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🎙️ In this week's episode of Transmission Interrupted, @brookehenriksen.bsky.social (Providence Sacred Heart) discusses the role of a trained observer in infection prevention. 🔍 Download a free flyer trained observers: repository.netecweb.org/items/show/1... 🎧 Listen: netec.org/transmission...

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Dr. Lauren Sauer (@lsauer.bsky.social), #NETEC's Director of the #SpecialPathogens Research Network from UNMC, was interviewed for a National Geographic article about the mysterious illness that has sickened over 1,300 people and caused 50+ deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo: buff.ly/BIgAnUf

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Check out our weekly Transmission newsletter, a curated weekly wrap-up of timely and relevant news and data focused on global health security. This week's news articles feature: 🔹Ebola in Uganda 🔹Mystery Illness in DRC 🔹Measles 🔹H5N1 🔹Mpox Read here: go.unmc.edu/a7wv #h5n1 #measles #ebola #mpox

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🎧 Transmission Interrupted episode now live! @jill-morgan.bsky.social (Emory Uniiversity) & @brookehenriksen.bsky.social (Providence Sacred Heart) revisit key insights and new questions from the NETEC webinar, The New Joint Commission Standards, PPE, and Me. 🔗 buff.ly/XwYCo4d #NETEC #NSPS #PPE

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🏥 🩺 Join the Common Health Coalition on March 6 for a webinar: "Prepared to Respond Together: Local Healthcare & Public Health System Partnerships." Dr. Vikram Mukherjee, NETEC Co-Principal Investigator from NYC HEALTH+HOSPITALS | BELLEVUE, will be a panelist. 🔗 Register: buff.ly/s7H6gay

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🎙️ New #NETEC Podcast Episode Drops in T-Minus 2 Days! On #TransmissionInterrupted, @jill-morgan.bsky.social & @brookehenriksen.bsky.social answer FAQs on the new Joint Commission standards for special pathogen preparedness and PPE. Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform! 🔗 buff.ly/42wWPqD

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🦠 📺 Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers in South America: Key Takeaways from a NETEC Webinar 📢 Healthcare professionals—read the blog & explore key resources at buff.ly/3DdDxfB #NETEC #NSPS #SpecialPathogens #InfectiousDiseases #PublicHealth #ViralHemorrhagicFever

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🛡️This week, NETEC/NSPS attended the Association of Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Professionals (AHEPP) Conference to connect with emergency preparedness professionals & share how NETEC/NSPS help public health & health care systems prepare for & respond to special pathogens. #NETEC #NSPS

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🎙️ New Podcast Episode Drops Mar. 5! NETEC experts @jill-morgan.bsky.social & @brookehenriksen.bsky.social tackle PPE & the Joint Commission standards FAQs on the next episode of Transmission Interrupted! Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform! 🔗 buff.ly/42wWPqD

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The NSPS tiered System of Care consists of health care facilities across the country & is operationalized by NETEC as its Coordinating Body. Gain insight into the System of Care at work from Elizabeth Puzniak Barnes-Jewish Hospital, a Level 3 facility: netec.org/nsps/nsps-sy... #NETEC #NSPS

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📢 Webinar Recording Available! 📢 Watch the recording of NETEC’s February 14 webinar on "The New Joint Commission Standards, PPE, and Me." 🏥🦠 🔗 https://buff.ly/3CWufob #NETEC #NSPS #TheJointCommission #SpecialPathogens #InfectionPrevention #HealthCare #PPE

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Next on #TransmissionInterrupted: NETEC experts @jill-morgan.bsky.social & @brookehenriksen.bsky.social recap key takeaways from our latest webinar on The Joint Commission’s PPE requirements for special pathogen preparedness. 🏥🦠 New episode drops March 5! Subscribe here ➡️ netec.org/podcast/

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On the #NETEC #SituationReport for February 18, 2025, Dr. Syra Madad (@syramadad.bsky.social), a NETEC expert and infectious disease epidemiologist at NYC Health + Hospital, shares what you need to know about the Ebola outbreak caused by #SudanVirus in Uganda. 👉 netec.org/2025/02/18/s...

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On March 7 at 12 pm, join Mass General Hospital, an #NSPS Regional Emerging Special Pathogen Treatment Center, & the Regional Disaster Health Response System in HHS Region 1 for a webinar on the challenges & lessons learned managing #LassaFever in Iowa in 2024. 🔗 partners.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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The #Ebola outbreak in Uganda highlights the need for preparedness. Identify key team members now! 🚨 If a patient has symptoms + travel/exposure risks, your Infection Preventionist is a key resource for guidance. 🛠 Use this phone tree template to enhance readiness: buff.ly/41cZMLQ #NETECNugget

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📣 Dr. Shawn Gibbs, PhD, MBA, CIH, dean and professor at Texas A&M University School of Public Health, was named to the CDC NIOSH Board of Scientific Counselors. Dr. Gibbs contributes to NETEC’s PPE and IPC workgroups & advises on Category A waste management. Congrats, Dr. Gibbs! 🔗 ow.ly/5qcK50UZJ1x

