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2 Banach, D., Johnston, B., Al-Zubeidi, D., Bartlett, A., Bleasdale, S., Deloney, V., Enfield, K., Guzman-Cottrill, J., Lowe, C., Ostrosky-Zeichner, L., Popovich, K., Patel, P., Ravin, K., Rowe, T., Shenoy, E., Stienecker, R., Tosh, P., Trivedi, K., ORTP Advisory Panel (2017). Outbreak Response and Incident Management: SHEA Guidance and Resources for Healthcare Epidemiologists in United States Acute-Care Hospitals. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 38(12), 1393-1419. Short title: SHEA Guidance and Resources for Outbreak Response. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2017.212 Introduction to Incident Management and the Role of the Healthcare Epidemiologist While outbreak management is a major area of responsibility for healthcare epidemiologists (HEs), many do not have formal education in incident management or preparation to work within an emergency response framework in scenarios that require enhanced preparedness and response efforts, e.g. when pathogens associated with outbreaks are characterized poorly (source, means of transmission, and/or disease outcome) or when outbreaks require additional interventions including, but not limited to, healthcare personnel (HCP) education, enhanced infection prevention and control measures, added staffing, supplies, and resources, adjustments to clinical and support activities, and external communications. "Incident management" describes the activities an organization takes to prepare for, respond to, and learn from an event or hazard, including service interruptions (e.g. telecommunication), local events (e.g. municipal flood or fire), and larger events (e.g. mass casualty or international epidemic). Incident management is handled by federal, state/territorial/regional, and facility-based structures. In order to provide high-level guidance and context for incident management, the authors of the SHEA Guidance and Resources for Outbreak Response specify recommendations for the HE, as well as involvement and responsibilities of the facility and other HCP. e term "facility," when used in the recommendations, refers to facility leaders' assignments of responsibilities to appropriate individuals or groups. Roles may vary depending on the facility. Overview of Incident Management............................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Introduction to Incident Management and the Role of the Healthcare Epidemiologist........................................................................................................ 2 Incident Management Terminology.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Diagram of Incident Management Preparedness Structures..................................................................................................................................................... 8 Hospital Incident Management Team (HIMT) for the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS)................................................................................ 9 SHEA Guidance and Resources in Outbreak Response: Executive Summary......................................................................................................................... 10 Overview of Incident Management