3116.0: Monday, November 17, 2003: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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| Based on recent events in the United States, a new threat is present – terrorism. With the use of biological and chemical agents, public health professionals will have a greater responsibility to combat these hazards. With these new concerns, collaboration with key stakeholders is important to effectively and efficiently resolve the use of pathogens during a terrorist attack. In order to combat the use of biological and chemical agents, public health professionals should know how to obtain information; understand the use of technologies to combat chemical agents; how partnerships can assist in combating terrorist attacks; and the importance of establishing a plan in your policy and procedure to effectively handle a terrorist attack. These presentations will also address the importance of public health laboratory capacity and establishing tracking systems in order to respond to terrorist threats. | |||
| Learning Objectives: 1. At the conclusion of this session, you will be able to describe the iterative study that identifies core capabilities of state public health laboratories preparedness for chemical terrorism. 2. At the conclusion of this session, you will be able to recognize how technologies are used to identify chemical agents for public health use. 3. At the conclusion of this session, you will be able to list two outcomes from incorporating occupational health experience into terrorism response policies and procedures. 4. At the conclusion of this session, you will be able to identify the benefit of education public health agencies toward partnership into the incident command system model. | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Stefanie DeOLLoqui, MS | |||
| Daniela Quilliam, MPH | |||
| Use of an iterative study methodology to identify gaps in state public health laboratory preparedness for chemical terrorism Kristine L. Rae, MSPH, David L. Driscoll, PhD, MPH | |||
| Incident command and the public health response to terrorism Lisa D. Benton, MD, MPH, Robert Melton, MD, MPH | |||
| Contaminating chemical terrorism: Getting the facts Marsha L. Vanderford, PhD, Rick Niemeier, PhD, Sharon Lee, PhD, Lisa D. Benton, MD, MPH | |||
| Worker health & safety: The role of occupational health in contaminating terrorism response planning Erica Weis, MPH, Rupali Das, MD, MPH | |||
| Measuring terrorism-related contamination – selected scenarios Bart P. Simmons, PhD | |||
| Organized by: | Environment | ||
| Endorsed by: | Medical Care | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Environmental Health, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy | ||