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133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
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133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA |
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3186.0: Monday, December 12, 2005: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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| In this session the learner will hear about bioterrorism including emergency preparedness and training needs of behavioral and public health professionals. The learner will also hear about the implementation of a mass prophylaxis plan to vaccinate high-risk individuals during the national influenza vaccine shortage. | |||
| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) in this session will be able to: 1. Identify at least two methods that will enhance the implementation of a Mass Prophylaxis Plan 2. Discuss current emergency preparedness training and identify additional training needs and determine the most effective and efficient methods for training. 3. Describe the use of Community Needs Assessment (CNA) data to analyze impact and evaluate efficacy of educational efforts of a bioterrorism preparedness program. 4. Identify the bioterrorism training priorities of mental health professionals | |||
| Elizabeth A. Bancroft, MD, SM | |||
National Priorities, Meeting Local Needs ![[ Recorded presentation ]](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif){kind=small} Robert J. Tosatto, RPh, MPH, MBA | |||
| Using epidemiological methods to assess and cultivate bioterrorism preparedness in a diverse urban population Dorian F. Villegas, MPH, Witold M. Migala, MPH, PhD, Michael J. Kazda, MA, Shane A. Mathew, MPH, RS, Hilda Zuniga, Melissa Patterson, BS, LP, Amy Leider, DVM, MA | |||
| Bioterrorism competency and training needs assessment of hospital emergency department and school nursing personnel Janel Alberts, PhD, Curtis Condon, PhD, Mark Horton, MD, MSPH | |||
| Bioterrorism and disaster preparedness training needs of behavioral health professionals Janel Alberts, PhD, Curtis Condon, PhD, Annette Mugrditchian, LCSW | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Organized by: | Epidemiology | ||
| Endorsed by: | Academic Public Health Caucus; Environment; Injury Control and Emergency Health Services | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | ||
The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA