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2005 Bulletins
Bulletin No. 103 December 2005 (500kb Download)
- Drongos are "manna from heaven"
- Reinventing the Cycle
- And away went the lake down the drain
- Unwelcome fellow travellers
- Book now for HEMNZ 2006
- Upcoming Events
- Editor's Soapbox
Bulletin No. 102 November 2005 (400kb Download)
- Donated goods: So often the second disaster
- Study shows personal hygiene is best defence against respiratory infections
- Methamphetamine: A health problem that won’t go away
- Optistepsmism: A silent epidemic
- Pandemic planning in Asia
- Information: a life saving resource
- NHS Emergency Planning Guidelines 2005
- CBAC Number crunchers
Bulletin No. 101 October 2005 (400kb Download)
- Disasters with a double whammy
- Secrets of 1918 virus revealed
- Wild bird migratory patterns
- The enigma of Rabaul
- Waikato overcomes blackout
- Mixed messages from US on Avian Flu threat
- Killer germs lurk in the ice cap
- Altered standards of care in mass casualty and pandemic events
- Waikato Staying Alive expo a success
- CO poisoning from portable generators post Katrina
Bulletin No. 100 September 2005 (230kb Download)
- Katrina; An inevitable event that still surprised
- Health Clinic for those stranded in hotel
- Hell was at Methodist Hospital in New Orleans
- Tales from Evacuation Centres
- Testing the Oschner Clinic Disaster Plan
- Migratory birds and AVI: An Australasian enigma
- Kindred Hospital turned into a Health Command Centre
Bulletin No. 99 Special Edition (230kb Download)
- New Computer Model for Pandemic Planning
- MOH launches Guiding Principles for the Health Sector
- Provider Workshops Give Better Understanding of Emergency Responsibilities
- Lakes DHB Works on Building a Sense of Trust
- Hawkes Bay CD Provides Vital Planning Information
- Simple and Economical Solution to Health Provider Mapping
- Plane Crash Exercise Prompts Planning Review
- New System for Registering Mass Casualties
- Database Cover for Hospital Power Failure
Bulletin No. 98 August 2005 (224kb Download)
- 14th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine
- Robot runs amok at hospital
- Terrorism: An Act of Communication
- Marburg Fever in Angola: An MSF Evaluation
Bulletin No. 97 July 2005 (224kb Download)
- 14th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine
- Robot runs amok at hospital
- Terrorism: An Act of Communication
- Marburg Fever in Angola: An MSF Evaluation
- Meulaboh revisited
- Disaster is normal?
- Canadian strain of clostridium difficile may have skipped to England
- Understanding norovirus- a growing curse
- Forgotten emergencies put Asian Tsunami in perspective
- Just another day at the office
- High pathogen avian influenza classed as a "list A" disease
- WHO recommends radical changes in crisis response
- Communicating by radio is best - But!
- Public Health response to biological and chemical weapons
- Marburg - the next big headline out of Africa
- Resilient Bangladesh - can we help?
- Case study - The value of convergence
- Tornados - curiosity and residential care
- Back to business as usual
- Risk communication is about credibility
- Ten basic questions for planners to ask
- Apocalypse or catastrophe and the value of human life
- Emergency vs. disaster
- Rumour surveillance and Avian Influenza
- Sickness linked to dumped containers
- Effectiveness of avian flu vaccines debated
- One more for the pot
- Responding in Aceh: A first hand account
- Sydney Mass Casualty and Disaster Symposium
- Californian Mud Slide
- The WHO argues over bird flu drug rules
- Infection Control put to one side
- Memo from Meulobah
- Dead bodies pose no threat of disease
- Music key to treating children with PTSD
- Recovery via a do it yourself workshop
- Aggression management programme
- 2004 through a rear vision mirror