CD/Epi Section Resources

MIDIS Office Hours

• General MIDIS Materials
  • MIDIS Basics: Reports, Queues, etc. 2/25/2021
  • How to Run a Report in MIDIS 2/25/2021
  • MIDIS Merge Training 1/27/2022
  • Administrative Rules of Montana 8/5/2021
  • Vaccine Query and PHEP Quarterly Reconciliation 5/6/2021
• COVID-19 Related Materials
  • COVID-19 At Home Tests and Reporting 2/3/2022
  • COVID-19 Auto Case Creation and Community of Practice 1/20/2022
  • COVID-19 Case Definition and Testing Algorithm 9/2/2021
  • COVID-19 Communication training for LHD 4/07/2022
  • COVID-19 Contact Tracing Tools and Omicron Variant Traveler Updated 12/9/2021
  • COVID-19 in Correctional and Detention Facilities 2/17/2022
  • COVID-19 Outbreaks in LTCFs and ALFs 8/12/2021
  • COVID-19 Reporting Contagious Travelers and the DO NOT BOARD Process 10/28/2021
  • COVID-19 Traveler Health Updates 3/24/2022
  • COVID-19 Updated Quarantine and Isolation Guidelines 12/30/2021
  • COVID-19 Variant Reports in MIDIS 5/20/2021
• Subject-Matter Specific Materials
  • Contact Tracing
    • Contact Tracing Refresher with Meagan Gillespie 8/26/2021
  • Enterics
    • Enterics Part 1: Bacterial Pathogens 4/15/2021
    • Enterics Part 3: Hepatitis A and Legionella 7/1/2021
  • Hepatitis 
    • Hep B Slides 04/21/2022 
    • Hep C Part 1- Overview of Hep C, Case Definition, Laboratory Testing, and Investigation 3/4/2021
    • Hep C Part 2- Evaluating Labs in MIDIS, Creating and Managing Investigations 3/11/2021

• • • HCV Slides - Part 1
    • HCV Slides - Part 2
    • HCV MIDIS Office Hour slides 04/14/2022
    • HCV Case Definition
    • HCV Case Definition Algorithm

• Infection Prevention for Public Health 6/10/2021

• LTBI
  • LTBI Part 1- Overview, Case Definition, Laboratory Testing, and Resources 3/25/2021
  • LTBI Part 2- Case Investigation, Evaluation in MIDIS, Weird Cases 4/1/2021
• Rabies
  • Rabies Case Management, MIDIS PEP, and Animal Rabies Reporting 3/18/2021
  • Rabies Investigations in MIDIS 7/29/2021
• STD
  • Gonorrhea/Chlamydia and Syphilis Cases and Partner Entry
  • Interview Best Practices and STD Partners Demo Entry
  • Transferring STD Labs and Investigations
  • Running an STD Line List in MIDIS
• Vaccine Preventable Diseases
  • Pertussis and Varicella 5/27/2021
  • Measles, Mumps, and Rubella 6/17/2021
• Vectorborne/Zoonotic Diseases
  • Vectorborne/Zoonotic Diseases: Ticks 4/8/2021
  • Vectorborne/Zoonotic Diseases: Mosquitoes 5/13/2021

• Attach Vaccines to COVID Investigations
• COVID Variant Testing Information
• COVID Data Key
• COVID-19 Data Priority Key 
• COVID Investigation Data Prioritization
• COVID-19 Guidance For MIDIS 
• Entering a COVID-19 At-Home or Patient Self-Administered Test Result in MIDIS
• Expanded courier pick-up schedule
• LTC/ALF MIDIS Entry Key- updated 1/19/21
• MIDIS Attach Vaccinations Using Query
• MIDIS Upgrade Training - 12/2/2020
• Quarantine and Isolation Guidance - updated 01/09/2022
• Vaccine Breakthrough Case Investigation 

Quarter 1:

E4: Disseminate Disease Reporting Instructions (Disease Reporting Rules Update)

• LHJ Reportable Disease List(customize for your jurisdiction)
• Laboratory Reportable Disease List(customize for your jurisdiction)

Quarter 3:

E5: Checklist for Review and Approval of CDEpi Reporting Protocols

E7: Attend Public Health Webinar

Recording for this webinar can be found in the MIDIS Office Hours Shard Drive in EPass

