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Events
On-Line Training Tools
Conferences
Training Courses
Satellite Broadcasts
Case Studies
Products
Resources from McGraw-Hill
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National Public Health Week April 5-11, 2004
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On-Line
Training Tools
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Role of the Local Sanitarian
Materials are courtesy of Robert W. Powitz, PhD, MPH, RS, CFSP, DLAAS - Forensic Sanitarian. www.sanitarian.com
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WebQuest
for Families and Teachers
Webquest is a teaching
tool in which a task is presented to
students and they use the internet to
gain information on a subject. As
part of his graduate level instructional
design course work, our Multimedia Technical
Director Gene Carroll has developed a
Webquest titled “Terrorism
Response for Families.” This Webquest is
designed to help students learn how to prepare
themselves and their families for possible terrorist attacks
with weapons of mass destruction. |
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Assessing
Facility Bioterrorism Preparedness: A Guide for Infection Control
Professionals
This e-learning program is designed to help ICPs
in their vital role in facility assessment for bioterrorism preparedness.
Tools, templates, scenarios, and resources are discussed for
assessment and emergency management of a bioterrorist event.
The roles of ICPs and public health are stressed in planning
and coordination of emergency responses. |
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NOVA
Online
The companion Web site to "Bioterror," broadcast
on February 12, 2002. The film followed three New York Times
reporters as they delved into the murky past of bioweapons research
and grapple with the current threat of anthrax and other attacks. |
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Coping
with Bioterrorism -- The Role of the Laboratorian
November 9, 2001 - View
Factsheet |
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Bioterrorism
and the Healthcare Epidemiology/Infection Control Team
November 16, 2001 - View
Factsheet |
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Risk
Communication and Bioterrorism
December 6, 2001 - View
Factsheet |
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Armed
Forces Institute of Pathology
This site provides information about the pathogenesis
and imaging of inhalational anthrax. |
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Anthrax:
What Every Clinician Should Know
October 18, 2001 |
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Anthrax:
What Every Clinician Should Know, Part II
November 1, 2001 - View
Factsheet |
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Clinical
Diagnosis and Management of Anthrax-Lessons Learned
November 29, 2001 - View
Factsheet |
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Update
on Options for Preventive treatment for Persons at Risk for
inhalational Anthrax
December 21, 2001 - View
Factsheet |
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Smallpox:
What Every Clinician Should Know
December 13, 2001 - View
Factsheet |
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CDC
Smallpox Vaccination and Adverse Events training Module 2002
This web site provides up-to-date information
for medical professionals on the vaccinia (smallpox) vaccine,
the method of vaccination and the spectrum of normal and adverse
vaccination reactions. |
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Influenza
-- Prevention, Detection, and Control
December 20, 2001 - View
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Conferences
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NACCHO
Annual 2004 Conference
Shaping Our Potential:
Competencies, Capacities, and Core Functions in Local Public
Health
St. Paul, Minnesota July 14-16
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National Conference on the Science and Law of Combating Terrorism
October 21-23, 2004, Pittsburgh, PA
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Public Health Challenges
Working Together for Our Future
2004 Public Health Professional Conference
May 16-20, 2004, Anchorage,
Alaska
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Training
Courses
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Summer Institute of Public Health Practice: Public
Health Preparedness: Tools for the Frontline
August 2-6, 2004, Seattle, WA.
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Satellite
Broadcast: Epidemiology and the Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable
Diseases
Hosted by CDC
March 4, 2004 12:00-3:30 p.m. Eastern
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Satellite
Broadcast: Epidemiology and the Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable
Diseases
Hosted by CDC
March 11, 2004, 12:00-3:30 p.m.
Eastern
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Satellite
Broadcast: Mass Vaccination Clinics: A Reality Check
March
18, 2004, 9-10:30 a.m. PT
Hosted by California Distance Learning Health
Network
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Medical
Management of Biological/Chemical Casualties Course
United States Army Medical Research Institute
of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) and United States Army Medical
Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD). |
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Field
Management of Biological/Chemical Casualties Course
United States Army Medical Research Institute
of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) and United States Army Medical
Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD). |
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Emergency
Response to Terrorism: Self-Study
(National Fire Academy). This course is a self-study,
self-paced, paper-based document and is designed to provide the
basic awareness training to prepare first responders to respond
to incidents of terrorism safely and effectively. After completing
the course, students who successfully fulfill the evaluation
requirements will be eligible for a FEMA/BJA certificate of training.
Target audience includes fire, emergency medical, hazmat, incident
command and law enforcement responders (note: Acrobat
Reader required.) |
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CDC
Learning Resources
A collection periodicals, official statements,
videos, and Conference schedules addressing bioterrorism preparedness
and responses. |
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Noble
Training Center
The U.S. Public Health Service Noble Training
Center is an initiative of the Office of Emergency Preparedness.
It is located in the former Noble Army Community Hospital at
Ft. McClellan, AL. Noble Training Center is unique in that it
is the only hospital facility in the U.S. devoted entirely to
medical training for Weapons of Mass Destruction. |
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Satellite
Broadcasts
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“Advanced
Topics on Medical Defense Against Biological and Chemical Agents”
January 8, 2003, 1-3p.m. ET |
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Broadcast:
Smallpox and Vaccinia Laboratory Testing: A National Training
Initiative
January 29, 2003, CDC |
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Broadcast:
Clinical Management of Adverse Events Following Smallpox Vaccination:
A National Training Initiative
February 4, 2003, CDC |
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HHS
Teleconference on Smallpox Policy
December 14, 2002, CDC |
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CDC
Bioterrorism Update: Smallpox Preparedness
December 5& 6, 2002, CDC Satellite Broadcast |
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The
Public's Health and the Law in the 21st Century
The plenary sessions will be webcast by kaisernetwork.org
June 17 -19.
