Rapid Response Teams (RRTs)

Course information

Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) are part of the comprehensive emergency response strategy used during public health threats. Post COVID-19, RRTs had only increased in importance and vitality within the context of public health; and in the form of Public Health First Responders.

Understanding the importance of Public Health First Responders relative to RRTs and the need to integrate them as part of a public health emergency repones plan is necessary for building capacity and strengthening capability. It further highlights the need for a multi-dimensional approach in order to efficiently contain and respond to outbreaks, epidemics, and pandemics.

In this learning course, we’ll provide a comprehensive overview of RRTs within the context of COVID-19 and explore the disciplines which will aid Public Health First Responders in responding to public health threats, such as: Infection Prevention and Control (IPC); laboratories; surveillance; clinical/case management; data management; and subregional experience in combating the COVID-19 pandemic.

Speakers:

Course Duration: 6 hours- Self-paced in a maximum period of one week

Language: Arabic/English

Target Audience: Healthcare workers, public health specialists, and front line workers.

Certificates: A Record of Achievement certificate will be available to participants who score at least 80% of the total points available across all of the quizzes.

What you’ll learn

• Learn the role, structure, and functions of RRT at national and subnational level
• Understand the basics of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) in the context of COVID-19.
• Apply surveillance principles on active case finding and contact tracing in the context of COVID-19
• Manage the epidemiological data for decision-making in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak
• Gain subregional lessons learned in combating the COVID-19 pandemic
• Apply the basic principles of risk communication for outbreak response