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
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
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