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Public Health Response at International Ports of Entry MODULE 1 (10-part online course) PHIP1S0808
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Credit Completion certificate
Instructors JoLynn P. Montgomery, PhD, MPH   Matthew L. Boulton, MD, MPH 
Cost No Charge
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Course Description

This is a ten-module course that explains the role of federal quarantine stations, as well as other agencies and partners, in communicable disease control at airports, seaports and land borders. The role of public health professionals, acting as surge capacity personnel, to support quarantine station personnel is described. Information about screening, detecting and intervening with passengers ill or at risk for serious communicable diseases is explained. Each module may be taken by itself.

Intended Audience

Public health, health organization, and hospital officials who might be involved in supporting
quarantine efforts at U.S. ports of entry and anyone else interested in learning more about public health
response issues related to protecting populations against communicable diseases or other infectious threats at the nation’s ports of entry.

Registration

MODULE 1 introduces the Public Health Response at International Ports of Entry course and provides an overview of the course content of each module.

Each module may be taken by itself. To take all ten modules, you will need to register for each one separately. Register at one time or as you are ready to begin a module.

Course Content

Each of the modules that make up Public Health Response at International Ports of Entry offers related but unique content. Each module may be taken by itself and includes a short quiz and evaluation at its conclusion**.

  1. Introduction
  2. Quarantine at International Ports of Entry
  3. Public Health Surveillance and Applications to Quarantine Stations
  4. The Legal Basis of Quarantine in the US
  5. Quarantine Stations: An In-depth Look at Operations and Partners
  6. Role of Surge Capacity
  7. Field Triage: Screening for Ill Passengers
  8. Personal Protective Equipment and Infection Control Practices
  9. Disease Specific Issues
  10. Screening Exercise
** Part 10: Screening Exercise includes only an evaluation.

Course Objectives

After completion of the ten-module series, you will be able to:

Technical Requirements
You will need a computer with high speed connection (DSL or higher), speakers or headphones, Windows Media Player and an internet browser. Use of Microsoft Internet Explorer is strongly recommended.

This course was developed by the Michigan Center for Public Health Preparedness, part of the Office of Public Health Practice at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. The course is supported by a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Cooperative Agreement Number U90/CCU524243‐04.

8/6/2008