T2B2

Shoe-Leather Epidemiology: A Guided Tour

Speaker:
Geraldine Johnson , MS, Manager, Regional Epidemiology and Infection Control, NYS DOH

Program Description:
The fundamentals of epidemiology and outbreak investigation come alive as an actual recent investigation unfolds from the initial identification of the outbreak through to its conclusion.

Objectives:
As a result of this program, participants will be able to:

• Describe the steps in an outbreak investigation

Satellite broadcast originally aired March 17, 2005.

School of Public Health, University at Albany, is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the New York State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

These activities have been assigned code 6VKSFE-PRV-06-004 and has been approved for 1.0 contact hour.

School of Public Health, University at Albany is accredited by the MSSNY to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. The School designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s).TM Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity is sponsored by the School of Public Health, University at Albany, SUNY, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for the CHES to receive 1.0 Category 1 CECH in health education.