According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an outbreak is the occurrence of more cases of disease than normally expected in a specific group of people or a certain place over a given period of time. Clinicians investigate outbreaks to control and prevent the spread of disease and infection. Investigation of outbreaks is important when the infection in question has high rates of transmission. This session will discuss types of outbreaks and the methods used to investigate, control, and prevent the spread of disease and infection.

At the conclusion of the presentation, the participant will be able to:

1. Discuss the difference between outbreak, epidemic, and pandemic.

2. Discuss methods to investigate, control, and prevent the spread of disease and infection.

Speaker:

Joyanna Wendt, MD, MPH
Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This session has been approved for 1 contact hour

Expiration date for receipt of contact hours: May 7, 2017

This session has been approved for 1.0 CRNI® recertification unit.