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3217.0: Monday, November 05, 2007: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM | ||||
Roundtable | ||||
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| This infectious disease epidemiology round table session will focus on outbreak investigations. Various outbreaks will be described including murine typhus and the mumps. One talk will focus on investigating rabies while another talk will describe how these investigations can be impacted by the legal system. | ||||
| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) will be able to: 1. Describe the impact of the legal process on an outbreak investigation 2. Evaluate the effectiveness of the public health department's role in an outbreak in a hospital. 3. Develop a plan for risk communication and community health education. 4. Discuss the use of a multi-disciplinary Incident Command System (ICS) Structure for community epidemiological investigation | ||||
| Moderator(s): | Angela M. Fix, MPH | |||
| Table 1 |  | 'I object!'The impact of the legal system on an outbreak investigation Jennifer Stewart, MS, Jeanette Gibbon, MPH, Sarah Santana | ||
| Table 2 | | Role of a local public health department in an outbreak of mumps at a tertiary teaching hospital in northeast Kansas Robert Jason Cummins, MPH, JoAnn Harris, MD, Pam Foerester, RN, MS, COHN-S, Nina Shik, RN, MSN, CIC | ||
| Table 3 | Investigation of a murine typhus outbreak in a metropolitan area John R. Holguin, BS, Laura Krueger, MPH, Nelson Kerr, MPA, Erin Cox, MPH, Lamar Rush, BA, Nettie DeAugustine, BS, Ronald R. Arias, MPA | |||
| Table 4 | Rabies Investigation & Response: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, Herminia Palacio, MD, MPH, Carolyn Fruthaler, MD, Cindy Kilborn, MPH, M(ASCP), Dawn Blackmar, DVM, Rita Obey | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | ||||
| Organized by: | Epidemiology | |||
| Endorsed by: | Health Administration | |||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | |||
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