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This project receives funding from the European Commission (DG Health and Consumer Protection) under the grant agreement number 2005202, Strand 2: ‘Health Threats’
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Emergency Care Clinicians
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ETIDE
TRAIN THE TRAINER
 
Title: Specialist Training Module in Infectious Disease Emergencies
For
Emergency Care Clinicians
 
Venue: National Institute for Infectious Diseases, ‘Lazzaro Spallanzani’, Rome, Italy


Day 1
Time Subject Teachers Activity Topics to be covered
08.30 Registration & Coffee      
08.45 ETIDE objectives Barbara Bannister    
09.00 Advanced Incident Management
(Session 1)		 N. Gent Interactive group activity – into to case study
  • Qualitative risk assessments & Risk management
  • Alerting mechanisms & chains of command
  • Roles & responsibilities of internal & external agencies
10.00 Bathroom break      
10.05 Advanced Incident Management
(Session 2)		 N. Gent Lecture, Interactive group discussions Continuing case study
  • Outbreak recognition and unusual clustering
  • Sources of local & national epidemiological data
  • Advance technical advice & national & international guidelines
11.15 Coffee break      
11.30 Advanced Incident Management
(Session 3)		 N. Gent Lecture – group presentations
  • Sources of local & national epidemiological data
  • Advance technical advice & national & international guidelines
  • Management of surge capacity
  • Business Continuity
12.45 Lunch      
13.30 Syndromic Presentation, Basic Clinical Management
(Session 1)		 Barbara Bannister
Stefan Schilling		 Lecture, Interactive discussions
  • Neurological Signs & Symptoms (Botulism)
14.30 Coffee Break      
14.45 Syndromic Presentation, Basic Clinical Management
(Session 2)		 Barbara Bannister
Stefan Schilling		 Lecture, discussions
  • Neurological Signs & Symptoms (SARS, Flu, Pulmonary Anthrax, Plague, Tuleremia, Glanders, Meloidosis)
16.30 Questions & Outline for Day 2      
17.00 End      


Day 2
Time Subject Teachers Activity Topics to be covered
08.45 Assemble & Coffee      
09.00 Review day 1      
09.05 Syndromic Presentation, Basic Clinical Management
(Session 3)		 Barbara Bannister Lecture & discussions
  • Fever & generalised rash (Smallpox)
  • Fever & localised skin signs (Tularemia, Glanders, Meloidosis)
10.05 Coffee break      
10.15 Syndromic Presentation, Basic Clinical Management
(Session 4)		 Barbara Bannister
Stefan Schilling		 Lecture & discussions
  • Fever & shock (VHF, Glanders, Meloidosis, Plague, Tularemia, Smallpox)
12.45 Lunch      
13.30 Case Study Barbara Bannister
Stefan Schilling		 Excercise
  • Recognition & response
14.45 Coffee Break      
15.00 Case Study Barbara Bannister
Stefan Schilling		 Excercise
  • Recognition & response
16.30 Questions & Outline for day 3      
17.00 End      


Day 3
Time Subject Teachers Activity Topics to be covered
08.45 Assemble & Coffee      
09.00 Review day 2      
09.05 Laboratory Detection and Confirmation for BT Agents Graham Lloyd Lecture & case studies
practical exercises
  • B Anthracis & F Tularensis
  • Y Petsis & B Pseudomalliei
10.00 Coffee break      
10.15 Principles of Infection Control Gabriella de Carli
Agoritsa Baka
Alessandra Zampieron		 Lecture & case studies
practical exercises
  • Collective ands individual methods for prevention of occupational infections
  • Developing risk assessments
  • Setting up clean & dirty areas
12.45 Lunch      
13.30 Psychological Effects Richard Amlôt
Amy Iversen		 Lecture & Interactive Sessions
  • Psychological impact of a biological incident on victims and health care professionals
  • Psychosocial stress responses
  • Overview of psychological & emotional factors on behaviour within specific groups*
  • Interventions to mitigate negative impact of a biological incident
  • Positive psychosocial impacts of an incident
14.45 Coffee Break      
15.00 Psychological Effects Richard Amlôt
Amy Iversen		 Lecture & Interactive Sessions
  • Putting theory into practise
15.45 Communication Skills Petra Dickmann   Communication Strategy including:
  • Development of ‘pre-event message content for a range of biological incidents & scenarios to reduce fear & avoid impact
  • Importance of effective, reliable & clear communication with staff, victims & general public
  • Interacting with appropriate agencies both internal & external
16.30 Questions & Outline for day 5      
17.00 End      


Psychological Effects

  • Specific groups to include children, the elderly, immigrants etc