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 January 2003

 

 


 

Training Materials from Smallpox Vaccination Trainings
January 21, 27, 28, and 30, 2003

The following PowerPoint presentations are from the above Smallpox Vaccination Trainings
Smallpox Vaccine Clinic Operations and Management
Smallpox Vaccine Contraindications and Screening
Smallpox Vaccinee Evaluation and Follow-up
Smallpox Vaccine Logistics: Distribution, Storage and Security

February 2003 Community Mass Care Management
February 6-7, 2003
8:00 a.m. daily
North Bend State Park
Cairo, WV
Equip emergency management staff and voluntary agency personnel with the knowledge and skills necessary to perform as effective mass care coordinators in a broad range of disaster situations.
Contact: Jim Cox, (304) 558-5380, jimcox@wvdhhr.org

March 2003 Terrorism Planning
March 11-13, 2003
8:00 a.m. daily
National Guard War Room
Charleston, WV
Teaches participants to develop, evaluate, or revise terrorism appendices for their jurisdiction's emergency operations plan. Key issues are potential target identification, roles, responsibilities, and communicating with the public in a terrorism response environment.
Contact: Jim Cox, (304) 558-5380, jimcox@wvdhhr.org

Epi Response Team Training
March 18, 2003
8:30 a.m. -- 4:30 p.m.
Diamond Building, Rooms B10-11, Charleston, WV
Orientation:  Roles and responsibilities; outbreak investigation; employee health; management structure and team composition.  Smallpox: Model; didactic and tabletop exercises.
Contact:  Amy Kokesh, (304) 558-3590, amykokesh@wvdhhr.org

The following PowerPoint slides were presented at the training:

Presentation 1:  Diagnosis of Smallpox
Presentation 2:  Outbreak Investigation

April 2003 Epi Response Team Training
April 10, 2003
8:30 a.m. -- 4:30 p.m.
Diamond Building, Rooms B10-11, Charleston, WV
Distribution of Epi Response Team Training Manuals; review of smallpox forms and procedures; rash differential.
Contact:  Amy Kokesh, (304) 558-3590, amykokesh@wvdhhr.org

The following PowerPoint slides were presented at the training:

Presentation 1:  Measles Outbreak
Presentation 2:  Rash Illness 1
Presentation 3:  Rash Illness 2
Presentation 4:  Smallpox Contact Interview
Presentation 5:  Other "Rule Outs"
Picture1:  Allergy of Skin
Picture 2:  Herpes Zoster
Picture 3:  Eczema Vaccinatum

May 2003 Epi Response Team Training
May 8, 2003
8:30 a.m. -- 4:30 p.m.
Diamond Building, Rooms B10-11, Charleston, WV
Contact:  Amy Kokesh, (304) 558-3590, amykokesh@wvdhhr.org

The following PowerPoint slides were presented at the training:

Presentation 1:  Smallpox Case Scenario
Presentation 2:  Smallpox Reporting Forms
Wordperfect Document:  Smallpox Forms and Guidelines
Smallpox Forms and Instructions  (1-3c)

West Nile Virus
May 15, 2003
10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Pipestem State Park
Pipestem, WV
Click here to see the agenda in Word format.
Click here to see the agenda in PDF format.
Contact:  Amy Kokesh, (304) 558-3590, amykokesh@wvdhhr.org

The following PowerPoint slides were presented at the training:

Presentation 1:  West Nile Virus - Part 1
Presentation 2:  Arbovirus Case Investigation
Presentation 3:  Dead Bird Reporting and Testing
Presentation 4:  National West Nile Surveillance
Presentation 5:  West Nile Virus - Part 2
Presentation 6:  West Nile Virus Surveillance Surveys

June 2003 Epi Response Team Training -- CANCELLED
June 10, 2003
8:30 a.m. -- 4:30 p.m.
Diamond Building, Rooms B10-11, Charleston, WV
Plague and Pertussis model; didactic and tabletop exercises; forms and procedures.
Contact:  Amy Kokesh, (304) 558-3590, amykokesh@wvdhhr.org


July 2003 Epi Response Team Training
July 10, 2003
8:30 a.m. -- 4:30 p.m.
Diamond Building, Rooms B10-11, Charleston, WV
Plague; didactic and tabletop exercises; forms and procedures. 
Contact:  Amy Kokesh, (304) 558-3590, amykokesh@wvdhhr.org

The following were presented at the training:

Presentation 1:  Public Health and Confidentiality
Presentation 2: BT Response Team Training: Plague
Plague Forms (Powerpoint Format)
Draft Plague Case Report Form
Form 2A: Case Travel/Activity Worksheet - Infectious Period
Form 2B: Primary Contact/Site Worksheet
Form 2C: Case Transportation Worksheet - Infectious Period
Form 2D: Contact Tracing Form
Form 2E: Contact Surveillance Form
Form 3A: Case Exposure Investigation Form
Form 3B: Case Travel/Activity Worksheet - Exposure Period
Form 3C: Case Transportation Worksheet - Exposure Period