To view this webcast anytime after June 19, 2002, go to www.kaisernetwork.org/healthcast/phl/jun02 or http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/phlawnet/. |
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"Detection
Technologies in WMD Operations," Intergrating Public Works
Operations With the Incident Command Structure," and "Operational
and Scene Security",
June 26, 2002 2:00pm - 3:00pm ET
The National Terrorism Preparedness Institute
(NTPI)of St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, FL presents "CoMNET",
a recurring bi-monthly videotape satellite training and news
broadcast offering Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) related
awareness information to the nation's civilian and military
emergency response communities.
Additional information available at:http://www.dlnets.com/ntpi_26Jun02.htm and
http://www.terrorism.spjc.cc.fl.us/
To register your downlink site on line go to: http://www.dlnets.com/ComNet1st.htm
Or contact Ed Kronholm's office Toll Free at 877-820-0305 or 888-820-4898.
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Case
Studies
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Update:
Cutaneous Anthrax in a Laboratory Worker -- Texas, 2002
MMWR, June 7, 2002 / 51 (22):482
The investigation of the case of cutaneous anthrax in a laboratory worker indicated
that the probable source of exposure was the surface of vials containing B.
anthracis isolates that the worker had placed in a freezer. The case highlights
the necessity of safe laboratory procedures and anthrax vaccination for workers
handling B anthracis isolates.
Emerging
Infectious Disease, Fall 2001 Inhalational Anthrax Case Summary
Article
Update:
Investigation of Anthrax Associated with Intentional Exposure
and Interim Public Health Guidelines, October 2001
MMWR, October 19, 2001 / 50 (41);889-893
The
Sverdlovsk anthrax outbreak of 1979
Science 1994 Nov 18;266(5188):1202-8 (ABSTRACT)
An
airborne outbreak of smallpox in a German hospital and its
significance with respect to other recent outbreaks in Europe
Bull World Health Organ 1970;43(5):669-79 (CITATION)
Laboratory-Acquired
Human Glanders
Maryland, May 2000 MMWR, June 23, 2000 / 49(24);532-5
Suspected
Brucellosis Case Prompts Investigation of Possible Bioterrorism-Related
Activity
New Hampshire and Massachusetts,1999, MMWR, June
16, 2000 / 49(23);509-512
An
Outbreak of Shigella dysenteriae Type 2 Among Laboratory
Workers Due to Intentional Food Contamination
(JAMA, 1997)
A
large community outbreak of salmonellosis caused by intentional
contamination of restaurant salad bars
JAMA 1997 Aug 6;278(5):389-95 (ABSTRACT) |
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Biological
Terrorism - Primary Care Preparedness
Audience:Primary
Care Physicians
Content: Current as of November 2003.
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Chemical
Terrorism - Primary Care Preparedness
Audience:Primary
Care Physicians
Content: Current as of November 2003.
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Radiological
Terrorism - Primary Care Preparedness
Audience:Primary
Care Physicians
Content: Current as of November 2003.
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Role
of the Infection Control Professional
Audience:Infection
Control Professionals
Content: Provides a detailed lecture on the emergency management model,
preparedness in workforce training and planning, response, and lessons
learned. Current as of May 2003.
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Smallpox: Clinical
Description & Recommendations for a Vaccination Program
Audience:
Public Health and Health Care Workers
Content: Provides a detailed overview of smallpox disease, smallpox vaccination,
side effects from vaccination, and how to set up and manage a mass vaccination
clinic. Current as of February 2003.
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Bioterrorism:
A Clinical Review for Physicians
Audience: Physicians
Content: History, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, isolation, treatment, prophylaxis,
and vaccination. Current as of July 2002.
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Clinical
Description and Epidemiology of Bioterrorism Agents: Anthrax,
Smallpox, and Plague
Audience: Nurses & Infection Control
Professionals
Content: Bioterrorism preparedness and the epidemiology of threee of CDC's
Category A agents: anthrax, smallpox, and plague. Current as of April 2002.
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Public
Health Preparedness Toolkit: Key Resources for Public Health
Departments
These references can be found in Key
References on our site.
Audience: Public Health Professional
Content: Collection of resources to assist a public health department in
bioterrorism preparedness. Current as of April 2002. |
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Bioterrorism Toolkit II: Key Resources for
Infection Control Professional and Health Care Workers
These references can be found in Key
References on our site.
Audience: Infection Control Professionals
Content: Collection of additional resources and updates to assist a healthcare
facility in bioterrorism preparedness. Current as of April 2002. |
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Bioterrorism Toolkit: Key Resources for
Infection Control Professionals and Health Care Workers
Audience: Infection Control Professionals
Content: Collection of resources to assist a healthcare facility in bioterrorism
preparedness.
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Reference
Cards from CSB&EI
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in our order
form. |
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Bioterrorism Reference Cards
Audience: Healthcare and Public Health Professionals
Content: Pocket-sized reference cards containing medical information including
decontamination, isolation, treatment, prophylaxis, and vaccination recommendations.
Current as of March 2002.
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| Resources
from McGraw-Hill Education |
| "The recent incidents of anthrax
are forcing all Americans to confront a new and very unfamiliar
challenge," said Robert Evanson, president of McGraw-Hill
Education. "As a leading publisher of medical and science
resources, we are providing medical professionals and the public
with easy access to accurate and up-to-date information." |
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Harrison's
Online
has created a new feature for medical professionals,
Bioterrorism Watch, which is a collection of links to relevant
chapters, articles, references, news, and other resources. Harrison's
Principles of Internal Medicine, 15/e, is the world's best-selling
and most authoritative internal medicine reference book, providing
health professionals with in-depth information on diagnosis,
treatment, and medical research. |
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