Library has range of resources on avian 'flu.

The NZNO library has compiled a resource list in response to requests from members for information on avian influenza outbreaks and pandemic preparation. This is a selection of books, articles and websites from that comprehensive list. These pages also contain a selection of information sources on severe acute respiratory syndrome and managing workplace stress.

Estimating the impact of the next influenza pandemic on population health and health sector capacity in New Zealand. Wilson, N. et al (2005) New Zealand Medical Journal; 118, 1211. Also available at: http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1211/1346/content.pdf.

New Zealand's preparedness for the next influenza pandemic. (Editorial) Jennings, L. (2005) New Zealand Medical Journal. 118, 1211.

Also available at: http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1211/1343/content.pdf.

Avian influenza: a public health risk for New Zealand. (Editorial) Jennings, L. (2004) New Zealand Medical Journal. 117, 1192.

Also available at: http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/117-1192/843/content.pdf

Pandemic influenza

This webpage contains information for the general public and health professionals on pandemic influenza.

www.moh.govt.nz/pandemicinfluenza.

Is New Zealand prepared for an outbreak of avian "flu? Bradshaw, W. (2005) Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand; 11: 8.

This article looks at New Zealand's readiness for an outbreak of avian 'flu and what health professionals can do to minimise its effects.

Ministry of Health sets up national health emergency plan. Brown, E. (2005) Koi Tiaki Nursing New Zealand; 11: 8.

Avian influenza was added to the schedule of modifiable diseases in New Zealand in July. This article outlines the guiding principles of the national health emergency plan and looks at some of the health workforce implications.

** Vaccinating the world: How likely? Eggertson, L. (2005) CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, 1/4/2005, 172, 1: 24.

Reports on the need of people in various countries to get an influenza vaccine according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Information on the WHO global vaccination programme; live vaccine developed by Russian researchers; and remarks on solutions to take to prevent the influenza pandemic.

** Countries ill-prepared for influenza pandemic. Eggertson, L. (2005) CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, 1/4/2005, 172, 1: 23.

Reports on the preparation being made by various countries to manufacture the H5N1 for influenza pandemic. Warning issued by the World Health Organisation regarding the development of influenza pandemic vaccine; information on the historic emergence of influenza pandemics; and the need for various countries to raise the profile of pandemic preparedness as a matter of national security planning.

Ethics and influenza pandemic planning.

The Alberta Pandemic Influenza Contingency Plan Project is part of the international and federal planning for the pandemic. The Alberta Interdepartmental Pandemic Influenza Committee has a working group to develop a plan in five areas: surveillance, communications, emergency preparedness, vaccine and antiviral delivery and health services.

The working group recognised the decisions made in these areas were value laden and would benefit from careful and systematic consideration from an ethics perspective.

http://www.phen.ab.ca/pcons/docs/ Ethics_&_Pandemic.pdf.

** Pandemic Influenza: Public Health Preparedness for the Next Global Health Emergency. Gostin, L.O. (2004 Winter). Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 32, 4: 565.

Identifies the primary interventions designed to prevent pandemic influenza, and discusses the legal and ethical questions associated with the interventions. It looks at the lack of preparation for influenza epidemics by global and national health programmes; discusses the threat of influenza pandemics; and prerequisites for an influenza pandemic, including the identification of a novel viral subtype in animal populations, viral replication causing disease in humans, and human-to-human transmission. It discusses the therapeutic and non-therapeutic public health interventions for preventing pandemic influenza, the use of vaccinations among high-risk populations and the importance of health education to promote safer behaviours and the implementation of border and travel restrictions for the prevention of influenza transmission. (AN 11721278)

Preparing for a pandemic. Lipley, N. (Apr 2005) Emergency Nurse; 13, 1: 5.

Reports on the plan of the Department of Health in Great Britain to issue a guidance to counteract a 'flu pandemic in 2005. Forecast on the population of Great Britain who will be affected by the pandemic; information on the Influenza Pandemic Contingency Plan; remarks from lead policy official Jane Leese, on emergency nurses; role of emergency nurses in the 'flu pandemic.

Avian Influenza (Bird 'Flu)

This webpage provides background information about avian influenza, including recent outbreaks, the viruses, and the risk to human health. http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/index.htm.

** H5N1 influenza pandemic: contingency plans. Tsang, K.W.T., Eng, P. el. at. (2005) Lancet, 366, 9485: 533.

Focuses on the prevention of avian influenza. Description of an epidemic of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza in Thailand and Vietnam; risk for a pandemic if it is possible to spread avian influenza between humans; lack of a vaccine to prevent the spread of the disease; the efficacy of drug treatments; and projected impact of avian influenza on public health administration in Asia.

