1. Management and risk assessment Highly Infectious Diseases
Hospital Clinic – University of Barcelona
Sarah Lafuente
May 2007

2. Hospital Clinic – University of Barcelona
Public teaching Hospital
780 beds
60 ICU beds
Reference center for Tropical Diseases
Reference center for Influenza

3. Hospital Clinic – University of Barcelona
Diagnostic and management protocols for HID
Triage system at the Emergency Ward
Referral from other Hospitals
Negative pressure isolation rooms (#4)
Infection Control Team trained in HID

4. Hospital Clinic – University of Barcelona
Example: SARS decision trees
Clinical diagnosis: ER Triage
Risk assessment: ER
Isolation (Neg Press): ER
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