If you are a member of one of these groups, please seek vaccination as soon as possible so that we can assess the vaccine supply and determine if there's enough remaining to allow more groups to be added to the list. Injectable vaccine is still in short supply and will be given only to patients, faculty and staff in the groups identified who do not qualify for nasal vaccine, while supplies last.

Please note that Occupational Health will continue to offer H1N1 vaccination to faculty and staff in the qualifying groups on the third floor of the Med Inn from 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

For more information on flu-related issues at UMHS, visit www.med.umich.edu/u/flu.

1. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately how many people in the United States are hospitalized and how many die as a result of getting the flu?
A. 95,000 hospitalizations; 12,000 deaths
B. 100,000 hospitalizations; 24,000 deaths
C. 150,000 hospitalizations; 30,000 deaths
D. 200,000 hospitalizations; 36,000 deaths

2. If you already had the flu once in your lifetime, you are immune from getting the flu again.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE

ANSWERS

• Please follow the specific practices that have been set up: www.med.umich.edu/u/flu/pdf/maskconservation.pdf
• Spread awareness using these three fliers

Everyone's cooperation is required to meet our goal of ensuring that every patient and staff member has a mask when needed:

• Please remain flexible as we substitute different products for usual products
• Do not "over - order" or hoard masks
• If you have extra masks that you don't expect to use, please return them to stock

These simple steps can help us continue to protect staff and patients from infection, while safely stretching our supplies. Infection Control is working with high-volume mask users to customize mask conservation efforts. For questions, contact your Infection Control representative.

These temporary rules are aimed at reducing the spread of all types of flu, in light of the flu outbreak and shortage of vaccine in our area. In general, there will be no visitors under age 16, no visitors with flu-like symptoms and no groups of more than two will be visitors at a time allowed in a patient's room.

• The complete rules are listed here
• A handout for printing and sharing is available here
• An informative flier is available here
• Information about flu-related issues is available here

Please ensure that patients and visitors know about and abide by these rules. Ask your manager or supervisor for guidance about requests for exceptions or what to say to visitors who do not wish to comply. Patients, families and other visitors can read these rules at www.med.umich.edu/flu/.

The release is available at the UMHS online press room.

For more information, visit the Fire Safety webpage: http://www.med.umich.edu/i/safety/fire/spaceheater.htm For more information, visit the Fire Safety Web page.

From new leadership to ARRA funding programs to enhanced peer review, there are significant changes at the National Institutes of Health in 2009 and 2010. We invite you to participate in any of three different sessions being held Wednesday, November 11, to hear from NIH program staff about what is happening at NIH. Learn how to benefit from these changes and new funding opportunities:

• 10 - 11:30 a.m. NIH Funding for Academic Institutions: Ch ch ch changes, sponsored by Michigan's University Research Corridor
• 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. Meet one-on-one with NIH -- 15 minute meetings, sponsored by Biotechnology Business Consultants
• 5 - 7 p.m. NIH Funding for Life Science Companies and Entrepreneurs: SBIR/STTR and Beyond, sponsored by BioArbor

For details on locations and how to register, please visit the website.

Town Hall date and time:

• Friday, Nov. 6, noon - 1 p.m., in the MCHC Auditorium in Mott Hospital (Broadcast locations: Brighton Health Center, Canton Health Center, KMS - conference room 5 and NCAC)

A portion of each sale supports the Prostate Awareness and Research Fund. For more information, please call Maureen Perdomo at 734-936-5752.

This program is free, but pre-registration is required. Lunch is provided for those who pre-register online.

The workshop will take place from 9 - 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, in the Taubman Medical Library classroom. For more information or to register, visit the Web site.

Buy three and get one free on all SIGVARIS support hose any style, any color, or save 10 percent off quantities of three or less. Free U-M tote bag with any purchase. For more information, call 734-432-7662.

• Current and emerging mobile technologies
• Innovative initiatives using mobile devices
• Useful mobile software applications
• Funding options for projects using mobile devices

Participants can earn up to 2.0 MLA CE contact hours. The sponsorship of this Webcast site has been funded in whole or in part with federal funds from the National Library of Medicine.

This workshop will take place from 10 a.m. - noon Thursday, Nov. 19, in the Taubman Medical Library room 3950. For more information or to register, visit the Web site.

The workshop will take place from 9 - 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, in the Taubman Medical Library Learning Resource Center. For more information or to register, visit the Web site.

The workshop will take place from 9 - 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, in the Taubman Medical Library. For more information or to register, visit the Web site.

For more information or to register, visit the Web site.

• Paul Lambert, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, who will present "Contributions of Human Papillomavirus oncogenes and host factors in cervical cancer"
• Stanley Lemon, M.D., University of Texas, Medical Branch, who will present "Contrasts in virus persistence: Evasion of innate immune responses by hepatitis A & hepatitis C viruses."
• Hung Fan, Ph.D., University of California, Irvine, who will present "Jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus and lung cancer"
• James Pipas, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, who will present "Viral proteins as probes of cellular pathways: SV40 & beyond"

Registration is not necessary. For more information, call 734-764-1466.

The workshop will take place from 4:30 - 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, at the Center for the Education of Women. For more information or to register, visit the Web site or call 734-764-6005. Cost for the program is $20.

The workshop will take place from 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, in Med. Sci. I M-3330 auditorium. For more information or to register, visit the Web site.

Lunch will be served, beginning at 11:30 a.m., in the Ford Lobby. All are invited to attend.

CE's pending for nursing and social work. University of Michigan Health System's Educational Services for Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

For the latest information on diabetes research, prevention and treatment, attendees can speak one-on-one with UMHS clinical and research staff and see displays by medical supply and non-profit companies.

Two lectures will be offered:

• 9:30 a.m. - "Diabetic Foot Care" by Crystal Holmes, DPM, CWS
• 12:30 p.m.- "Planning Healthy Meals" by Cecilia Sauter, MS, RD, CDE

The event is free and open to the public. Walk-ins will be allowed at the door but pre-registration is requested. To register, visit the Web site.

• Emergency use
• Compassionate use
• Humanitanrian use

We review:

• Applicable federal regulations
• Reporting responsibilities
• The difference between the common terms
• Procedures for interacting with the IRB

For more information or to register, visit the Web site below. Contact hours for nursing will be provided.

The program will take place from 7:30 - 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the St. Joseph's Education Center, located at 5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti. The program will be presented by social worker, Ron Harrison, and is targeted primarily to parents/caretakers of teens but is also inclusive of teens and people who work with teens and families.

The event is co-sponsored by Dawn Farm, the Livingston/Washtenaw Safe and Drug Free Schools Consortium and St. Joseph Mercy Health System Mission Services.

We appreciate your understanding during this necessary repair.

• Space heaters no longer recommended for purchase
• Unique chemical inventories due Jan. 1
• Registration required for ionizing radiation producing devices
• Death by Cell Phone Campaign: Dangers of distracted driving
• Safety requirements for holiday decorating
• Reducing slip and fall injuries: A responsibility we all share
• Dec. 10 Safety Brown Bag: Safety considerations for unit moves and relocations
• Take 5 for Safety Podcasts
• Safety Academy classes
  

Please read and share this information with staff. This newsletter must be posted on each department's Fire and Safety Tackboard. The safety newsletter is emailed to AdForum, Nurse-ANPALL, Nurse Managers, Safety Liaison Network, COMF and others by request. To be added to the distribution list, e-mail safetymgmt-safety@med.umich.edu.