Healthcare Outbreak Response Training
Course Description: This training introduces learners to key concepts needed to investigate a healthcare outbreak.
The first module provides an overview of healthcare outbreaks. The second module describes the common pathways through which healthcare outbreaks are detected. Modules three through seven describe the essential components of a healthcare outbreak response, including performing initial outbreak assessments, collecting and analyzing data, performing site visits, and much more.
Training content is based on The Council for Outbreak Response: Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogens (CORHA) Principles and Practices for Healthcare Outbreak Response. This training is the product of a collaboration between CDC, CORHA, and CSTE.
Learning Objectives: Over the seven modules, you will learn how outbreaks are detected and the fundamental components that comprise a typical healthcare outbreak investigation including how to complete an initial assessment; collect, organize, and interpret relevant information; develop hypotheses; and use data to inform control measures. You will understand how outbreak response activities are informed by epidemiological factors. You will acquire knowledge to effectively prepare for and conduct site visits, communicate with facilities and other partners, and determine when to transition back to standard surveillance.
Target Audience: The primary audience for this training is public health professionals in state, territorial, and local Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance (HAI/AR) Programs.
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