Ebola Resources
In response to the outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa, ACP is offering free clinical information and resources to all members of the health care community and the public at large.
CDC Resources
Be sure to check the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website for the latest news and information on Ebola.
- Checklist for Patients Being Evaluated for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the United States checklist-patients-evaluated-us-evd.pdf
- Ebola Virus Disease (Ebola) Algorithm for Evaluation of the Returned Traveler ebola-algorithm.pdf
Read an Open Letter to All U.S. Healthcare Professionals from Dr. Nicole Lurie, the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, regarding the current Ebola situation. – Oct. 3, 2014
ACP Resources
In response to the outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa, ACP is offering free clinical information and resources to all members of the health care community and the public at large.
Several articles about the virus published in Annals of Internal Medicine can be found on an emergency access initiative page. In addition to the Annals articles, ACP's Web-based clinical decision support tool, ACP Smart Medicine, offers a module on Ebola and Marburg viruses that includes evidence-based information about prevention, diagnosis, and therapy. The Ebola module is designed to help physicians advise patients who present with symptoms and who traveled to rural sub-Saharan Africa or had occupational exposure.
Volunteer Opportunities
If you are a medical professional concerned about the Ebola crisis and looking to get involved, AmeriCares is a nonprofit emergency response organization that is hiring a team to operate an Ebola Treatment Unit (ETU) and to teach others to do the same. A minimum commitment of six weeks is required. Go to the AmeriCares Careers Website —liberia/job for more details and to apply.
In addition, USAID and Medical Teams International offer information on volunteer opportunities: