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Webinar: Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Overview: Theory and Practical Application

May 9, 2018 By Curtis Cosby

Recorded May 9, 2018 — Megan Vitek presents “Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Overview: Theory and Practical Application.”

Megan Vitek works with Samaritan’s Purse as the Global Technical Advisor for International Medical Programs, based in Boone, NC. She started her career as a nurse in Washington, D.C. and, upon completing her Masters of Public Health degree at Johns Hopkins University, transitioned into emergency medical program implementation and management.  Megan has worked in several different countries, focusing on health epidemics such as Ebola, Zika, Cholera, and Diphtheria. In 2017, Megan worked and lived at the Samaritan’s Purse Emergency Field Hospital in Mosul, Iraq, where she was the program manager for the last several months of the program.

Quick Links & Resources for this Webinar

Download the slides from this presentation.

Previous Samaritan’s Purse International Health Forum lectures on VHF.

PPE Guidelines:

https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/hcp/non-us-healthcare-settings.html

https://vimeo.com/108334387

http://origin.who.int/csr/resources/publications/clinical-management-patients/en/

WHO: Clinical Care for Survivors of Ebola Virus Disease

Other Resources:

CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/diseases.html

WHO: http://www.who.int/topics/haemorrhagic_fevers_viral/en/

EVD: https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/index.html

NCDC: Nigeria Lassa Outbreak

WHO Basic PPE: http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/PPE_EN_A1sl.pdf?ua=1

Ebola Treatment Center: http://www.msf.org/en/article/interactive-explore-ebola-care-centre

WHO Online Training Center: https://openwho.org/

Articles:

  • https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/langlo/PIIS2214-109X(16)30097-3.pdf
  • https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/2/15-1250_article

Beyond this Presentation

If you enjoyed this session, you might also enjoy previous presentations on infectious disease.

To find out more information about medical opportunities with Samaritan’s Purse, check out World Medical Mission and DART.

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