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Course Overview Course Quality Rating TBD Course Description This course, a 4 module series, is provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This course is designed to help train Emergency Department (ED) staff to prepare and evaluate whether or not a patient might have Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). Staff members should use this information to follow the 3 steps within the “Identify, Isolate, and Inform” strategy. CDC recommends that staff members screen all patients with travel histories, exposure, or clinical symptoms that might suggest the person could have EVD. Click the LAUNCH button below to start or be taken to the course. Target Audience This course is designed for Emergency department (ED) staff and other public health/clinical staff (e.g. Nurses, Physicians and Other Clinicians, Emergency Responders / Receivers, Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, Emergency Medical Services). Learning Objectives Having completed this course, the learner will be able to: Determine risks to the health of the jurisdiction Coordinate training or guidance to ensure community engagement in preparedness efforts Determine the public health role in mass care operations Identify responder safety and health risks Identify safety and personal protective needs Coordinate with partners to facilitate risk-specific safety and health training Monitor responder safety and health actions Council of Linkages Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (COL)/COL Tier(s) None listed Professional/Disciplinary Competencies Public Health Preparedness Capabilities: Community Preparedness Function 1: Determine risks to the health of the jurisdiction Function 4: Coordinate training or guidance to ensure community engagement in preparedness efforts Mass Care Function 1: Determine public health role in mass care operations Responder Safety and Health Function 1: Identify responder safety and health risks Function 2: Identify safety and personal protective needs Function 3: Coordinate with partners to facilitate risk-specific safety and health training Format Online/ Self-study Credit /CEU None available Duration 1 hr. Specifications None listed Course Publication Date March 19, 2015