SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME

Course overview

A NEW AND RAPIDLY PROGRESSIVE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME TERMED SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME (SARS) WAS IDENTIFIED BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) IN THE GUANGDONG PROVINCE OF CHINA AS A GLOBAL THREAT IN MARCH OF 2003. SARS WENT ON TO SPREAD GLOBALLY OVER THE FOLLOWING MONTHS TO OVER 30 COUNTRIES AND BECAME THE FIRST PANDEMIC OF THE 21ST CENTURY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME (SARS). IT ALSO DISCUSSES THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND MANAGING PATIENTS SUSPECTED OF OR WITH SARS.