I will be offering a short two hour tabletop exercise for students, faculty and staff related to the current COVID-19 Crisis and response this Thursday, 05 March 2020 from 13:00-15:00 in the main lecture theater at the Institute of Hygiene in Epidemiology on Studnickova. 

Description:
Pop-Up Case: Coronavirus Response
The Wuhan Coronavirus has spread to tens of thousands of people across several countries, threatening to become a global pandemic. How should the United States respond to contain the virus and ease public fears?

Purpose:
To discuss with students what is currently known about coronavirus, walk through the disease progression and spread and define and describe what countries and departments of public health have done in the crisis response to date.

Where:

Thursday, 05 March 2020 from 13:00-15:00 in the main lecture theater at the Institute of Hygiene in Epidemiology on Studnickova.

Scope:
The use of freely and openly available resources from the World Health Organization, Johns Hopkins university, the centers for disease control and prevention and state public health agencies. This non-mandatory and non-compulsory event will be available for medical students, faculty and the public. This tabletop exercise will also focus on current screening measures taking place in the United Kingdom at international airports as it relates to best practices based on evidence and data.

Specific objectives:
1. Encourage students to take an active role in emergency and disaster response as healthcare professionals.
2. Ensure that medical students and faculty know of open source information of best practices for coronavirus response.

John Quinn, EMT-P, MD, MPH, PhD
Prague Center for Global Health
Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology
First Faculty of Medicine
Charles University