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Course Overview

Mass Antibiotic Dispensing:
Partnering with Tribal Governments and Communities

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

January 29, 2009
1:00 - 2:30 PM ET


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The capacity to reach every person in the community is the goal of any mass antibiotic dispensing campaign. In particular, planning for dispensing to American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations presents unique challenges for public health professionals, tribal leaders, and tribal health providers. Many public health planners are unsure how to reach out to and involve AI/AN communities in their mass antibiotic dispensing plans and drills. This broadcast will assist state and local Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) planners in determining how to effectively engage their neighboring tribal governments and communities. Participants from several states, counties, and tribal entities will discuss how to ensure that tribal leaders and stakeholders are appropriately involved in mass antibiotic dispensing and all-hazards planning. The broadcast will include a live question and answer session in which viewers are encouraged to participate.
Goal
To assist state and local public health planners in reaching out to and partnering with American Indian and Alaska Native governments and communities for a mass antibiotic dispensing campaign.

Objectives
Upon successful completion of the program, participants will be able to:
  • Define some of the challenges of reaching out to tribal populations
  • Identify ways to reach out to the tribal communities
  • Determine the most appropriate contacts within local tribal communities
  • List two preferred methods of communication within the tribal community
  • Describe two methods for providing training in the tribal community
Intended Audience
State and local public health officials, state and local SNS and Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI) planners, emergency managers, and tribal liaisons

Presenters

Capt. Pelagie "Mike" Snesrud, Senior Tribal Liaison for Policy and Evaluation, Office of the Chief of Public Health Practice, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Joe Finkbonner, Executive Director, Northwest Portland Indian Health Board, Lummi Tribe

Richard Buck, Border Health Manager and Tribal Liaison, Public Health Preparedness Program, New York State Department of Health

April Sells, Tribal Emergency Management Director, Poarch Band of Creek Indians (Alabama)

Site Registration Information
Site registration will soon be available through CDC/ATSDR Training and Continuing Education Online at http://www2a.cdc.gov/TCEOnline/

Continuing Education
For more information, go to http://www2a.cdc.gov/TCEOnline/.

For CME: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

For CNE: 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 1.5 contact hours.

For CHES: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is a designated event for the CHES to receive 1.5 Category I contact hours in health education, CDC provider umber GA0082.

For CPE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

This program (SB/WC1455) is a designated event for pharmacists to receive 1.5 Contact Hours (0.15 CEUs) in pharmacy education. The Universal Activity Number is 387-000-08-027-L04-P.

This program (WB/WD/CB/DV/VC1455) is a designated event for pharmacists to receive 1.5 Contact Hours (0.15 CEUs) in pharmacy education. The Universal Activity Number is 387-000-08-027-H04-P.

For CEU: The CDC has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 1760 Old Meadow Road,Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102. The CDC is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 CEUs for this program.

Webcast Information
This broadcast will have a live webcast. The webcast also will be available through the Internet following the broadcast and can be found at http://www2a.cdc.gov/phtn/webcast/tribal.

Questions
To submit questions for the question and answer session, submit an email to sns_ppb@cdc.gov. Please place “Broadcast Question” in the subject line.
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