Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - Part 1
Tuesday, September 30, 2003 - Part 2
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM ET

Summary
Control of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) begins at the clinical interface --- suspicion, prompt recognition, appropriate diagnostics, and rapid implementation of infection prevention measures. Each program will assist healthcare providers in preparing to diagnose and manage patients with SARS should cases be suspected or identified in the coming months. Although the likelihood of SARS re-emerging in the US and elsewhere is not known, the seasonal emergence of similar respiratory diseases forces us to prepare for that possibility.

Preparing for the Return of SARS: Are we ready? will be presented in two parts both targeted toward healthcare providers and key state and local public health personnel. The programs are scheduled for broadcast and webcast on September 23 and 30, 2003. Following the live programs, the information presented will be available in a variety of formats, including webstreaming, videotape, CD-ROM, and slide sets.

Goal
To provide updated information required to identify and manage patients with SARS, and to prevent transmission of SARS in healthcare facilities and the community.

Objectives
Upon successful completion of the course, participants will be able to:

• Describe key strategies for implementing healthcare preparedness planning to contain the spread of SARS
• Articulate the current plan for containment of the spread of SARS in the community setting to include quarantine and isolation strategies
• Identify the support systems necessary to carry out quarantine and isolation strategies
• Implement current strategies for early clinical recognition and management of patients with SARS
• Determine appropriate diagnostic tests for SARS
• Define early detection for SARS in the local community and in the United States.
• Define surveillance for SARS in the local community and in the United States.

Target Audience

• Clinicians/Healthcare Workers
• State/Local Public Health Personnel responsible for quarantine and community control and/or advising clinicians

Programs' Content

Tuesday, September 23, 2003

1. Infection Control for Hospitals and Other Healthcare Facilities
2. Quarantine: Community Response / Community Containment
3. Legal Challenges of Quarantine and Isolation

Tuesday, September 30, 2003

1. What Every Clinician Should Know: Basic Diagnosis and Patient Management
2. What’s New in SARS Laboratory Diagnostics?
3. Surveillance: How to Prepare the Clinician for Early Recognition and Diagnosis

Where:

• Part 1 and Part 2: Roybal, Bldg 16, RM 1107
• Part 2: Koger/Williams, Rm 2103

Your location may be able to receive this event via ENVISION. Please contact your local ENVISION facilitator or the person who schedules ENVISION at your location, if interested.

Presenters

• Julie Louise Gerberding, MD, MPH, Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Linda Chiarello, RN, MS, Epidemiologist, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP), National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID), CDC
• Patricia Simone, MD, Associate Director for Medical Science, Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, NCID, CDC
• Gene W. Matthews, JD, Chief Legal Advisor to CDC
• John Jernigan, MD, Section Chief, DHQP, NCID, CDC
• Dean J.Erdman, DrPH, Section Chief, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases (DVRD), NCID, CDC
• Chris A. Van Beneden, MD, MPH,, Medical Epidemiologist, BMD, NCID, CDC

Questions
There will not be live on-air question and answer periods during the broadcasts.

• For questions related to SARS, contact the Clinician Information Line 877-554-4625 (available 24 hours a day)
• TTY 800-815-8152 [International callers, dial 404-639-0182]
• FAX 800-553-6323 [International callers, dial 404 639-0181]
• Email coca@cdc.gov during and after each broadcast.
• Technical Assistance: 800-728-8232 [International callers, dial 404-639-1289]

Note: TTY and FAX telephone numbers are available only during the broadcast. Technical Assistance will only be available: September 22-23, 2003 and September 29-30, 2003 (8:30 AM - 5:00 PM ET).

Following each broadcast, the email address will remain open for your questions. Answers to your questions will be posted on the CDC Website at www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/.

Registration and Continuing Education Credit Information

Site Registration is now open.

Site Administrators/Facilitators please register downlink facilities in order to allow viewers to locate a viewing site.

Participant registration and evaluation

• Part 1 begins September 23 and ends October 31
• Part 2 begins September 30 and ends October 31

Participants are encouraged but not required to register and evaluate each broadcast/webcast. Registration and evaluation will provide valuable feedback to CDC. Continuing education credit for each broadcast will be offered for a variety of professions, based on 2 hours of instruction. A certificate of credit or a certificate of attendance will be awarded to participants who complete the evaluation.

Site registration and participant registration will only be available through the CDC/ATSDR Training and Continuing Education Online System at www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtnonline.

Course numbers are listed below for Part 1 and Part 2:

Questions about registration should be directed Division of Professional Development and Evaluation Learner Support (404) 639-1292 or 1-800-41-TRAIN, or email ce@cdc.gov. When emailing a request, please indicate Preparing for the Return of SARS: Are we ready? Part 1 and/or Preparing for the Return of SARS: Are we ready? Part 2 in the subject line.

Satellite Technical Specifications
Each broadcast will be available on C and Ku-bands. Coordinates for each broadcast are listed below. Call 888-232-3299 (or 877-232-1010 for the hearing/speech impaired) and enter the document number 130026 when prompted.

Following each broadcast, the email address will remain open for your questions.

Answers to your questions will be posted on the CDC Website at www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/.

Note: TTY and FAX telephone numbers are available only during each broadcast. Technical Assistance will only be available: September 22-23, 2003 and September 29-30, 2003 (8:30 AM-5:00 PM ET).

Webcast Information
This program will have a live webcast and will also be available for viewing after September 23, 2003 - Part 1 and September 30 - Part 2, at www2.cdc.gov/phtn/webcast/sars-return.

CDC recommends visiting technical support (www2.cdc.gov/phtn/webcast/techsupport.asp)an hour before the webcast to ensure your computer meets system requirements.

Note: This broadcast will be closed-captioned.

Media
Each program will be available in a variety of formats including live satellite broadcast, webcast and audiobridge. Following each broadcast, the programs will be available on videotape, archived webcast, and CD-ROMs.

Videotapes and CD-ROMs
The Public Health Foundation (PHF) will distribute videotapes and CD-ROMs, shortly after each broadcast.

• Each videotape will cost $20.00 (Part 1 and Part 2 sold separately).
• Each CD-ROM will cost $15.00 (Part 1 and Part 2 sold separately).
• Order online at www.phf.org or by calling 877-252-1200.

When emailing a request, please indicate Preparing for the Return of SARS: Are we ready? Part 1 and/or Preparing for the Return of SARS: Are we ready? Part 2 in the subject line. Please include your name, mailing address, phone number and specify which module(s) and media type you prefer.