Accreditation Statement

(To register for CE credit please see the Conclusion section for each completed module.)

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of The American College of Medical Quality and Columbia University. The American College of Medical Quality is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing education for physicians.

The Columbia University designates this educational activity for a maximum of 6.5 Category 1 CME Credit(s)TM (for all six modules) toward the AMA Physician Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits he/she actually spent in the activity.

The American College of Medical Quality is approved by California BRN#CEP12104.

The Columbia University designates this educational activity for a maximum of 6.5 contact hours for nurses.

The Columbia University College of Dental Medicine is an American Dental Association Continuing Education Recognition Program (ADA CERP) Recognized Provider, providing continuing education for dentists.

The College of Dental Medicine designates this activity for a maximum of 6.5 Continuing Dental Education Credit hours for this program.

Release Date: April 21, 2006

Valid for Credit Through: April 21, 2007

Target Audience: physicians, physician assistants, advance practice nurses, nurses, dentists, and allied health professionals working in hospitals or affiliated with hospitals.

1. Emergency Preparedness — The Basics

Learning Objectives:

In this online Continuing Education course, you will learn about:

  1. the Hospital Emergency Incident Command System (HEICS).
  2. the potential roles and responsibilities of hospital clinicians during an emergency.
  3. reporting appropriately within your hospital’s Incident Command System (ICS).
  4. identifying reliable sources of information during an emergency and know how to access and utilize these information sources.
  5. identifying and manage emergency-associated stress.
  6. your own personal responsibility regarding emergency preparedness and your family’s preparedness.
  7. participating in the evaluation of the emergency response.

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

  1. describe the Hospital Emergency Incident Command System (HEICS).
  2. describe the potential roles and responsibilities of hospital clinicians during an emergency.
  3. describe how to report appropriately within your hospital’s Incident Command System (ICS).
  4. identify reliable sources of information during an emergency and know how to access and utilize these information sources.
  5. describe how to identify and manage emergency-associated stress.
  6. describe how to increase your own emergency preparedness and your family’s preparedness.
  7. describe a method for participating in the evaluation of the emergency response.

2. Emergency Preparedness — Biological Incidents

Learning Objectives:

In this online Continuing Education course, you will learn about:

  1. the role of the hospital and the clinician in the public-health response to biological incidents, be they naturally occurring or man-made.
  2. safety procedures for protecting oneself, others, and the integrity of the hospital environment in such an event.
  3. various types of biological-warfare agents.
  4. signs and symptoms of infection/poisoning.
  5. how to manage and treat victims of a biological-agent incident.

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

  1. recognize the role of the hospital and the clinician in the public-health response to biological incidents, be they naturally occurring or man-made.
  2. understand the safety procedures for protecting oneself, others, and the integrity of the hospital environment in such an event.
  3. describe the various types of biological-warfare agents.
  4. recognize the signs and symptoms of infection/poisoning.
  5. understand how to manage and treat victims of a biological-agent incident.

3. Emergency Preparedness — Chemical Incidents

Learning Objectives:

In this online Continuing Education course, you will learn about:

  1. various types of chemical-warfare agents.
  2. the clinical picture associated with a chemical exposure.
  3. your role in the clinical management of a chemical exposure.
  4. the basic safety procedures for protecting yourself, your patients, and your facility during a mass casualty event involving chemicals.
  5. how to increase your own emergency preparedness and your family’s preparedness.
  6. how your institution’s emergency management plan may operate during an emergency involving the release of dangerous chemicals.
  7. your role within the emergency management structure.

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

  1. describe the various types of chemical-warfare agents.
  2. recognize the clinical picture associated with a chemical exposure.
  3. describe your role in the clinical management of a chemical exposure.
  4. recognize the basic safety procedures for protecting yourself, your patients, and your facility during a mass casualty event involving chemicals.
  5. describe how to increase your own emergency preparedness and your family’s preparedness.
  6. understand how your institution’s emergency management plan may operate during an emergency involving the release of dangerous chemicals.
  7. recognize your role within the emergency management structure.

