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Tag: US Public Health Service

Risk Assessment and Deployment: Section One

This module provides valuable information on how high-consequence infectious diseases impact risk assessment and offers recommendations for preventing and managing infections in public health settings, with a particular focus on the deployment of public health workers.

Sep 15, 2023

Risk Assessment and Deployment: Section Two

This module provides valuable information on how high-consequence infectious diseases impact risk assessment and offers recommendations for preventing and managing infections in public health settings, with a particular focus on the deployment of public health workers.

Sep 15, 2023

Team Dynamics and Creating a Safe Working Environment

This module describes team-based challenges, stressors, and risk points for working in high-risk environments. This module also identifies the use of teamwork tools designed to improve team performance and communication skills.

Sep 15, 2023

Ethical Concerns and Zones of Contamination

This module covers the basics of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) decision-making when deployed to a Long-Term Care Facility (LTCF), including applying appropriate Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures related to personal protective equipment (PPE). It also covers ethical principles that might come into conflict when trying to prevent the spread of infection   

Jan 24, 2023

EMS Mortuary Services: Cleaning and Disinfection

This module describes how to perform a risk assessment, how to determine appropriate personal protective equipment, and appropriate cleaning and disinfection activities in healthcare settings associated with highly infectious diseases

Oct 14, 2020

Managing Highly Hazardous Communicable Diseases: Transmission-Based Precautions

Upon completion of this module the learner will differentiate the three modes of transmission of communicable disease and determine the best way to protect healthcare workers and their environment.

Apr 11, 2019