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Review of deaths occurring in Alberta during the 2009 influenza pandemic

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In 2009, the World Health Organization declared the first influenza pandemic in 41 years. The new strain was named influenza A(H1N1)pdm09. In 2010, the Minister of Alberta Health and Wellness... More ≫

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In 2009, the World Health Organization declared the first influenza pandemic in 41 years. The new strain was named influenza A(H1N1)pdm09. In 2010, the Minister of Alberta Health and Wellness (AHW) asked the Health Quality Council of Alberta to conduct a comprehensive review of the Alberta response to A(H1N1)pdm09. As part of this review, it was noted that Alberta had a higher mortality rate for than other provinces, but provincial differences in surveillance methods made inter-provincial comparisons difficult to interpret. In response to questions raised through the review, AHW committed to undertake a review of reported deaths to determine the role A(H1N1)pdm09 played in the death. This report presents the findings of the review.

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Pandemic response governance framework

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Following the declaration by the World Health Organization of the spread of the H1N1 virus as a global pandemic in the first half of 2009, Alberta Health and Wellness contracted a consulting firm... More ≫

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Following the declaration by the World Health Organization of the spread of the H1N1 virus as a global pandemic in the first half of 2009, Alberta Health and Wellness contracted a consulting firm to assist in the development of a governance model to enable timely cross-ministry decision-making during a pandemic response. A number of stakeholders were interviewed and two governance models were reviewed. This report presents a recommended pandemic response governance model which is adapted from the strengths of the two models under review.

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After-action review of Alberta Health and Wellness response to H1N1 influenza

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This report outlines the lessons learned from the response to H1N1 Influenza and contains recommendations for improvements to the response capability of Alberta Health and Wellness and the... More ≫

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This report outlines the lessons learned from the response to H1N1 Influenza and contains recommendations for improvements to the response capability of Alberta Health and Wellness and the province as a whole. The report does not comment upon the merit of the public health system response itself, but rather provides recommendations for the improvement of the emergency management capability of Alberta Health and Wellness. The recommendations were based upon the findings of over 16 after-action reviews conducted with more than 70 individuals who were involved in Alberta’s response to the H1N1 Influenza virus.

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