Public Health Law Post-Test Survey

Quarter 4:

E8:  Pandemic Influenza Plan Review Checklist

Additional Resources: CDEpi PHEP AAR Template for Communicable Disease Exercises

Tabletop Exercise Materials:

Measles

• Measles tabletop exercise
• Sample DPHHS HAN
• Sample press release
• Parent notification letter

Salmonella

• Salmonella tabletop exercise
• Sample county Press release (Hepatitis A)
• Sample county HAN
• Food code exclusion information ( Salmonella)

TB

• TB tabletop exercise
• Example Press release
• Example HAN
• TB Fact sheet (exposure)
• Provider letter contact positive test result
• Declination of TB testing

Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM)

• Disease form
• Instructions
• Job Aid for Clinicians

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

• Disease Form (adult)
• Disease Form (pediatric)

Anaplasmosis

• Disease Form

Anthrax

• Disease Form

Arboviral

• Disease Form

Babesiosis

• Disease Form

Botulism

• Disease Form

Brucellosis

• Disease Form

Campylobacteriosis

• Disease Form
• Investigation Guidelines

Chlamydia trachomatis infection

• Disease Form
• Partner Record Form

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)

• CWD Frequently Asked Questions for Public Health Personnel

Coccidioidomycosis

• Disease Form

Colorado Tick Fever

• Disease Form
• Case Definition

COVID-19

• Disease Form
• Investigation Guidelines
• Updated Reporting Requirements and Case Definitions

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)

• Diagnostic Criteria
• Disease Form

Cryptosporidiosis

• Disease Form
• Investigation Guidelines

Cyclosporiasis

• Disease Form

Dengue virus infection

• Disease Form

Diphtheria

• Disease Form

Ehrlichiosis

• Disease Form

Enteric Conditions

• Case Definition Summary

E.Coli, Shiga-Toxin producing (STEC)

• Disease Form

Gastroenteritis outbreak

• Outbreak Investigation Guidelines
• Foodborne Line List
• Outbreak Reporting Form (long)
• Outbreak Reporting Form (short)

Giardiasis

• Disease Form

Gonorrheal infection

• Disease Form

Granuloma inguinale

• Disease Form

Haemophilus influenzae, invasive disease

• Disease Form

Hansen's disease (Leprosy)

• Disease Form

Hantavirus

• Disease Form

Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

• Disease Form

Hepatitis A, acute

• Disease Form

Hepatitis B

• Interpretation of Hepatitis B Serologic Test Results
• Acute Case Definition 
• Acute Disease Form
• Chronic Case Definition
• Chronic Disease Form
• Know HBV: What Every Asian and Pacific Islander Should Know About Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer
• Hepatitis B and Moms-to-be
• Perinatal Hospital Report
• Perinatal Infant Report
• Perinatal Primary Report
• Perinatal Contact Investigation

Hepatitis C

• Acute Disease Form
• Chronic Disease Form
• Hepatitis C Investigation Guidelines
• HCV Recommended Testing Sequence
• HCV Interpretation of Test Results

HIV

• Disease Form (adults)
• Disease Form (pediatric)
• Partner Interview
• Index Patient Interview 
• Previously Diagnosed

Influenza, hospitalizations/deaths

• Hospitalization/Deaths Reporting Form (2019-20)
• Pediatric Mortality Disease Form
• Pediatric Mortality Instructions

Lead

• Investigation Guidelines
• Lead Exposure Questionnaire

Legionellosis

• Disease Form

Leptospirosis

• Disease Form

Listeriosis

• Disease Form

Lyme Disease

• Disease Form
• Investigation Guidelines

Lymphogranuloma venereum

• Disease Form

Malaria

• Disease Form

Measles

• Suspect Measles Checklist
• Disease Form
• Investigation Guidelines

Meningococcal disease

• Disease Form

MERS

• Disease Form

MIS-C

• Case Investigation Process

Mumps

• Disease Form

Norovirus

• Norovirus Toolkit for Long Term Care Facilities
• How to clean-up after a Norovirus incident pdf

Outbreaks

• General Outbreak Reporting Form
• Guidance Document for General Outbreak Reporting Form
• Short Version Outbreak Reporting Form(head lice, scabies, HFMD)
• General Outbreak Line List

