Infectious Disease

Course Description:

This course is a three-module sequence covering a sampling of those areas of infectious disease relevant to public health professionals in the United States. The modules begin by discussing areas considered by the CDC to be the most important public health successes of the 20th century. Control of certain major infectious diseases is a significant aspect of these successes. The modules then discuss the major gram positive and gram-negative bacterial illnesses, selected viral, protozoal, prior, rickettsial and vaccine preventable disease. A major portion of the course is devoted to various clinical aspects of sexually transmitted disease and pandemic influenza. While these modules only represent a small sample of infectious disease, it is hoped that the student will gain an appreciation of the vast scope of this subject and its importance to modern public health.

Target Audience

Academic Faculty/Staff, Federal Government Employees, State Government Employees, Local Government Employees, Non-Government Employees and Students

Learning Objectives

  • Recognize the significance of infectious disease as a public health issue
  • Identify the types of pathogens involved in infectious disease and common routes of disease transmission
  • Define basic terminology used in the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases
  • Identify the most common effects of selected infectious diseases
  • Identify public health measures useful in addressing selected infectious diseases
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.00 Participation/CE
    Tulane Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE) awards 4.00 hour(s) of credit for completing Infectious Disease
Course opens: 
10/20/2021
Course expires: 
01/01/2040
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0

Instructor:

Ronald Goans

Ronald E. Goans, PhD, MD, MPH

Dr. Ronald Goans is presently Adjunct Associate Professor at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine for the Center for Applied Environmental Public Health. He is also senior medical consultant with MJW Corporation where he provides radiation medicine consultation to the current DOE/NIOSH EEOICPA dose reconstruction project. In addition, Dr. Goans is senior scientific advisor and staff physician at the Department of Energy’s Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS) in Oak Ridge, TN. Dr. Goans is board-certified in Occupational Medicine and is a Diplomat of the American Board of Preventive Medicine. In addition, he is a certified Medical Review Officer (MRO) for workplace drug testing.

Dr. Goans received an MD degree from the George Washington University School of Medicine in 1983 and a PhD in radiation physics from the University of Tennessee in 1974. In addition, he received an MPH in Occupational Health and Safety Management from the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in 2000. Dr. Goans has active medical licensure in Tennessee, Virginia, and Maryland. Dr. Goans’ current research interests include development of mathematical methods for the early estimation of radiation dose after either a radiation accident or a nuclear weapons event.

Available Credit

  • 4.00 Participation/CE
    Tulane Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE) awards 4.00 hour(s) of credit for completing Infectious Disease

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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System Settings 
This course is designed to work most effectively if your computer and internet connection meet certain minimal requirements. This course can be accessed using a Windows 10 PC or a Mac with High Sierra1, Mojave, or Catalina. Pop-up blockers should be disabled when viewing the course. Internet Explorer 11 (for Windows 10), or the current version of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Apple Safari (for Windows 10 and or Mac) is required. Many of our courses require Java and JavaScript enabled. 

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Internet Connection Speed 
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