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“Updated Primer on Wasting Diseases”

Case Medical presents…

“Updated Primer on Wasting Diseases”

Wasting diseases are a growing health hazard to humans and are already at epidemic levels in mammalian wildlife. The nature of infectious prions, the root cause of the diseases, is the subject of continuing research. What is known is that prions are highly resilient and difficult to remove, extremely resistant to degradation, and can be passed on in the environment and via contaminated surgical tools. This presentation will address current and emerging research about wasting diseases as they relate to people, animals and the ecosystem. The presentation will also introduce possible solutions that can be applied in healthcare facilities.

Objectives:

  1. Learn about human and animal prion diseases
  2. Review modes of transmission
  3. Discuss current and emerging research on prion diseases
  4. Discover how science and industry can work together to limit the transmission of prions and other healthcare relevant infectious agents

Speaker: Christina Carlson, Ph.D., M.P.H. – USGS National Wildlife Health Center

Target audience: SPD, Materials Management, Infection Prevention

CE credit: available through IAHCSMM for materials management