Goal
To provide the public health and clinical communities basic information
regarding the SARS outbreak and guidance to prevent transmission.
Objectives
After viewing this program, participants will be able to:
- Describe the current outbreak of SARS.
- Describe strategies to prevent transmission in hospitals and healthcare facilities.
- Recognize the need for international cooperation to stop the spread of SARS.
Target Audience
Clinicians, healthcare providers, and public health advisors in countries
reporting cases of SARS and others who want knowledge of SARS transmission
prevention strategies
Presenters
David Heymann, MD, Executive Director, Communicable Diseases,
World Health Organization (WHO)
Julie Hall, MD, Medical Officer, Global Outbreak Alert
and Response Operations, WHO Geneva
Joseph JY Sung, Professor of Medicine,
Chairman and Chief of Service, Department of Medicine & Therapeutics,
Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Julie Louise Gerberding, MD, MPH, Director,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
James M. Hughes, MD, Director, National Center for Infectious
Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Linda Chiarello, RN, MS, National Center for Infectious
Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Questions
Viewers are encouraged to review the WHO and CDC websites for
all available information and updates www.who.int
and www.cdc.gov.
There will not be live on-air question and answer periods during the
broadcasts.
Registration Information
Participants are encouraged but not required to register
and evaluate the broadcast/webcast on the CDC/ATSDR Training
and Continuing Education Online System at
http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtnonline.
Although continuing education credit is not available
for the broadcast/webcast, registration and evaluation
will provide valuable feedback to CDC. A certificate of
attendance will be awarded to participants who complete the
evaluation.
Course numbers are listed below:
Webcast - WC0028
Questions about registration should be directed to
800-41-TRAIN, 404-639-1292, or email ce@cdc.gov.
When emailing a request, please indicate SARS in the subject line.
Webcast Information
This program is available for viewing as an archived webcast.
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