British Medcial Journal Group Produces Authoritative Guide And Courses On Swine Flu For Medical Professionals Across The World

Main Category: Swine Flu
Also Included In: Flu / Cold / SARS;  Public Health
Article Date: 17 Jun 2009 - 2:00 PDT

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Responding to the World Health Organisation's recent confirmation of swine flu as a pandemic, BMJ Learning, the medical education arm of the BMJ Group, has updated and revised its guide 'Influenza pandemics: why, what, and how to prepare' which covers all the information doctors need to know about pandemic flu including details of the epidemiological features and a description of the viruses involved.

Three audio modules have also been published:

- 'Swine influenza: an update' has been produced in association with the UK Health Protection Agency. It reviews how doctors should be dealing with cases and suspected cases

- 'Pandemic flu: an update on ethical dilemmas' discusses the ethical dilemmas that doctors are likely to face as a pandemic worsens and answers questions about when doctors should risk their own and their families' health to care for the sick and how to share out the available resources - drugs, ventilators, vaccines - when there's not enough to go round

- 'Planning for a pandemic: an up to date guide is produced to help doctors plan for a pandemic, and includes interviews with GPs and GP leaders.

Further information is available at: http://www.learning.bmj.com/pandemicflu

The BMJ Group has also collated all its information on swine flu at http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/. This site also includes "doc2doc" which provides an opportunity for doctors to share information with each other in confidence.

Edward Briffa, Head of BMJ Learning said: "The BMJ Group is providing doctors with access to up to date information presented in a way that is easy to understand which can help medical professionals across the world to prepare for dealing with pandemic flu."

Source
The British Medical Journal