April 2024 | Dental IPC Bites
Check out the April 2024 edition of the Dental IPC Bites Newsletter! Each month we feature a new topic, an infection control resource and information on sterilization as well as upcoming events.
If you have questions or would like to suggest a future topic, please call us at (402)552-2881 or email Sarah Stream at sstream@nebraskamed.com.
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When malaria is a diagnostic consideration in a patient with suspected viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF), frontline teams face important questions about testing, laboratory safety, and clinical care.
Join NETEC on November 18 at 1 p.m. ET for “Malaria and VHF: Navigating Testing and Clinical Decision-Making in the Frontline Setting.”
Through real-world case studies from Denver Health, expert panelists will discuss testing options, specimen handling, interpretation of results, possible coinfection, and considerations for presumptive treatment.
Panelists include:
• Vicki Herrera, MS — University of Nebraska Medical Center - UNMC
• David Richards, MD, FACEP — University of Colorado School of Medicine and Denver Health Medical Center
• Sarah Turbett, MD — Mass General Brigham and Massachusetts General Hospital
• Heather Young, MD — University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine and Denver Health
Moderated by Anna Yaffee, MD, MPH, of Emory University.
The session includes audience Q&A. Continuing education credit will be provided.
Register and submit your questions: https://unmc.zoom.us/webinar/register/9017919227010/WN_wD7CHXwtSJi1_6HEsBvtGg#/registration
Join NETEC on November 18 at 1 p.m. ET for “Malaria and VHF: Navigating Testing and Clinical Decision-Making in the Frontline Setting.”
Through real-world case studies from Denver Health, expert panelists will discuss testing options, specimen handling, interpretation of results, possible coinfection, and considerations for presumptive treatment.
Panelists include:
• Vicki Herrera, MS — University of Nebraska Medical Center - UNMC
• David Richards, MD, FACEP — University of Colorado School of Medicine and Denver Health Medical Center
• Sarah Turbett, MD — Mass General Brigham and Massachusetts General Hospital
• Heather Young, MD — University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine and Denver Health
Moderated by Anna Yaffee, MD, MPH, of Emory University.
The session includes audience Q&A. Continuing education credit will be provided.
Register and submit your questions: https://unmc.zoom.us/webinar/register/9017919227010/WN_wD7CHXwtSJi1_6HEsBvtGg#/registration