OVERVIEW

Cedars-Sinai Special Pathogens Symposium 2019 is organized by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and will be held on Apr 29, 2019 at Los Angeles, California, United States of America.

Target Audience:
Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Infectious Disease .

Accreditation:
Credit Designation Statement:
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Conference Overview:
The intent of the Special Pathogens symposium is to provide education regarding hospital preparedness for high-consequence infectious diseases to healthcare professionals in Health and Human Services (HHS) Region 9 frontline, assessment and treatment facilities. The purpose of the symposium is to provide education, foster institutional collaboration, and improve relationships with assessment/treatment hospitals within the region. Specific objectives include assessing current global events related to low-incidence, high-consequence infectious pathogens; explaining key elements of the regional concept of operations (ConOps); identifying critical issues relevant for hospital preparedness for emerging respiratory pathogens; describing the role of the National Ebola Training and Education Center (NETEC) in hospital preparedness; summarizing current research and methods to prevent the spread of high consequence infectious diseases; and discussing methods to strengthen hospital preparedness capacity.

Conference Objectives:
• Assess current global events related to low-incidence, high-consequence infectious pathogens
• Assess current research and methods to prevent the spread of novel respiratory pathogens
• Describe the role of the National Ebola Training and Education Center (NETEC) in hospital preparedness for low-incidence, high-consequence pathogens
• Identify methods to strengthen hospital preparedness capacity for emerging respiratory pathogens in Region IX
• Recognize the key elements of the regional concept of operations (ConOps) regarding transport and management of patients with suspected or confirmed low-incidence, high-consequence pathogens
• Identify critical issues relevant for hospital preparedness of emerging respiratory pathogens

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.