Fundamentals of Infectious Diseases of Public Health Significance:
Ebola Virus, MERS, and Other Emerging Diseases

UTHealth Operations Center Building, 1851 Crosspoint Avenue, Houston, TX 77054 (Map)

This awareness-level Train-the-Trainer Workshop will explore the fundamentals of identifying, preventing, and containing well known serious communicable diseases. For this session, Ebola Virus Disease and MERS will be used to illustrate many of the points discussed. Topics will include:

• Introduction to Diseases of Public Health Significance
• Introduction to the Global Health Security Initiative
• Overview of Surveillance and Reporting Systems
• Introductions to Risk Assessments
• The Hierarchy of Exposure Controls
• Basic Tools for Identifying Potential Routes of Exposure
• Donning, Doffing, and Limitations of Personal Protective Equipment
• An Audience-Specific Discussion of Potential Exposure Scenarios
• Personal Protective Equipment: Selection Exercise and Hands-On Practicum
• Decontamination with Hands-on Practicum
• Waste Management
• Knowing and Understanding Your Role
• Communication Strategies

This session ends with an exam to certify that attendees have met to the requirements to propagate the information they've learned during this session as trainers.

Please note that seating is limited for this class.