families and volunteers
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Intermediate |
- Review data for information such as: age specific mortality, morbidity and attack rates, vaccine efficacy, antiviral efficacy, community containment measures
- Return to routine influenza surveillance
- Evaluate lessons learned
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Gradual |
- Maintain communication with local partners
- Assess and re-build infrastructure (e.g. volunteer reserve)
- Revise competencies/key skills for volunteers as necessary to support job functions based on what was learned during pandemic
- Revise the Pandemic, Emergency and Business Continuity Plans as appropriate
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