|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
Course Overview
|
Preparing for Radiological Population Monitoring and Decontamination
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Public Health Training Network Satellite Broadcast & Webcast
March 9, 2006
1:00-3:00 PM ET
|
The terrorist attacks of 2001 in the United States and the subway
attacks of 2004 and 2005 in Madrid, Spain, and London, England,
showed that terrorists will go to great lengths to cause harm to
people and disrupt their lives. Therefore, the risk that an overt
or covert terrorist attack will occur involving radioactive
materials is an unfortunate reality. If such an incident
were to take place, hundreds of people could be exposed to
radiation or contaminated with radioactive materials.
In addition, hundreds of thousands could seek treatment for
radiation exposure or reassurance that their health will
not be affected. Most communities are not prepared to deal
with the large volume of people who could seek screening and
monitoring for radioactive contamination and possible exposure
to radiation. The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) is working to develop radiological
population monitoring guidelines for communities on the
basis of consultation from experts from federal, state,
local, and academic organizations. This broadcast will
cover the basic components of these guidelines in development.
It will also help community leaders and public health workers
prepare to conduct short- and long-term monitoring of people
affected by a nuclear or radiological terrorist incident or
an accidental release of radioactive materials into the
environment. A question-and-answer session will enable
participants nationwide to pose questions to panelists by
toll-free telephone, fax, or TTY lines. In addition,
questions may be e-mailed to rsb@cdc.gov both before and
during the broadcast.
|
Goal
This program is designed to educate and inform the target audience
on radiological population monitoring, including initial and long-term
monitoring issues, considerations for establishing monitoring sites,
and roles and responsibilities of local, state, and federal public
health and emergency preparedness authorities.
|
Objectives
Following this broadcast, viewers should be able to:
- define radiological population monitoring;
- describe examples of previous radiological population monitoring projects;
- describe challenges in planning for population monitoring;
- describe the role of local public health agencies in population monitoring;
- describe the role of federal agencies in population monitoring;
- identify populations, including special populations, for monitoring;
- describe basic procedures in population monitoring;
- identify populations for dose assessment;
- identify populations for dose reconstruction; and
- describe CDCs current resources for planning population monitoring.
|
Target Audience
Federal, state, local, and territorial public health officials;
public health practitioners; policy makers; first responders;
community leaders and planners; community organizations; leaders
of boards of health, hospitals, emergency management services,
professional organizations, community-based health organizations,
academic institutions, and federal agencies; and other people who
seek to increase their understanding of population monitoring
following a nuclear or radiological incident.
|
Faculty
Robert C. Whitcomb, Technical Team Lead, Health Physicist,
Radiation Studies Branch,
Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects
(EHHE), National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH),
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Gregg Dempsey, Senior Science Advisor,
Radiation and Indoor Environments National Laboratory,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Kathleen Kaufman, Director,
Los Angeles County Radiation Management,
Radiation Management Program, Department of Health Services,
County of Los Angeles, California
|
Questions
The broadcast will include a question-and-answer period.
You may submit questions via e-mail to
rsb@cdc.gov.
During the broadcast you may call one of the following numbers to
submit questions or comments.
Voice: 800-793-8598
Fax: 800-553-6323
TTY: 800-815-8152
For webcast technical assistance, call 800-728-8232.
|
Continuing Education Credit
Continuing education (CE) credit will be offered for various professions based
on 110 minutes of instruction.
|
Registration Information
Visit CDC Training and Continuing Education Online at
http://www.cdc.gov/phtnonline to register for CE credit or for a certificate of attendance for this broadcast. CE credit is available online only. Registration is not necessary to view this broadcast.
Site registration has begun.
Participant registration will be available beginning February 16, 2006.
Course numbers for live webcast or satellite broadcast:
Satellite BroadcastSB0178
WebcastWC0078
Course numbers for enduring materials:
Web-on-demandWD0078
Videotape CourseVC0080
DVDDV0017
CD-ROMCB3126
CE credit for the live satellite broadcast and webcast
(SB0178, WC0078) will be available from March 9, 2006,
through April 10, 2006. CE credit for the enduring/self-study
versions (WD0078, VC0080, DV0017, CB3126) of this program will
be available from April 9, 2006, through April 9, 2009.
If you have questions about registration, call 1-800-41-TRAIN
or e-mail ce@cdc.gov. When e-mailing a question, please include
Preparing for Radiological Population Monitoring and Decontamination
in the subject line.
|
Satellite Technical Specifications
Signal Test Date and Time
March 8, 2006
1:00 - 2:00 PM ET
Same coordinates for signal test and broadcast |
Broadcast Date and Time
March 9, 2006
1:00 - 3:00 PM ET
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: 05K
Downlink Freq: 11823 MHz
Polarization: Horizontal
Audio Freq: 6.2 & 6.8 |
|
This broadcast will be closed-captioned
|
To Contact Us During the Programs
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 for satellite downlinking ONLY:
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.
USA Toll Free 888-455-0041
USA Toll Number 1-210-839-8508
For security reasons, the pass code and leader's name
listed below will be required to join the call.
- Passcode: 32280
- Leader: ANA BENSON
If you have problems during your audiobridge conference, you may call 800-728-8232
or International callers dial 404-639-1289.
|
Webcast Information
This program will be presented as a live webcast and will
also be available for viewing after the live broadcast date at
http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/PHTN/webcast/RadiationMonitoring-06/default.asp.
|
This page last reviewed: February 13, 2006
|
|