Pertussis

• Disease Form
• Investigation Guidelines
• Technical Guidance on Pertussis Testing

Plague

• Disease Form

Polio

• Disease Form

Psittacosis

• Disease Form

Q Fever

• Disease Form
• Investigation Guidelines

Rabies

• Disease Form
• PEP Form
• Investigation Guidelines

Rubella

• Disease Form
• Congenital Disease Form

Salmonella

• Disease Form

SARS

• Disease Form

Shigellosis

• Disease Form

Smallpox

• Disease Form

Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis

• Disease Form

Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS)

• Disease Form

Streptoccocus pneumoniae invasive disease

• Disease Form

Syphilis

• Disease Form
• Partner Record Form

Tetanus

• Disease Form

Tickborne Relapsing Fever

• Disease Form

Toxic shock syndrome, non-streptococcal (TSS)

• Disease Form

Trichinellosis

• Disease Form

Tuberculosis

• Disease Form
• LTBI Toolkit
• LTBI Treatment Program Enrollment Form
• LTBI Treatment Program Enrollment Policy
• Tuberculosis - Reporting and Control in Montana
• TB Case Monthly Report
• TB Contact Investigation Report
• TB Contact Investigation Summary
• TB Home Evaluation
• Case Management Treatment Plan for Active TB Disease
• Interjurisdictional Tuberculosis Notification
• Interjurisdictional TB Notification Follow-up Form
• Directly Observed Therapy Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
• Monthly TB Patient Assessment
• Home Isolation Agreement
• Directly Observed Therapy Agreement - Active TB Disease

Tularemia

• Disease Form
• Investigation Guidelines

Typhoid Fever

• Disease Form

Varicella

• Disease Form
• Varicella Death Form

Vibrio cholerae infection (Cholera)

• Disease Form

Vibriosis

• Disease Form

Viral hemorrhagic fevers

• Disease Form

West Nile

• Disease Form
• Investigation Guidelines

Yellow fever

• Disease Form

Zika virus

• Disease Form

2021 Disease Packet information:

• LHJ Reportable Disease List (customize for your jurisdiction)
• Laboratory Reportable Disease List (customize for your jurisdiction)
• CDEpi Generic Reporting form (customize for your jurisdiction)
• Diseases Reportable in Congregate Settings
• School Absenteeism Reporting Form
• Sensitive Occupation Exclusion Rules
• STEC & Typhoid Fever Exclusion Rules

2021 ARM changes:

• Summary of Rule Changes
• Disease Reporting FAQ 
• HIPAA Document
• Provider Reporting Pamphlet
• Confidentiality and Information Release

General MIDIS Resources:

• MIDIS COVID-19 Guidance Binder
• 2021 MIDIS User Login Instructions 
• 2019 MIDIS User Guide
• How to Run a Report in MIDIS - Office Hours Summary
• How to Create a Line List in MIDIS
• How to Search for Outbreak Cases in MIDIS
• Labs sending ELR to MIDIS
• Creating COVID-19 Investigations in MIDIS

STD MIDIS Resources:

• Gonorrhea/Chlamydia and Syphilis Cases and Partner Entry
• Interview Best Practices and STD Partners Demo Entry
• Transferring STD Labs and Investigations
• Running an STD Line List in MIDIS

Archived Reports, Webinars and Tools:

• Arboviral Page Upgrade Summary - March 2019
• Rabies PEP Page Webinar - June 2019
• 1921 Communicable Disease Record
• 1921 1922 Biennial Report

MTDPHHS Resources:

• Rabies ELR Guidance Document
• Rabies Review and PEP Page Webinar - June 2019 
• Rabies Presentation, please contact Jessica Lopeman, jessica.lopeman@mt.gov
• Rabies Management Training Handouts 2021
• Rabies Exposure Assessment Tree for Public Health
• Guidance protocol for rabies response to edit for your purposes
• PEP form (report to DPHHS within 7 days of recommendation) 

Local Health Jurisdiction Resources:

• Beaverhead County bite reporting form
• Cascade City-County Health Department rabies webpage
• Bat Report Form Template
• Animal Bite Report Form Template
• Rabies Info for Healthcare Providers Template
• For an example of an animal bite protocol, please contact Jessica Lopeman, jessica.lopeman@mt.gov.