Preparing for Infectious Diseases in Advance of World Cup 2026 Webinar
SCDP ECHO Program
Meets every other Thursday via Zoom at 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)
What is the goal of this SCDP ECHO program?
To create a forum for medical professionals responding to COVID-19 and other special pathogens to learn from infectious disease experts, ask questions, and share evolving best practices around COVID-19/special pathogen management.
What topics will be discussed in the SCDP ECHO Program?
Topics will vary session to session and will include but are not limited to: the COVID vaccines, COVID considerations during pregnancy, personal protective equipment, and more topics to be announced.
Who should attend?
Any health care professional working with COVID-19 or special pathogens is encouraged to attend, including doctors, nurses, paramedics, etc. No level of infectious disease experience is required. Some sessions' content will be targeted towards specific health care professionals; please review the list of upcoming sessions to register for sessions relevant to your practice.
Past Events
Game Plan: Chemical Emergency Readiness for FIFA World Cup 2026
This webinar is designed to provide a practical, clinically focused overview of the recognition and management of chemical exposures in preparation for the FIFA World Cup 2026. Through focused discussion of common chemical toxidromes, PPE selection, decontamination strategies, and available support resources, participants will gain essential knowledge and confidence to respond safely and effectively to chemical emergencies.
Speakers:
Ziad Kazzi, MD
Mark Kirk, MD
Emily Kiernan, DO
Ricky Schutter
Moderator:
Nikolas Foresteire, DO
Pediatric Pandemic Network Webinar
Topic: Why Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs and Children with Medical Complexity?
Description: Pediatric Pandemic Network’s (PPN) Disaster Response Collaborative (DRC) is launching a new Fireside Chat series titled “CYSHCN and CMC: Awareness and Preparedness,” focusing on Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs (CYSHCN) and Children with Medical Complexities (CMC).
Day: Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Time: 11 to 12 CST
Register Here: https://ow.ly/8RAw50X7Qbc
Date: September 11, 2025
Time: 1p-2p ET
Title: One Year After the BioLab Fire: Medical and Public Health Perspectives
Description: On September 29th, 2024, the Biolabs plant in Conyers, Georgia caught fire and released chlorine chemicals into the surrounding area. This presentation will discuss the event as well as the associated medical and public health considerations.
Objectives:
- Describe the BioLab Fire Incident
- List medical effects of exposure to chlorinated compounds
- Discuss the public health considerations associated with this incident
Speakers:
- Rogert Geller, MD
- Stephanie Hon, Pharm D
- Alex Isakov, MD, MPH
- Tyler Lopachin, MD
- Benjamin Franco
Moderators:
- Curt Harris, PHD
- Ziad Kazzi, MD
Title: Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism
Date: July 29-30
Location: Registration for the July Agents Course is now open. Here are the links:
2-Day Package
Title: Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism: Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TICs), Toxic Industrial Materials (TIMs), and Toxic Radiological Materials (TRMs) - July 2025
Link: https://education.acmt.net/p/CRAOT_July2025
Day 1: Rad
Title: Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism: Toxic Radiological Materials (TRMs) - July 2025
Link: https://education.acmt.net/p/CRAOT_RadCourse_July2025
Day 2: Chem
Title: Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism: Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TICs) and Toxic Industrial Materials (TIMs) - July 2025
Link: https://education.acmt.net/p/CRAOT_ChemCourse_July2025
Certifications Offered:
CE approval pending for CME, CNE, CEU (Other Professionals), CHES/MCHES (Master/Certified Health Education Specialists), CPE (Pharmacists), AAVSB/RACE (Veterinarians),EMS CEU and CPH (Certified Public Health Professionals) through The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Please join us for the 2025 TriStar Health Trauma Summit: Special Populations & Topics in Trauma.
