2015 Annual Meeting -Symposium:Forensic Pathology: Ebola and Case Presentations |
Monday June 22, 1400-1700
We Need to Talk About Ebola
Frances Jamieson, Public Health Ontario and University of Toronto
Objectives:
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
Summarize the epidemiology, transmission and natural reservoirs,
Frances Jamieson, Public Health Ontario and University of Toronto
Objectives:
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
Summarize the epidemiology, transmission and natural reservoirs,
pathophysiology, and clinical presentation of Ebola Virus Disease.
Discuss current recommendations for collection, handling, processing and the diagnostic laboratory testing of specimens from patients with suspect Ebola Virus Disease.
Review and describe the role of public health laboratories and the Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network in the response to emerging and re-emerging pathogens.
Discuss current recommendations for collection, handling, processing and the diagnostic laboratory testing of specimens from patients with suspect Ebola Virus Disease.
Review and describe the role of public health laboratories and the Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network in the response to emerging and re-emerging pathogens.