CDC Schedules 1-Hour Ebola Bundibugyo Webinar for U.S. Clinicians as DRC, Uganda Outbreak Persists
Updated
Updated · CDC · May 27
CDC Schedules 1-Hour Ebola Bundibugyo Webinar for U.S. Clinicians as DRC, Uganda Outbreak Persists
4 articles · Updated · CDC · May 27
Thursday’s 2-3 p.m. ET COCA Call will brief U.S. clinicians on the Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak, including preparedness, diagnosis, patient management and infection control.
CDC said the session is part of its response to cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, while maintaining that risk to the U.S. public and travelers remains low.
Five CDC experts are slated to present, covering outbreak history and ecology, domestic readiness, healthcare infection prevention and control, and diagnostics.
The webinar targets physicians, nurses, pharmacists, veterinarians, physician assistants, health educators and other clinicians, underscoring CDC’s focus on frontline detection of high-consequence diseases.
With no vaccine for this new Ebola strain, are airport screenings enough to stop its spread?
How does the U.S. fight a global outbreak after cutting official ties with the WHO?
As Ebola spreads in a conflict zone, what is the world's real defense against it?