When:Friday, May 16, 2025 8:00AM-12:00PM ET
Where: In-Person or Virtual: HCA Healthcare Capitol View Building
1100 Charlotte Ave
Center for Clinical Advancement
Nashville, Tennessee 37203
United States
Emory University's Serious Communicable Diseases Program (SCDP) is offering an in-person training course in Columbia, SC on 8.15.24, for frontline healthcare workers/EMS providers. Please see the details of this event below, and attached, and share with your network. Emory will offer CME, CNE, or a general certificate of attendance to attendees that complete the post course evaluation.
On August 15, 2024, the SCDU will host two training sessions for health care workers – CNE, CME, or a general certificate of attendance will be offered upon the completion of an evaluation.
EMS Biosafety Transport Course: This course is designed for EMS providers of all types, but any health care personnel who are at risk of exposure to patients with a high-consequence infectious disease are welcome to attend. Course participants will learn how to identify high-consequence infectious diseases; what infection prevention and control precautions are needed to care for suspect patients; how to reduce risk through environmental controls; and more.
Frontline Hospitals Course: The hospital-based course was developed for medical and nursing staff, emergency management, education and training leaders, and infection prevention staff. Enhance your readiness to safely identify and isolate a patient with a suspected or confirmed special pathogen and inform appropriate officials while providing necessary patient care.
Location: Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center
Region IV Special Pathogens Training Course
The Serious Communicable Diseases Unit (SCDU) at Emory University is the Health and Human Services-designated Region IV Emerging Special Pathogens Treatment Center (RESPTC).
As a RESPTC, the SCDU is committed to educating frontline health care workers and emergency responders in Region IV on special pathogen preparedness and response.
On June 20, 2024, the SCDU will host two training sessions for health care workers that reside in Kentucky – CEUs will be offered upon the completion of an evaluation.
EMS Biosafety Transport Course: This course is designed for EMS providers of all types, but any health care personnel who are at risk of exposure to patients with a high-consequence infectious disease are welcome to attend. Course participants will learn how to identify high-consequence infectious diseases; what infection prevention and control precautions are needed to care for suspect patients; how to reduce risk through environmental controls; and more.
Frontline Hospitals Course: The hospital-based course was developed for medical and nursing staff, emergency management, education and training leaders, and infection prevention staff. Enhance your readiness to safely identify and isolate a patient with a suspected or confirmed special pathogen and inform appropriate officials while providing necessary patient care.
PEDIATRIC PREPAREDNESS FOR THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL
May 15-16, 2024
Please join us for a Pediatric Preparedness for the Healthcare Professional course hosted in Atlanta by the Gulf-7 Pediatric Disaster Network. Co-sponsored by SRDRS and CHOA Emergency Management, we hope to see some of you here. The course is free with CME, CNE, and EMS CEU available to registrants. There are 50 available spots.
Location:
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Ashrae Building, Classroom 1A
1575 NE Expressway, Atlanta, GA 30329
Mitigating Emerging Threats Through Preparedness
Wednesday, April 10, 11:15a-12:15p
Please join us at the 14th Annual Symposium, Mitigating Emerging Threats Through Preparedness.
SRDRS will be presenting on "Telehealth: Force Multiplier for Unforeseen Events" on Wednesday, April 10 from 11:15a-12:15p.
Location:
Intercontinental at Doral Miami
2505 NW 87th avenue
Miami,Fl 33172
The Southern Regional Disaster Response System (SRDRS) – A Comprehensive Overview
October 19, 2023 2-3p ET
Principals from Emory University and Augusta University will describe how the Southern Regional Disaster Response System (SRDRS) has progressed through their first two years of program establishment to complement existing preparedness and response frameworks by leveraging telehealth technology. This presentation will highlight signature telehealth initiatives of the SRDRS aimed at enhancing situational awareness, patient care coordination, and access to highly specialized clinical and health system operational expertise with the goal of improving regional surge capacity following a CBRNE or other surge event.
