Training/Education Opportunities

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Upcoming Training and Educational Programs

April

May

On-Demand Trainings

April

Incident Command System Boot Camp - ICS 100, 200, 700 and 800 levels workshop - Homeland Defense Journal Training Workshop™
Date: April 1, 2009
Location: Arlington, VA
The one day Boot Camp format provides intensive training on the basic concepts and principles of the Incident Command System (ICS), the National Response Framework, and the National Incident Management System (NIMS).
http://www.homelanddefensejournal.com/Courses/2009Courses/Incident-Command-System-Boot-Camp.html

Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae ("KPC Producing Organisms") - Epidemiology, Microbiology and Prevention - Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)
Date: April 8, 2009
Time: 1:00 PM EST
Location: Webinar
Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae an emerging multi-drug resistant organism in healthcare settings. Infections caused by these pathogens are associated with high morbidity and mortality.
http://webinars.apic.org/session.php?id=2078

Investigation Challenges with Large-scale, Multi-state Foodborne Outbreaks - Florida Department of Health Distance Learning Network
Date: April 9, 2009
Time: 10:00 - 11:30 AM ET
Location: Satellite Broadcast
This is the first of a series of three satellite broadcasts on foodborne and waterborne diseases. In this broadcast, we are taking an in-depth look at the challenges faced during the investigation of the 2008 outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul from state and federal perspectives. We will also discuss outbreak detection methods, strain characterization, and the investigation of complaints and tips from the public.
http://esetappsdoh.doh.state.fl.us/irm00dln/pagesProgram/ProgramList.aspx

WMD/Terrorism-Incident Defensive Operations for Emergency Responders - Department of Homeland Security
Date: April 13 - 15, 2009
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM ET
Location: Washington, DC
Date: April 16 - 18, 2009
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM ET
Location: Cheltenham, MD
This DHS sponsored course provides participants with the necessary tools to deliver WMD/Terrorism Incident Defensive Operations for Emergency Responders (PER-212), which is a NFPA 472 Operations level HazMat course that focuses on the special challenges faced by emergency responders and first receivers in dealing with a WMD or terrorist incident.
http://www.loudoun.gov/controls/speerio/resources/RenderContent.aspx?data=8996a34b6a834ca2a1860bcaf7c79d9a&tabid=286&fmpath=%2FTraining+Corner%2FFire+and+Rescue+Training+2009%2F04+2009

Regional Workshop Series on Standards of Care During a Mass Casualty Event - Institute of Medicine
Date: April 14, 2009
Location: Orlando, FL
Date: April 27, 2009
Location: New York City, NY
The purpose of this workshop series is to illuminate the progress and successes of efforts underway to establish local, state, and regional standards of care protocols. In order to facilitate dialog and coordination, the planning committee encourages regional leaders in the field of medical and public health preparedness to participate in the workshop held in their region. http://www.iom.edu/CMS/3740/42532/61462.aspx

Emerging and Resurging Infectious Diseases: 2009 Update - Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)
Date: April 21, 2009
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET
Location: Teleconference
This program will provide an overview of recent outbreaks of infectious diseases attributed to emerging and resurging infectious diseases. For each disease discussed, lessons for and responsibilities of the Sentinel Microbiology Laboratory will be highlighted.
https://www.aphlnet.org/eweb/Dynamicpage.aspx?webcode=EventInfo&evt_key=a82276a8-fff6-49a0-98d5-86805c403f8a

Preparedness and Response to Agricultural Terrorism - "Protecting our Nation's Food Supply" - National Terrorism Preparedness Institute
Date: April 22, 2009
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 PM ET
Location: Pre-recorded Satellite and Teleconference Webcast
This course presented by the LSU National Center for Biomedical Research & Training provides participants with the skills needed to prepare for & respond to an agricultural attack. The program also looks at how to identify potential threats to cultivation, production, processing, transportation or distribution of our food supply.
http://www.dlnets.com/ntpi_22Apr09.htm

The Lab’s Changing Role in Managing Infectious Diseases - Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)
Date: April 28, 2009
Location: Atlanta, GA
Today a host of new platforms and test technologies allow the core clinical lab to confidently guide physician treatment of patients, help ensure that patients comply with their drug therapy regimens, provide information to help monitor treatment, and optimize the use of health care resources
https://www.aphlnet.org/eweb/Dynamicpage.aspx?webcode=EventInfo&evt_key=a65fb42a-3dbc-4798-b7ab-81e598ee6080

May

Regional Workshop Series on Standards of Care During a Mass Casualty Event - Institute of Medicine
Date: May 8, 2009
Location: Chicago, IL
The purpose of this workshop series is to illuminate the progress and successes of efforts underway to establish local, state, and regional standards of care protocols. In order to facilitate dialog and coordination, the planning committee encourages regional leaders in the field of medical and public health preparedness to participate in the workshop held in their region.
http://www.iom.edu/CMS/3740/42532/61462.aspx

