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Course # 9161 • Bioterrorism: An Update for Healthcare Professionals

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Overview:

Hospitals and clinics will have the first opportunity to recognize and initiate a response to a bioterrorism-related outbreak. Therefore, overall disaster plans must address the issue. Individual facilities should determine the extent of their bioterrorism readiness, which may range from notification of local emergency networks (i.e., calling 911) and transfer of affected patients to appropriate acute care facilities, to activation of large, comprehensive communication and management networks [1].

This course will attempt to briefly summarize the characteristics, treatment, and prophylaxis of potential bioterror and ionizing radiation agents. The role of the medical professional will be outlined, and the appropriate "do's and don'ts" will be discussed. Reporting procedures and disaster plans will also be reviewed.

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Education Category: Community Health

Release Date: 09/01/2008

Expiration Date: 08/31/2011

Attention:

This course fulfills the 2 hour Bioterrorism requirement for Texas nurses.

This course fulfills the 4 hour Bioterrorism requirement for Nevada healthcare professionals.

Audience:

This course is designed for all hospital and clinic staff, physicians, nurses, behavioral health professionals, and entire medical teams, all of whom are expected to respond in the case of a bioterrorist event.

Accreditations/Approvals:

CME Resource is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP™) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for programs that meet NBCC requirements. Programs for which NBCC-approved clock hours will be awarded are identified on the course material and website. CME Resource is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. Provider number 6361. CME Resource is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. CME Resource is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. CME Resource is approved to offer continuing education through the Florida Board of Nursing Home Administrators. Provider Number FNHAP-17. CME Resource is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. CME Resource, #1092, is approved as a provider for continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards 400 South Ridge Parkway, Suite B, Culpeper, VA 22701. www.aswb.org. ASWB Approval Period: 03/13/2010 to 03/13/2013. Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval. CME Resource is approved as a provider of continuing education by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling, Provider #50-2405. CME Resource is approved by the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners as a provider of continuing education. Approval number CS3011. CME Resource is approved by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors as a provider of continuing education. Approval number 1121. CME Resource is approved by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists as a provider of continuing education. Approval number 425. CME Resource is accredited by the State of California Board of Behavioral Sciences as a provider of continuing education. Approval number PCE 1632. CME Resource is approved by the Illinois Division of Professional Regulation as a sponsor of continuing education for marriage and family therapists. License number 168.000190. CME Resource is approved by the Illinois Division of Professional Regulation as a sponsor of continuing education for social workers. License number 159.001094. CME Resource is approved by the Illinois Division of Professional Regulation as a sponsor of continuing education for licensed professional and clinical counselors. License number 197.000185.

Designations of Credit:

CME Resource designates this educational activity for a maximum of 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. CME Resource designates this continuing education activity for 5 ANCC contact hour(s). CME Resource designates this continuing education activity for 6 hours for Alabama nurses. Social workers will receive 5 Clinical continuing education clock hour(s) in participating in this intermediate to advanced course. This course meets the qualifications for 5 hour(s) of continuing education credit for MFTs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. This home study course is approved by the Florida Board of Nursing Home Administrators for 5 credit hour(s). AACN Synergy CERP Category A.

Individual State Nursing Accreditations:

Alabama Provider #ABNP0353, (Valid through December 12, 2013). California BRN Provider #CEP9784. California BVNPT Provider #V10662. Florida Provider #50-2405. Iowa Provider #295. A copy of the evaluation for this activity may be submitted directly to the Iowa Board of Nursing. Kentucky Provider #7-0054 through 12/31/2012. Kentucky Board of Nursing approval of an individual nursing continuing education provider does not constitute endorsement of program content. Texas ANCC/Type I.

Special Approvals:

This course fulfills the 2 hour Bioterrorism requirement for Texas nurses. This course fulfills the 4 hour Bioterrorism requirement for Nevada healthcare professionals. This activity is designed to comply with the requirements of California Assembly Bill 1195, Cultural and Linguistic Competency.

Attention:

Licensed social workers should contact their individual state jurisdiction to review current continuing education requirements for licensure renewal.

Course Objective:

The purpose of this course is to address the various components of a bioterrorism, nerve agent, or nuclear attack and the appropriate responses required for a healthcare facility.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

Discuss the role of the medical professional in the event of a bioterrorism attack.
Reflect on the history of bioterrorism.
Outline the CDC categories of possible bioterror agents and diseases.
Review the types of dispersion.
List some of the bacterial agents, their diagnosis, and treatment procedures, and how they could be used during a bioterrorist attack.
Discuss viral agents with the potential for bioterrorist use, including smallpox and viral hemorrhagic fevers.
Review biological toxins and how they might be used in biowarfare.
Describe the types of nerve agents that have been, or can be, used as weapons.
Identify radiation injuries and describe their appropriate treatment.
Discuss the detection of and disaster plans for acts of terrorism that involve biological weapons, including considerations for non-English-proficient populations.

Faculty:

Elizabeth T. Murane, PHN, BSN, MA, received her Bachelor's degree in nursing from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio and a Master of Arts in Nursing Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, New York.

Her nursing experience includes hospital nursing on pediatric, medical, and surgical units. She lived for 15 years in a village in Eastern Papua New Guinea providing medical and linguistic/literacy services for the villagers. She was a public health nurse for a year with the Brooklyn, New York Health Department and 20 years with the Shasta County Public Health Department in Redding, California. As a public health nurse she established influenza vaccine clinics throughout the community, prepared health education materials on the flu, interacted with the media during influenza season, and participated in surveillance activities.

Carol Shenold, RN, CIC, graduated from St. Paul's Nursing School, Dallas, Texas, achieving her diploma in nursing. Over the past thirty years she has worked in hospital nursing in various states in the areas of obstetrics, orthopedics, intensive care, surgery and general medicine.

Mrs. Shenold served as the Continuum of Care Manager for Vencor Oklahoma City, coordinating quality review, utilization review, Case Management, Infection Control and Quality Management. During that time, the hospital achieved Accreditation with Commendation with the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Hospitals Organization, with a score of 100.

Mrs. Shenold was previously the Infection Control Nurse for Deaconess Hospital, a 300-bed acute care facility in Oklahoma City. She is an active member of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). She now works for the Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality.

Division Planner(s):

Ronald Runciman, MD

Jane C. Norman, RN, MSN, CNE, PhD

Alice Yick Flanagan, PhD, MSW

Faculty Disclosure

Contributing faculty, Elizabeth T. Murane, PHN, BSN, MA, has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned.

Contributing faculty, Carol Shenold, RN, CIC, has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned.

Division Planners Disclosure

The division planners have disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned.

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The purpose of CME Resource is to provide challenging curricula to assist healthcare professionals to raise their levels of expertise while fulfilling their continuing education requirements, thereby improving the quality of healthcare.

Our contributing faculty members have taken care to ensure that the information and recommendations are accurate and compatible with the standards generally accepted at the time of publication. The publisher disclaims any liability, loss or damage incurred as a consequence, directly or indirectly, of the use and application of any of the contents. Participants are cautioned about the potential risk of using limited knowledge when integrating new techniques into practice.

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