The Southern Regional Disaster Response System (SRDRS)
The Pivotal Role of Telehealth in Disaster Response
September 20, 2023 12:00pm ET
In partnership with Southeastern Telehealth Resource Center (SETRC), the Southern Regional Disaster Response System (SRDRS) invites you to attend their upcoming webinar, The Pivotal Role of Telehealth in Disaster Response.
SRDRS’ telehealth program principals will guide this presentation, emphasizing the significance of telehealth within a comprehensive healthcare delivery system, highlighting these programs’ crucial roles in ensuring universal access to safe, high-quality healthcare services. Participants will be guided through the everyday application of existing telehealth programs, with a special focus on their adaptability to augment care following a CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high yield Explosives) or other surge event.
The Pivotal Role of Telehealth in Disaster Response
Chemical and Radiological Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism
August 30, 2023
In recent years, there has been growing concern that many of the most likely terrorist threats will involve “agents of opportunity” or materials that are readily available in most communities around the country.
This FREE one-day course on August 30 will review the medical and psychological consequences of exposures to a variety of chemical materials. It will include practical information regarding scene safety for such agents as high potency fentanyl analogs, inhaled irritants, and much more.
Region IV Special Pathogens Training Course
August 16, 2023
Event Details
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. EDT
Location: Park Vista Hotel, 705 Cherokee Orchard Rd., Gatlinburg, TN 37738
The Serious Communicable Diseases Unit (SCDU) at Emory University is the Health and Human Services-designated Region IV Emerging Special Pathogens Treatment Center (RESPTC). As a RESPTC, the SCDU is committed to educating frontline health care workers and emergency responders in Region IV on special pathogen preparedness and response.
On August 16, 2023, the SCDU will host two training sessions for health care workers that reside in Tennessee – CEUs will be offered upon the completion of an evaluation.
EMS Biosafety Transport Course: This course is designed for EMS providers of all types, but any health care personnel who are at risk of exposure to patients with a high-consequence infectious disease are welcome to attend. Course participants will learn how to identify high-consequence infectious diseases; what infection prevention and control precautions are needed to care for suspect patients; how to reduce risk through environmental controls; and more.
Frontline Hospitals Course: The hospital-based course was developed for medical and nursing staff, emergency management, education and training leaders, and infection prevention staff. Enhance your readiness to safely identify and isolate a patient with a suspected or confirmed special pathogen and inform appropriate officials while providing necessary patient care.
For more information, contact Yasmin Thornton at ythornt@emory.edu
Region IV Special Pathogens Training Course
July 31, 2023
Event Details
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. CDT
Location:Embassy Suites by Hilton Montgomery Hotel and Conference Center
The Serious Communicable Diseases Unit (SCDU) at Emory University is the Health and Human Services-designated Region IV Emerging Special Pathogens Treatment Center (RESPTC). As a RESPTC, the SCDU is committed to educating frontline health care workers and emergency responders in Region IV on special pathogen preparedness and response.
On July 31, 2023, the SCDU will host two training sessions for health care workers that reside in Alabama – CEUs will be offered upon the completion of an evaluation.
EMS Biosafety Transport Course: This course is designed for EMS providers of all types, but any health care personnel who are at risk of exposure to patients with a high-consequence infectious disease are welcome to attend. Course participants will learn how to identify high-consequence infectious diseases; what infection prevention and control precautions are needed to care for suspect patients; how to reduce risk through environmental controls; and more.
Frontline Hospitals Course: The hospital-based course was developed for medical and nursing staff, emergency management, education and training leaders, and infection prevention staff. Enhance your readiness to safely identify and isolate a patient with a suspected or confirmed special pathogen and inform appropriate officials while providing necessary patient care.
For more information, contact Yasmin Thornton at ythornt@emory.edu
Pediatric Preparedness for the Healthcare Professional
July 26th - 27th, 2023
Where: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Ashrae Building, Classroom 1A 1791 Tullie Circle, Atlanta, GA 30329
For: Medical response personnel, health care providers, and medical volunteers CME, CNE and EMS CE available!
