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April Region 2 RESPTC Newsletter
April 2024
Welcome back, thank you for reading the Region 2 Regional Emerging Special Pathogen Treatment Center (RESPTC) Partner Community Newsletter, and happy National Minority Health Month! National Minority Health Month is a time to raise awareness about the importance of improving the health of racial and ethnic minority communities and reducing health disparities.
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March Region 2 RESPTC Newsletter
March 2024
Welcome back, thank you for reading the Region 2 Regional Emerging Special Pathogen Treatment Center (RESPTC) Partner Community Newsletter, and happy Women's History Month! Our region is incredibly fortunate to have so many fantastic women as members of our community, from our executive sponsor, Marcia Peters, to our March Spotlight, Dr. Tai Hunte-Ceasar. Thank you to all...
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February Region 2 RESPTC Newsletter
February 2024
The Region 2 RESPTC Partner Community represents leaders involved with special pathogen preparedness and response efforts in HHS Region 2, which includes New York, New Jersey, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. This newsletter will share resources, including training and education materials, as well as Region 2 RESPTC communications during a special pathogen response...
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RESPTC Region 2 Publishes the first Region 2 RESPTC Annual Report
January 31, 2024
To share highlights and key wins from 2023, the Region 2 RESPTC team created the first ever Annual Report. This report outlines different events across Partner Engagement, Education and Training, Website and Resource Sharing, Patient Transport CONOPs, and Promoting Readiness.
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RESPTC Region 2 Rapidly Convenes SPTCs to Share Information in Response to the Current DRC Mpox Outbreak
December 14, 2023
Since January 2023, there have been a total of 12,569 suspected mpox cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with a case fatality rate of 4.6%. Mpox disease is caused by the mpox Virus (MPXV). This current outbreak in the DRC is due to Clade I, formerly known as the Congo Basin or Central African clade. This clade is known to be more severe with higher transmission rates, increased virulence, and greater potential for complications...
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The Region 2 RESPTC Led a Special Pathogen Response Skills Training for Healthcare Professionals in Region 2
November 17, 2023
On November 17th, 2023, NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue (Bellevue), the Region 2 Regional Emerging Special Pathogen Treatment Center (RESPTC), hosted a training on critical special pathogen preparedness and response skills course. By training providers from over 19 healthcare entities from across New York and New Jersey, Region 2 is now more prepared to safely care for patients with special pathogens...
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The Region 2 RESPTC Workshops the Region's High-Consequence Infectious Disease Patient Transport Conops with Key Partners
November 16, 2023
On November 16th, 2023, NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue (Bellevue) and the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) co-hosted a workshop to review and discuss the Concept of Operations (CONOPS) for the transfer of a patient with a likely or confirmed infection with a high-consequence infectious disease (HCID). Bellevue is the Regional Emerging Special Pathogen Treatment Center (RESPTC) for the U.S. Department of Health and...
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Region 2 RESPTC Mpox Response Featured on ASPR Story from the Field
August 23, 2023
The Region 2 RESPTC’s mpox response was recently featured as an U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (HHS ASPR) Story from the Field. When New York City saw an influx of mpox cases in the summer of 2022, the Region 2 RESPTC acted quickly to activate a response. The RESPTC coordinated closely with the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to establish shared protocols for...
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