Learning Collaboratives

BREAKTHROUGH INFECTIONS
Date: November 19, 2021
Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am Pacific

In this learning collaborative, we will discuss what we know now and what we are learning about the implications of COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough cases for our contact tracing and case investigation work. We will focus on the likelihood of breakthrough infection, the severity of symptoms, the need for vaccine boosters, and recommended messaging when working with contacts and cases.  

COMPLICATED QUARANTINE AND ISOLATION SCENARIOS
Date: December 3, 2021
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Eastern
 

Information regarding vaccine efficacy, COVID-19 variants, and guidelines for mask-wearing and social distancing are constantly changing. As a result, complicated scenarios relating to quarantine and isolation recommendations can arise for many CI/CT.  Join us for this learning collaborative as we think through a few specific scenarios and discuss the best way to incorporate the latest information into the messages and recommendations we are giving cases and contacts.  

KEEPING CURRENT WITH CHANGING INFORMATION
Date: December 17, 2021
Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am Pacific

One of the challenges of responding to the pandemic is keeping up with changing information which effects guidelines, recommendations and responding effectively to the questions posed by contacts and cases. This learning collaborative will focus on an overview of current guidelines and latest information to respond to COVID-19 including resources to stay current. We will also discuss the challenge of keeping up with the changing information and how to address the ambiguity that exists in our work.