212 - The Who, What, Why, When of the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network and Emerging Infectious Diseases

10/5/2019

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Room: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 147 AB

MOC Credit: Maximum of 1.0 hours of MOC Credit
CME Credit: Maximum of 1 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
ACPE Credit: ACPE 1 knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: 0221-9999-19-391-L04-P

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

describe the GeoSentinel Surveillance network- what it is and significance for infectious diseases physicians
disseminate relevant information and suggested response options for new or acutely emerging infections, including potential bio-terrorism threats to the network of GeoSentinel clinicians and other collaborating networks
explain how to maintain an international communications and data collection network of travel and tropical medicine clinics on all continents (except Antarctica) by tracking geographic and temporal trends in infectious diseases among travelers and migrants

Presentations:

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
1911 - The Who, What, Why, When of the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network
David H. Hamer, MD – Boston University

Moderator(s)

Rosemary Olivero, MD

Section Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Helen DeVos Children's Hospital of Spectrum Health
Grand Rapids, MI

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose

Speaker(s)

David Hamer, MD

Professor of Global Health and Medicine
Boston University
Boston, MA

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose