Description
Join this live presentation from 2-3:30 ET on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. You'll hear from a panel of experts who have cared for patients with Ebola and developed comprehensive programs to prepare for and respond to their first cases.

The conversation topics will include:

  • Triage and handling patients in ED, ambulatory and outpatient settings
  • Ebola designated treatment centers
  • Coordinating supply needs and sources
  • Special situations, including OB and pediatrics
  • Managing sewage and waste
  • Partnerships with health departments
  • Using tabletop exercises, simulations and drills to prepare
  • Donning and doffing PPE

This event is open to the public. Follow the conversation on Twitter at #AdvisorLive.

Panelists

  • Tom Talbot, MD, chief hospital epidemiologist, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Neil Fishman, MD, associate chief medical officer, University of Pennsylvania Health System
  • David Henderson, MD,  deputy director for clinical care and associate director for clinical quality, patient safety and hospital epidemiology, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
  • Michael Bell, MD, deputy director of division of healthcare quality promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Jeffrey Ashkenase, senior vice president, Greater New York Hospital Association Services
  • MODERATOR: Gina Pugliese, RN, MS, vice president, Premier Safety Institute®

Resources
After you register, please visit the Premier Safety Institute website for Ebola resources, tools and links to on-demand educational programs from the CDC and others:  www.premierinc.com/ebola



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Advisor Live webinar

Ebola - Preparation and response in U.S. healthcare settings