{"id":1504,"date":"2018-05-01T08:00:22","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T13:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/?p=1504"},"modified":"2018-04-25T13:17:59","modified_gmt":"2018-04-25T18:17:59","slug":"going-global-for-biopreparedness-international-workshop-on-high-level-isolation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/2018\/05\/01\/going-global-for-biopreparedness-international-workshop-on-high-level-isolation\/","title":{"rendered":"Going Global for Biopreparedness &#8211; International Workshop on High-Level Isolation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>Preparedness for outbreaks of infectious diseases is a critical, global issue, and several physicians from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/intmed\/divisions\/id\/index.html\">UNMC Division of Infectious Diseases<\/a> and other team members from the Nebraska Biocontainme<span style=\"font-size: 16px\">nt Unit organized and participated in the International Workshop on High-Level Isolation in late April\u00a0 The conference, which was held at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), was hosted by the<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"> National Ebola Training and Education Center (NETEC), Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR).<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1508\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1508\" class=\"wp-image-1508 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2018\/04\/HLIU-meeting-participants-April-2018-300x282.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2018\/04\/HLIU-meeting-participants-April-2018-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2018\/04\/HLIU-meeting-participants-April-2018-120x113.jpg 120w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2018\/04\/HLIU-meeting-participants-April-2018.jpg 606w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1508\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">International Workshop on High Level Isolation participants, representing 14 countries around the world<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Representatives from high-level isolation units from 14 countries around the world convened to share experiences and discuss issues like high level isolation unit design, clinical care and personal protective equipment in an interactive forum.\u00a0\u00a0 This international collaboration provided opportunities for the sharing of information and networking that are of utmost importance to enhance global preparedness for highly hazardous communicable diseases.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1507\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1507\" class=\"wp-image-1507 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2018\/04\/HLIU-meeting-April-2018-300x164.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2018\/04\/HLIU-meeting-April-2018-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2018\/04\/HLIU-meeting-April-2018-120x66.jpg 120w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2018\/04\/HLIU-meeting-April-2018.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1507\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getting ready to learn during the meeting.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>To learn more about the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nebraskamed.com\/biocontainment\">www.nebraskamed.com\/biocontainment<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the National Ebola Training and Education Center, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.NETEC.org\">www.NETEC.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<form name=\"s2form\" method=\"post\" action=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/subscribe2\/\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ip\" value=\"216.73.216.108\" \/><span style=\"display:none !important\"><label for=\"firstname\">Leave This Blank:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"firstname\" name=\"firstname\" \/><label for=\"lastname\">Leave This Blank Too:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"lastname\" name=\"lastname\" \/><label for=\"uri\">Do Not Change This:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"uri\" name=\"uri\" value=\"http:\/\/\" \/><\/span><p><label 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