Thursday, October 23, 2014

Ebola Preparedness Statewide Conference Call - New Call-In

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) will hold a regularly scheduled statewide conference calls on Colorado's preparedness efforts related to the Ebola Outbreak TOMORROW, October 24, at 3:00 p.m. The call is set for every Friday at 3:00 p.m. until it is determined not to be needed. Instructions for calling are below.

If you were unable to call in for last week's CDPHE statewide Ebola Conference call, we apologize for the inconvenience. Moments before the call was to start, we were informed of new call-in information; we were unable to notify everyone. Going forward, please note the call in phone number and passcode changes from call to call. Therefore we will update everyone each Thursday with the week's call in number and passcode. 

During the call, CDPHE will conduct a brief update on Colorado's preparedness efforts, and review national guidelines and then open the call up for questions. Suggested attendees are: 

- Hospital infection preventionists and emergency managers
- Healthcare providers
- Clinical labs
- Local public health agencies - disease control, emergency preparedness staff
- Other local partners involved in disease control,emergency preparedness/response

Participant Access Instructions: Dial in 5-10 minutes prior to start time using the Participant Phone Number and Participant Passcode.
Toll Free #: 1-888-245-0920 
Participant Passcode: 975295

To accommodate all callers, we ask each agency/facility to call in using one line. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Melanie Roth at 303-692-2819.