Upcoming and recent trainings offered by The Alabama Regional Center for Infection Prevention and Control (ARC IPC)
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- The ABC’s of Viral Hepatitis: Update for Public Health Professionals (October 18 @ 12pm CT)
Presented by the Alabama Regional Center for Infection Prevention and Control Training and Technical Assistance (ARC IPC), this virtual webinar will provide a snapshot of viral hepatitis epidemiology and an overview of the 2021-2025 US National Strategic Plan/Roadmap for Elimination which is highly relevant to the public health community. We will include a discussion about current surveillance data that reveals trends, challenges and opportunities, prevention … Continue reading The ABC’s of Viral Hepatitis: Update for Public Health Professionals (October 18 @ 12pm CT) - Strategies for Combatting Health Misinformation (October 13, 2022 12pm CST)Misinformation has been a risk factor throughout the pandemic, leading to more disease and death from COVID-19. Dr. Katrine Wallace (UIC School of Public Health) is an epidemiologist and social media science communicator who debunks misinformation and false claims about COVID-19 and the vaccines. In this webinar, Dr. Wallace will explain the difference between misinformation vs disinformation, discuss why disinformation is such a widespread public … Continue reading Strategies for Combatting Health Misinformation (October 13, 2022 12pm CST)
- Back to School Q&A with an Infectious Disease Pediatrician
It’s August and it’s not just kids back in class. School is now in session for germs, viruses and bacteria that cause illnesses that can make your child (or yourself as a parent, caregiver, or guardians) sick. Back-to-school is widely recognized in the medical community as a time when many children pick up infections from their classmates. As a parent or caregiver, what do you … Continue reading Back to School Q&A with an Infectious Disease Pediatrician - The Mystery and Epidemiology of Long COVID (September, 29 @ 12pm CT)This webinar is presented by the Alabama Regional Center for Infection Prevention and Control Training and Technical Assistance. Two and a half years into the COVID-19 pandemic, there is emerging evidence that in some patients, its symptoms may linger for months or even years after the initial infection. While prevalence estimates vary widely, such ‘long COVID’ symptoms likely persist in more than 10% of all … Continue reading The Mystery and Epidemiology of Long COVID (September, 29 @ 12pm CT)
- Responding to the 2022 Monkeypox Outbreak (September 15 @ 12pm CT)The Alabama Regional Center for Infection Prevention and Control Training and Technical Assistance presents “Responding to the 2022 Monkeypox Outbreak.” In this webinar, Dr. Nicolas Van Wagoner, associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine, will provide a historical overview of monkeypox before 2022 and how the outbreak has reemerged globally, as … Continue reading Responding to the 2022 Monkeypox Outbreak (September 15 @ 12pm CT)
