Emory University's Serious Communicable Diseases Program is dedicated to being a model for clinical practice, influential research and sharing knowledge.

Atlanta, GA
Joined July 2019
Preparedness starts long before a patient arrives. Go inside Emory Healthcare’s Serious Communicable Diseases Unit and see how NETEC expertise supports healthcare preparedness nationwide. ow.ly/zi3f50ZjKjo
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Join Dr. Anna Yaffee from @EmoryMedicine , Jill Morgan,RN,BSN from @emoryhealthcare, Dr. Alex Isakov from @EmoryMedicine and Brooke Brewer,BSN from @UNC_Health_Care for a #Ebola #ProjectECHO session on 6.29.26 at 11 am, including a case study. ET Register zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_…
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Join Gavin Harris, MD from @EmoryDeptofMed/ @EmoryMedicine, Anita K. McElroy, MD, PhD from @PittTweet and Julie Gabel, DVM, MPH from @GaDPH for a #VectorBorne #ProjectECHO session on 6.25.26 at 11 am, including a case study. ET Register zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_…
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.@mygpb highlighted the Serious Communicable Diseases Unit at @emoryhealthcare — one of 13 NSPS facilities equipped to care for patients with diseases such as Ebola and hantavirus. ow.ly/H59h50Z6bKV #NSPS #NETEC
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⚽ FIFA World Cup 2026 will bring global travel and new preparedness considerations for healthcare teams. Dr. Alex Isakov discusses why front-line clinicians may encounter diseases they don’t routinely see. 🎧 netec.org/podcast #NETEC #Preparedness #GlobalHealth
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⚽🌍 Attention healthcare providers, public health & EMS partners: Our new World Cup 2026 resource collection includes guidance on screening, isolation, response & HCID preparedness & travel-associated infectious diseases. 🔗 repository.netecweb.org/exhi… #FIFAWorldCup2026 #NETEC
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How do we get critical care innovations into EDs—fast—during emergencies? New @ENAorg podcast features @RANDCorporation research + insights from Sharon V. Carrasco, Director of Education & Training at NETEC and @EmoryNursing professor. 🎧 ow.ly/12Qe50YAMk1
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Join SRDRS & @EmoryScdp on 6.17.26 from 11–12 PM ET for an ECHO session on infectious disease preparedness ahead of World Cup 2026. This program will focus on emergency preparedness and real-time collaboration across Region 4.Register here: iecho.org/public/program/PRG…
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Join SRDRS & @EmoryScdp on 6.16.26 from 12–1 PM ET for an ECHO session on infectious disease preparedness ahead of World Cup 2026. This program will focus on emergency preparedness and real-time collaboration across Region 4.Register here: iecho.org/public/program/PRG…
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⚽🎙️ New episode of #TransmissionInterrupted drops May 6! Host Jill Morgan (@emoryuniversity) talks with NSPS Executive Director Dr. Laura Evans (@UW) about how #NETEC & #NSPS are preparing for infectious disease risks during the #WorldCup. 🎧 Subscribe: ow.ly/QKwu50YRIk5
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🎙️ Now streaming on @Contagion_Live: A new interview series featuring experts from NETEC partner @EmoryUniversity, including Gavin Harris, MD, Jill Morgan, RN, BSN, and Sharon Carrasco, DNP, on HCID care, PPE, and outbreak readiness. ow.ly/ZCWL50XUakq
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When in doubt, take it out! Remove all porous items such as carpeting, wallpaper, and furniture that have been wet for more than 48 hours and cannot be thoroughly cleaned and dried. They can be a place for mold to grow! bit.ly/4eKhNWf #Milton #Helene
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Ten years ago the nation’s first patient with Ebola virus disease was transported to Emory University Hospital. Marking this anniversary Emory launches the Healthcare Test Kitchen Lab ➡️ brnw.ch/21wNP8D #Ebola
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Stop by the NETEC/NSPS booth (#1440) at the @accpchest Annual Meeting! Connect with our experts, including (pictured L-R): Gavin Harris from @emoryuniversity, Eileen Searle and Aileen Patel from @massgeneralnews, and Patricia Tennill from @bellevuehosp. #NETEC #NSPS #CHEST2024
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Everything you should know about #Marburg⬇️ #ViralFactsAfrica
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Strong infection prevention measures are pivotal to curbing the spread of #Marburg virus disease. Supporting Rwanda’s efforts to end the Marburg outbreak, @WHO, with @USAID support, has delivered over 500 kits of clinical care & infection prevention and control supplies as outbreak control efforts intensify.
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On the NETEC Situation Report for October 1, 2024, Dr. Gavin Harris, a NETEC expert and infectious diseases and critical care physician at @emoryuniversity, shares three things you should know about the outbreak of Marburg virus disease in Rwanda. ow.ly/pa4k50TAGyq
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We are on the ground in NC working with the state to support needs following #Helene. Resources have already arrived & many more are on the way. People in NC can apply for disaster assistance on DisasterAssistance.gov, on the FEMA App or by calling 1-800-621-3362. More⤵️
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Over 3.2 million electric customers are currently without power due to #HurricaneHelene. 1.2 million out in #Florida 936k out in #Georgia 849k out #SouthCarolina 264k out #NorthCarolina [2024-09-27 6:56 AM EDT] poweroutage.us #PowerOutage
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From LeeAnna “James we are on I-20 in Conyers, GA. BioLabs is on fire right now.”
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