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ForwardMay 27, 2026 High Consequence Infectious Disease (HCID) Preparedness for Frontline Facilities
This is a live, in-person activity.
This in-person training will give participants a hands-on opportunity to practice essential skills and procedures required for safe and effective high consequence infectious disease (HCID) patient care. This course is designed for healthcare, public health, and other medical professionals responsible for the management of patients with suspected or confirmed HCIDs.
Target Audience
This activity is intended for nurses, infection preventionists & advanced practice providers. Additionally, anyone working in a hospital setting, including the emergency department or inpatient care, behavioral health staff, administrative staf, and environmental services staff are welcome to attend.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Define HCIDs and explain why early, protocol-driven response is essential given their public health impact.
- Apply the Identify–Isolate–Inform (III) framework to suspected or confirmed HCID cases.
- Describe an example PPE ensemble for VHF patient care that is appropriate across all clinical presentations to support consistent staff training and highlight the importance of checklists and considerations to doff PPE safely to minimize risk of self-contamination.
- Determine how course principles can be adapted and applied within the context of an individual healthcare facility to strengthen local preparedness and response.
Additional Information
| All portions of this training are facilitated by Stefanie Lane, MS, MPH, Chloe Green, MURP, Aileen Patel, RN, Kimberly Radke, NRP & Eileen Searle, PhD, RN | |
| 9:00am | Welcome & Introduction |
| 9:05 | Overview of HCID Preparedness & Impacts on Preparedness |
| 9:25 | Identify/Isolate/Inform: Breaking Down the Algorithm & Use Cases in Your Facility |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 10:40 | PPE Overview & Skills Session |
| 11:50 | Break |
| 12:00pm | Preparedness Beyond Identify/Isolate/Inform & PPE |
| 12:30 | Wrap-Up: Resources, Support, Summary, Evaluation & Conclusion |
| 1:00pm | Adjournment |
Stefanie Lane, MS, MPH - Course Director
Assistant Director, Biothreats Program - Center for Disaster Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
Chloe Green, MURP
Aileen Patel, RN
Kimberly Radke, NRP
Eileen Searle, PhD, RN
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 3.50 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Available Credit
- 3.50 Nursing Contact Hours
- 3.50 Participation