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CRS, DrPH
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Posted: October 06 2015 at 7:15pm |
Periods between outbreaks are often interesting times in my field (epidemiology)....when we don't have to be putting out fires & saving lives, we can review case data & biostatistics to see exactly what the hell happened.
My University of Illinois is kicking off this interesting program. Just because there are not active cases being reported doesn't mean our surveillance and preparation is dropped off! The University of Illinois at Chicago has been selected as one of six research centers in the U.S. to help develop a comprehensive new strategy to control Ebola and other emerging infectious diseases in health facilities. The UIC Epicenter for Prevention of Healthcare Associated Infections will study how healthcare workers can care for patients with emerging infectious diseases without putting themselves at risk. It is a new collaboration between infectious disease physicians in the UIC College of Medicine and industrial hygienists in the UIC School of Public Health. |
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