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💘 This Valentine’s Day, nurture a partnership that protects: The Joint Commission (TJC) Standards, PPE, & Me! 💘 Join a NETEC webinar on Feb. 14 at 12 pm EST to learn about: 📋 Standards & compliance 🛡️ PPE decision-making 💼 Facility entry protocols Register! 🔗 https://buff.ly/4fZM6rI

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🎬 On the #TransmissionInterrupted podcast, @saskiapopescu.bsky.social joins hosts @lsauer.bsky.social & Rachel Lookadoo to discuss pandemic response in the #FilmIndustry during #COVID19. 📖 Read the #NETEC blog for key takeaways from the episode: https://buff.ly/4hwqQvm #NSPS #SpecialPathogens

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📢 Webinar Alert: #H5N1 – How Much Time Do We Have? Join @emoryscdp.bsky.social for a discussion on the epidemiologic trends of #HighlyPathogenicAvianInfluenza A (H5N1) and what they mean for #PublicHealth. 🗓 Date: February 20, 2025 ⏰ Time: 11 AM – 12 PM ET 📍 Register: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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🎉In honor of #AmbulatoryCareNursesWeek, we're highlighting Hever Ayn Vincent Balistoy, MSN, RN, CMSRN, CWCN, FNP-C, FNP-BC, NPD-BC, a Clinical Educator at @bellevuehosp.bsky.social. 👏 Join us in celebrating Vincent & all ambulatory care nurses who keep our communities healthy! 💙 #NETEC #NSPS

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Denver Health & Hospital Authority held the Region 8 Special Pathogens Symposium in Denver this week, gathering frontline responders, clinicians & public health experts to strengthen preparedness for high-consequence infectious diseases. #NETEC Co-PI @aneeshkmehta.bsky.social presented on the #NSPS.

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🚨 New Blog Alert! 🚨 Emory University’s #SpecialPathogens Team traveled to the DRC to strengthen early detection & response to high-consequence pathogens in collaboration with the Ministry of Health—advancing global readiness & protecting U.S. #PublicHealth. 🔗 https://buff.ly/40KTxxo #NETEC #NSPS

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🎧 Transmission Interrupted episode now live! Hosts @lsauer.bsky.social, #NETEC Director of the Special Pathogen Research Network, & Rachel Lookadoo from @unmc.bsky.social & infectious disease epidemiologist @saskiapopescu.bsky.social discuss #COVID safety in #Hollywood. netec.org/transmission...

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Not every emergency department or frontline small hospital has access to their own Infectious Disease experts. A national system of care for high-consequence infectious diseases can leverage the strength of regional expertise to improve care and ensure the safety of healthcare workers. Win-Win.

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The NSPS tiered System of Care consists of health care facilities across the country & is operationalized by NETEC as its Coordinating Body. Gain insight into the System of Care at work from Stephanie Gryboski at Geisinger Health, a Level 2 facility: netec.org/nsps/nsps-sy... #NETEC #NSPS

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🎙️ New #NETEC Podcast Episode Drops in T-Minus 2 Days! 🎬 On #TransmissionInterrupted, infectious disease epidemiologist @saskiapopescu.bsky.social explains the role of #PublicHealth in the #FilmIndustry during #COVID. Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform! 🔗 https://buff.ly/42wWPqD

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📣 Join NETEC for a webinar on The Joint Commission requirements for PPE on Feb. 14 at noon. Ideal for frontline healthcare workers & infection preventionists, this session will provide practical insights to help your facility stay prepared & compliant: https://buff.ly/4fZM6rI

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1. #Ebola: There is a new outbreak, Ebola Sudan, in Uganda. The current index case (who probably isn't the index case) died yesterday. The person was a nurse who sought care in multiple hospitals before dying. Ebola was only determined post mortem. Possibility of additional cases high.

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🔥 New #NETEC Resources for #SpecialPathogen #WasteManagement🔥 🎓 Online Course: Handle with Care: Special Pathogen Waste Management: https://buff.ly/3EegFNj 🔍 Healthcare Facility Evaluation Tool: Special Pathogen Waste Management Tracer: https://buff.ly/42Sal8v #NETECNugget

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🚨Discover everything you need to know about The Joint Commission's 2024 #InfectionControl Standards. Learn how these changes will reshape infection control practices and enhance #HighConsequenceInfectiousDisease preparedness in #Healthcare facilities:

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🎙️ New #NETEC Podcast Episode Drops Feb. 5! 🎬 Infectious disease epidemiologist @saskiapopescu.bsky.social shares a behind-the-scenes look at #COVID19 safety in Hollywood on the next episode of #TransmissionInterrupted! Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform! 🔗 https://buff.ly/4jsup70

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Are you looking for data? We've got data! These Washington Tracking Network dashboards contain interactive maps, charts, and graphs that allow you to explore a wide range of health data for WA.

