Spring 2003 Hospital Epidemiology Course
Loreen Herwaldt, MD, Course Master
SE 403, 3-4:50 on Thursdays
Textbook: A Practical Handbook for Hospital Epidemiologists
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Date |
Topic |
Discussant |
Chapter in Textbook/Handout |
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1/23 |
Introduction to course/ Hospital Epidemiology/Surveillance, definitions, methods, validation, reporting |
Herwaldt |
homework for class on 2/6 read chapter 9, read definitions, do exercise for discussion 2/6 |
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1/30 |
Exposure workups/Isolation |
Pottinger |
15,16 |
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2/6 |
Discuss exercise handed out during 1st session/Outbreak Investigation |
Herwaldt |
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2/13 |
SSI/Outbreak
Investigation Computer Exercise--SSI |
Herwaldt |
14, read article after exercise |
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2/20 |
Role of the Microbiology Lab/Molecular Epidemiology/ Resistant Organisms |
Herwaldt |
21, 22 |
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2/27 |
Outbreak Investigation Computer Exercise--VRE |
Herwaldt |
14 |
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3/6 |
Noninfectious Adverse Outcomes of Care/Outbreak Exercise |
Herwaldt |
23 |
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3/13 |
Pseudomonas outbreak Investigation |
Herwaldt |
Read article after exercise |
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3/20 |
SPRING BREAK—no class |
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3/27 |
Biostatistics for Hospital Epi |
Clarke |
Ely JW et al. An introduction to time-trend analysis. Infect Control HospEpidemiol. 18(4):267-74, 1997 Apr. |
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4/3 |
Employee health and PEP |
Diekema |
26 |
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4/10 |
Construction/Exercises |
David/Fernandez |
28 |
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4/17 |
Sterilization/disinfection, tour of CSS |
Murphy |
24 |
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4/24 |
Process improvement/exercises |
Wiblin |
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5/1 |
Bioterrorism/Smallpox vaccine |
Diekema/Holley |
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5/8 |
Latex Allergy |
Steelman |
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5/15 |
EXAM WEEK |
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