This 2-day, 16-hour course will be a standardized, national-level pediatric disaster training focused on emergency management, public health, clinical preparedness, and resiliency and recovery. At the successful completion of the course, participants will recognize components necessary to developing a comprehensive
community and facility plan designed to improve pediatric clinical and post disaster resilience.
Update: Registration for this event is at capacity
Chemical and Radiological Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism
June 13-14 2023
In recent years, there has been growing concern that many of the most likely terrorist threats will involve “agents of opportunity” or materials that are readily available in most communities around the country.
The American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) and the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS) in partnership with the Region 7 Regional Disaster Health Response Ecosystem (RDHRE) and in collaboration with the Region 4 Southern Regional Disaster Response System (SRDRS) are pleased to offer this course on emergency medical response to exposures from radioactive materials and toxic chemicals. The Office of Emergency Management, within the Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) at the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), supported the development of this unique course to familiarize health care providers and responders with toxic exposures.
The course will review the medical and psychological consequences of exposures to a variety of chemical and radiological materials. It will include practical information regarding scene safety for such agents as high potency fentanyl analogs, inhaled irritants, and proper decontamination of a victim contaminated with radiological material.
Region IV Special Pathogens Training Course
June 9, 2023
Event Details
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. EST (The EMS based course is from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST
Location: Emory Conference Center, 1615 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30329
The Serious Communicable Diseases Unit (SCDU) at Emory University is the Health and Human Services-designated Region IV Emerging Special Pathogens Treatment Center (RESPTC). As a RESPTC, the SCDU is committed to educating frontline health care workers and emergency responders in Region IV on special pathogen preparedness and response.
On June 9, 2023, the SCDU will host two training sessions for health care workers in Georgia.
EMS Biosafety Transport Course: This course is designed for EMS providers of all types, but any health care personnel who are at risk of exposure to patients with a high-consequence infectious disease are welcome to attend. Course participants will learn how to identify high-consequence infectious diseases; what infection prevention and control precautions are needed to care for suspect patients; how to reduce risk through environmental controls; and more.
View EMS Biosafety Transport Course Agenda
Frontline Hospitals Course: The hospital-based course was developed for medical and nursing staff, emergency management, education and training leaders, and infection prevention staff. Enhance your readiness to safely identify and isolate a patient with a suspected or confirmed special pathogen and inform appropriate officials while providing necessary patient care.
View Frontline Hospital Course Agenda
For more information, contact Yasmin Thornton at ythornt@emory.edu
Note: The cap for the EMS course is 30 and cap for the hospital-based course is 100. If the event capacity is reached, a waitlist for the following training dates will be provided.
SCDP ECHO Session
May 25, 2023
EMS Hierarchy of Controls
Expert Panelists:
Michael Carr, MD, FACEP, FAEMS
Lekshmi Kumar, MPH, MBBS
Wade Miles, NR-P
Facilitator:
Alexander Isakov, MD, MPH
The Planners and Presenters of this activity disclose that they have no financial relationships with any commercial interest
Region IV Special Pathogens Training Course
February 3, 2023
Please join your Region IV colleagues in Georgia for an in person course focusing on frontline hospitals and EMS.
Frontline Hospital Course:
Enhance your readiness to safely identify and isolate a patient with a suspected or confirmed special pathogen and inform appropriate officials while providing necessary patient care.
EMS Biosafety Transport Course:
Course Learning Objectives
- Distinguish among various high consequence infectious diseases (smallpox, MERS, Ebola Virus Disease, novel influenza)regarding their clinical characteristics and transmission mechanisms for the purpose of PPE selection and enhancing worker safety.
- Explain standard- and transmission-based infection control precautions.
- Describe environmental controls, work practices and safety equipment that will decrease the likelihood of inadvertent exposure to infectious bodily fluids.
- Describe waste management and post-mission health monitoring.
- Demonstrate donning and doffing of PPE under the direct supervision of faculty that have experience with transport and management of patients with high conse-quence infectious diseases.
