Welcome to the SCDP
Serious Communicable Diseases Program
"A model for clinical practice, influential research and sharing knowledge"
Infectious disease research is crucial in helping vulnerable populations.
By collaborating with our partners, SCDP can develop comprehensive strategies to further awareness.
- Slide 1: Serious Communicable Diseases Program
- Slide 2: "A model for clinical practice, influential research and sharing knowledge"
- Slide 3: Infectious disease research is crucial in helping vulnerable populations.
- Slide 4: By collaborating with our partners, SCDP can develop comprehensive strategies to further awareness.
Our Vision
The Serious Communicable Disease Program is a globally recognized center that leverages interprofessional partnerships to innovate health care practice for patients with special pathogens.
- Conducts innovative research
- Validates clinical practice and technology
- Translates research into practice
- Improves patient care and health care worker safety
Serious Communicable Disease Program (SCDP) Outreach
Education and Training is a vital part of what we do, ensuring that healthcare professionals stay abreast of best practices surrounding the clinical care of patients with suspected or confirmed high consequence infectious diseases. Through our in-person hands on trainings and webinar based educational platform, we highlight the importance of utilizing the identify, isolate, and inform paradigm to promote early treatment and mitigate disease spread.
Infectious Diseases News
Dr. Gavin Harris, Sharon Carrasco DNP, APRN, ACNS-BC, ANP-C, CEN, FAEN, FAAN, FNAP, and Jill Morgan, RN, BSN from Emory Healthcare highlighted their special pathogen preparedness program, including high-containment care, lab safety, PPE readiness, and coordinated infectious disease response efforts for Contagion Media Day.
Flu Resources
Metro Atlanta Flu Outbreak Worst in Years
Kids Being Hospitalized with Flu
Experts Urge Getting the Flu Vaccine
Georgia Schools Attempt to Stop the Flu's Spread
More Kids Hospitlized in Metro Atlanta
Project ECHO Expansion
Children's Chief of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Division discuss how this flu season is more severe due to an early start, a new strain, and multiple viruses spreading at once. Despite this, flu vaccines still reduce severe illness and death, and parents should seek care if children show signs of dehydration or ongoing fever and cough.
