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Business continuity and the pandemic threat : potentially the biggest survival challenge facing organisations /
The increase in commercial aviation and international travel means that pandemics now spread faster than ever before. Seasonal flu pandemics, zoonotic contagions such as Ebola, swine flu and avian flu, and respiratory syndromes such as SARS and MERS have affected millions worldwide. Add the ever-pre...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Ely :
IT Governance Publishing,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Foreword; Part 1; Part 2; Preface; About the Author; Acknowledgements; Contents; Part I: Understanding the Threat; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Anatomy of a Pandemic; 2.1 Microorganisms; 2.2 Seasonal influenza; 2.3 What is a pandemic?; 2.4 Historical pandemic overview; 2.5 Characteristics of a pandemic; 2.6 Epidemics, seasonal influenza and pandemics; 2.7 Pandemics and non-influenza related contagions; 2.8 Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR); 2.9 Comparison with other natural disasters; 2.10 Biological warfare and terrorism; Chapter 3: SARS
- Case Study.
- 3.1 The epidemiology of SARS3.2 The attempted Chinese cover up; 3.3 SARS breaks out of China; 3.4 SARS and the consequences for Hong Kong; 3.5 Tourism in South East Asia; 3.6 Carrying the fight to SARS; 3.7 Is MERS the new SARS?; 3.8 A second SARS-like crisis?; 3.9 Lessons to learn from SARS; Chapter 4: Spanish Influenza 1918-19 Overview; Chapter 5: Are the Spanish Flu and SARS Comparable?; 5.1 Transport considerations; 5.2 Economic parallels; 5.3 Media implications; Part II: Preparing for the Inevitable; Chapter 6: That Was Then & 6.1 Global preparedness and response.
- 6.2 National preparedness and response6.3 Organisation preparedness and response; 6.4 Individual preparedness and response; Chapter 7: Critical National Infrastructures; 7.1 UK capabilities programme; 7.2 Preparedness; 7.3 Plan trigger points; 7.4 Crisis management; 7.5 Preventative control measures; Chapter 8: Health Services Contingency Plans; 8.1 Approach to pandemic contingency; 8.2 Plan trigger points; 8.3 Vulnerable groups; 8.4 Vaccines and antiviral medicines; 8.5 Ethical issues; 8.6 Port Health Authorities; Chapter 9: Pandemic Plan Considerations; 9.1 Pandemic plan template.
- 9.2 Links with your business continuity plan9.3 Pandemic
- a multi-faceted threat; 9.4 Will one size fit all?; 9.5 Working from home; 9.6 Supply chain management; 9.7 Crisis management roles and responsibilities; 9.8 Communications and media plans; 9.9 Pandemic issues for human resources; 9.10 Plan structure; 9.11 Case study
- Already in the groove; Chapter 10: Creating a Healthier Environment; 10.1 Employees' health and safety; 10.2 Adopting healthy habits to improve personal hygiene; 10.3 Corporate cleanliness; 10.4 Cleanliness in the community; 10.5 Case study
- Dealing with norovirus.
- 10.6 Case study
- Avoiding fresher's fluChapter 11: Validating Your Pandemic Plan; 11.1 Overview; 11.2 Discussion based exercises; 11.3 Desktop exercises; 11.4 Command post exercises; 11.5 Performing a live rehearsal of your plan; 11.6 Using random selection to identify infected staff; 11.7 Post exercise reviews; 11.8 Maintaining your plan; 11.9 Case study; Chapter 12: Conclusion; Chapter 13: Additional Reference Material; 13.1 Recommended books; 13.2 Suggested videos; 13.3 Useful websites; Chapter 14: Works Cited; Chapter 15: Glossary of Terms; Chapter 16: Free Template Downloads.