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In this course, you will learn :
Learn about the evolving Ebola epidemic and its various aspects, such as disease prevention, management, and treatment, epidemic response, ethical considerations, and the post-Ebola global health landscape.
Syllabus :
1. Introduction to Ebola
- The State of Global Health Pre-Ebola
- Epidemiology & Virology of Ebola
- Ecology and the Emergence of Ebola and Other Tropical Forest-Associated Zoonosis
2. Patient Care of Persons with Ebola Virus Disease
- Treating Patients with Ebola Infection in the U.S.: Lessons Learned
- Nursing Perspectives on Treating Patients with Ebola
- Training on the Use of Personal Protective Equipment
3. Prevention, Treatment, and Response
- Treatment Options: Therapeutics for Ebola
- Ebola Vaccines
- Convalescent Serum
- International Response
- CDC Response to Ebola Epidemic
- Community Response
- Media Response
- OPTIONAL: Emily Veltus
4. Laboratory Issues
- Emory Unit Laboratory: Persons Under Investigation
- Emory Unit Laboratory: Persons with Confirmed EVD
- Laboratory Testing, Pathogenesis, and Pathology
- Exploring The Immune Response to Ebola: Implications for Future Therapeutics and Vaccines
5. Managing Potential and Diagnosed Ebola Patients
- Diagnosis and Evaluation
- Transportation of Persons with Ebola
- Quarantine Policies
- Ebola and Human Rights
- Legal Aspects of Ebola Response in the U.S.
- Ebola, Democracy, Human Rights, and Public Health
6. How Ebola is Changing Global Health
- Building Resilient Health Systems
- Confronting Ebola with Limited Resources: Experience of a Nursing Student in Liberia
- Epilogue
