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Communicable Diseases Webinar* for Health Care Providers
"Newly Reportable Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs) and Updates on COVID-19, Monkeypox, and Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Cause in Children"
Friday, June 3, 7:00–8:00 a.m.
Join us this Friday for an overview of three new MDROs that will become reportable conditions in Wisconsin as of July 1, 2022. We'll also hear updates on COVID-19 epidemiology, Monkeypox cases in the U.S., and cases of acute hepatitis of unknown cause in children.
Click here to join the webinar.
Or dial: (669) 254-5252
Webinar ID: 160 905 0752
*As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, we are expanding the scope of the Friday morning provider webinar series to also include other time-sensitive communicable disease topics of particular interest to health care providers. We will continue to address key topics related to COVID-19, but the webinar series name has been updated to reflect this expanded scope.
Presenters
Ashlie Dowdell, Director, Healthcare-Associated Infections Prevention Program, Bureau of Communicable Diseases, Division of Public Health, Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Tom Haupt, Research Scientist/Epidemiologist, Bureau of Communicable Diseases, Division of Public Health, Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Dr. Ryan Westergaard, Chief Medical Officer and State Epidemiologist, Bureau of Communicable Diseases, Division of Public Health, Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Dr. Ian Pray, CDC Career Epidemiology Field Officer, Bureau of Communicable Diseases, Division of Public Health, Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Upcoming webinar dates
Due to the 4th of July holiday weekend, the provider webinar will be held on the second Friday in July. Please join us on Friday, July 8 for the next communicable diseases provider webinar.
Send us your questions and webinar topic suggestions ahead of time!
Email your questions to the DHS WI HAI Prevention Program using the subject line: "COMMUNICABLE DISEASES PROVIDER WEBINAR," by 2 p.m. Thursday, June 2.
- Questions sent ahead of time will be prioritized during the Q&A part of the webinar.
Webinar recordings
Access recordings of previous communicable diseases provider webinars on the DHS provider webinar series recordings webpage.
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