National Incident Management System (NIMS) Training for Hospitals: ICS 100 and 200 for Healthcare, IS 700a - Arkansas Hospital Association and the Arkansas Department of Health
Date: May 14, 2009
Location: Little Rock, AR
This course will provide training for Incident Command System (ICS) 100 and 200 for healthcare, and NIMS IS 700a to comply with Assistant Secretary for Preparedness Response (ASPR) and NIMS Integration Center Mandates.
http://www.arkhospitals.org/calendar/calendarpdf/NIMS%20Training%202009.pdf

Maine Pediatric Training - Center for Public Health Preparedness - Harvard School of Public Health
Date: May 18, 2009
Time: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM ET
Location: Augusta, ME
This training aims to raise awareness on pediatric issues related to emergency preparedness in the Maine response community. Lecture topics will include pediatric tracking, pre-hospital care, triage of pediatric patients, psychosocial needs of children during disasters, roles and responsibilities of schools in disaster preparedness and care of pediatric patients during disasters.
https://apps.sph.harvard.edu/publisher/upload/hcphp/maine-pediatric-training/

Bioterrorism Preparedness for the Sentinel Laboratory, Jackson, MS -Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)
Date: May 20, 2009
Time: 7:45 AM CT
Location: Jackson, MS
This one-day, intermediate level hands-on workshop will provide an overview of the Sentinel Clinical Laboratory’s role in the presumptive identification of the primary agents of bioterrorism.
https://www.aphlnet.org/eweb/Dynamicpage.aspx?webcode=EventInfo&evt_key=0d61ac38-37b0-4441-a59e-8dd77351cc00

Introduction to CBRNE - Homeland Defense Journal Training Workshop™
Date: May 28 - 29, 2009
Location: Arlington, VA
The Introduction to Terrorism & CBRNE – Training Workshop will provide you with a very comprehensive introduction to terrorist groups, their methodologies, the threat they pose and the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) weapons at their disposal.
http://www.homelanddefensejournal.com/Courses/2009Courses/Introduction-Terrorism-CBRNE.html

On-Demand Trainings

Public Health Law 101 - CDC
CDC’s Public Health Law Program has developed this new, foundational course on public health law as a learning resource for public health practitioners, students, and others. The course comprises 9 slide lecture units for delivery by legal counsel to health departments and by other persons trained in law.
http://www2a.cdc.gov/phlp/phl101/

Epidemiologic Case Studies - CDC
These case studies are interactive exercises developed to teach epidemiologic principles and practices. They are based on real-life outbreaks and public health problems and were developed in collaboration with the original investigators and experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The case studies require students to apply their epidemiologic knowledge and skills to problems confronted by public health practitioners at the local, state, and national level every day. Topics include Botulism, E. coli, and Salmonella. http://www2a.cdc.gov/epicasestudies/dwnload_case.htm

Public Health Emergency Law & Forensic Epidemiology Training - CDC
The Public Health Law Program of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has just released version three of the Public Health Emergency Law and Forensic Epidemiology training materials on CD-ROM. These self-contained training packages were developed by for use by instructors in any jurisdiction in the United States who provide public health preparedness training to front-line practitioners.
http://www2.cdc.gov/phlp/phel.asp

Alabama Public Health Training Network - ADPH
The Alabama Department of Public Health provides access to a list of emergency preparedness web-casts. This catalog of downloadable web-casts covers a wide range of preparedness topics such as: Psychological Difficulties of First Responders; The Pharmacists Role in Disasters; and Bombs, Explosions and Preparedness: A New Role for Public Health and First Responders. http://www.adph.org/ALPHTN/default.asp

Disaster Preparedness - American Academy of Pediatrics
All families need a disaster plan. Chronically ill children and their families are especially at risk in the aftermath of a disaster. Through this Hot Topic, the American Academy of Pediatrics provides guidance to pediatricians on how they can prepare themselves, their patients, and their practices to deal with terrorism and disaster events.
Hot Topics: Disaster Preparedness

Disaster and Terrorism Response: Emergency Preparedness Tools for Pharmacists and Health-System Pharmacy Departments - American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Health-system pharmacists and pharmacy departments play a critical role in emergency preparedness. In order for pharmacists and health-system pharmacy departments to be involved in the safe and effective use of medications following a disaster or terrorist event, there must be an overall understanding of the principles of emergency preparedness and integration of the pharmacy department into the organizational and community plans. This program will provide the basic information that pharmacists need to become involved in emergency preparedness efforts.
http://symposia.ashp.org/emergency/overview.asp

Emergency Preparedness and Response Fundamentals: Training for Environmental Health Professionals - NACCHO/APC
This training material was developed for Environmental Health Professionals (EHP) in Minnesota and across the country as part of the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Advanced Practice Centers (APC)program The initial training program consists of two modules. It has been designed for working professionals to use online. The material in both modules addresses basic environmental health concepts - concepts that are important to front line staff with years of experience and to those who are new in the field. For some EHP, this will be a good refresher session and for others it will be new information. For all, these courses are designed to increase awareness of the EHP role in preparedness and disaster response. http://www.umncphp.umn.edu/preparedness/site/index.htm

