Education & Training
Preparing Health Care Workers for Special Pathogen Events
When it comes to special pathogens, education is essential. We offer courses and training for nurses, physicians, emergency responders, and other health care professionals. Our educational resources provide facilities and individuals with preparedness best practices.
All of our services are free. Take an online course for continuing education credit (also free) or view archived materials in our Resource Library.
2024 Joint Commission Standards for Infection Control
Beginning this summer, hospitals looking to maintain or apply for accreditation from The Joint Commission—the nation’s oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care—will have to adopt a new set of standards for high-consequence infectious diseases (HCID). Watch the March 15 webinar recording on the new infection control requirements established by The Joint Commission. Learn about key changes to the standards, strategies for implementation, and resources and tools to empower your organization to be ready for the new standards by July 1, 2024.
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
On April 1, 2024, the CDC confirmed a positive human case of influenza A(H5N1) virus in the United States. The patient showed symptoms on March 27 and had been exposed to dairy cattle infected with the virus. This marks the second confirmed human case of influenza A(H5N1) in the United States and the first known case of human infection from contact with an infected mammal. Human infections with avian influenza A viruses, including A(H5N1) viruses, are uncommon but have occurred sporadically worldwide. The CDC has recommendations for clinicians on monitoring, testing, and antiviral treatment for patients with suspected or confirmed avian influenza A virus infections.
Continuing Education Courses for Health Care Professionals
Take an online course for continuing education credit for free. Most of our online courses are also available as webinars.
Bolivian and Argentine Hemorrhagic Fevers
Bolivian (BHF) and Argentine (AHF) hemorrhagic fevers are zoonotic diseases with the potential for human-to-human transmission. This NETEC presentation describes the epidemiology of AHF and BHF cases, risk factors, clinical presentations and management, and reviews a public health program model for arenavirus control.
Climate Change and Vector-Borne Diseases
An overview of how climate change and environmental factors affect disease epidemiology and the emergence of vector-borne diseases—and their impact on human, animal, and environmental health.
H5N1 Updates and Considerations for Health Care Personnel
This presentation, H5N1 Updates and Considerations for Health Care Personnel will get you up to speed on the current global landscape of H5N1, including recent outbreaks and what we know about detecting, treating, and preventing human infections with H5N1 virus.