75: Ebola Preparedness - Lessons Learned from 2014

Public Health Review

As Ebola cases grow in Uganda, state and island area health officials are preparing for the possibility of a case in the United States. While there are no U.S. cases currently, there was an outbreak of Ebola in Dallas in 2014 when Dr. David Lakey was Commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services. He joins this episode of Public Health Review to discuss his experience managing the outbreak and what lessons and advice he has as health officials prepare for potential cases of Ebola in the United States.

Guests:

• David Lakey, MD, Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Chief Medical Officer, The University of Texas System, Alumni-TX

Resources:

• ASTHO Podcast: Lessons From the Trenches: Leading During a Public Health Crisis
• CDC Webpage: Ebola (Ebola Virus Disease)