WHO checklist for influenza pandemic preparedness planning 2005.

The checklist, prepared by the World Health Organisation for the benefit of its member states worldwide, reflects international expert opinion on the subject of influenza pandemic preparedness planning.

http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/ inftuenza/WHO_CDS_CSR_GIP_2005_4/en/print.html. http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/ influenza/CDS_CSR_GIP_2005_4.pdf.

Avian 'flu

This site includes world-wide news on recent developments for the avian 'flu virus (H5N1), and preparation and monitoring materials from public health groups including the Center for Disease Control, World Health Organisation, and the United States Department of Health and Human Services, to help support planning and monitoring efforts related to the progression of the avian 'flu virus.

http://avianfLu.futurehs.com/.

The threat of an avian influenza pandemic. Monto, A.S. (2005) New England Journal of Medicine; 27; 352: 4, 323-5.

Nature (2005) Avian influenza edition. 435, 7041: 385-536.

Edition focus on avian influenza. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v435/ n7041/index.html.

Avian influenza and pandemics--research needs and opportunities. Stohr, K. (2005) New England Journal of Medicine. 27; 352: 4, 405.

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) What Everyone Should Know About SARS http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/

SARS in Hong Kong: from experience to action: A summary report of the SARS Expert Committee. (2003) Hong Kong: SARS Expert Committee. Report available for downloading from: http://www.sars-expertcom.gov.hk/english/reports/reports.html.

Jane's mass casualty handbook: hospital emergency preparedness and response. Barbera, J.A. and MacIntyre, A. G. (2003) Surrey, UK: Jane's Information Group.

This book is designed to assist health care facilities and their personnel prepare for, respond to and recover from mass casualty incidents. As such, it should be used in addition to an organisation's existing policies and procedures, advice from the emergency services as well as other appropriate literature.

Preparing nurses for disaster management. Langan, J. C. and James, D.C. (2005) Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.

This comprehensive resource prepares nurses, nursing students and administrators to provide care to victims of natural disasters, as well as disasters caused by biological, chemical or radiological agents. It offers vital information on disaster planning, response implementation and management of casualties, as well as post-disaster restoration, treatment of psychological effects of disasters and caring for children and vulnerable populations.

Managing your stress. A guide for nurses. Rev. ed. (2005) London: Royal College of Nursing. As a nurse, by tradition and training, you are good at spending a great deal of mental, emotional and physical energy on caring for others. Taking time to think about caring for yourself can be daunting and difficult. However this booklet is designed to encourage you to do exactly this by getting you to Look at your particular responses to stressful situations and events. There is advice on how you can reduce stress and manage these responses more effectively, and ways of managing occupational stress.

Breathe, stretch and move: get rid of workplace stress. Bradley, D. and Clifton-Smith, T. (2005) Auckland, NZ: Random House.

You know how to breathe. Right? But do you suffer from headaches, shoulder, arm or back discomfort or sleep problems? Or are you just tired all the time? If so, you many not be breathing correctly. We are becoming more sedentary --communicating all day with computer screens, becoming so absorbed that our shoulders tense, our breathing changes, we hold our breath too much and, by the end of the day, we're exhausted. This book includes methods which are designed to break this cycle. They will help you restore energy efficient breathing and improve your energy levels, productivity and work pace. You will learn to run on natural not nervous energy, and your thought patterns will become calm but alert. You will reduce your stress levels naturally and without drugs.

How to survive and maybe even love your life as a nurse. Smith, S.J. and Dunham, K.S. (2005) Philadelphia: F.A. Davis.

This book is a light-hearted, fresh, and easy-to-read guide from graduation to your first nursing job and into a successful fulfilling career. This life-saving book serves as your mentor and cheerleader, guiding and supporting you through the transition from student to confident professional. Loaded with practical advice and tools to reduce anxiety, this book will help you master the challenges of clinical practice.

Women's health: a handbook. McDonald, S. and Thompson, C. (2005) Sydney, N.S.W.: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone.

This handbook provides concise information and definitions of particular conditions, diseases and issues confronted by women of all ages and ethnic backgrounds. Designed as a first reference point for students and health professionals, it also includes additional patient education resources for use in practice.

NZNO members are able to borrow these books/articles. Email [e-mail] or telephone [phone]. Please note the information on the books included on these pages comes from publishers' publicity material.

** denotes that these resources can be downloaded from the CINAHL database. Library resource lists can be found on the NZNO website: www.nzno.org.nz.

Compiled by NZNO librarian Linda Stopforth