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Smallpox: Training and Education
Webcasts & Satellite Broadcasts
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Smallpox
& Vaccinia Laboratory Testing: A National Training Initiative
(webcast)
Originally aired Jan 29, 2003. Resources in clinical & public health labs; indications for lab testing; types & availability of testing; test interpretation; specimen collection, handling, & transportation.
Feb 3, 2003
(last reviewed Feb 21, 2006) -
Clinical
Management of Adverse Events Following Smallpox Vaccination:
A National Training Initiative
Originally aired Feb 4, 2003. Info for clinicians on assessment, diagnosis, management, & treatment of patients with suspected adverse events
Feb 6, 2003
(last reviewed Feb 21, 2006) -
CDC
Bioterrorism Update: Smallpox Preparedness (webcast &
slides)
Originally aired Dec 5-6, 2002. Video & slides from satellite broadcast on preparation for vaccinating public health & healthcare personnel. Includes downloable webcasts, slides, & transcripts.
Feb 21, 2003
(last reviewed Feb 21, 2006) - Rash Illness Evaluation
From the webcast CDC Bioterrorism Update: Smallpox Preparedness
Feb 21, 2003
(last reviewed Feb 21, 2006) - Smallpox Vaccination Laboratory Support
From the webcast CDC Bioterrorism Update: Smallpox Preparedness
Feb 21, 2003
(last reviewed Feb 21, 2006) - Vaccine Clinic Operations and Management
From the webcast CDC Bioterrorism Update: Smallpox Preparedness
Feb 21, 2003
(last reviewed Feb 21, 2006)
Slide Sets & Fact Sheets
- Fact Sheet: Vaccination Method
For clinicians
Feb 12, 2003
(last reviewed Feb 21, 2006) - Smallpox:
Disease, Prevention, & Intervention
Developed by CDC & WHO for training smallpox response teams
Dec 22, 2003
(last reviewed Feb 21, 2006) - Smallpox Vaccination & Adverse Reactions: A Teaching Slide Set
Slide set that reviews key points in the MMWR report Smallpox Vaccination & Adverse Events: Guidance for clinicians
Aug 7, 2003
(last reviewed Feb 21, 2006)
Online Training
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Online Training: Smallpox Vaccine Storage & Handling
Online course to improve the ability of healthcare providers to properly store, handle, & ship smallpox vaccine. Available for CE credit. -
Smallpox
Vaccination & Adverse Events Training Module
Warning: may contain graphic medical images not suitable for children. Now includes Smallpox Vaccination Pocket Reference Guide.) -
Smallpox: What Every Clinician Should Know (interactive version)
Provides information for clinicians on clinical features, diagnosis, & treatment of smallpox & the characteristics & use of smallpox vaccine.
Video
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Smallpox
Vaccine Administration Video
Common reactions following vaccination; screening for contraindications; administering vaccine; caring for vaccination site.
Jan 3, 2002
(last reviewed Feb 21, 2006) -
Smallpox:
What Every Clinician Should Know (video)
May 8, 2003
(last reviewed Feb 21, 2006)
Reference Books
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Smallpox,
Pink Book, Chapter 21, Epidemiology & Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable
Diseases (2.64 MB/21 pages)
Updated 8th Edition (January 2004). Smallpox disease & vaccine information from standard textbook for vaccine-preventable diseases -
Smallpox & Vaccinia
Henderson D, Moss B
In: Vaccines
Plotkin S, Orenstein W
3rd ed. Philadelphia, PA: W.B. Saunders Co.; 1999.
Journals
- Smallpox: Clinical & Epidemiologic Features
Henderson DA
Emerging Infectious Diseases 1999 Jul-Aug;5(4):537-539. - Smallpox Vaccination and Adverse Reactions: Guidance for Clinicians
MMWR 2003 Feb 21;52[RR04]:1-28.
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