ASPR TRACIE–Developed Resources

Since ASPR TRACIE’s launch in 2015, our staff and Subject Matter Expert Cadre have developed resources to support healthcare system preparedness, public health preparedness, and disaster clinical professionals plan for, respond to, and recover from all hazards disasters and emergencies. This page provides a comprehensive list with hyperlinks to all ASPR TRACIE-developed materials.

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• Administrative/General
• Completed Topic Collections
• Resources at Your Fingertips
• Tip Sheets and Fact Sheets
• The Exchange
• The Express
• Tools and Templates
• Webinars and Videos
• Website Tutorials

Administrative/General

• ASPR TRACIE Fact Sheet
• CMS Resource Page
• Disaster Healthcare Resources Available in Spanish
• Select ASPR Preparedness Summit Presentations
• Select Disaster Behavioral Health Resources
• Select Health Care Coalition Resources
• Select Hurricane-Related Resources
• Select Infectious Disease Resources
• Select Mass Violence Resources
• ASPR TRACIE Summary of TA Requests
• Select Materials on Drug Shortages and Scarce Resources

Completed Topic Collections

• Access and Functional Needs Topic Collection
• Alternate Care Sites (including shelter medical care)
• Ambulatory Care and Federally Qualified Health Centers Topic Collection
• Bioterrorism and High Consequence Biological Threats
• Blood and Blood Products
• Burns
• Chemical Hazards
• Coalition Administrative Issues
• Coalition Models and Functions (comprehensively developed)
• Coalition Response Operations
• Communication Systems Topic Collection
• Continuity of Operations (COOP)/Failure Plan Topic Collection
• Crisis Standards of Care Topic Collection
• Cybersecurity
• Dialysis Centers Topic Collection
• Disaster Ethics
• Disaster Veterinary Issues
• Electronic Health Records
• Emergency Operations Plans/Emergency Management Program Topic Collection
• Emergency Public Information and Warning/Risk Communications
• Epidemic/ Pandemic Flu
• Exercise Program Topic Collection
• Explosives (e.g., bomb, blast) and Mass Shooting
• Family Reunification and Support
• Fatality Management
• Hazard Vulnerability/Risk Assessment Topic Collection
• Healthcare Facility Evacuation/Sheltering Topic Collection
• Healthcare-Related Disaster Legal/ Regulatory/ Federal Policy
• Homecare Topic Collection
• Hospital Surge Capacity and Immediate Bed Availability Topic Collection
• Hospital Patient Decontamination Topic Collection
• Incident Management Topic Collection
• Information Sharing Topic Collection
• Long-Term Care Facilities Topic Collection
• Mass Distribution and Dispensing of Medical Countermeasures
• Mass Gatherings/Special Events
• Mental/Behavioral Health (non-responders)
• Natural Disasters
• On-Scene Mass Casualty Triage and Trauma Care
• Patient Movement and Tracking(forward movement of patients, tracking and tracking systems)
• Pediatric Topic Collection
• Pharmacy
• Pre-Hospital (e.g., Emergency Medical Services (EMS), rescue, first responder, mass gathering)
• Pre-Hospital Patient Decontamination
• Radiological and Nuclear
• Recovery Planning Topic Collection
• Responder Safety and Health
• Rural Disaster Health
• SARS/MERS
• Social Media in Emergency Response
• Training and Workforce Development
• Utility Failures (e.g. blackouts, potable water)
• VHF/Ebola
• Virtual Medical Care (e.g., telemedicine, nurse triage lines)
• Volunteer Management
• Workplace Violence
• Zika

Resources at Your Fingertips

• Avian Influenza (Including Asian H7N9): Resources at Your Fingertips
• CMS and Disasters: Resources at Your Fingertips
• Disaster Behavioral Health: Resources at Your Fingertips
• Hurricane Resources at Your Fingertips
• Zika: Resources at Your Fingertips