Ebola: Clinical Presentation, Evaluation, and Infection Prevention
December 20, 2022, 2:00pm - 3:00pm ET
On September 20, 2022, the Ministry of Health of Uganda officially declared an outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Sudan ebolavirus (SUDV). This is the fifth outbreak caused by SUDV in Uganda since 2000. No probable or confirmed cases related to this outbreak have yet been reported in the United States.
During this COCA Call, subject matter experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will discuss signs and symptoms of Ebola, disease progression, importance of alternative diagnoses or treatments, and the utility of a CDC clinical consult. Presenters will also review specimen handling and testing biosafety, and infection prevention and control recommendations.
If you are unable to attend the live COCA Call, the recording will be available for viewing on the COCA Call webpage a few hours after the live event ends.
The slide set will be available on the day of the call on the COCA Call webpage under Call Materials.
Continuing Education will not be offered for this COCA Call.
Registration is not required.
Webinar Link:
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Webinar ID: 161 410 0766
REAC/TS – MicroREM (Live) Virtual Webinar
December 6-8-2022
Registration now available - December 6-8, 2022, MicroREM Virtual Webinar (9:00 am – 1:00 am EST). Fee: $200.00 per participant
Chemical and Radiological Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism
July 7-8-2022
Hosted by SRDRS, the virtual ACMT-REAC/TS Chemical and Radiological Agents of Opportunity Course will take place on July 7-8-2022. The course is free of charge thanks to funding from CDC and awards CE for Physicians, Nurses and Pharmacists.
COVID-19 and Monkeypox Update – Keeping EMS Personnel Safe
July 12, 2022
EMS personnel have been working for over 2 years to manage the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now the monkeypox virus is making people ill in numerous countries where it is not typically seen, including the United States. Implementation of a hierarchy of controls is important for the safety of EMS personnel managing patients ill with either of these viruses. Speakers will provide a COVID-19 update, and then review what is known about the current monkeypox outbreak. Learners will hear how to use the familiar identify, isolate and inform strategy to recognize a case of monkeypox, take appropriate infection prevention measures and engage public health and health systems for follow-up management.
ECHO Sessions: MonkeyPox Outbreak: Mitigation on a Global Scale
July 21, 2022
Emory University's Serious Communicable Disease ECHO program is hosting a special to update the community on current special pathogens.
Anyone interfacing with patients, including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, hospital administrators, etc., are welcome to attend.
2022 RITN Workshop: Past Informing the Plan, Past Improving the Plan for a Rad/Nuc Incident
August 4-5, 2022
- August 4-5, 2022 at the Westin Alexandria Old Town, Alexandria, VA
- Save the Date flyer (PDF)
- Call for abstracts
- (PDF) with details including topics
- To submit an abstract for consideration:
- Email ritn@nmdp.org and a personalized link will be sent to you.
- Updated deadline to submit - May 1, 2022
- Please submit if interested. We are monitoring travel restrictions due to COVID and at this time anticipate the workshop will be in-person.
It has been estimated that up to 30% of patients that were ill with COVID might experience post-COVID conditions, even if they only had mild illness. This session will review what is known about 'Long COVID' and will review protective strategies for EMS providers. Participants will be able to: EMS: What is 'Long COVID' and how to protect yourself
May 3rd, 2022 at 1:00pm EST
BDLS Course
Tuesday July 5th
Location: Augusta University Medical Campus
BDLS® is a 7.5 hour competency-based course that introduces concepts and principles to prepare health professionals for the management of injuries and illnesses caused by disasters and public health emergencies. The primary focus of the BDLS course is incorporation of an “all-hazards” approach to mass casualty management and population-based care across a broad range of disasters. Measures to ensure and enhance health workforce readiness are emphasized throughout the course. This includes a consistent and
scalable approach to workforce protection and casualty management, as well as, mass
casualty triage and fatality management.
