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Course Overview

Mass Antibiotic Dispensing:
Using Public Information to Enhance POD Flow

A Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) and
Public Health Training Network Satellite Broadcast and Webcast
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Originally aired December 1, 2005
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM ET


This live interactive program will highlight the importance of public information and patient education as it relates to throughput at the Points of Dispensing (PODs). The right messages, sent at the right time, to the right audiences will both prepare and mobilize the public to come to the PODs. A well informed public is most likely to react to the incident in a more orderly manner. Public Information and Communication (PIC) programs can make a long line more bearable, should give volunteers the answers to possible questions, and will speak to the needs of the community. Viewers will examine messages, methods, and materials important to a PIC program including media relations, patient education, and signage. A question and answer session will enable participants nationwide to pose questions to panelists.
Goal
To inform viewers about the importance of public information and education as it relates to throughput at Points of Dispensing (PODs).

Target Audience
This broadcast is designed for the state and local Strategic National Stockpile planners as well as state and local Public Information Officers.

Objectives
At the completion of this broadcast, participants will be able to:
  • Name one way in which a good pre-POD public information program can facilitate POD flow
  • Identify two of the most important messages for the public prior to arriving at the POD
  • Develop patient education materials for use in the POD
  • Develop patient education methodologies that will enhance POD flow
  • Describe signage and how it can be used to direct and enhance patient flow through the POD
  • Identify two possible messages for volunteers to communicate to people in the POD
  • Describe one method of promoting medication compliance
Presenters
William F. Raub, PhD, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Public Health Emergency Preparedness, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Ruth Thornburg, MA, MS, Public Information & Communications Specialist, Division of Strategic National Stockpile, CDC
Laura Blaske, Communication Systems Manager, Washington State Department of Health
Dori Reissman, MD, MPH, Behavioral Scientist, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC
Site Registration Information
Site registration is now open and will only be available through the CDC/ATSDR Training and Continuing Education Online at http://www2a.cdc.gov/phtnonline/

Course number is SB0161

Please register downlink facilities in order to allow viewers to locate a viewing site. Click here to view a list of viewing sites.There will be no individual registration and no continuing education credit available for this program.

Satellite Technical Specifications
Signal Test Date and Time
November 30, 2005
1:00 PM 2:00 PM EST

Same coordinates for signal test and broadcast
Broadcast Date and Time
December 1, 2005
1:00 PM 2:30 PM EST

Color bars and tone begin 30 minutes before broadcast
C-Band
Satellite: Galaxy-3C
Longitude: 95 degrees West
Channel: 23C
Downlink Freq: 4160 MHz
Polarization: Horizontal
Audio Freq: 6.2 & 6.8
Ku-Band
Satellite: SBS-6
Longitude: 74 degrees West
Channel: 15K
Downlink Freq: 12072 MHz
Polarization: Horizontal
Audio Freq: 6.2 & 6.8
This broadcast will be closed-captioned

To Contact Us During the
Program

Voice: 800-793-8598
[International callers 404-639-0180]

FAX: 800-553-6323
[International callers, 404-639-0181]

TTY: 800-815-8152
[International callers, 404-639-0182]

Technical Assistance: 800-728-8232 [International callers 404-639-1289]
Audiobridge Information
In the event you are unable to receive the signal on program day, you may join by audiobridge. For security reasons, the passcode and the leader's name will be required to join your call. 800-793-8598
  • Toll Free Number: 888-560-6184
  • Toll Number: 210-234-6722
  • Passcode: 9776296
  • Leader: Jo Ann Bittle
If you have problems during your audiobridge conference, you may call 800-728-8232 or International callers dial 404-639-1289.
Webcast Information
The broadcast will have a live webcast, and will also be available for viewing after December 1, 2005 at http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/PHTN/webcast/antibiotic4/default.asp.

Visit the PHTN website at http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtn for further information about this course and other distance learning events.

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This page last reviewed: November 4, 2005
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