Ebola in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Time: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. (Eastern Time)
Overview
As of June 2019, The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a large country in Central Africa with more than 85 million people, continued to grow and threaten other countries. The outbreak occurred in a highly insecure environment, which complicates public health response activities and increases the risk of disease spread. This special webinar from CDC EPIC and CDC’s National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases discussed the current situation and how organizations sending US-based workers to areas with Ebola could ensure the health and safety of their workers before, during, and after deployment.
Webinar participants and viewers will accomplish the following:
- Describe CDC’s role in the topic covered during the presentation.
- Describe the topic’s implications for respective constituents.
- Discuss concerns and issues related to preparedness for and response to urgent public health threats.
- Identify reliable information resources for the topic.
- Describe how to promote health improvement, wellness, and disease prevention.
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Mary Choi, M.D., M.P.H.
Shah Roohi, R.N., M.P.H.
Trevor Shoemaker, M.P.H.
- Webinar/Audio conference call on 6/19/2019: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. (Eastern Time)
- Web-on-demand training will be available in July
- Materials: PowerPoint slide set (see Call Materials)
No additional resources at this time.
Accreditation Statements:
CEU: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 CEU’s for this program.
CECH: Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced level continuing education contact hours available are 0. CDC provider number 98614.
For Certified Public Health Professionals (CPH)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a pre-approved provider of Certified in Public Health (CPH) recertification credits and is authorized to offer 1 CPH recertification credits for this program.
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Content will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use.
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