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From Continuity Central
Special Report: Overview and Economic Considerations of the Bird Flu
This 82-page article by Bradford Frank, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., presents evidence the potential danger of bird flu is real. The author makes a convincing argument that we all must the appropriate defensive action to protect ourselves, our families and businesses from this potentially devastating infectious disease. While no one can say exactly when a pandemic will begin, or exactly how severe it will be, Frank contends that, based on current scientific evidence, it is coming and it could be devastating.
www.continuitycentral.com/special-report-ebook.pdf
What Does Avian Flu Mean to Business Continuity?
One of Europe’s leading BC experts, Tim Armit of Clifton Risk Management attempts to separate the real business continuity issues from the hype surrounding pandemic influenza.
www.continuitycentral.com/feature0318.htm
Next Flu Pandemic Could Be Worse than 1918 Outbreak
In response to a growing insurance industry need, Risk Management Solutions (RMS) has announced the completion of a probabilistic model for assessing the risk of influenza pandemics across multiple countries.
RMS believes that many companies may be underestimating their risk if they assume that the 1918 pandemic is the worst-case scenario. The RMS Influenza Pandemic Risk Model is intended to help insurers assess the losses they will experience from pandemics with all of the different permutations of potential characteristics and outcomes.
Although a number of pandemic influenza scenarios have been publicized, effective risk management requires quantification of not only the severity of an event, but also the likelihood of the event occurring. The RMS model incorporates over 1800 pandemic influenza scenarios that take into account such factors as likelihood of the pandemic occurring, infectiousness and lethality of the pandemic, demographic impact, country of outbreak, vaccine production, and national countermeasures.
www.continuitycentral.com/news02524.htm
Strategic Pandemic Planning for Business: One Size Does Not Fit All
Dan Dorman, Continuity Manager for DHL, looks at how, for businesses, preparation and planning for an influenza pandemic is a special-case exercise of business continuity. But be aware, he says, one size does not fit all. Before developing detailed plans of hygiene protocols, employee training, and supply stockpiling, there are some more fundamental questions that need to be asked. This internal assessment must be accomplished with an understanding of the potential risks of an influenza pandemic and the unique factors that make it a special case of business continuity.
www.continuitycentral.com/feature0331.htm
A New Planning Paradigm: Economic Consequences of a Pandemic
Geary W. Sikich takes a detailed look at the potential impacts of a pandemic and asks business continuity planners - what are you doing?
www.continuitycentral.com/feature0255.htm
From Disaster Recovery Journal
Can Your Recovery Plan Beat the Flu?
The flu season, influenza, it seems common and unquestionably less dramatic than something as dreadful as a terrorist attack. It seems like everyone gets the flu from time to time. And sometimes it seems to be worse than others. But if recovery planners have done their jobs correctly, they’ll allow for the loss of key personnel in recovery plans. Greg Holdburg reports.
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