• Philip W Smith, Kathleen C Boulter, Angela L Hewlett, Christopher J Kratochvil, Elizabeth J Beam, Shawn G Gibbs, John-Martin J Lowe, and Michelle M Schwedhelm.
• Division of Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE; Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE. Electronic address: pwsmith@unmc.edu.
• Am J Infect Control. 2015 May 1; 43 (5): 441-6.

AbstractThe care of patients with Ebola virus disease (EVD) requires the application of critical care medicine principles under conditions of stringent infection control precautions. The care of patients with EVD requires a number of elements in terms of physical layout, personal protective apparel, and other equipment. Provision of care is demanding in terms of depth of staff and training. The key to safely providing such care is a system that brings many valuable skills to the table, and allows communication between these individuals. We present our approach to leadership structure and function--a variation of incident command--in providing care to 3 patients with EVD.Copyright © 2015 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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