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Course Overview
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Mass Antibiotic Dispensing: A Primer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Public Health Training Network Satellite Broadcast & Webcast
Originally aired June 24, 2004
Continuing Education Credit is available until July 31, 2010
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The Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) was established in 1999 at the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Prevention (CDC)
to provide an inventory of medications and medical supplies available
to send to a location in the event of a large infectious disease
outbreak or other public health emergency, including a bioterrorism
attack. SNS planners are charged with planning for the arrival of
the supplies to augment local and state resources. Key to the arrival
of SNS medications and supplies is planning for mass antibiotic dispensing.
The overarching goal of a dispensing operation is to decrease the pool of
people exposed or presenting during an event. This satellite broadcast will
provide SNS planners with an overview of the critical aspects of a
mass dispensing operation. The presenters will discuss policy and
operational issues that need to be wrestled with, resolved, and planned for,
prior to an event.
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Goal
To provide an overview of a critical and complex aspect
of SNS plans--mass antibiotic dispensing.
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Objectives
Upon successful completion of the program, participants will be able to describe:
- How SNS mass dispensing fits into the overall community emergency response plan.
- Key factors used in determining the points of dispensing (PODs).
- Critical POD policy issues that impact SNS planning.
- Three ways a health information campaign impacts SNS planning.
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Target Audience
This broadcast is designed for the Strategic National Stockpile
(SNS) local and state planners.
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Faculty
Curtis Mast, MS, Exercise Coordinator,
Strategic National Stockpile Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Eileen Malatino, BSN,
Health Scientist, Strategic National Stockpile Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ruth Thornburg, MA, MS, Public
Information/Communication, Strategic National Stockpile Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Nathaniel Hupert, MD, MPH,
Assistant Professor of Public Health and Medicine,
Division of Outcomes and Effectiveness Research,
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
LuAnne McNichols, BSN, MN,
BT Clinical Coordinator, Minnesota Department of Health
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Continuing Education Information
To register for continuing education, visit
CDC/ATSDR Training
and Continuing Education Online at
http://www2a.cdc.gov/phtnonline/ and select Course Number: WD0046. CE Expiration Date: 7/31/10
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited as a provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This activity provides 1.8 contact hours.
The CDC has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 8405 Greensboro Drive, Suite 800, McLean, VA 22102. The CDC is authorized by IACET to offer 0.15 CEUs for this program.
Individuals who have questions about registration should call
1-800-41-TRAIN or email ce@cdc.gov.
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Additional Resources
For the American Red Cross pre-event shelter facility
checklists information visit
http://www.redcross.org.
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Webcast Information
This program is available for viewing as an archived webcast.
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Videotapes
Contact your State Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) Consultant to request a videotape.
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This page last reviewed: November 25, 2008
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