Abstract
Committee Membership
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Introduction
3 Terminology
4 Ethical and Legal Issues
5 Leading and Developing an Emergency Operations Plan
6 Understanding Laboratory and/or Hospital Functions
   Important to Laboratory Operations During an
   Emergency
7 Additional Functions That Affect Laboratory Operations
   During an Emergency
8 The Role of Public Health During a Disaster
9 The Emergency Operations Plan: Implementing the plan
10 Pandemic Influenza and the Need for Large-Scale
   Disaster Planning
11 Conclusion
References
Additional References
Appendix A - Sample business Impact Analysis Questionnaire
Appendix B - Sample Business Unit/Department Functions Worksheet
Appendix C - Sample Vendor Readiness Survey
Appendix D - Sample Template for Vendor Contact Information
Appendix E - Sample Restricted Test Menu Based Upon Absenteeism Rate
Appendix F - Sample Guidance on Chain of Custody and Sample Forms
Appendix H - Sample Exercise Design Checklist
Appendix I - Sample Exercise Simulation Exception Worksheet
Appendix J - Sample Exercise Evaluation Worksheet
Appendix k - Sample After Action Report/Improvement Plan Template
Appendix L - Sample Preparedness Checklist
Appendix M - Special Situations and Comments from Laboratory 'Survivors'
Appendix N - Method for Validation of Blood Product and Sample
             Transportation Containters
Appendix O - Category A and B Biological Agents
The Quality Management System Approach
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