Seminar: Infection Control Surveillance & Response

Catalog description

This seminar provides focused exploration of infection surveillance systems and outbreak response strategies within healthcare and community settings. Students will analyze national and global surveillance frameworks, interpret infection control data, and evaluate real-time response protocols for emerging infectious threats and infectious disease disasters. Emphasis is placed on the role of infection preventionists in leadership during infectious disease events. Current and historical case and surveillance reports from agencies such as CDC, WHO, and NHSN will be used to link theory to practice.