Expert resources and guidance on preparing for Ebola are easy to find. Visit the AMA’s Ebola Resource Center to view an archived video on preparing for Ebola and download vital resources.
In the video, Arjun Srinivasan, MD, an expert from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and captain in the U.S. Public Health Service, discusses how physicians can prepare for and manage Ebola patients in hospital and ambulatory care settings. His slides also are available as a reference tool.
Other resources especially for physicians who work in hospitals include:
- Interim Guidance for U.S. Hospital Preparedness for Patients with Possible or Confirmed Ebola Virus Disease: A Framework for a Tiered Approach
- What U.S. hospitals can learn from Emory Healthcare and Nebraska Medical Center
- Evaluation and management of Ebola for emergency departments
- What to consider before discharging persons under investigation for Ebola
- How to don and doff personal protective equipment
- Providing respiratory protection when caring for Ebola patients
- Lessons learned from treating U.S. Ebola patients