Public Health Legal Implications - Isolation and Quarantine
Target Audience
MDs, RNs, PAs, NPs, and EMTs, first responders, hospitals, clinics, health departments, emergency medical services, extended care facilities, HRSA entities, and emergency preparedness planning partners.
This course is not currently scheduled.
Course Description
Regional participants will learn the basic principles, terms and reasons for isolation and quarantine, as well as the legal framework governing their implementation. Discussion will include efficacy and ethics, and legal considerations of isolation and quarantine.
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
- Discuss 2 basic concepts of the laws that govern isolation and quarantine.
- List 2 differences between isolation and quarantine.
- Describe the importance of isolation and quarantine in a bioterrorist event.