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US - COCA Call Tomorrow: Thursday, June 11, 2015 - Updated Information and Guidelines for Evaluation for MERS

sharon sanders

Editor-in-Chief & President
From: "Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (CDC)&qu...
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Subject: COCA Call Tomorrow: Thursday, June 11, 2015 - Updated Information and Guidelines for Evaluation for MERS
Date: Jun 10, 2015 9:21 AM
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Date: Thursday, June 11, 2015 ? TOMORROW

Time: 2:00 - 3:00 pm (Eastern Time)

Audio Only: There are no presentation slides and registration is not required.
  • 888-810-4792 (U.S. Callers)
  • 630-395-0368 (International Callers)
Join by Live Audio Web Streaming: Listen only .
http://event.on24.com/r.htm?e=1009465&s=1&k=EB85A2754461B83A73CC903B4B24B2FB

Overview:

On May 20, 2015, the Republic of Korea (Korea) reported to the World Health Organization an initial case of laboratory-confirmed MERS-CoV infection, the first case in what is now the largest single outbreak of MERS-CoV outside of the Arabian Peninsula. During today?s call, clinicians will be provided information about the global situation and the current status of the MERS-CoV outbreak in the Republic of Korea, updated guidance to healthcare providers and state and local health departments regarding who should be evaluated and tested for MERS-CoV infection, and further guidance on ?Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Hospitalized Patients with Possible MERS-CoV.?

Presenter(s):

Susan Gerber, MD
Team Lead
Division of Viral Diseases
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases ? CDC

David Kuhar, MD
Medical Officer
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases ? CDC


For additional information and to access call recordings (audio and transcript), which will be available a few days after the live call, please visit the call webpage at emergency.cdc.gov/coca/calls/2015/callinfo_061115.asp

If you have questions or trouble accessing this COCA Call, please e-mail coca@cdc.gov .
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