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SFDPH Communicable Disease Control Unit

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This course contains eight lessons that together provide a fundamental overview of the SFDPH Communicable Disease Control Unit. Lessons do not need to be taken in sequence, though all are recommended as content for this course. All of the modules conclude with a Knowledge Check you must complete and pass to receive credit. Knowledge Checks can be taken more than once. To learn more about the CDCU, please visit our website at https://www.sfcdcp.org/communicable-disease/.

Lesson Overview:

Communicable Disease Control:

This lesson provides the general framework and responsibilities of Communicable Disease Control. The lesson should take about 30 minutes to complete.

Important Terminology Used in Communicable Disease:

This lesson provides critical terms used in Communicable Disease Control. Terminology is sourced from the Control of Communicable Diseases Manual (2016). The lesson should take about 30 minutes to complete.

Testing Methods for Communicable Diseases:

This lesson provides an overview of testing methods for communicable diseases. An orientation to types of tests and test results are reviewed. The lesson provides information about genomic sequencing, specimen management, and some common terms related to test results. The lesson should take about 15 minutes to complete.

CDCU Officer of the Day and Clinical Consultation:

This lesson provides training for DCIs and RNs regarding the CDCU Officer of the Day (OD). The lesson should take about 45 minutes to complete.

  • Overview and Responsibilities of Officer of the Day
  • Procedures for Managing Common Calls to Officer of the Day
  • Consultation Guidance
  • CD Nurse of the Day Proposal

Communicable Disease Control: Vector-Borne Diseases:

This lesson provides a brief overview of Vector-Borne Diseases (VBD), defined as infectious diseases of animals and humans caused by pathogenic agents transmitted by arthropod vectors. The lesson should take about 25 minutes to complete.

Importance of Public Health Investigations of Enteric Infections:

This lesson provides an overview of the importance of public health investigations of enteric infections. It should take about 30 minutes to complete.

  • Enteric infections, common enteric infections reported to CDCU, and actions taken by CDCU in response
  • Information about testing and specimen management
  • Sensitive occupations and situations
  • CDCU protocols for enteric infections

SFDPH Communicable Disease Control Training: Animal Bites and Rabies:

This lesson provides SFDPH Communicable Disease Control training on animal bites. Specifically, the lesson gives information on CDCU’s role in supporting the prevention of rabies after animal exposure. There is information on epidemiology, testing, transmission, symptoms, PREP and PEP. The lesson should take about 45 minutes to complete.

Public Health Investigation of Vaccine Preventable Diseases:

This lesson provides an overview of the public health investigation of vaccine preventable diseases. The lesson includes VPD reports, determinations made, test results, interviewing, exposures and outbreaks, and a summary of actions for VPDs when working in CDCU. The lesson should take about 15 minutes to complete.

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LINCS Introduction to HIV Interview with Erin Antunez

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This Course is designed for the LINCS team to provide HIV partner services interviews for newly diagnosed people living with HIV within City Clinic and throughout the City.

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LINCS CDC Communication Skills

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The goal of this course is to provide you with an understanding of the basic communication skills necessary for partner services providers, and to give you opportunities to practice those communication skills. This module also focuses on various problem solving techniques, and the importance of maintaining an assertive stance. And finally, you will learn about the importance of being comfortable talking about sex.

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LINCS Strength-Based Sexual Health Coaching

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After completing this lesson, learners will be able to:

  1. Describe a client centered, strength based, collaborative approach in interviewing.
  2. Assist patients to gain the knowledge, skill, and confidence to become active participants in their care.
  3. Learn tools to implement in interviewing with setting the agenda, ask tell ask, closing the loop, and creating a client centered action plan.

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LINCS STD/HIV Partner Services Interview Video

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This video provides an example of a mock partner services interview with a syphilis client. HIV prevention is also addressed extensively during the interview. The use of the STD/HIV interview format is highlighted throughout the video.

While watching this Video please take notes on what you liked and what you might do differently.

 

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LINCS Staying Resilient and Delivering Patient Care

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Robin Mattheis discusses resiliency in delivering patient care.

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LINCS HIV Infection and AIDS CDC Training

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This unit provides information you will need in your work with patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and resulting acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). You will learn about the characteristics of the HIV/AIDS and how HIV is transmitted from one person to another. The unit also covers the course of infection, testing and prevention methods, and information about case management.

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LINCS- Syphilis Case Management and Visual Case Analysis (VCA)

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The goal of this module is to improve your capacity to perform comprehensive syphilis case management, in order to prevent the further spread of syphilis within the sexual and social network of known cases. The first part of the module focuses on the steps of case management. In the second part, you will practice using an essential tool for disease intervention called visual case analysis (VCA). The two, case management and visual case analysis, go hand in hand to ensure that your investigations and interventions are thorough and effective.