Tip Sheets and Fact Sheets

• After the Flood: Mold-Specific Resources
• ASPR TRACIE Evaluation of Hazard Vulnerability Assessment Tools
• Blood and Disasters: Frequently Asked Questions
• Considerations for Oxygen Therapy in Disasters
• Considerations for the Use of Temporary Care Locations for Managing Seasonal Patient Surge
• Drug Shortages and Disasters
• Durable Medical Equipment in Disasters
• Emergency Prescription Assistance Program (EPAP): Hurricane Gustav Data Fact Sheet
• Emergency Prescription Assistance Program (EPAP): Hurricane Ike Data Fact Sheet
• Emergency Prescription Assistance Program (EPAP) Louisiana Floods Data Fact Sheet
• Emergency Prescription Assistance Program (EPAP): Overview Fact Sheet
• Emergency Prescription Assistance Program (EPAP): Superstorm Sandy Data Fact Sheet
• EMTALA and Disasters
• Engagement of Urgent Care Centers in Medical Surge Activities
• Federal Patient Movement: NDMS Definitive Care Program Fact Sheet
• Federal Patient Movement: Overview Fact Sheet
• Federal Patient Movement Service Access Team Fact Sheet
• Healthcare Coalition Fiscal Models
• Healthcare System Recovery Timeline: A White Paper for Texas
• HIPAA and Disasters: What Emergency Professionals Need to Know
• Joint Patient Assessment and Tracking System Overview and Fact Sheet
• Major Hurricanes: Potential Public Health and Medical Implications
• Mass Burn Event Overview
• Medical Surge and the Role of Urgent Care Centers
• Medical Surge and the Role of Urgent Care Centers: Summary
• Noble Lifesaver Patient Movement Workshop: Promising Practices and Lessons Learned
• No-Notice Incidents: Community Response and Media Management
• No-Notice Incidents: Emergency Medical Systems Considerations
• No-Notice Incidents: Expanding Traditional Roles
• No-Notice Incidents: Family Assistance
• No-Notice Incidents: Fatality Management
• No-Notice Incidents: Hospital Triage, Intake, and Throughput
• No-Notice Incidents: Non-Trauma Hospital Considerations
• No-Notice Incidents: Trauma Surgery Adaptations and Lessons
• No-Notice Incidents: Trauma System Considerations
• Opioids: Frequently Asked Questions
• Post-Disaster Lessons Learned: Dialysis Patient Management
• Post-Mass Shooting Programs and Resources Overview
• Provider and Supplier Types Covered by the CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule
• SOFA Score: What it is and How to Use it in Triage
• Solar Eclipses: Planning Resources
• Step Care for Ebola/Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Patients: Guidance for International Field Hospitals
• Tips for Retaining and Caring for Staff after a Disaster
• Zika Virus Planning Considerations for Healthcare Facilities and Coalitions

The Exchange

• Issue 1: Crisis Standards of Care
• Issue 2: Cybersecurity and Cyber Hygiene
• Issue 3: Preparing For and Responding to No-Notice Events
• Issue 4: Disaster Behavioral Health and Resilience
• Issue 5: Looking Back, Looking Forward
• Issue 6: Evacuating Healthcare Facilities
• Issue 7: Providing Healthcare During No-Notice Incidents

The Express

• July 2018
• The Exchange: Issue 7
• June 2018
• April 2018
• February 2018 (Issue 2)
• February 2018
• November 2017
• October 2017
• August 2017
• June 2017 (Issue 2)
• June 2017
• April 2017
• February 2017
• January 2017
• November 2016
• First Anniversary Issue
• August/September 2016
• July 2016
• June 2016

Tools and Templates

• EMS Infectious Disease Playbook
• Health Care Coalition Pandemic Checklist
• Health Care Coalition Preparedness Plan
• Healthcare Coalition Recovery Plan Template
• Healthcare Coalition Resource and Gap Analysis Aggregator
• Health Care Coalition Resource and Gap Analysis Tool
• Health Care Coalition Response Plan
• Health Care Coalition Surge Test Tool
• Hospital Pharmacy Disaster Calculator

Webinars and Videos

Click here to access all ASPR TRACIE webinars and videos. 

• ASPR TRACIE Celebrates Two Years of Service
• ASPR TRACIE: A Year in Review
• ASPR TRACIE: User Comments
• Clinicians and Coalitions: A Conversation about Finding Solutions for Medication Shortages
• Cybersecurity and Healthcare Facilities
• EMS & Infectious Diseases: Challenges & Resources for Provider Protection
• Growing and Sustaining: A Discussion About Healthcare Coalition Financial Models
• Health and Social Services Recovery Lessons Learned from the 2016 Louisiana Flooding
• Healthcare Challenges After Radiological Incidents
• Healthcare Coalition Involvement in Mass Gatherings
• Healthcare Response to a No-Notice Incident: Las Vegas
• Healthcare System Readiness for Highly Pathogenic Infectious Diseases
• Highly Pathogenic Infectious Disease Exercise Planning for Health Care Coalitions
• Highly Pathogenic Infectious Disease Exercise Planning for Regional Transport Webinar
• Highly Pathogenic Infectious Disease Exercise Planning Tools
• HPP Coalition Surge Test Webinar
• Learning More About the 2017-2022 Health Care Preparedness and Response Capabilities
• Lessons Learned in Developing an Effective Regional Ebola CONOPS
• Lessons Learned on Crisis Standards of Care in Kenema
• New Resources to Help Improve Health Care Coalition Preparedness
• Pediatric Issues in Disasters: Webinar
• Strategic Development for Building Operational Healthcare Coalitions

Website Tutorials

• ASPR TRACIE Assistance Center
• ASPR TRACIE Rating, Commenting On, and Saving Resources
• ASPR TRACIE Technical Resources
• ASPR TRACIE User Experience and Dashboard
• Tips for Navigating the Information Exchange