About this Webinar

This webinar will explore key factors for the preparedness of future mpox outbreaks: common misconceptions, vaccination gaps, and community stigma. Through exploring and discussing current research and limitations, individuals and organizations can improve their capacity to abate future transmission of mpox.

What you'll learn

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the current state of mpox pandemic globally.
• Evaluate gaps in mpox and vaccination knowledge and common misconceptions.
• Critically interpret novel cases of mpox and potential impacts of community stigma.
• Build capacity for future outbreaks of mpox.

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Subject Matter Expert

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  Tom Carpino
  

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Tom Carpino, MPH, is a professor and doctoral candidate at Johns Hopkins University, studying infectious disease epidemiology. His research explores sexual health and stigma among sexual and gender diverse communities. Since the inception of the global 2022 mpox pandemic, Tom shifted his focus as a health advocate to prioritizing his doctoral studies on understanding and abating mpox, working alongside the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Emory University to launch an mpox survey for American MSM.


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Acknowledgement: This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of award 2 UB6HP31685‐05‐00 “Public Health Training Centers.” The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

About this Webinar

This webinar will describe some of the major lessons learned thus far in this monkeypox pandemic, setbacks and challenges, and common misconceptions. After, we will explore recommendations and practical knowledge for various healthcare providers, nurses, educators, and public health professionals to ensure participants have the tools necessary to have informed dialogue and policies about monkeypox and apply them to their organizations or personal lives.

In three months, monkeypox has affected over 35,000 people and 90 countries, and the situation is continuing to evolve. Please join us to explore early findings related to the epidemiology of the virus, common misconceptions, and strategies on where we will go from here.

What you'll learn

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Effectively explain scientific findings and misconceptions related to the current state of the monkeypox pandemic
• Describe challenges in the monkeypox response and opportunities for engagement
• Recommend and evaluate policy, programming and education related to monkeypox

This webinar will be recorded and made available within 2 business days of the webinar close. Please log in to view the recording in the section "View a Recording of the Webinar.

Subject Matter Expert

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  Tom Carpino
  

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Tom Carpino (he/him), MPH, is a predoctoral NIH fellow at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health studying infectious disease epidemiology and stigma, and a diversity and inclusion teaching fellow and adjunct faculty in biological sciences at Towson University. Since the beginning of the current monkeypox pandemic, Tom has been a health advocate for the LGBTQ community for increased access to testing, vaccination, and treatment for this disease. He is also a leader in health equity as described in his open letter to the national White House monkeypox coordinators as interviewed with the Institute for Public Accuracy and the Equal Rights and Justice radio. In collaboration with Johns Hopkins, Emory, and the US Centers for Disease Control, Tom helped to launch the American Men’s Internet Survey (AMIS) monkeypox study investigating attitudes and experiences related to monkeypox as described in this MMWR report and collaborated with the RESPND-MI team with Harvard and Prep4All to evaluate network risk for monkeypox.


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Acknowledgement: This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of award 2 UB6HP31685‐05‐00 “Public Health Training Centers.” The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

About this Webinar

Public Health Nurses in Massachusetts have a vast and varied accounting of job responsibilities, position descriptions and dedicated hours for PHN services.  The one hour webinars will provide an introduction into the three areas of concentration for PHNs in MA: Infectious Disease, Immunizations and Emergency Preparedness with resources clearly identified through membership in the Massachusetts Association of Public Health Nurses; the only state recognized Public Health Nursing Organization. 

About this Webinar

Public Health Nurses in Massachusetts have a vast and varied accounting of job responsibilities, position descriptions and dedicated hours for PHN services.  The one hour webinars will provide an introduction into the three areas of concentration for PHNs in MA: Infectious Disease, Immunizations and Emergency Preparedness with resources clearly identified through membership in the Massachusetts Association of Public Health Nurses; the only state recognized Public Health Nursing Organization. 

About this Webinar

The LGBTQ+ community experiences disparities related to sexual health and primary care. Open Door Health in Providence, Rhode Island opened in 2020 to address this unmet need for culturally tailored services for LGBTQ populations in Rhode Island. The presentation discusses program development and innovative sexual and primary care health service programs at Open Door Health.

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What you'll learn

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• List recommended practices for creating a welcoming and affirming environment for LGBTQ populations
• Describe how place and space matter to create affirming care environments
• Explain how to provide “express” STI services
• Discuss how task shifting services to nurses can enhance and hasten STI and HIV prevention service delivery.
• Understand how to integrate STI service with primary care services for LGBTQ populations

Subject Matter Expert

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  Amy Nunn
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Amy Nunn, ScD, is a Professor of Public Health and Medicine at Brown University. She is also Executive Director of the Rhode Island Public Health Institute and Open Door Health. Dr. Nunn is best known for her innovative partnerships with community leaders to reduce health disparities and for creating innovative models for clinical service delivery that promote health equity.




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About this Webinar

This session is designed to take public health professionals through an interactive and participatory group discussion on leading change in the public health and healthcare settings. In this session, the speaker will provide an overview of change management theories, change management applications, how to create a sense of urgency as a pre-condition for change, how public health professionals should think about when leading change, and the current level of fatigue observed in the healthcare system within the context of change management in the current environment.

What you'll learn

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Identify 2022 recommended vaccinations and schedule for pediatric and adolescent patients.
• Discuss the benefits and side effects of the various vaccines for pediatric and adolescent patients.
• ​Discuss strategies to improve vaccination rates in pediatric and adolescent patients, including addressing vaccine hesitancy.​

Subject Matter Expert

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  Wendy L. Wright 
  DNP, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, FNAP, Adult/Family Nurse Practitioner, Owner and Family Nurse Practitioner, Wright & Associates Family Healthcare
  
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Louise Keogh Weed has her Masters in Public Health in Health Policy and Management from Harvard School of Public Health. Since then, Louise has worked in quality improvement and patient safety in the Boston hospital system. Most recently, she served as the Director of Medical Management and Improvement at Codman Square Health Center, a unique health center in Dorchester known for its leadership in innovation. In this role, Louise oversaw all Primary Care innovation work, created the infrastructure for organizational innovation, and worked with Medical leadership on management of the Provider practice. Louise is an instructor at HSPH, teaching in the department of Health Management and is the Co-Director of Leadership Strategies for Evolving Healthcare Executives. Louise is especially interested in non-profit strategy and leadership. Louise has a BA in Women’s Studies from Tufts University and is committed to equity, including racial and social justice, as part of all of her work. In 2018, Louise and her husband adopted an amazing dog named Mugsy.

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Acknowledgement: This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of award 2 UB6HP31685‐05‐00 “Public Health Training Centers.” The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

About this Webinar

This webinar introduces public health surveillance concepts and principles, including various surveillance systems and how they are used in tracking diseases and other public health threats.

What you'll learn

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Define public health surveillance.
• Describe various methods for conducting infectious disease surveillance.

Subject Matter Expert

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  Jennifer Gunderman, MPH
  

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_{* Yale School of Public Health, Office of Public Health Practice, a New England Public Health Training Center partner, is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. All CHES credit inquiries are managed by YSPH}