Conferences

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Date	Location	Information
9/13-9/17/04	Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn Rapid City, SD September 13-17, 2004	Missouri Breaks Training Presents . . . Healthy CHRs, Healthy Patients: A Training for the Body, Mind and Spirit › Registration Form [pdf 119k]
9/14-9/16/04	RAMKOTA Hotel Rapid City, SD. For more information contact Larry Prairie Chicken (605) 355-2367 Or Paulette Cuny (605) 355-2216	The 17th Annual Behavioral Health Conference - TIYOPA TOKECA SNI NO WRONG DOOR: A Comprehensive Approach to Treatment sponsored by the Sioux San Alcohol Task Force
9/20-9/21/04	3rd Annual Northern Plains Regional Indian Cancer Conference	Brochure & Registration Form [pdf 35k]
9/20-9/24/04	Oklahoma Area Association of CHRs (OAACHR) Annual Conference at the Cherokee Hills Casino and Resort Catoosa Oklahoma	CHRs SOAR IN 2004! Workshop topics include: Kidney education, death and grief, diabetes update, domestic violence, CLIA compliance, among others. Conference Registration [pdf 254k] Conference Registration Front [pdf 1.1mb] Conference Vendor Registration [pdf 153k]
9/22-9/24/04	The Renaissance Hotel Washington, D.C. Contact: Alberta Becenti (301) 443-4305	Healthier Indian Communities through Partnerships and Prevention www.ihs.gov/hpdp I H S Health Summit
9/28-10/1/04	Washington Hilton & Towers 1919 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington, DC	4th National Conference on Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations: Integrating Community Needs into the National Health Agenda. More Information
Tentative October	Lawrence, Kansas	NACHR and Haskell Health Center will host a basic CHR training and refresher course
11/1-11/2/04	The Orleans Hotel Las Vegas, NV	National Native American EMS Association
11/3-11/5/04	The Orleans Hotel Las Vegas, NV	National Native American EMS Association   nnaemsa@earthlink.net

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New Web-Based Training Course from CDC

Smallpox Vaccine Storage and Handling

The National Immunization Program (NIP)/CDC announces the availability of Smallpox Vaccine Storage and Handling, an interactive web-based training course. The overall goals of this training course are to ensure proper storage, handling, and shipping of the smallpox vaccine by healthcare providers and to support the national emergency preparedness response to bioterrorism events.

This 4-module course covers Vaccine Distribution, Vaccine Storage, Handling the Vaccine: Clinic Issues, and Safeguarding the Vaccine. Additionally, the course includes a glossary, Internet resources, and a section addressing frequently asked questions. Opportunities to test learning are provided through pretests, posttests, and interactive questions and answers. The course also provides practical information on ordering vaccine from the Strategic National Stockpile, monitoring temperature and using proper equipment, reconstituting the vaccine, and developing a vaccine disaster recovery plan.

The audience for this training includes staff in state and local health departments; hospital emergency room technicians, nurses, laboratory workers, and hospital physicians; private physicians; and first responders. The training is also appropriate for clinicians, pharmacists, health educators, and other healthcare providers working in private offices, hospitals, and public health settings.

The program is approved for 2.75 Category 1 Continuing Medical Education credits, 3.1 contact hours for Continuing Nursing Education Credits, 2 ½ Category 1 contact hours for health educators, and .25 Continuing Education Units through the CDC.

The course is available free of charge on the National Immunization Program website at:

www.cdc.gov/nip/isd/spoxvsh/launch1.html

Questions or comments about Smallpox Vaccine Storage and Handling may be emailed to nipinfo@cdc.gov.

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