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🩺 Is it Time to Rethink Biocontainment? Dr. Gavin Harris, an #InfectiousDiseases & critical care physician at Emory University/@emoryscdp.bsky.social & #NETEC Adult Care Workgroup member, discusses the future of #biocontainment for #HCIDs in the U.S. in @contagionlive.bsky.social: ow.ly/KauC50UO0yv

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Join NETEC for an in-depth webinar on the updated Joint Commission (TJC) requirements for PPE. Designed for frontline healthcare workers and infection preventionists, this session will provide practical insights to help your facility stay prepared and compliant. Register ➡️ https://buff.ly/4fZM6rI

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Excited for this fun podcast! I was fortunate to work with some awesome folks in the film industry and you’ll get to hear some of the stories about how we kept folks safe on film sets during a pandemic 👇🏻

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10 cases have been reported — 2 of them confirmed and 8 listed as probable. Nine deaths have been reported for a case fatality rate of 90

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🚨 A case of Marburg Virus Disease was confirmed in Tanzania on Jan 20. WHO rates global spread risk as low, but stay alert 🩺 ✅ Ask about recent travel & symptoms ✅ Isolate patients with travel & symptom risks & contact infection control 🔗 Resources: repository.netecweb.org/exhibits/sho...

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🚨 #NETEC Situation Report: January 22, 2025 🚨 @syramadad.bsky.social, a NETEC expert & infectious disease epidemiologist at @nychealthsystem.bsky.social, shares what you need to know about the #MarburgVirusDisease outbreak in Tanzania: netec.org/2025/01/22/s... #NSPS #GlobalHealth #PublicHealth

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🎙️Get a behind-the-scenes look at #COVID safety on film sets with @saskiapopescu.bsky.social, an #InfectiousDisease epidemiologist who developed #COVID19 safety protocols for Netflix, in the next episode of #TransmissionInterrupted, dropping Feb. 5! 🎬 Subscribe ➡️ netec.org/podcast/

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In preparation for the biggest ⚽ #FIFAWorldCup ever, the National Special Pathogen System (NSPS) conducted a national tabletop exercise focusing on potential #HealthSecurity challenges during this landmark sporting event: netec.org/2025/01/21/n... #NETEC #NSPS #WorldCup

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The Region 2 RESPTC @bellevuehosp.bsky.social led #SpecialPathogens training @urmed.bsky.social - Strong Memorial Hospital, an #NSPS Level 2 facility, with 4 facilities within the University of Rochester Medicine network as well as the @nysdoh.bsky.social, Western Region Office: www.r2resptc.org

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📣 Join #NETEC for a webinar on The Joint Commission (TJC) requirements for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) on Feb. 14 at noon. This session builds on our last TJC and PPE webinar to dive deeper into the practicalities & challenges of the requirements: unmc.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #NSPS #PPE

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Read the #NETEC blog for takeaways from the podcast on #CCHF featuring @bentelab.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social & Dr. Saima Ali at Indus Hospital covering CCHF transmission, clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment, & infection prevention in health care settings: netec.org/2025/01/15/u...

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📢 Join the Emory University Serious Communicable Diseases Program for a webinar on Jan. 23 at 11 am ET on Clade I Mpox: med.emory.edu/departments/... Emory is one of 13 Regional Emerging Special Pathogen Treatment Centers that collaborate with NETEC to manage emerging infectious disease threats.

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The #NSPS consists of a tiered System of Care designed to handle high-consequence infectious diseases & is operationalized by #NETEC as its Coordinating Body. Gain insight into the System of Care at work from Wes Miller @dartmouthhealth.bsky.social, a Level 3 facility: netec.org/nsps/nsps-sy...

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#NETEC/#NSPS is at the National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP) conference! Stop by booth #315 to learn how NETEC and the NSPS prepare #EMS professionals and agencies to provide safe transport and management of patients with #SpecialPathogens.

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#LassaFever made a rare appearance in the U.S. in November 2024. The first #ClinicalReadinessRounds Session of 2025 from HHS ASPR features #NETEC experts discussing the health care delivery system’s response and its role in future outbreak preparedness: iecho.org/program/PRGM...

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📣 New podcast episode! Host Jill Morgan (@jill-morgan.bsky.social) from Emory University, Dr. Dennis Bente (@bentelab.bsky.social) from @utmbhealth.bsky.social & Dr. Saima Ali from Indus Health & Hospital Network discuss Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (#CCHF): netec.org/transmission...

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📣 Big Announcement: NETEC and the National Special Pathogen System will receive $79M of HHS funding to advance avian flu preparedness! Learn more: netec.org/2025/01/08/p... #NETEC #NSPS #SpecialPathogens #HCID #HighConsequenceInfectiousDiseases #AvianInfluenza #BirdFlu #H5N1

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