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Pandemic H1N1 (pH1N1) Influenza - Swine Flu – Links This health story has captured a lot of attention in both the professional and lay press. Due to the number of e-published articles available elsewhere, we have not done up a separate Q&A; however are providing a few recommended links below.

Canada

• Public Health Agency of Canada: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/alert-alerte/swine_200904-eng.php � Canadian Pandemic Influenza Plan for the Health Sector – Annex E - The Use of Antiviral Drugs During a Pandemic � Use of antivirals to treat H1N1 flu virus (human swine flu) � Interim Guidance for Clinicians in Ambulatory Care Settings - H1N1 Flu Virus (Human Swine Flu) - Vaccine: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/alert-alerte/h1n1/vacc/pdf/monovacc-guide-eng.pdf

• CMAJ: Dealing with Swine Flu (Information and Links; Canadian.): http://www.cmaj.ca/misc/swine_flu.shtml o Antivirals & Pregnancy: http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/rapidpdf/cmaj.090866v2?papetoc

• Other: http://www.4flu.ca ; www.fightflu.ca (includes map for area information)

Saskatchewan Specific: {Healthline 1-877-800-0002} • Saskatchewan Health: http://www.health.gov.sk.ca/influenza-monitor

• Link to SK Health Clinician Advice: http://www.health.gov.sk.ca/Default.aspx?DN=2f43d85f-baf4-463c-b788-fe7a449bc33c

General

• World Health Organization (WHO) on H1N1: http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html • CDC - MMWR: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/ ; http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/clinician_pregnant.htm

• New England Journal of Medicine and Journal Watch: H1N1 Influenza Center http://h1n1.jwatch.org/

• BMJ Group has developed a Pandemic Flu site http://pandemicflu.bmj.com/

Specific Articles

• American Family Physician (AFP): Telephone triage: http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/journals/afp/preprint/influenza-telephone-triage.html

• BMJ: www.BMJ.com : http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/338/apr30_3/b1791

• NEJM: Emergence of a Novel Swine-Origin Influenza A (H1N1) Virus in Humans (May 7, 2009) http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMoa0903810

• NEJM: Editorial: http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMe0903992

CPhA resources on website: www.pharmacists.ca/pandemic Includes links to PHAC, WHO, etc PHAC has a number of documents on their website. http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/alert-alerte/swine-porcine/hp-index-eng.php RxFiles: Influenza Overview 2009 – Focus on Pandemic H1N1 (pH1N1): http://www.rxfiles.ca/rxfiles/uploads/documents/Flu-Overview-Antivirals.pdf