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Acute respiratory pandemics: how to plan for and manage

Target audience

Clinicians
Pulmonary physicians
Public health teams
Nurses
Allied healthcare professionals
Intensivists
Paediatricians
Microbiologists
Virologists
Trainees in the above specialities

Educational aims

Following this course, participants will understand:

Have greater knowledge of respiratory pathogens
Understand the investigation and management of an epidemic/pandemic
Work in teams during an acute escalating epidemic event
Improve their communication skills with regards to an epidemic
Engage in research during an acute epidemic

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Course overview, objectives and PREPARE background Anita Simonds (London, United Kingdom)
Respiratory viruses: international epidemiology - One Health Approach Pasi Penttinen (Stockholm, Sweden)
Outbreak investigation as a surveillance activity, sampling in outbreaks Vladimír Prikazský (Solna, Sweden)
Pandemic scenario 1: outbreak investigation Vladimír Prikazský (Solna, Sweden)
Barriers to research in epidemics and how to overcome them Nina Gobat (Cardiff, United Kingdom)
Communication in epidemics: do’s and don’ts Kajsa-Stina Longuère (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Assessing severity and outcomes of SARI Gail Carson (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Surge management in acute hospital care (how to escalate medical provision within hospitals during a pandemic) Anita Simonds (London, United Kingdom)
Intensive care perspective, medical management and ICU trials Lennie P. G. Derde (Utrecht, Netherlands)
Paediatric considerations and planning Pieter Fraaij (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Primary care: key priorities and planning Jo Buchanan (Sheffield, United Kingdom)
Ethical aspects of pandemics – clinical implications Anita Simonds (London, United Kingdom), Micaela Gal (Cardiff, United Kingdom)
MERS-COV, SARS and related respiratory pathogens Pieter Fraaij (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Are we prepared? The PREPARE outbreak clinical research plan Louise Sigfrid (Brighton, United Kingdom)
Role of research in preparedness and response to emerging disease threats in Europe Pasi Penttinen (Stockholm, Sweden)

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