Terrorism and All-Hazards Preparedness Education.Objectives: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] After attending these sessions, you will be able to: * evaluate examples of written emergency response plans * foster relationships and coordination between all agencies involved in emergency preparedness, planning, and response * implement strategies for involving the community in planning and preparedness * design and conduct realistic health department responses and exercises * define and integrate environmental health roles into emergency/disaster response * summarize the results and lessons learned from the TOPOFF TOPOFF Top Officials (US national-level terrorism exercise) 2 exercise Terrorism and All-Hazards Preparedness EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM Sunday, May 9 1:00pm-1:50pm Terrorism and All-Hazards Preparedness Conference Opening Remarks and Keynote Joseph M. Henderson, Associate Director for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response, Office of the Director, CDC See Control Data, century date change and Back Orifice. CDC - Control Data Corporation , Atlanta, GA 2:00pm-2:50pm Governance Dilemmas for Leaders during Bioterrorism: Consensus Recommendations for Obtaining the Public's Collaboration in Response Monica Schoch-Spana, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, Center for Biosecurity This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , University of Pittsburgh Medical Center The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) is a leading American healthcare provider and institution for medical research. It consistently ranks in US News and World Report's "Honor Roll" of the approximately 15 best hospitals in America. , Baltimore, MD 3:00pm-3:50pm It Can't Be Done Without Volunteers Brian J. Supalla, M.P.H., R.E.H.S., Bioterrorism Coordinator, Yavapai County Health Department, Prescott, AZ 4:00pm-4:50pm Strategies for Improving Public Health Capacities and Competencies in a New Era of Threats Elin A. Gursky, Sc.D., Senior Fellow, ANSER Anser a genus of birds in the family Anseriformes. Anser anser domestic geese and wild geese. Institute for Homeland Security, Arlington, VA Monday, May 10 1:30pm-2:20pm Actions Needed to Protect the Food Supply from Bioterrorism Caroline Smith DeWaal, J.D., Director, Program on Food Safety, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Washington, DC 2:30pm-4:20pm Facilitating a Bioterrorism Preparedness Tabletop Exercise Carl S. Osaki, R.S., M.S.P.H., Clinical Associate Professor, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA Tuesday, May 11 9:00am-11:50am CDC Radiological and Chemical Resources Panel This panel sponsored by CDC's National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH NCEH National Center for Environmental Health (US CDC) )/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry disease registry Public health A surveillance system that collects and maintains structured records on the new cases of a specific disease or condition for a specified time period and population; a DR analyzes, and interprets data those with a common illness or (ATSDR ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry ), Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects (EHHE EHHE Environmental Hazards and Health Effects (National Center for Environmental Health) ) will present available resources, tools, and other support that CDC would use to augment the state and local health department response to radiological and chemical events. Panelists: James M. Smith, Ph.D., Associate Director for Radiation Studies; Charles W. Miller, Ph.D., Chief, Radiation Studies Branch; Carol S. Rubin, D.V.M., M.P.H., Chief, Health Studies Branch (HSB (Hue Saturation Brightness) A color space that is similar to the way an artist mixes colors by adding black and white to pure pigments. The pigments are the hues (H), measured in a circle from 0 to 359 degrees (0=red, 60=yellow, 120=green, 180=cyan, 240=blue, ); Martin Belson, M.D., Medical Officer, HSB; and Stephen Redd, M.D., Chief, Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch, CDC/NCEH/ATSDR/EHHE, Atlanta, GA Moderator: Gary P. Noonan, M.P.A., R.E.H.S., D.A.A.S., Associate Director for Chemical Terrorism Response, EHHE, CDC/NCEH/ATSDR, Atlanta, GA 1:00pm-1:50pm Preparedness in Action: Emergency Laboratory Response J. Michael Miller This article is about the Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. For the microbiologist, see J. Michael Miller (microbiologist). John Michael Miller, CSB (born July 9, 1946) is a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. , Ph.D., (D.)A.B.M.M., Chief, Laboratory Response Branch, CDC, Atlanta, GA 2:00pm-2:50pm TOPOFF 2: Process of Preparing for a Radiological Event and the Lessons Learned by Public Health--Seattle & King County Ngozi T. Oleru, Ph.D., M.S., Director, EH Division, Public Health--Seattle & King County, Seattle, WA 3:00pm-3:50pm Are You Public Health Ready? Librada Estrada, M.P.H., C.H.E.S., Program Associate and Michael R. Fraser, Ph.D., Deputy Executive Director & Senior Advisor, National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO NACCHO National Association of County and City Health Officials ), Washington, DC 4:00pm-4:50pm The Whatcom County Health Department Public Health Emergency Response Plan Laurette Rasmussen, R.E.H.S., Emergency Response Coordinator and Melanie Hartley, Public Health Nurse, Whatcom County Health Department, Bellingham, WA Wednesday, May 12 9:00am-9:50am Using Computer Simulation to Design a Large-scale Vaccination Clinic Jacquelyn Mason, Ph.D., Senior Service Fellow, CDC, Atlanta, GA 10:00am-10:50am Bioterrorism Planning: Addressing Patient Care Issues with Your Medical Community Kelly A. Vanscoy Barnett, R.N.B.S.N., R.N. Consultant, Ontario, OR 11:00am-11:50am Improving Hospital Terrorism Preparedness through Consensus Standards: Partnering of Industry Stakeholders with ASTM International to Outline "Minimal Levels" of Terrorism Preparedness for Healthcare Facilities Pat A. Picariello, Director, Developmental Operations, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA 1:00pm-1:50pm National Bioterrorism Awareness and Zoonotic Disease Education Program Radford G. Davis, D.V.M., M.P.H., D.A.C.V.P.M., Assistant