CDC charges Johns Hopkins to lead development of Ebola training module
Johns Hopkins Medicine has been tasked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to lead a group and to design an interactive Web-based learning program that guides health care workers, nurses and physicians through government-approved protocols to aid clinicians as they provide care to patients who may be at risk of contracting the Ebola virus. The program trains health care providers in three critical areas: proper donning of personal protective equipment (PPE), the safe removal of gear and active monitoring skills. All three modules will be available for free on the CDC's website in the coming weeks and later available to the millions of iOS users on iTunes U.
Spearheading the initiative are infection prevention and safety experts from the Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality. Over the course of five days, the team worked with experts in infectious disease, nursing, systems engineering, content development and visual design from across the country to create an interactive learning experience for health care workers. The 40-member, multidisciplinary team included representatives from academic institutions, such as Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) to professional organizations, such as the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.
"This is a unique time in health care where collaboration between public, private, and government entities is essential to help solve this new crisis," says Peter Pronovost, senior vice president for patient safety and quality improvement at Johns Hopkins Medicine, and director of the Armstrong Institute. "This innovative environment has prompted spirited discussions from different areas of expertise, and these types of respectful conversations result in a better resource for nurses and physicians—and an overall better health outcome for dedicated care providers across our nation."
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