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CCRF Newsletter
April 19, 2004
Welcome
to the CCRF Newsletter.
This will be published on the CCRF website on the first and third Mondays
of each month. This newsletter is
designed to keep you informed of Readiness and Response issues, offer you tips
and techniques and to answer commonly asked questions.
This
and future emails will highlight the topics covered in the current issue of the
CCRF Newsletter and provide links to more detailed content on the online
Newsletter.
In
this issue:
RESPONSE:
- Current
and on-going responses:
- DC
DOH Lead Response
- Bethel,
AK
- Kodiak,
AK
- MAB
- Iraq
- Typhoon
Sudal
- World
Bank Meeting
- Upcoming
responses:
- WWII
Memorial Dedication
- G8
Summit
- Democratic
National Convention
- Republican
National Convention
- 2004
Summer Olympics
TRAINING
- CCRF
is now accepting applications for:
- Combined Humanitarian Assistance Response Training
(CHART)
- Upcoming
BLS Courses
IMMUNIZATION
- OFRD's
immunization policy
IT/WEBSITE
- Readiness
Status
- Current
and PY04 status available
- Missing
requirements links available
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION PROGRAM
FAQs
TOPIC - Readiness Status
Current and On-going Responses:
- On
April 24, 2004 CCRF will support a lead-screening event for the Vietnamese
community in Washington, DC.
- CCRF
Pharmacists and Nurses are in Bethel, AK at the Alaska Native Health
Center just south of the Arctic Circle.
- Primary
Care Physicians are in Kodiak, AK to support the Kodiak Area Native
Association.
- 5
CCRF Officers are responding to support the Medical Affairs Branch to
review medical files, update MOU’s and contracts, and file room
maintenance.
- CCRF
officers are in Baghdad, Iraq supporting the Iraq Ministry of Health
trying to rebuild a public health system in that country.
- CCRF
Liaison Officers (LNOs) responded to Typhoon Sudal and assisted with ESF #8 activities at the
Regional Operations Center (ROC) in Oakland, CA.
- CCRF
members will be "on call" April 20-April 25, 2004 to staff
Incident Management Teams (IMTs) for the World Bank Meeting.
Upcoming Responses:
- The
WWII Memorial will be dedicated on Saturday, May 29, 2004, with 160,000
invited guests, including 60,000 WWII vets. CCRF health care providers are
needed to staff medical tents and perform triage during this event.
-
The G-8
Summit, June 2004 in Sea Island, Georgia, United States.
-
The 2004
Democratic National Convention, July in Boston, Massachusetts.
-
The 2004
Summer Olympics, Athens, Greece.
- The
2004 Republican National Convention, August in New York, NY
- CCRF
is now accepting applications for
- Combined Humanitarian Assistance Response
Training (CHART)
- Please
visit the training page (https://ccrf.hhs.gov/ccrf/adv_training.htm)
for course descriptions and application requirements.
- CCRF
is offering BLS for Health Care Providers Recertification
courses. These courses will be held in conjunction with the
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP). In order to attend
a recertification course you must currently have American Heart
Association BLS for Health Care Providers certification.
- Please
visit the BLS page (https://ccrf.hhs.gov/ccrf/bls_training.htm) to
apply.
- CCRF's
immunizations requirements can be found at http://ccrf.hhs.gov/ccrf/immuniza.htm
- The
following are the only acceptable requirements to comply with readiness
standards.
- Each
immunization must be listed on your officer summary page.
Addtionally, list all doses received for multi-part series. For example, Hepatitis B, list each of the
following on a separate line: Hep B dose #1, Hep B dose #2, Hep B dose
#3, and a
Hep B surface antibody titer.
- MMR
(Measles, Mumps, Rubella)
1) Medical documentation of (all three) measles, mumps, and rubella OR
2) Documented positive titers for (all three) measles, mumps, and
rubella OR
3) Two doses of MMR vaccine
4) OR fulfilling any one of the three requirements for each of the
following three illnesses:
- For
Measles (Rubeola)
1) medical record documenting previous illness, OR
2) documented positive titer, OR
3) first vaccination as an infant (>12 months of age) followed by
a second vaccination or 2 adult doses at least 4 weeks apart
- For
Rubella
1) medical record documenting previous illness, OR
2) documented positive titer, OR
3) 1 vaccination with MMR
- For
Mumps
1) medical record documenting previous illness, OR
2) documented positive titer, OR
3) 1 vaccination with MMR
- Chickenpox
(Varicella )
1) medical record documenting previous illness, OR
2) documented positive titer, OR
3) single vaccination as an infant (>12 months), OR
4) 2-dose vaccination at least 4 weeks apart as adolescent or adult (š13
years)
1) medical record documenting previous illness, OR
2) three or four shot series as a child, followed by an ADULT booster (IPV)
after the age of 18 years old OR
3) Two doses of IPV at 4-8 week interval and a third dose 6-12 months after
the second, if unvaccinated or vaccination status is unknown
1) medical record documenting vaccination within the last 10 years
1) medical record documenting vaccination within the last 12 months
- PPD
(test for Tuberculosis)
1) documented negative test within the last 12 months OR
2) documented positive PPD AND documented negative chest X-ray.
