185479 Population Monitoring

Saturday, October 25, 2008: 9:50 AM

James M. Smith, PhD , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Braselton, GA
CDC released new guidelines on conducting large scale screening of the public for radiation exposure and potential contamination from radioactive materials following a radiation emergency. These new guidelines on population monitoring will be reviewed, along with key considerations in planning for population monitoring.

Learning Objectives:
4. Describe the public health role in conducting radiological population monitoring following a radiological terrorism incident.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have 22 years of experience at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention working in the radiation health protection field. I have provided/authored over 100 papers and presentations in the radiation field. I am currently an Adjunct Professor in environmental and occupational health at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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