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2015 Ebola Trainings

Sponsored by

WV Bureau for Public Health

Division of Infectious Disease Epidemiology

These trainings are scheduled from7:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Target audience: Local health departments, administrators, epidemiologists, nurses, infection preventionists, EMS, emergency response, hospitals, etc.

Goal: This training will help public health personnel understand: Ebola, the African experience; Ebola, the American experience; Returned traveler monitoring in WV; Case and contact investigation in WV; Hospital and healthcare workers safety; EMS Transport & Hospital Referral Network in WV, Laboratory Testing in WV.

Breakout Sessions:  Donning and doffing PPE; Case and contact tracing

Additional information:

There are NO REGISTRATION FEES associated with this training.

Travel and lodging accommodations are the responsibility of workshop participants.

Continuing Education offered:

The Division of Local Health is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the State of West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses under Provider Number WV99-0272RN.

Continuing Education Hours are being requested from the WV Board of registration for Sanitarians.

For questions, contact Lori Tyson at lori.j.tyson@wv.gov or call 304-356-4014

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