Description
Join this live presentation from 2-3:30 ET on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. You'll hear from a panel of experts who have cared for patients with Ebola and developed comprehensive programs to prepare for and respond to their first cases.
The conversation topics will include:
- Triage and handling patients in ED, ambulatory and outpatient settings
- Ebola designated treatment centers
- Coordinating supply needs and sources
- Special situations, including OB and pediatrics
- Managing sewage and waste
- Partnerships with health departments
- Using tabletop exercises, simulations and drills to prepare
- Donning and doffing PPE
This event is open to the public. Follow the conversation on Twitter at #AdvisorLive.
Panelists
- Tom Talbot, MD, chief hospital epidemiologist, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Neil Fishman, MD, associate chief medical officer, University of Pennsylvania Health System
- David Henderson, MD, deputy director for clinical care and associate director for clinical quality, patient safety and hospital epidemiology, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
- Michael Bell, MD, deputy director of division of healthcare quality promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Jeffrey Ashkenase, senior vice president, Greater New York Hospital Association Services
- MODERATOR: Gina Pugliese, RN, MS, vice president, Premier Safety Institute®
Resources
After you register, please visit the Premier Safety Institute website for Ebola resources, tools and links to on-demand educational programs from the CDC and others: www.premierinc.com/ebola