Public Engagement
on Facilitating
Access to Antiviral
Medications and
Information in an
Influenza Pandemic
Workshop Series Summary
Barbara Fain, Kristin Viswanathan,
and Bruce M. Altevogt, Rapporteurs
Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for
Catastrophic Events
Board on Health Sciences Policy
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PLANNING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT FOR DISTRIBUTION AND DISPENSING OF ANTIVIRAL MEDICATIONS: WORKSHOP SERIES1
ARTHUR KELLERMANN (Co-Chair), RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA
LISA KOONIN (Co-Chair), Influenza Pandemic Unit, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
ALEX ADAMS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Alexandria, VA
ROGER BERNIER, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (former), Atlanta, GA
JAMES BLUMENSTOCK, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, Arlington, VA
GREGORY BOGDAN, Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, Denver, CO
SUSAN COOPER, Tennessee Department of Health (former), Nashville, TN
JACK HERRMANN, National Association of County and City Health Officials, Washington, DC
RUTH LYNFIELD, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis, MN
SUZET McKINNEY, The Tauri Group, Alexandria, VA
JUDY MEEHAN, National Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition, Washington, DC
ELENA RIOS, National Hispanic Medical Association, Washington, DC
CAROL RUTENBERG, Telephone Triage Consulting, Inc., Hot Springs, AR
UMAIR SHAH, Harris County Department of Public Health and Environmental Services, Houston, TX
Project Staff
BRUCE M. ALTEVOGT, Preparedness Forum Director
KRISTIN VISWANATHAN, Research Associate
ANDREW M. POPE, Director, Board on Health Sciences Policy
ALEX REPACE, Senior Program Assistant
BARBARA FAIN, Public Engagement Consultant
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1Institute of Medicine planning committees are solely responsible for organizing the workshop, identifying topics, and choosing speakers. The responsibility for the published workshop summary rests with the workshop rapporteurs and the institution.
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FORUM ON MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS FOR CATASTROPHIC EVENTS1
ROBERT KADLEC (Co-Chair), PRTM Management Consultants, Washington, DC
LYNNE KIDDER (Co-Chair), Bipartisan WMD Terrorism Research Center
ALEX ADAMS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation, Alexandria, VA
DAMON ARNOLD, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, Arlington, VA (until November 2011)
GEORGES BENJAMIN, American Public Health Association, Washington, DC
D. W. CHEN, Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Department of Defense, Washington, DC (until February 2012)
BROOKE COURTNEY, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD
JEFFREY DUCHIN, Seattle & King County and University of Washington, Seattle
ALEXANDER GARZA, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC
JULIE GERBERDING, Merck Vaccines, West Point, PA
LEWIS GOLDFRANK, New York University Medical Center, NY
DAN HANFLING, Inova Health System, Falls Church, VA
JACK HERRMANN, National Association of County and City Health Officials, Washington, DC
JAMES JAMES, American Medical Association, Chicago, IL
PAUL JARRIS, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, Arlington, VA
JERRY JOHNSTON, National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians, Mt. Pleasant, IA (until January 2012)
BRIAN KAMOIE, The White House, Washington, DC
LISA KAPLOWITZ, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Washington, DC
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1Institute of Medicine forums and roundtables do not issue, review, or approve individual documents. The responsibility for the published workshop summary rests with the workshop rapporteurs and the institution.
ALI KHAN, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
MICHAEL KURILLA, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD
JAYNE LUX, National Business Group on Health, Washington, DC
ANTHONY MACINTYRE, American College of Emergency Physicians, Washington, DC
NICOLE McKOIN, Target Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (from April 2012)
MARGARET McMAHON, Emergency Nurses Association, Williamstown, NJ
MATTHEW MINSON, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
ERIN MULLEN, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Washington, DC
CHERYL PETERSON, American Nurses Association, Silver Spring, MD
STEVEN PHILLIPS, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD
LEWIS RADONOVICH, Veterans Health Administration, Washington, DC
JOSHUA RIFF, Target Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (until April 2012)
KENNETH SCHOR, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD (since April 2012)
ROSLYNE SCHULMAN, American Hospital Association, Washington, DC
SARAH SEILER, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
RICHARD SERINO, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC
MICHAEL SKIDMORE, U.S. Department of Defense, Washington, DC
SHARON STANLEY, American Red Cross, Washington, DC
ERIC TONER, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
REED TUCKSON, UnitedHealth Group, Minneapolis, MN
MARGARET VANAMRINGE, The Joint Commission, Washington, DC
GAMUNU WIEJETUNGE, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, DC
IOM Staff
BRUCE ALTEVOGT, Project Director
ANDREW M. POPE, Director, Board on Health Sciences Policy
KRISTIN VISWANATHAN, Research Associate
ALEX REPACE, Senior Program Assistant
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Reviewers
This workshop summary has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the National Research Council’s Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published summary as sound as possible and to ensure that the summary meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this summary:
Terri Hyduke, Children’s Physician Network, Minneapolis, MN
Meredith Li-Vollmer, Seattle & King County, WA
Paul Petersen, State of Tennessee Department of Health, Nashville
Jo Ellen Warner, National Association of County and City Health Officials, Washington, DC
Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they did not see the final draft of the summary before its release. The review of this summary was overseen by Herminia Palacio, Executive Director, Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services. Appointed by the Institute of Medicine, she was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this summary was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this summary rests entirely with the rapporteurs and the institution.
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Contents
DESCRIPTION OF THE “COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS”
Planning and Participant Recruitment
Process for Small-Group Discussions
Scenario Discussion Points and Themes
Antiviral Pick-Up and Delivery by Community Contacts
Collaborative Practice Agreements Between Pharmacies and Physicians
Strategies to Inform the Public About Pandemic Flu and Treatment with Antiviral Medications
When Antiviral Medications Are in Short Supply
