Introduction to Communicable Disease
Surveillance and Investigation in North Carolina

Notice: These activities apply to all course sessions (Summer/Fall 2012 and Winter/Spring 2013).

 

Course Pre-Test
(1 contact hour)

 

 

Module 1

Foundation of Public Health Response to
Communicable Disease Surveillance & Investigation
(4.75 contact hours)

1.1

Welcome

Evelyn Foust, MPH

1.2

Global Public Health Issues

Megan Davies, M.D.

1.3

NC Communicable Disease Law

Chris Hoke, J.D.

1.4

Reportable Disease Surveillance

Aaron Fleischauer, Ph.D

1.5

Practice of Communicable Disease Surveillance in North Carolina

Jean-Marie Maillard, M.D.

1.6

Outbreak Investigations: The 10 Step Approach

Zack Moore, M.D.

 

 

Module 2

Reportable Diseases/Conditions in North Carolina
(26.25 contact hours)

 

 

 

2.1

Tickborne and Arboviral Diseases

Jodi Reber, R.N.

2.2

Surveillance for Selected Zoonotic Diseases

Carl Williams, D.V.M.

2.3

Rabies: Public Health Surveillance and Disease Investigation

Marilyn Haskell, D.V.M.

2.4

Hepatitis A

Zack Moore, M.D.

2.5

Hepatitis B

Elizabeth Draper, R.N.

2.6

Hepatitis C

Susan Thompson, R.N.

2.7

Foodborne and Diarrheal Disease Surveillance and Response in NC

David Sweat, MPH

2.8

Shigellosis and Outbreak Response in Child Care

Lorri Taylor, R.N.

2.9

Cryptosporidiosis

Charles Gregory Smith, M.D.

2.10

Legionellosis

Charles Gregory Smith, M.D.

2.11

Invasive Bacterial Diseases & VISA/VRSA

Zack Moore, M.D.

2.12

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)

Zack Moore, M.D.

2.13

Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI)

Connie Jones, R.N.
Levi Njord, MPH

 

 

Module 3

Best Practices for
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
(5 contact hours)

3.1

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Diane Matthewson, R.N.

3.2

Syphilis

Peter Leone. M.D.

3.3

HIV Testing Overview

Peter Leone, M.D.

 

 

 

 

Course Post-Test
(1 contact hour)

 

 

Module 4

Policy Development Training and Outbreak Response Training
(contact hours - to be announced)

 

 

 

Module
5

Annual Communicable Disease Conference
(contact hours - to be announced)