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TTX Pandemic Influenza Simulations. Pandemic Influenza Contingency(PIC). PIC / OCHA. Ongoing Preparedness Actions. 4. Joint Exercise. 3. Skill Drill. Goal : To Test Multi-Actor Coherence (5+ days) Full-scale, Multi-actor Dress Rehearsal Success = SOPs are fully
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TTXPandemic Influenza Simulations Pandemic Influenza Contingency(PIC) PIC / OCHA
Ongoing Preparedness Actions 4 Joint Exercise 3 Skill Drill Goal: To Test Multi-Actor Coherence (5+ days) Full-scale, Multi-actor Dress Rehearsal Success= SOPs are fully understood and carried out 2 Functional Exercise 1 Table Top Exercise • Goal: • To Test Systems & SOPs • (1/2 day) • Test the SOPs • Test the Phone tree • Can the staff / systems perform as trained/planned? Success= • Key systems work • Key staff can use them • Goal: • To Raise Awareness of • the impact of an • influenza pandemic • (1 day) • Buy-in at high level • Identification of key • preparedness elements • Identification of areas • required to support • national preparedness e.g.: PIC TTX Success= • High-level participation • Gaps & follow-up Actions identified • Goal: • To Test the Plan • (conceptually / logically) • (1-2 day) • Does the plan make sense? • Are there gaps? • Clear up misunderstandings e.g.: UNCT simulation Success= • Participants werefamiliar with the plan • Plan held up during test PIC / OCHA
The TTX Scenario Time Period of 6 Weeks • Confusion, confirmation and containment • Initial confused reports of respiratory illness. • Government commences a containment operation. • Confirmation of a novel highly pathogenic virus with human to human transmission. • Area Affected • Limited to regional non bordering country • Virus spreads • Containment operation fails to prevent a rapid spread of the virus. • Commencement of border controls and travel restrictions. • Disruption to many essential services • Area Affected • Spreads through the region and reaches your country • Pandemic • Virus spreads throughout your country. • Continuation of operations affected by lack of staff and disruption to public services. • Increase in mortality rate. • Humanitarian crisis. • Area Affected • Global pandemic with varying degrees of severity by region PIC / OCHA
TTX Simulation Process • Participatory approach involving senior level officials and key staff • Forum to discuss and examine simulatedemergency situations to test assumptions and arrangements of an emergency plan and identify gaps • Time scale is usually few hours • Table-top guided by simulated series of events PIC / OCHA
Planning elements • Organisational Structure – modes of operation to be used during the various stages of pandemic including the command and control and mechanisms for internal coordination. • Triggers – identification of triggers, policies and actions to be taken based on the agreed organisational structure. • Continuity of operations – prioritisation of essential programmes to be continued and identification of the requirements / resources needed to ensure this continuity. • Staff health and safety – measures to be considered in order to ensure staff are able to continue to provide essential services. • Support to National Government– assistance to national planning and preparedness and identification and planning for possible additional support during pandemic • External communications – determine the protocols and messages for external communications PIC / OCHA
TTX Simulation Objectives • Raise the level of awareness of an influenza pandemic and the impact that it might have on staff health / safety and continuity of business. • Understand through the use of scenarios the key requirements for preparedness measures to ensure health / safety of staff and continuity of essential services during pandemic. • Plan for addition possible additional requirements to support national pandemic preparedness actions. PIC / OCHA
Agenda 09:15- 09:45 Welcome and introduction 09:45 - 10:00 Simulation briefing 10:00 - 10:30 Scenario 1 10:30 - 11:15 Scenario 2 11:15 - 11:30 Coffee break 11:30 - 12:45 Scenario 3 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch 14:00 - 14:25 Breakout Groups – identification of key issues / gaps 14:30 - 14:40 Group presentations summaries 14:45 - 15:30 Plenary discussion: Strengths & Weaknesses of UN System Influenza Contingency Planning 15:30 - 15:45 Coffee break 16:00 - 16:20 Breakout Groups – prioritisation and next steps 16:20 – 16:40 Group presentations 16:40 – 17:00 Summary 17:00 Questions and open issues