Table 1

Issues related to healthcare workers in pandemic planning

1.

Availability of personal protective equipment

2.

Vaccine and chemoprophylaxis allocation

3.

Training in protective equipment and infection control

4.

Policy awareness and roles/expectations in an emergency

5.

Psychologically sustainable working conditions

6.

Emergency plans for the family, including childcare and eldercare

7.

Transportation to work

8.

Lodging

9.

Financial compensation for risks and extra hours

10.

Sickness/death benefits

11.

Liability protection for altered standards of care

12.

Objective triage criteria and independent triage teams

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