COCA Call, June 19 – Healthy Swimming: Prevent and Treat Infections Caused by Brain-Eating Amebas and Chlorine-Tolerant Parasites
Join CDC experts for a free Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) call that offers free continuing education credit.*
Date: Thursday, June 19, 2014
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Click to Join Webinar: https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/
Registration is not required. Audio is required for webinar.
Registration is not required. Audio is required for webinar.
Audio Dial In:
888-233-9077 (U.S. Callers)
1-773-799-3915 (International Callers)
Passcode: 4972213
Call Overview
Swimming and other water-related activities are popular during the summer. However, Naegleria fowleri, known as the brain-eating ameba, may be present in warm freshwater and can result in primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM)—a rare disease that is almost always fatal. Additionally, the chlorine-tolerant parasite Cryptosporidium is one of the most frequent causes of waterborne disease among humans in the United States. During this COCA call, clinicians will learn about PAM and diarrhea resulting fromCryptosporidium, how to prevent these diseases, and what to do if you suspect your patient has one of them.
Presenters
Jennifer Cope, MD, MPH
Medical Epidemiologist
Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Michele Hlavsa, RN, MPH
Epidemiologist
Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Additional Information
For additional information and to access call recordings (audio, webinar, and transcript), which will be available a few days after the live call/webinar, please visit the call webpage athttp://emergency.cdc.gov/coca/
*For more information on continuing education credit, please visit http://emergency.cdc.gov/coca/
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