The National Ebola Training & Education Center (NETEC), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today two free workshops offered that will help you deliver safe, efficient, and effective patient care during an infectious disease epidemic.

netecThe workshops are entitled Emerging Infectious Disease Preparedness Training, and will include the following course topics:

  • Pathogens of Concern: Beyond Ebola
  • Standard Operating Procedures
  • Hands-on Simulation Skills Session
  • Emergency Management
  • Leadership Strategies to Sustain Readiness
  • State and Regional Operational Planning

Registration sites, dates and times are below:

Register for March 21-22 in Omaha, NE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/netec-emerging-infectious-disease-preparedness-training-march-21-22-registration-28842148643

Register for April 27-28 in Atlanta, GA: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/netec-emerging-infectious-disease-preparedness-training-april-27-28-registration-28844090451

What is the NETEC?

The 2014 Ebola epidemic was the largest in history, affecting multiple countries in West Africa. The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the National Ebola Training and Education Center (NETEC) in July of 2015 to increase the competency of healthcare and public health workers and the capability of healthcare facilities to deliver safe, efficient, and effective patient care.

The National Ebola Training and Education Center is comprised of faculty and staff from Emory University, the University of Nebraska Medical Center/Nebraska Medicine and the New York Health + Hospitals Corporation, Bellevue Hospital Center. All three of these healthcare institutions have safely and successfully treated patients with Ebola and have worked diligently over the past two years to share their knowledge with other healthcare facilities and public health jurisdictions. The goal of the NETEC is to combine these resources into one comprehensive assessment, education and training tool for healthcare systems throughout the United States.