The Centers for Disease Control
Presents 
 

“Preparing For The Return of SARS

Are We Ready?” Parts 1 & 2

And
“SARS: When A Global Outbreak Hits Home”
 

a.  Sponsors:  These previously recorded programs are sponsored for Military and Federal GETN subscribers by the Centers For Disease Control and by the Army National Guard (NGB-ART-RDL with the technical support of the Satellite Education Network (SEN) at Ft. Lee, VA. 

b.  Availability:  These free, public domain, live broadcasts will be available on  the GETN Military/GETN/Warrior digital CDV satellite networks.  (No C/KU coordinates are available for the dates listed above.)  Other private and public satellite networks may also carry the program, check with your satellite provider.  (Note: This program WILL NOT be available on small digital dish networks such as DirectTV or Echostar systems.) 

Will this program be Video streamed:  These programs will each have an archived webcast available after its broadcast date for viewing.  See: http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/PHTN/webcast/SARS-return. and http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtn/webcast/phgr-10-23/default.asp.

c.  Target Audience Statement:  The target audience will be NG Surgeon Generals, military and federal medical personnel, hospitals, and units, public health leaders, managers, and professionals from local and state government agencies, clinical laboratories, boards of health, community organizations, academic institutions, federal agencies, and others who seek to learn more about the role of public health and clinical laboratories in protecting the public's health in times of emerging diseases, such as SARS.

d.  Program  Summary:  Control of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) begins at the clinical interface --- suspicion, prompt recognition, appropriate diagnostics, and rapid implementation of infection prevention measures.  Each program will assist healthcare providers in preparing to diagnose and manage patients with SARS should cases be suspected or identified in the coming months.  Although the likelihood of SARS re-emerging in the US and elsewhere is not known, the seasonal emergence of similar respiratory diseases forces us to prepare for that possibility.

e.  Programs Goal and Objectives:  To provide updated information required to identify and manage patients with SARS, and to prevent transmission of SARS in healthcare facilities and the community.

1. Describe key strategies for implementing healthcare preparedness planning to contain the spread of SARS.
2. Articulate the current plan for containment of the spread of SARS in the community setting to include quarantine and isolation strategies.
3. Identify the support systems necessary to carry out quarantine and isolation strategies.
4. Implement current strategies for early clinical recognition and management of patients with SARS.
5. Determine appropriate diagnostic tests for SARS.
6. Define early detection for SARS in the local community and in the United States.
7. Define surveillance for SARS in the local community and in the United States.

f.  Programs Content - “Return Of SARS”, Parts 1 & 2

Part One – Monday 17 November, 2003   1300-1500 ET

-         Infection Control For Hospitals and Other Healthcare Facilities
-         Quarantine;  Community Response/ Community Containment
-         Legal Challenges of Quarantine and Isolation

Part Two – Tuesday 18 November, 2003 1200-1400 ET

-         What Every Clinician Should Know About SARS Basic Diagnosis and Patient Management
-         What’s New in SARS Laboratory Diagnostics
-         Surveillance; How To Prepare The Clinician For Early Recognition and Diagnosis

g.  Program Panelists For Parts One and Two:

Julie Louise Gerberging, MD, MPH,  Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Linda Chiarello,  RN, MS, Epidemiologist, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Infectious Diseases, (NCID), CDC.
Patricia Simone, MD, Associate Director for Medical Science, Division of Global Mirgration and Quarantine, NCID, CDC.
Gene W. Matthews, JD, Chief Legal Advisor to CDC
John Jernigan, MD, Section Chief, DHQP, NCID, CDC
Dean J. Erdman, DrPH, Section Chief, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, (DVRD), NCID, CDC
Chris A. Van Beneden, MD, MPH, Medical Eidemiologist, BMD, NCID, CDC

h.  Program Content for “SARS, When A Global Outbreak Hits Home”:  Early in 2003, a previously unknown, but highly communicable disease was reported in Asia.  First identified as atypical pneumonia, it became known as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).  By July 2003, more than thirty countries worldwide had reported cases of SARS.  Most of us do not remember the exact moment that we heard about this new, potentially fatal disease, but the public health leaders of Toronto remember the day, time, and where they were.  Toronto, in the Ontario province of Canada, suffered the worst outbreak outside of Asia.  Because it is a city known for its diversity, it is not surprising that SARS was spread to Toronto by an international traveler.  It is precisely this aspect of the outbreak that makes all communities vulnerable and emphasizes the need for increased surveillance, communication, and preparedness.  Join us as we discuss the tremendous efforts of Canada's public health professionals, health care workers, and civic leaders to contain the outbreak and protect the health of their citizens now and in the future.

i.  Objectives:

• Identify the basic components of the public health response to suspected SARS cases in a community.
• Describe the disease reporting process when SARS is diagnosed in a community.
• Describe three strategies used to prevent the spread of SARS and similar communicable diseases.
• Identify three issues that should be considered in a SARS preparedness plan.

j.  Program Panelists for “SARS, When A Global Outbreak Hits Home”:

William L. Roper, MD, MPH; Dean, School of Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Julie L. Gerberding, MD, MPH; Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
M. Anita Barry, MD, MPH; Director, Communicable Disease Control, Boston Public Health Commission
Hugh H. Tilson, MD, DrPH; Clinical Professor, Epidemiology and Health Policy, School of Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

k.  CEUs, CMEs, Certificates:  Participants are encouraged but not required to register and evaluate the broadcast/webcast on the CDC/ATSDR Training and Continuing Education Online System at: http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtnonline.

Continuing Education credit will be available to a variety of professions, based on 2 hours of instruction for each program.  A certificate of credit or a certificate of completion will be awarded to participants who complete the evaluation. 
Course Numbers are:

l.  Videotape Availability:  Videotapes and CD-ROMs may be purchased through the Public Health Foundation (PHF) shortly after the program dates.  Each video tape will cost $20.  (Parts One and Two sold separately.)  Each CD-ROM will cost $15.  (Parts One and Two sold separately.)  Order on-line at:  http://www.phf.org or by calling 877-252-1200.

m.  Videotape release (if taping from broadcast):  This FREE program is unclassified and non-scrambled.  There are no copyright restrictions on this program, however it MAY NOT be videotaped and re-broadcast where fees are attached to its showing.  It may not be used for commercial purposes or for profit purposes by commercial organizations without additional permission of the sponsors.  

n.  Web Site Support:  http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/PHTN//sars-return/default.asp

o.  Questions:  There will not be live on-air question and answer periods during the broadcasts.

• For questions related to SARS, contact the Clinician Information Line 877-554-4625 (available 24 hours a day)
• Email coca@cdc.gov during and after each broadcast.
• Technical Assistance: 800-728-8232 [International callers, dial 404-639-1289]

Following each broadcast, the email address will remain open for your questions.  Answers to your questions and other SARS links will be posted on the CDC Website at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/. 

p.  Registration:  All military and federal GETN sites MUST register for this FREE, public domain program to receive the necessary illumination authentication (GETN/Warrior dishes).  Sites may register at:  http://www.dlnets.com/telereg.htm or by calling Ed Kronholm’s Office, the Satellite Registrations Coordinator, toll free at 877-820-0305 or 888-820-4898. 

n.  Future Programs:  For future information on free interagency satellite broadcasts co-sponsored by the Army National Guard (subject to change due to satellite availability and other scheduling issues) please visit this web site:  (Information changes periodically; please refresh your browser upon each visit) http://www.dlnets.com/itv.htm#current.

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