Emergency Response to Emerging Infections

Explore a Global Health World Shared Practice Forum video featuring Dr. Michelle Niescierenko as she discusses approaches to responding to emerging infections in developing nations. Gain insights from her experience during the 2014 Ebola outbreak, learning how her team collaborated with Liberian hospitals to teach and implement best practices in infection control. Discover the successes and challenges faced in managing the outbreak, and understand the partnerships formed with the CDC, WHO, and Liberian Ministry of Health to create a structured response system. Learn about the origins of Ebola and its spread, identify specific challenges in responding to emerging infections in remote regions, and understand how effective medical practices in infection control were taught, disseminated, and sustained throughout Liberian hospitals. This 40-minute video is part of OPENPediatrics, an interactive digital learning platform sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital, offering peer-reviewed, open-access content from internationally recognized experts in pediatric critical care.