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The Changing Epidemiology of Fungal Pathogens: Implications for Healthcare Associated Infections (September 23, 2020)

COVID-19 Preparedness Workshop for Service Providers and Community-Based Organizations
 (March 17, 2020)

COVID-19 Symposium: Rallying the Philadelphia Community to Stop Transmission/Protect the Public (March 11, 2020)

COVID-19 Webinar for Urgent Care/Outpatient Providers - Novel Coronavirus 2019: What We Know (March 5, 2020)

Enhanced Barrier Precautions: CDC Guidance to Prevent the Spread of MDROs (February 25, 2020)

Easy to Use Tools for Displaying Hand Hygiene and Outbreak Surveillance Data (December 10, 2019)

Outbreaks and Surveillance in Long-Term Care (October 11, 2019)

Antimicrobial Resistance in the Outpatient Setting (November 9, 2018)

Just a Flight Away: The Intersection Between Global Health/Communicable Disease (June 21, 2018)
  • Current outbreaks of international concern
  • Quarantine Station activities and responsibilities
  • PDPH reporting protocols and support services

Epidemiology of CRE and Candida auris (February 28, 2018)

Philadelphia Antimicrobial Stewardship Collaborative Meeting (September 26, 2016)
  • Current epidemiology of gram-negative resistance in the United States
  • Methods for detection of gram-negative resistance and treatment of gram-negative resistance
  • Overview of social aspect of antimicrobial stewardship

Buprenorphine Summit (September 20, 2016)
  • Overview of Philadelphia’s efforts in expanding access to buprenorphine as a medication-assisted treatment option
  • Review of buprenorphine (basic pharmacology)
  • Evidence base for opioid use disorder recovery and best practices in buprenorphine prescribing
  • Effective clinical models using buprenorphine in various treatment settings, including primary care/other medical settings

World TB Day Event: Fostering Partnerships for TB Elimination in Philadelphia (March 24, 2016)
  • Challenges and Opportunities for TB Elimination
  • Forging Partnerships for TB Elimination
  • Diabetes and Other Risk Factors for Progression of TB Disease
  • Diagnosis and Treatment of TB Infection in Specific Populations

Antimicrobial Stewardship Collaborative Webinar Series (Multiple Dates)
  • Methods of implementing antimicrobial stewardship policy, activities, or metrics within acute care settings
  • Successful strategies for advancing the goals of stewardship that have been employed by other facilities
  • Common barriers to implementing antimicrobial stewardship activities and strategies to overcome these barriers

Philadelphia Community Antimicrobial Stewardship Collaborative (September 30, 2014)
  • Current and Future Landscape of Antimicrobial Stewardship
  • Social and Behavioral Determinants of Antimicrobial Stewardship
  • Practical Strategies for Utilizing Antimicrobial Use Data

Youth Sexual Health Symposium (May 20, 2014)
  • Sex Needs a New Metaphor
  • MSM Youth, Love & Intimacy
  • Social Media, Teens & Condoms
  • Teen Pregnancy Prevention

Infection Prevention Symposium (October 30, 2013)
  • Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE): Epidemiology and Prevention
  • Antibiotic Stewardship
  • Management of CRE Infections

Access and Functional Needs Symposium (September 20, 2011 and October 2, 2012)
  • Accessible Emergency Response Planning
  • Autism and Emergency Responders
  • Accessible SEPTA: Partnering With First Responders
  • Hearing Loss and Emergency Communication
  • Helpful Hints of Courtesy When You Meet a Person Who is Blind or Visually Impaired
  • Disability.Gov

Public Health Forum (May 15, 2009; June 4, 2010; and May 22, 2012)
  • 2009: The Medical Examiner as Public Health Practitioner; Healthcare Associated Viral Hepatitis; Meningitis Surveillance Update from CDC; Autism as a Public Health Problem
  • 2010: Carrots and Sticks: How to Ensure Healthcare Workers are Vaccinated Against Influenza; Mumps Epidemiology, Outbreaks, and Current Research; Multisectoral Approaches to Preventing Chronic Disease; Public Health Response to the Haitian Earthquake
  • 2012: Public Health Implications of Marcellus Shale Activities in Pennsylvania; Hepatitis C: Still a Silent Epidemic?; Three Recent Foodborne Outbreaks; Radiological Health and Emergency Response in Pennsylvania

Building Capacity: HIV/HPV Community Outreach for Faith-Based Organizations (April 24, 2012)
  • Human Papillomavirus Infections
  • Introduction to HIV and AIDS
  • Nursing (Clinical) Track: HIV Pregnancy Case Study
  • Making HIV Testing, Prevention, And Care Accessible to Vulnerable Populations
  • Philadelphia's Citywide Interfaith HIV Prevention Campaign