1. #fluscenario Year 1 Respiratory Block/Public Health Dr Ellie Hothersall Deputy Systems in Practice Convenor University of Dundee e.hothersall@dundee.ac.uk

2. Purpose of #fluscenario To introduce you to pandemic ‘flu and emergency planning To develop an online learning conversation

3. #fluscenario Based on previous work by #nhssm (NHS Social Media) Original scenarios written by Mr Alex Talbott and Dr Chloe Sellwood

4. Structure Private study periods: Scenario outlined at https://mbchb.dundee.ac.uk/fluscenario/ –Tutor will be online for the periods described for real time responses Throughout block –@DundeePublicH on Twitter (expect a quick response 8am- 8pm) –#fluscenario –Expect interaction from non-students

5. Private study periods Times when real time response is available Once a phase is posted feel free to keep commenting on it Phase 119 th November 11-1222 nd November 11-12 Phase 226 th November 10-12 Phase 33 rd December 10-12 Phase 46 th December 11-127 th December 11-12

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8. Scenario 4 phases of a ‘flu pandemic Based on real events from “swine flu” Based on scenarios written and run by #nhssm No in-depth knowledge required – this is about getting involved, not learning all the details

9. Outline Phase 1 Background Preparation Phase 2 Early outbreak Communication and risk Phase 3 Late outbreak Prevention and mitigation Phase 4 Wrap up Lessons learned

10. Expectations All students are required to contribute to all four phases, either through comments on the blog or twitter feed Students who fail to engage adequately will be considered to be acting unprofessionally, and dealt with accordingly

11. Preparation Sign up for Twitter and find your way around If you are new to it, some reasonable suggestions for ettiquette are here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture-professionals- network/culture-professionals-blog/2011/dec/15/twitter- rules-etiquette Email your username and real name to me at e.hothersall@dundee.ac.uk if you want to leave it off your profile e.hothersall@dundee.ac.uk Stick to the blogs if you want more privacy IF YOU DON’T USE THE HASHTAG WE WON’T SEE IT

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13. A gentle reminder about Twitter Your text can be accessed by anyone in the world Using #hashtags lets people follow a themed conversation You are expected to remain professional but you don’t need to be formal 140 characters is not a lot of text – abbreviations are ok, and you can also indicate that your text is carried on to a second tweet

14. Background Reading Background reading that might be useful: –WHO Pandemic Influenza http://www.euro.who.int/en/what-we-do/health- topics/communicable-diseases/influenza/pandemic- preparedness –Description of UK flu planning http://www.hpa.org.uk/Topics/InfectiousDiseases/Infectio nsAZ/PandemicInfluenza/

15. Old news? Bird flu pandemic hits city October 27, 2012 http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/bengaluru/bird-flu- pandemic-hits-city-429