Applied Outbreak Investigation Training (w/ sample times) Time Presenter Topic/Exercise Outbreak Scenario Portion Tools/Resources Provided 8:30-9:00 Check-in & Breakfast Name tents Participant packet 9:00-9:15 Welcome & Introductions 9:15-9:20 Overview of Colorado Outbreak Data 9:20-10:10 What constitutes on outbreak? Students are told that they’ve just Handout of steps in an received a call reporting a few outbreak investigation. CDC OB case definitions clusters of GI illness. Handout for forming an When to investigate Additional information is given to outbreak team Who investigates/is lead investigator students making it clear this IS an Handout blank calendar Clicker voting exercise about “is this an outbreak and requires further Handout of STEC information outbreak?” investigation sheet Goals of OB investigation Students consider what questions Hand out of Complaint log Ways outbreaks are detected / outbreak they would ask in an interview surveillance methods: Students are given a copy of the PFGE Cluster complaint log and asked what Complaint Calls they find concerning Routine surveillance (can cover Students are told they report the how to establish the background outbreak to the state health rate of disease) department and begin STEP: Establish existence of an outbreak. investigation Brief introduction and overview to steps in Students are given examples of an OB investigation. Steps will be further who they would like on their explained as they come up in Outbreak outbreak team Scenario 21 slides STEP: Form a team Roles of Epi, EH, lab Local, regional, state resources Using ICS 10:10-10:20 BREAK
Applied Outbreak Investigation Training (w/ sample times) Time Presenter Topic/Exercise Outbreak Scenario Portion Tools/Resources Provided 8:30-9:00 Check-in & Breakfast Name tents Participant packet 9:00-9:15 Welcome & Introductions 9:15-9:20 Overview of Colorado Outbreak Data 9:20-10:10 What constitutes on outbreak? CDC OB case definitions When to investigate Who investigates/is lead investigator Clicker voting exercise about “is this an outbreak?” Goals of OB investigation Ways outbreaks are detected / outbreak surveillance methods: PFGE Cluster Complaint Calls Routine surveillance (can cover how to establish the background rate of disease) STEP: Establish existence of an outbreak. Brief introduction and overview to steps in an OB investigation. Steps will be further explained as they come up in Outbreak Scenario 21 slides STEP: Form a team Roles of Epi, EH, lab Local, regional, state resources Using ICS Students are told that they’ve just received a call reporting a few clusters of GI illness. Additional information is given to students making it clear this IS an outbreak and requires further investigation Students consider what questions they would ask in an interview Students are given a copy of the complaint log and asked what they find concerning Students are told they report the outbreak to the state health department and begin investigation Students are given examples of who they would like on their outbreak team Handout of steps in an outbreak investigation. Handout for forming an outbreak team Handout blank calendar Handout of STEC information sheet Hand out of Complaint log 10:10-10:20 BREAK