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Course Overview Course Quality RatingTBD Course Description This course provided by Emory University via Coursera and will require a secondary login and/or registration. This course will discuss the epidemic of Ebola in West Africa and its various aspects including disease prevention, treatment, response to the epidemic, ethical considerations, and the post-Ebola global health landscape.The course will run for six weeks and contains six learning modules. It consists of video lectures, readings, weekly discussions, and quizzes. This is a unique course based on the extensive experience at Emory University with Ebola and by participating; participants will gain a better understanding of this epidemic. The six modules include:Week 1: Introduction to Ebola Introduction to Ebola The State of Global Health Pre-Ebola Epidemiology & Virology of Ebola Ebola and Other Tropical Forest-Associated Zoonosis Review Quiz: Quiz 1 Week 2: Patient Care of Persons with Ebola Virus Disease Lessons from Patients with Ebola Training on Personal Protection Caring for Patients with Ebola Review Quiz: Quiz 2 Week 3: Prevention, Treatment, and Response Treatment Options International and CDC Response Community & Media Response Review Quiz: Quiz 3 Week 4: Laboratory Issues Emory Unit Laboratory Pathogenesis, Pathology, and Immune Response Review Quiz: Quiz 4 Week 5: Managing Potential and Diagnosed Ebola Patients Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Transportation Ebola, Quarantine Policies, and Human Rights Legal Aspects of Ebola Response in the United States Ebola, Democracy, Human Rights, and Public Health Review Quiz: Quiz 5 Week 6 How Ebola is Changing Global Health Resilience and Limited Resources Lessons Learned Epilogue Click the LAUNCH button below to start or be taken to the course. Target Audience None listed Learning ObjectivesNone listed Council of Linkages Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (COL)/COL Tier(s)None listed Professional/Disciplinary Competencies None listed FormatOnline Course/ Self-study Credit/CEUNone available Duration40-60 hrs. SpecificationsNone listed Course Publication DateNone listed