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 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.

• 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 (CE) credit is not available for this webinar.

Resources

• Health Care Facility Special Pathogen Preparedness Checklist
• Special Pathogen Operational Readiness Assessment (SPORSA)