COVID-19 Contact Tracing
Completed by Summer Ann Kirkpatrick
August 13, 2020
6 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
Describe the natural history of SARS-CoV-2 , including the infectious period, the presentation of COVID-19, and evidence for how it is transmitted.
Define an infectious contact and timeline for public health intervention through contact tracing.
Demonstrate the utility of case investigation and contact tracing, identify common barriers, and possible strategies to overcome them.
Present some ethical considerations around contact tracing, isolation and quarantine.
Skills you will gain
- Category: Microbiology
- Category: Health Technology
- Category: Interpersonal Communications
- Category: Community Outreach
- Category: Healthcare Ethics
- Category: Investigation
- Category: Patient Communication
- Category: Public Health and Disease Prevention
- Category: Community Health
- Category: Rapport Building
- Category: Infectious Diseases
- Category: Public Health
