Dr. Ribner’s legacy lives in the systems he helped build, including NETEC. But it also lives in the physicians, nurses, ...
Special pathogen preparedness can feel daunting. A full-scale exercise involving multiple departments, emergency medical ...
In this episode of Transmission Interrupted, Jill Morgan joins Dr. Aneesh Mehta, Dr. Jay Varkey, and Dr. Colleen Kraft to remember Dr. Bruce Ribner, a physician, educator, hospital epidemiologist, and ...
Preparing healthcare workers to safely use personal protective equipment (PPE) for special pathogens presents a particular training challenge: The events are rare, the stakes are high, and the PPE and ...
The National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC) announced the second round of health care facilities selected to receive funding through the National Special Pathogen ...
As the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda continues to spread — with over 2,000 cases and more than 600 deaths — host Jill Morgan sits down with Dr. Tom Geisbert ...
When an outbreak begins, the race to develop vaccines and treatments can suddenly feel urgent. But the scientific work that makes those tools possible often starts years—or even decades—before they ...
What does effective special pathogen preparedness look like in practice? In this episode, Jill Morgan talks with Darrell Ruby and Jackson Gruber, from NETEC’s Emergency Management workgroup, about the ...