Director, Center for Food Security and Public Health; and Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Preventative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University Academics ISU is best known for its degree programs in science, engineering, and agriculture. ISU is also home of the world's first electronic digital computing device, the Atanasoff–Berry Computer. , Ames, IA 2:00pm-2:50pm Botulism botulism (bŏch`əlĭz'əm), acute poisoning resulting from ingestion of food containing toxins produced by the bacillus Clostridium botulinum. and Bioterrorism Preparedness in Alaska Lynne A. Lucher, Ph.D., Coordinator and Bonnie Bond, M.S., M.T. (A.S.C.A.P.), Microbiologist, Special Pathogens Branch, Alaska Public Health Laboratory; and Beth Funk, M.D., M.P.H., Medical Epidemiologist and Joe McLaughlin, M.D., M.P.H., Medical Epidemiologist, Section of Epidemiology, Division of Public Health, Anchorage, AK 3:00pm-3:25pm EH Professionals and Emergency Preparedness: Canadian Perspectives -And- 3:25pm-3:50pm Health Department On-call Teams: Bringing Together Clinical and EH Services Sara Forsting, M.S.P.H., Epidemiologist, Center of Public Health Preparedness, DeKalb County Board of Health, Decatur, GA Optional Tours Civil Support Team Demonstration Tour Tuesday, May 11 (9:00am-4:00pm, four 1.5-hour tours) The 103rd Weapons of Mass Destruction Weapons that are capable of a high order of destruction and/or of being used in such a manner as to destroy large numbers of people. Weapons of mass destruction can be high explosives or nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological weapons, but exclude the means of transporting or Civil Support Team (WMD/CST), stationed at Fort Richardson, AK, is a full-time, federally funded National Guard unit designed to augment local and regional terrorism response capabilities in events known or suspected to involve WMD WMD white muscle disease. . This tour will provide attendees with a hands-on look at the wide range of low and high-tech devices used by a CST CST abbr. 1. Central Standard Time 2. convulsive shock treatment CST Central Standard Time Noun 1. , including the latest military hardware and commercial equipment, such as personal protective equipment (PPE PPE (Brit) n abbr (Univ) (= philosophy, politics, and economics) → Studiengang bestehend aus Philosophie, Politologie und Volkswirtschaft PPE n abbr (BRIT ) (SCOL ), reconnaissance/detection/sampling gear, computer modeling and response database systems, a Unified Command Suite (UCS (Universal Character Set) An ISO/IEC format for coding character sets. ISO/IEC 10646 was synchronized with Unicode; however, Unicode adds additional constraints, and compliance with 10646 does not guarantee compatibility with Unicode. See Unicode. ) Communications Van, and analytical laboratory systems. Personnel from the 103rd CST will be on site to describe the equipment and discuss the capabilities of a CST. Cost for this tour is $10 if you sign up by April 16, 2004, and includes transportation. Four 1.5 hour tours will be held throughout the day. Limit 200 people for the combined four tours. Municipality of Anchorage Emergency Operations Center The Emergency Operations Center, or EOC, is a central command and control facility responsible for carrying out the principles of emergency preparedness and emergency management, or disaster management functions at a strategic level in an emergency situation, and ensuring (EOC EOC Emergency Operations Center EOC Equal Opportunities Commission (UK) EOC Educational Opportunity Center EOC End Of Course EOC Epithelial Ovarian Cancer EOC Environment of Care (JCAHO) ) Tour Tuesday, May 11 (5:15pm-6:45pm) The Municipality of Anchorage EOC is the largest and most modern facility of its type in Alaska. Located in what was once the area's first telephone office, a massive retrofit has made this facility state-of-the-art and ready to be activated for fire mobilizations, hazardous materials responses, civil disturbances, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, forest fires, severe weather, and major medical emergencies. Attendees will have the opportunity to tour this facility and learn about the EOC's functions and capabilities, including a review of the virtual EOC software recently installed. The EOC is located within walking distance of the Egan Convention Center, and there is no charge for this tour. However, tour size is limited to 30 people. To register for this tour, please check the appropriate box on the registration form. NEHA NEHA National Environmental Health Association NEHA National Executive Housekeepers Association NEHA Northern Estates Homeowners Association (Indianapolis, Indiana) cannot guarantee that all registrants will be able to take this tour. If you are a Terrorism and All-Hazards Preparedness Specialist, you may register for just these sessions as their own conference at a lower rate. See www.neha.org for the separate brochure and registration form. Elin A. Gursky [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Elin A. Gursky, Sc.D., is a Senior Fellow for Biodefense and Public Health at the ANSER Institute for Homeland Security. As a practitioner and epidemiologist, she has focused on communicable diseases and emerging pathogens, improving and coordinating emergency response efforts, and integrating systems of health care delivery between medicine and public health. Dr. Gursky will present attendees with strategies to improve public health capacities and competencies to better address the challenges faced by public health. Monica Schoch-Spana [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Monica Schoch-Spana, Ph.D., a medical anthropologist, is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Biosecurity of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC See Ultra-Mobile PC. ). Dr. Schoch-Spana is a founding member of the UPMC Center, after having served five years with the Johns Hopkins Civilian Biodefense Center. She has led research, educational, and advocacy efforts around people's capacity to respond constructively to public health emergencies. Her presentation will focus on obtaining public collaboration in an emergency response. |
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