1) medical record documenting two shot series of Hepatitis A, generally 6
to 12 months separating the two.
2) medical record documenting illness AND positive titer
1) Status of Hepatitis B infection documented by Hep B laboratory profile OR
2) medical record documenting history of the three shot series of Hepatitis
B, at months 0, 1, and 6 - with flexibility for the schedule, AND a
positive titer OR
3) In absence of positive titer after three shot series, a fourth shot
should be given, followed by a positive titer 30 to 60 days afterward OR
4) In absence of positive titer after four immunizations, complete the
remaining two shots of the second Hep B series, followed by a positive titer
30 to 60 days afterward OR
5) Some people will simply not ever have a positive titer. At the end of
two Hep B series followed by negative titers, these individuals should be
recorded as non-converters. This should not prevent the officer from
completing their responsibility to have a Hep B vaccination.
Readiness Status
The Officer Summary Page (OSP) on the CCRF
website now displays an officer’s current readiness status. An officer’s
Readiness Status for Promotion Year 2004 (PY2004) is also listed.
The officer’s current Readiness Status
is labeled "Readiness Status" and will display one of the following:
- "BASIC"
- indicates that an officer meets AT LEAST Basic Readiness Status by the
"as-of" date. This classification also includes those at
the Intermediate and Advanced Levels.
- "NOT
Qualified" - indicates that an officer does NOT meet Basic Readiness
Status by the "as-of" date.
The officers Readiness
Status for Promotion Year 2004 (PY04) is labeled "PY04 Status" and
indicates Readiness Status as of January 31, 2004. It will display one of the
following:
- "BASIC"
- indicates that the officer met Basic Readiness Status OR the
grandfathered pre-2004 Roster-qualified status (old CCRF requirements)
- "NO"
- indicates that that the officer met neither of the two qualifying
options
- "Not
Eligible in 2004" - indicates that the officer was not promotion
eligible in PY2004
If an officer does not meet
readiness standards, the officer may click on either the "Readiness
Status" link or the "PY04" link to view any missing requirements.
The PY04 status was closed as of January
31, 2004 but the officer's Readiness Status may certainly change over time. The
Readiness Status as indicated on the OSP is expected to be updated on a bi-weekly
basis.
Please note that while officers were able
to qualify under either the BASIC readiness standard OR the old deployable
status for consideration during PY04, officers are presently evaluated only
against the new readiness standards. Therefore, it is possible that an officer
might have qualified for the PY04 status while not currently being listed as
BASIC. (i.e., Readiness Status - NOT Qualified but PY04 Status - BASIC)
Additionally, current tracking systems do
not support ALL of the requirements for Intermediate and Advanced status (e.g.
Respirator Fit-testing). For this reason, officers that might meet the
requirements for Intermediate or Advanced levels will still be listed
temporarily as BASIC.
- Officers
may now sign up to be fit tested by CCRF and the 3M Corporation.
- Fit
testing will take place in 12 locations around the country.
- Please
be sure to read the FAQs to have all of your questions answered.
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Q: I just completed the BASIC training
modules but the website still lists me as Not Qualified. What's wrong?
A: Remember that the readiness status on
the website is updated monthly. Your new status will be reflected in the next
update.
Q: I just completed the requirements
for BASIC readiness. I know the site is updated monthly but I am applying for
a training course. Will this prevent me from being accepted into the class?
A: While the website is updated monthly,
CCRF staff members can get a real-time view of an officers qualifying
requirements. Officers will be evaluated based on the most recent available
information for training and deployments, even if the website has not been
updated yet.
Q: I completed all of the requirements
for BASIC readiness in February. Why does my PY04 Status still say NO?
A: Remember that the PY04 status is based
on your status as of January 31, 2004. Any changes to your status since that
point cannot be applied to your PY04 status.
Q: My readiness status says that I am
missing immunizations but I sent documentation of all of them to Medical Affairs
with my updated physical exam. Why aren't they listed?
A: It is the officer's responsibility to
record all information on the CCRF website. Until you update the OSP, your
status will still reflect those items as missing.
Q: My readiness status indicates that I
am missing an immunization which I cannot take due to allergy. How do I correct
this?
A: Officers that have contraindications to
receiving specific immunizations must submit a memo to Medical Affairs requesting an
immunization waiver. Medical Affairs will review the request and if approved,
will notify both the officer and CCRF. CCRF will then update the officer's
record with the waiver. Remember that some waivers contain expiration dates.
Q: Why would the readiness status
reflect items as missing that I have already completed ?
A: The most common reasons are:
- You completed the items after the last
update and the new status simply hasn't been updated yet.
- A cyclical requirement has expired
(e.g. PPD is required annually)
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