August 2003 Outbreak Investigation
August 5-7, 2003
Contact:  Amy Kokesh, (304) 558-3590, amykokesh@wvdhhr.org
Cacapon State Park, Berkeley Springs, WV

I. Introduction to Epidemiology
II. 10 Steps to Outbreak Investigation
III. Salmonella Thumbnail
IV. Hepatitis A Thumbnail
V. Medical Clinic Outbreak
VI.  Pertussis
VII. Hepatitis B & C Thumbnail
VIII. School Outbreak
IX. Chickenpox Thumbnail
X.  Nursing Home Norovirus Outbreak
XI. MRSA in Corrections Thumbnail
XII. Botulism in West Virginia
Outbreak Jeopardy

Epi Response Team Training -- CANCELLED
August 12, 2003
8:30 a.m. -- 4:30 p.m.
Diamond Building, Rooms B10-11, Charleston, WV
Community exercise and drill.
Contact:  Amy Kokesh, (304) 558-3590, amykokesh@wvdhhr.org

September 2003 Epi Response Team Training
September 25, 2003
8:30 a.m. -- 4:30 p.m.
Diamond Building, Rooms B10-11, Charleston, WV
Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
Contact:  Amy Kokesh, (304) 558-3590, amykokesh@wvdhhr.org

The following were presented at the training:

Presentation 1:  Confirmation of a Bioterrorist Event
Presentation 2:  Public Health Threat Preparedness
Presentation 3:  Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
Presentation 4:  Tabletop Exercise
VHF Forms (Powerpoint Format)
Draft VHF Case Report Form
Form 2A: Case Travel/Activity Worksheet - Infectious Period
Form 2B: Primary Contact/Site Worksheet
Form 2C: Case Transportation Worksheet - Infectious Period
Form 2D: Contact Tracing Form
Form 2E: Contact Surveillance Form
Form 3A: Case Exposure Investigation Form
Form 3B: Case Travel/Activity Worksheet - Exposure Period
Form 3C: Case Transportation Worksheet - Exposure Period

 

October 2003 Epi Response Team Training -- CANCELLED
October 21, 2003
8:30 a.m. -- 4:30 p.m.
Diamond Building, Rooms B10-11, Charleston, WV
Tularemia; Legionella model; didactic and tabletop exercises; forms and procedures.
Contact:  Amy Kokesh, (304) 558-3590, amykokesh@wvdhhr.org

West Virginia Conference on Infectious Diseases
October 30-31, 2003
7:30 a.m. -- 4:30 p.m.; 7:45 a.m. -- 12:45 p.m.
Contact:  communityliaisons@camc.org

Agenda and Registration 


November 2003 Epi Response Team Training
November 10, 2003
8:30 a.m. -- 4:30 p.m.
Diamond Building, Rooms B10-11, Charleston, WV
Botulism, Anthrax and Tularemia.
Contact:  Amy Kokesh, (304) 558-3590, amykokesh@wvdhhr.org


Invasive Bacterial Disease/AMR
November 20, 2003
Contact:  Amy Kokesh, (304) 558-3590, amykokesh@wvdhhr.org

The following were presented at the training:

Haemophilus Influenzae
Invasive Bacterial Disease Basics
Invasive Streptococcus Pneumonia
Group A Streptococcus
Group B Streptococcus
Meningococcal Disease

December 2003 Epi Info Training
December 4-5, 2003
8:30 a.m. -- 4:30 p.m.
Charleston, WV
Contact:  Amy Kokesh, (304) 558-3590, amykokesh@wvdhhr.org

Public Health 101 Training
November 16-17, 2003
8:30 a.m. -- 4:30 p.m.
Charleston, WV
Contact:  Amy Kokesh, (304) 558-3590, amykokesh@wvdhhr.org

The Principles of Epidemiology Self Study Course Book was distributed during the training.  Due to the size of this book, it has been broken down into several files to allow for quicker viewing and download.

Overview
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Part 9
Part 10
Part 11
Part 12
Part 13
Part 14
Appendices

The following materials were presented at the training:

Frequency Measures and Other Math
Organizing Epidemic Data
Approach to Outbreak Investigations
Outbreak Exercises
Surveillance, Part 1
Surveillance, Part 2
Surveillance, Part 3
Surveillance, Part 4
Surveillance, Part 5
Surveillance, Part 6
Surveillance, Part 7
Surveillance, Part 8
Surveillance, Part 9


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