PHF E-NEWS Original date: 9-11-03 Subject: Preparing for the Return of SARS: Are We Ready? (Parts 1 and 2). Contents: -Preparing for the Return of SARS: Are We Ready? (September 23 and 30, 2003 webcast/satellite broadcast/audiobridge) -How to view the archived webcast after live broadcast dates -How to order a copy of the programs -Links to related resources and programs CDC BROADCAST INFORMATION Preparing for the Return of SARS: Are We Ready? A Public Health Training Network Live Satellite Broadcast, Webcast & Audiobridge Tuesday, September 23, 2003, 2:00PM-4:00PM ET (Part 1) Tuesday, September 30, 2003, 2:00PM-4:00PM ET (Part 2) ***Please adjust for your time zone*** Broadcast/webcast/audiobridge information: www.phppo.cdc.gov/PHTN/SARS-return   PROGRAM DESCRIPTION This broadcast will assist healthcare providers in preparing to diagnose and manage patients with SARS should cases be suspected or identified in the coming months. GOAL To provide updated information required to identify and manage patients with SARS, and to prevent transmission of SARS in healthcare facilities and the community. Upon successful completion of each program, participants will be able to: -Describe key strategies for implementing healthcare preparedness planning to contain the spread of SARS. -Articulate the current plan for containment of the spread of SARS in the community setting to include quarantine and isolation strategies. -Identify the support systems necessary to carry out quarantine and isolation strategies. -Implement current strategies for early clinical recognition and management of patients with SARS. -Determine appropriate diagnostic tests for SARS. -Define early detection for SARS in the local community and in the United States. -Define surveillance for SARS in the local community and in the United States. Part 1 Content (Tuesday, 9/23/03) 1. Infection Control for Hospitals and Other Healthcare Facilities 2. Quarantine: Community Response/Community Containment 3. Legal Challenges of Quarantine and Isolation Part 2 Content (Tuesday, 9/30/03) 4. What Every Clinician Should Know: Basic Diagnosis and Patient Management 5. What's New in SARS Laboratory Diagnostics? 6. Surveillance: How to Prepare the Clinician for Early Recognition and Diagnosis INTENDED AUDIENCES Clinicians/healthcare workers and State/Local Public Health Personnel responsible for quarantine and community control and/or advising clinicians DETAILS Program details including registration information, procedures for questions, and satellite, webcast, and audiobridge technical specifications are posted on the webcast site www.phppo.cdc.gov/PHTN/SARS-return. UNABLE TO VIEW THE BROADCAST LIVE? An archived version of the webcast will be available approximately 24 hours after each broadcast. You may view the archived webcast at www.phppo.cdc.gov/PHTN/webcast/SARS-return   CD-ROM OR VIDEOTAPE AVAILABLE FOR NOMINAL FEE - ORDERING INFORMATION There are four easy ways to order a copy of the broadcast from the Public Health Foundation: On-line Preparing for the Return of SARS: Are We Ready? Part 1 Video - http://bookstore.phf.org/product_info.php?cPath=69_61&products_id=293 CD - http://bookstore.phf.org/product_info.php?cPath=69_61&products_id=295 Preparing for the Return of SARS: Are We Ready? Part 2 Video - http://bookstore.phf.org/product_info.php?cPath=69_61&products_id=294   CD - http://bookstore.phf.org/product_info.php?cPath=69_61&products_id=296 Phone: Call (877) 252-1200 (toll-free for U.S. and Canada) or (301) 645-7773 (for international calls). Fax: Send purchase order or credit card information to (301) 843-0159. Mail: Send your order with check, purchase order, or credit card information to Public Health Foundation, Publication Sales, PO Box 753, Waldorf, MD 20604-0753. FOR THE LATEST AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ON SARS World Health Organization (WHO) www.who.int/csr/sars/en/  Provides the public and professionals with global information about Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) from WHO, which is coordinating the international investigation of this outbreak.  Updated daily to ensure that the most current information is available. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/ Contains the latest SARS information including CDC guidelines and recommendations for clinicians, health departments, laboratories, travelers, air travel workers, and others.  Provides links to WHO and other international resources. Frequently Asked Questions (CDC) www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/faq.htm  Answers questions about SARS and its origin and spread.  Addresses questions about CDC recommendations for individuals, travelers, households, and health care settings. ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND INFORMATION RESOURCES MEDLINEplus - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome National Library of Medicine www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/severeacuterespiratorysyndrome.html  Contains links to SARS news reports from the U.S. media and around the world. Click on the "Search MEDLINE" feature to find recent research articles on SARS. Also offers links to fact sheets, organizations, and images. TRAIN.org www.TRAIN.org  Contains information about SARS and other public health distance learning programs from WHO, CDC, Public Health Training Network, and others. Back to E-News Main Page PHF Home Page Updated 5-7-06