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The National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC) sets the gold standard for special pathogen preparedness, closing knowledge gaps and driving best practices through education, training, consultation, collaboration & research.
💛 Our NETEC workgroup chairs shared what they’re grateful for this year, and we’re grateful for them and all our workgroup members: their knowledge, teamwork, and commitment to keeping communities safe.

🍁 Happy Thanksgiving from NETEC!

#NETEC #Thanksgiving #Preparedness
November 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🚑 New episode of #TransmissionInterrupted drops Dec. 3 — subscribe for alerts!

The episode explores drills, decision-making, and a grounding idea in preparedness:
👉 “You don’t rise to the occasion — you fall back on your training.”

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November 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
🚑 New #TransmissionInterrupted episode drops Dec. 3 — subscribe for alerts!

Hear Dr. Alex Isakov (NETEC EMS Workgroup Co-Chair; Emory University Health Security) explain how Identify, Isolate, and Inform anchors EMS decision-making during special pathogen transports.
November 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM
🎧 New episode alert!

“Why should we have a fatalistic view about a mother and baby who contract something like Ebola during pregnancy?” — Dr. John Horton

Listen to the latest Transmission Interrupted episode exploring pregnancy & special pathogens: netec.org/transmission...
November 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Check out a new FAQ about the #STANDAward - a funding opportunity to help U.S. hospitals strengthen readiness for high-consequence infectious diseases.
Register for an upcoming Q&A Session
📅 Wednesday, November 12 at 12 p.m. EST
🔗 Register: unmc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
🧡 “Fear can be a good thing—it brings caution. But we also have to remember compassion, especially for pregnant patients.” — Dr. John Horton (Emory University)

🎧 Hear more in the next Transmission Interrupted episode, out Nov. 5.

#NETEC #TransmissionInterrupted
October 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Hospitals teaming up = stronger global readiness. 🌍
Learn how Twinning works → netec.org/2025/10/14/e...
#GlobalHealth #Preparedness #NETEC
October 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
What are HCIDs & how can we prepare? 🦠

Dr. Justin Chan, Chief Hospital Epidemiologist at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, explains the importance of a national readiness framework as outlined here:
“Strengthening the Response: A Framework for HCID Preparedness” → wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...
October 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
🤰🦠 How does caring for a patient with a special pathogen translate to caring for a pregnant person and the fetus?

In the next episode of Transmission Interrupted, Dr. John Horton (Emory) joins host Jill Morgan to discuss how pregnancy changes the body’s response to infection.
October 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM