Emergency and Communicable Threats Preparedness
Authored by: Dr. Dionne Dixon, SSBB, BCBA-C
This course qualifies for 1 CE / 1 IPU and corresponds to the following Infection Prevention Unit (IPU) domain(s):
Surveillance and Epidemiologic Investigation
Employee / Occupational Health
Management and Communication
At the end of this course, the learner shall be able to:
Review ways to identify ES threats and emergencies: surveillance systems and practices, risk assessments
Introduce the preparedness framework for the environmental services threats and emergencies: surveillance, SOP, education and training, simulation exercises
Review the SOP development process and elements: space, supplies, staff
Discuss education and scheduling
Discuss training and simulation exercises
