Ebola Virus Disease: An Evolving Epidemic
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Skills you'll gain
- Emergency Response
- Healthcare Ethics
- Specimen Processing
- Drug Development
- Infectious Diseases
- Laboratory Testing
- Health Policy
- Direct Patient Care
- Health Systems
- Public Health
- Public Safety and National Security
- Clinical Practices
- Infection Control
- Laboratory Procedures
- Patient Evaluation
- Epidemiology
- Medical Science and Research
- International Relations
- Public Health and Disease Prevention
- Personal protective equipment
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There are 6 modules in this course
Learn about the evolving Ebola epidemic and its various aspects including disease prevention, management and treatment, response to the epidemic, ethical considerations, and the post-Ebola global health landscape.
Upon completion of this module, learners will be able to: Review the state of global public health prior to the 2014 Ebola epidemic. Explore the etiology of Ebola and other viral hematic fevers. Explain the epidemiology of the 2014 Ebola epidemic and why this outbreak is different than previous ones. Explain why tropical forest-associated zoonotic pathogens like Ebola are emerging at an ever-increasing rate. Recognize drivers of disease spillover from wildlife to people and discuss how to mitigate disease spillover.
What's included
7 videos4 readings1 assignment
7 videosβ’Total 152 minutes
- Introduction to Ebolaβ’16 minutes
- The State of Global Health Pre-Ebola, Part 1β’23 minutes
- The State of Global Health Pre-Ebola, Part 2β’15 minutes
- Epidemiology & Virology of Ebola, Part 1β’20 minutes
- Epidemiology & Virology of Ebola, Part 2β’29 minutes
- Ecology and the Emergence of Ebola and Other Tropical Forest-Associated Zoonosis β’12 minutes
- OPTIONAL: Why Send an Army to Fight a Virus? β’37 minutes
4 readingsβ’Total 100 minutes
- Instructor Biosβ’10 minutes
- How to Use Discussion Forumsβ’10 minutes
- Readings & Resourcesβ’70 minutes
- Discussβ’10 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 30 minutes
- Quiz 1β’30 minutes
Upon completion of this module, learners will be able to: Identify the clinical features of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). Discuss risk assessment as it relates to the selection of personal protective equipment (PPE). Explain the differences between donning and doffing. Recognize the lessons learned from providing care to Ebola patients in the United States.
What's included
5 videos2 readings1 assignment
5 videosβ’Total 133 minutes
- Treating Patients with Ebola Infection in the U.S.: Lessons Learned β’27 minutes
- Nursing Perspectives on Treating Patients with Ebola β’28 minutes
- Training on the Use of Personal Protective Equipment β’21 minutes
- Lessons Learned, Part 1β’28 minutes
- Lessons Learned, Part 2β’28 minutes
2 readingsβ’Total 20 minutes
- Readings & Resourcesβ’10 minutes
- Discussβ’10 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 30 minutes
- Quiz 2β’30 minutes
Upon completion of this module, learners will be able to: List the different types of therapeutics for Ebola Virus Disease. Recognize the factors critical to the creation of a successful Ebola vaccine. Define plasma and recognize its importance in the Ebola treatment process. Discuss the response of various international actors to the Ebola epidemic. Recognize the role of communications both in terms of community level in West Africa, as well as at Emory University.
What's included
8 videos2 readings1 assignment
8 videosβ’Total 136 minutes
- Treatment Options: Therapeutics for Ebola β’18 minutes
- Ebola Vaccines β’13 minutes
- Convalescent Serum β’10 minutes
- International Response β’20 minutes
- CDC Response to Ebola Epidemicβ’19 minutes
- Community Response β’15 minutes
- Media Response β’22 minutes
- OPTIONAL: Emily Veltus β’20 minutes
2 readingsβ’Total 20 minutes
- Readings & Resourcesβ’10 minutes
- Discussβ’10 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 30 minutes
- Quiz 3β’30 minutes
Upon completion of this module, learners will be able to: Discuss clinical laboratory considerations for Ebola Virus Disease.Differentiate between persons under investigation and persons with confirmed EVD. Identify where and how EVD laboratory testing is performed. Recognize the safety concerns surrounding the disposal of specimens and human remains. Explore the immune response to EVD and discuss the implications for future therapeutics and vaccines.
What's included
5 videos2 readings1 assignment
5 videosβ’Total 72 minutes
- Emory Unit Laboratory: Persons Under Investigation β’6 minutes
- Emory Unit Laboratory: Persons with Confirmed EVD β’15 minutes
- Laboratory Testing, Pathogenesis, and Pathology, Part 1β’19 minutes
- Laboratory Testing, Pathogenesis, and Pathology, Part 2β’16 minutes
- Exploring The Immune Response to Ebola: Implications for Future Therapeutics and Vaccines β’15 minutes
2 readingsβ’Total 20 minutes
- Readings & Resourcesβ’10 minutes
- Discussβ’10 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 30 minutes
- Quiz 4β’30 minutes
Upon completion of this module, learners will be able to: Describe the typical presentation and differential diagnosis of patients with suspect EVD. Describe the approach and necessary precautions for evaluating a patient with suspect EVD. Identify the necessary precautions for transportation of a patient with EVD. Define quarantine and analyze quarantine polices.Recognize the ways in which public health program choices, such as isolation and quarantine, require consideration of ethical, human rights, and legal principles.
What's included
7 videos2 readings1 assignment
7 videosβ’Total 144 minutes
- Diagnosis and Evaluation β’21 minutes
- Transportation of Persons with Ebola β’24 minutes
- Quarantine Policies β’29 minutes
- Ebola and Human Rights β’13 minutes
- Legal Aspects of Ebola Response in the U.S., Part 1β’15 minutes
- Legal Aspects of Ebola Response in the U.S., Part 2β’17 minutes
- Ebola, Democracy, Human Rights, and Public Healthβ’25 minutes
2 readingsβ’Total 20 minutes
- Readings & Resourcesβ’10 minutes
- Discussβ’10 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 30 minutes
- Quiz 5β’30 minutes
Upon completion of this module, learners will be able to: Describe the importance of health systems as they relate to the Ebola epidemic. Define and list characteristics of resilient health systems. Consider how the Ebola epidemic has changed global health.
What's included
5 videos3 readings
5 videosβ’Total 105 minutes
- Building Resilient Health Systems β’26 minutes
- Confronting Ebola with Limited Resources: Experience of a Nursing Student in Liberia β’10 minutes
- Lessons Learned for Global Health, Part 1β’13 minutes
- Lessons Learned for Global Health, Part 2β’22 minutes
- Epilogueβ’35 minutes
3 readingsβ’Total 30 minutes
- Readings & Resourcesβ’10 minutes
- Discussβ’10 minutes
- Additional Resourcesβ’10 minutes
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Reviewed on Feb 8, 2020
This is a great course, with all aspects of public health, how it differs from individual health, and very relevant to watch now with the coronavirus outbreak, thanks!
Reviewed on Oct 6, 2015
I loved every unit. The lecturers were amazingly clear and I understood the content. Great work.
Reviewed on May 1, 2020
This is the second course I have studied on EVD and it was 100% better than the first which I did through United Nations, I cant thank you enough for such a good course
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