2015 Ebola trainings
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Posted: Tuesday, March 3, 2015 3:31 PM
2015 Ebola Trainings
Sponsored by
WV Bureau for Public Health
Division of Infectious Disease Epidemiology
| When and Where | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kanawha County | 3/31/15 | Charleston Marriott, Town Center |
| Cabell-Huntington |
4/24/15 |
Robert D. Carpenter Training Center/Tri-State Fire Academy |
| Raleigh County | 5/6/15 | Mountaineer Conference Center/Country Inn & Suites |
| Marion County | 5/28/15 | Robert H Mollohan |
| Ohio County | 6/5/15 | Oglebay Resort |
| Mineral County | 6/25/15 | Davis Conference Center Potomac State |
These trainings are scheduled from 7:30 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. *9.6 CEU have been requested for this course.
*This course has been approved for 6 hours of EMS CE
*This course has been approved for 7.67 hours of CE for Registered
Sanitarians.
For questions, contact Leslie Perdue at leslie.a.perdue@wv.gov or call 304-356-4014