Webinar Overview
Presented by a panel of unique pathogen experts, this
recorded webinar discusses Ebola and how different Ebola outbreaks have threatened the global
state of public health in the last ten years, particularly on the African
continent. Learn more about ebolaviruses and recent outbreaks, plus how to
prepare frontline staff to deal with this unique pathogen.
Target AudienceTarget audience for this course are healthcare professionals who
are or will be directly involved in infection prevention activities in their
facilities. These are infection prevention professionals who have participated
in and gained considerable knowledge through specialized infection and control
training and have minimal to moderate practice or fieldwork experience with
infection prevention and control concepts.
Audience examples: Intermediate to Proficient Infection
Preventionist, Intermediate to Proficient HAI/AR/IPC staff, Intermediate to
Proficient Healthcare/Public Health Epidemiologist, Infectious Disease
/Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Pharmacist.
Overall Learning Objectives
- Differentiate
between Sudan ebolavirus outbreak of 2022 and the DRC ebolavirus outbreak
of 2017
- Provide
best practices for preparing frontline staff for special pathogens,
specifically ebolavirus
- Identify
resources for ongoing training and consultation for building
unique/special pathogen/biocontainment unit programs
- Describe
perspectives of overall special/unique pathogen preparedness strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities and threats
Continuing Education Credit
Continuing education (CE) credit is not available for this webinar.
Resources
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access our full library of on-demand courses, training videos, and infection
prevention resources. 