Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, April 5, at 7 a.m.

Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Division of Public Health Information Update

Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers

This bulletin is being sent to these lists: Health Alert Network, Local Health Officers, Tribal Health Directors, Public Health Nurses, Local Public Health Department Staff, Enterics, Infection Preventionists, DQA Notifications, and Assisted Living Forum.

Meeting details

When: Friday, April 5, 7–8 a.m.

Our monthly webinar series provides timely updates on public health issues that are relevant to health care providers and other members of the public health community in Wisconsin.

Our topic this month is: Staying alert for measles: Update on the current national outbreak and clinical signs

Join the webinar

Or dial: 669-254-5252 Webinar ID: 161 710 1187

Presenters

Ian Pray, CDC Career Epidemiology Field Officer, Bureau of Communicable Diseases, Division of Public Health, Wisconsin Department of Health Services 

Ryan Westergaard, Chief Medical Officer and State Epidemiologist, Bureau of Communicable Diseases, Division of Public Health, Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Stephanie Schauer, Immunization Section Manager, Bureau of Communicable Diseases, Division of Public Health, Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Dan Shirley, Associate Professor of Infectious Disease, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine & Public Health, Medical Director of Infection Prevention, UW Health 

Joe McBride, Assistant Professor of Adult and Pediatric Infectious Disease, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine & Public Health, Department of Medicine & Pediatrics, Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship at UnityPoint-Meriter


Upcoming webinar dates

Please join us on Friday, May 3, for the next communicable diseases provider webinar.


Send us your questions and webinar topic suggestions ahead of time!

Email your questions to Johanna Melton at johanna.melton@dhs.wisconsin.gov using the subject line: "Communicable Diseases Provider Webinar," by 2 p.m. Thursday, April 4.

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.


Accommodations

The Bureau of Communicable Diseases is committed to ensuring equal access for all of our monthly provider webinars. If you require an accommodation to participate such as a sign language interpreter, captioning, or materials in an alternate format please contact johanna.melton@dhs.wisconsin.gov at least two weeks prior to the next scheduled webinar.