High Consequence Infectious Disease (HCID) Preparedness for Health Centers & Outpatient Care

This is a virtual activity.

This is a 90min virtual workshop intended for multi-disciplinary teams, including emergency management professionals along with their colleagues from infection control, quality & nurse managers, facilities staff and clinical disciplines who seek to advance their organizations’ emergency management programming for high consequence infectious diseases. The goals of this session are to:

  • Provide an overview of HCIDs and describe key elements of CHC preparedness, including the IIII Framework.
  • Review HCID PPE recommendations for outpatient care settings, as well as other infection control actions.
  • Summarize national and regional efforts to plan for and respond to suspected HCIDs

Target Audience

This activity is intended for Emergency management professionals along with their colleagues from infection control, quality & nurse managers, facilities staff and clinical disciplines.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Define HCIDs and explain why early, protocol-driven response is essential given their public health impact.
  2. Identify key stakeholders in national and regional special pathogens response systems.
  3. Apply the Identify–Isolate–Inform-Initiate Care (IIII) framework to suspected or confirmed HCID cases. 
    1. Spot (identify) early HCID cases by recognizing key symptoms and exposure risks. 
    2. Report (inform) suspected HCID cases quickly and clearly to leadership and public health.  
  4. Describe the elements of a PPE ensemble for VHF patient care that is appropriate across all clinical presentations, and describe the role of a trained observer.
  5. Describe principles of cleaning, disinfection, and waste management in the context of Special Pathogens.

Additional Information

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Course summary

Available credit: 
  • 1.50 Nursing Contact Hours
  • 1.50 Participation
Course opens: 
09/15/2026
Course expires: 
10/22/2026
Cost:
$0.00

Stefanie Lane, MS, MPH – Course Director
Assistant Director, Biothreats Program – MGH Center for Disaster Medicine

Chloe Green, MURP
Senior Program Manager, Biothreats Program – MGH Center for Disaster Medicine

Aileen Patel, RN
Biothreats Professional Development Specialist, MGH Center for Disaster Medicine

Kimberly Radke, NRP
Senior Project Manager, Training & Education – MGH Center for Disaster Medicine

Eileen Searle, PhD, RN
Director, Funded Projects – MGH Center for Disaster Medicine

In support of improving patient care, Mass General Brigham is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation Statements

Nursing
Mass General Brigham designates this activity for 1.50 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.50 Nursing Contact Hours
  • 1.50 Participation

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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