\n<\/strong>\u2022 How significant is the trend towards Zoonotic (animal to human) transmission of Infections?
\n\u2022 How does the needed genetic mutation occur?
\n\u2022 Which infections jump the species barrier directly to humans or though an intermediary host?
\n\u2022 Significant characteristics of SARS, CoV -1\u00a0 and SARS; SARS CoV – 2 and COVID -19
\n\u2022 The most significant Zoonotic Illness of the\u00a0 last century: HIV and AIDS; Lyme Disease
\n\u2022 Avian flu, Swine flu, human flu and MERS
\n\u2022 Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)<\/p>\n
Description:<\/b>
\n<\/b>Few areas in healthcare are changing as rapidly as infectious diseases. This four part webinar provides an up-to-the minute update on current issues in infectious diseases. Major infectious disease trends will be reviewed, including: COVID-19, impact of global warming, food-borne illnesses, infectious agents and their relationship to acute and chronic disease. New vaccines, like for COVID-19, HPV and other diseases, will be reviewed, along with the status of older vaccines. Superbugs, healthcare acquired infections and antibiotic stewardship will also be discussed. Join us for this very timely topic!<\/p>\n
Who Should Attend?:<\/b>
\n\u2022 RNs, NPs, RPNs, & LPNs in public health, acute, community, primary & long term care settings
\n\u2022 Infection Control Practitioners, Occupational Health Nurses;
\n\u2022 Physician Assistants, Dietitians, Chiropractors, Pharmacy Technicians
\n\u2022 Nurse Practitioners, Tele-Health Nurses, Educators, Managers<\/p>\n
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<\/strong>Barb Bancroft, RN, MSN, PNP<\/strong>
\nBarb Bancroft is a widely acclaimed nursing teacher who has taught courses on Advanced Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, and Physical Assessment to both graduate and undergraduate students. Also certified as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, she has held faculty positions at the University of Virginia, the University of Arkansas, Loyola University of Chicago, and St. Xavier University of Chicago. Barb is known for her extensive knowledge of pathophysiology and as one of the most dynamic nursing speakers in North America today. Delivering her material with equal parts of evidence based practise, practical application, and humour, she has taught numerous seminars on clinical and health maintenance topics to healthcare professionals, including the Association for Practitioners for Infection Control, The Emergency Nurses\u2019 Association, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"