National Center for Biomedical Research and Training eLearning Courses - Louisiana State University
Topics include: Preparing Communities for Agroterrorism; Prevention and Deterrence of Terrorist Acts; Foundational Awareness of Weapons of Mass Destruction/Terrorism; Effects of Weapons of Mass Destruction/Terrorism Incidents; Disaster Mental Health; eCDLS (eCore Disaster Life Support). http://www.ncbrt.lsu.edu/elearn/Default.aspx

NIMS: The Role of EMS - EMS1
This 24-7 EMS segment describes the role of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) in standardizing response to multiple casualty events (MCE). The five key command positions are identified, as well as the general responsibilities of EMS during an MCE.
http://paramedictv.ems1.com/Clip.aspx?key=59BC08816E9D51D9

NIMS: IS-836 Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex - EMI  
The National Response Framework (NRF) presents the guiding principles that enable all response partners to prepare for and provide a unified national response to disasters and emergencies. This course provides an introduction to the Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex (NRIA) to the NRF.
http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS836.asp

Nurses on the Front Line: Preparing for and Responding to Emergencies and Disasters - NNEPI
Hosted by The National Nurse Emergency Preparedness Initiative (NNEPI), developed by The George Washington University Department of Nursing Education and funded by The U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
http://learning.nnepi.org/

Pediatric Prescribing Update: Bioterrorism Counteragents - American Academy of Pediatrics
The purpose of this course is to help physicians effectively prescribe the drugs that have received approval for use in children; understand how the new labeling affects their practice; and obtain current information related to labeling changes.
Pediatric Prescribing Update: Bioterrorism Counteragents

Public Health Preparedness - Conference and Meeting Archive - Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research (AHRQ)
Access audio from past AHRQ conferences and meetings, including topics such as Providing Mass Medical Care with Scarce Resources; Hospital Surge Capacity; and Bioterrorism and Health System Preparedness. This webpage also contains a wealth of other resources from AHRQ regarding public health preparedness.
http://www.ahrq.gov/prep/#audio 

Supercourse: Epidemiology, the Internet and Global Health - University of Pittsburgh
Supercourse is a global repository of lectures on public health and prevention targeting educators across the world. Supercourse has a network of over 55,000 scientists in 174 countries who are sharing for free a library of 3,455 lectures in 26 languages.
http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/

Yale New Haven Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response - Online Education & Training  
Yale New Haven Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response provides a series of online courses on emergency preparedness topics for hospital, healthcare and public health workers.
http://ynhhs.emergencyeducation.org/ 

Johns Hopkins Center for Public Health Preparedness - Online Training Modules
Access training modules on the following emergency preparedness and response topics: Agriculture, Food and Water; Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Terror; Infectious Disease and Vaccines; Legal Issues; Mental Health Preparedness; and General Public Health Preparedness. http://www.jhsph.edu/preparedness/training/online/index.html

North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness - Training Website
The site offers free short Internet-based trainings on public health preparedness topics such as disease surveillance, basic epidemiology, bioterrorism, and new/emerging disease agents. Trainings address emergency readiness competencies plus core public health and epidemiology competencies and offer free continuing education credits.
http://nccphp.sph.unc.edu/training/

University at Albany, State University of New York, Center for Public Health Preparedness - Training Website  
The University at Albany Center for Public Health Preparedness provides highly relevant emergency preparedness training, resources, and assistance to public health professionals and their community response partners across New York State and the nation.   The Center has established itself as a national leader in the production of high-quality, award-winning educational programs, including in-person trainings, satellite and archived presentations, interactive, web-based training and academic courses.  
http://www.ualbanycphp.org/about.cfm

Northwest Center for Public Health Practice - Training Website  
The Northwest Center for Public Health Practice develops courses, learning modules, and exercises to meet the training and development needs of the public health workforce.
http://www.nwcphp.org/training/courses-exercises/index_html

Michigan Center for Public Health Preparedness - Training Website  
The Michigan Center for Public Health Preparedness (MI-CPHP) is part of a national network of centers established to support preparedness efforts of state and local health departments nationwide. MI-CPHP training products are competency-based, performance driven, targeted to the public health workforce, and designed to enhance individual and agency competency.
https://practice.sph.umich.edu/micphp/index.php

FEMA Independent Study Program - Training Website 
The Emergency Management Institute (EMI) offers self-paced courses designed for people who have emergency management responsibilities and the general public. All are offered free-of-charge to those who qualify for enrollment.
http://training.fema.gov/IS/

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) - Training Website
The HSUS Emergency Services department offers an extensive training program in animal disaster response.
http://www.hsus.org/hsus_field/hsus_disaster_center/disaster_training_dates_2007.html

National Association of County and City Health Officials' (NACCHO) Advanced Practice Centers (APC) Program - Training Website
The National Association of County and City Health Officials' Advanced Practice Centers (APC) Program is a network of local health departments that exist to serve the public health community, developing resources and training on topics such as: biosurveillance, vulnerable populations, risk communication, countermeasure distribution, and workforce development.
  http://www.naccho.org/topics/emergency/APC/index.cfm

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