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Office of Infectious Disease Services

2013 Infectious Disease Training & Exercise

When: July 23-25, 2013
Where: Black Canyon Conference Center, 9440 N. 25th Ave., Phoenix, AZ, 85021

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This 3-day infectious disease training and exercise introduces participants to a variety of topics in infectious disease including: vaccine preventable diseases; nosocomial infections; tuberculosis and sexually transmitted diseases; vector-borne and zoonotic diseases; food-borne diseases; and information on outbreaks and investigations. Participants shall obtain the most current infectious disease information and have the opportunity to interface with a variety of partners including federal, state and local health, infection control practitioners, public and community health nurses, health educators, epidemiologists, sanitarians, correctional facility representatives, animal control agencies, preparedness coordinators, laboratorians, border health counterparts, and university faculty and students. Sessions shall be led by experts in the field of infectious disease with emphasis on current trends. Participants are encouraged to forge connections with partners and exchange information and knowledge of current infectious disease topics.

Agendas

  • July 23: Disease Outbreak Tabletop Exercise

    This tabletop exercise will involve epidemiologists and preparedness staff from Local Health Departments as well as Local Environmental Health Services, Infection Control Practitioners and other local partners and State and Federal agencies in responding to a health emergency caused by a vector-borne disease.

    Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to provide participants an opportunity to evaluate current response concepts, plans, and capabilities for a response to a vector-borne outbreak in YOUR jurisdiction/hospital. The exercise will focus on communication within your agency as well as with other local, state and federal partners and will also focus on the epidemiological and environmental investigation and response required for the event. The exercise also looks at what assets and resources may be needed to deal with the incident, as well as the role of public information to the overall response effort. Participants will be broken into small groups for roundtable discussion sessions.

  • July 24-25: Training (Agenda will be posted by May 31st, please check back for a draft agenda or updates.)

Continuing Education

Continuing Education Units (CEU) credits are offered through Greater Valley Area Health Education Center (GVAHEC).

Partners

ADHS