4. Emergency Preparedness — Radiological Incidents

Learning Objectives:

In this online Continuing Education course, you will learn about:

  1. the term “radiation” and identify three common types of radiation.
  2. some of the key terminology associated with radiation and radiological incidents.
  3. the various types of radiological emergencies that could occur, and their potential health effects.
  4. The difference between radioactive contamination and radiation exposure.
  5. appropriate medical interventions for radioactively exposed and/or contaminated patients.
  6. the psychosocial issues that are likely to arise in a radiological emergency.
  7. how clinicians can protect themselves from ionizing radiation when caring for patients who have been contaminated.
  8. your potential roles and responsibilities concerning radiological injuries and mass casualty incidents (MCI) within the context of their hospital’s Emergency Management Plan.

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

  1. define the term “radiation” and identify three common types of radiation.
  2. recognize some of the key terminology associated with radiation and radiological incidents.
  3. recognize the various types of radiological emergencies that could occur, and their potential health effects.
  4. distinguish between radioactive contamination and radiation exposure.
  5. describe appropriate medical interventions for radioactively exposed and/or contaminated patients.
  6. recognize the psychosocial issues that are likely to arise in a radiological emergency.
  7. understand how clinicians can protect themselves from ionizing radiation when caring for patients who have been contaminated.
  8. recognize their potential roles and responsibilities concerning radiological injuries and mass casualty incidents (MCI) within the context of their hospital’s Emergency Management Plan.

5. Emergency Preparedness — Explosive Incidents

Learning Objectives:

In this online Continuing Education course, you will learn about:

  1. the core terminology pertaining to explosive incidents.
  2. the differences between high-order and low-order explosives.
  3. some of the major injury patterns resulting from explosive incidents.
  4. some of the key treatment and medical-management issues pertaining to explosive and blast injuries.
  5. your potential roles and responsibilities as they relate to explosive injuries and mass-casualty incidents (MCI), within the context of your hospital’s Emergency Management Plan

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

  1. utilize the core terminology pertaining to explosive incidents.
  2. recognize the differences between high-order and low-order explosives.
  3. recognize some of the major injury patterns resulting from explosive incidents.
  4. identify some of the key treatment and medical-management issues pertaining to explosive and blast injuries.
  5. recognize, within the context of your hospital’s Emergency Management Plan, your potential roles and responsibilities as they relate to explosive injuries and mass-casualty incidents (MCI).

6. Emergency Preparedness — Incident Affecting Children

Learning Objectives:

In this online Continuing Education course, you will learn about:

  1. some of the primary ways in which children differ developmentally, anatomically, and physiologically from adults, and understand the implications of these differences for providing appropriate pediatric care during an emergency or a disaster.
  2. how children may be affected by various kinds of emergencies and disasters, including chemical, biological, radiological/nuclear, and explosive incidents.
  3. the special needs of children during disasters and emergencies.
  4. some of the pediatric-specific symptoms caused by weapons of mass destruction.
  5. the pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, and treatment of these symptoms.
  6. the overall approach to pediatric preparedness and the implications for hospitals and hospital clinicians (including clinicians who practice within the hospital and those in off-site clinics, outpatient departments, and private medical practices).
  7. your potential roles and responsibilities as a hospital clinician during disasters or emergencies involving children.

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

  1. recognize some of the primary ways in which children differ developmentally, anatomically, and physiologically from adults, and understand the implications of these differences for providing appropriate pediatric care during an emergency or a disaster.
  2. understand how children may be affected by various kinds of emergencies and disasters, including chemical, biological, radiological/nuclear, and explosive incidents.
  3. recognize the special needs of children during disasters and emergencies.
  4. identify some of the pediatric-specific symptoms caused by weapons of mass destruction.
  5. understand the pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, and treatment of these symptoms.
  6. understand the overall approach to pediatric preparedness and the implications for hospitals and hospital clinicians (including clinicians who practice within the hospital and those in off-site clinics, outpatient departments, and private medical practices).
  7. recognize your potential roles and responsibilities as a hospital clinician during disasters or emergencies involving children.

Disclosure

As an accredited sponsor, the American College of Medical Quality must ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in its educational activities. All faculties participating in this activity are required to disclose to the audience any significant financial interest and/or other relationship with the manufacturers of any commercial product and/or of commercial services discussed in his/her presentation and/or the commercial contributors of this activity.

Emergency Preparedness: The Basics
Kristine Gebbie, DrPH
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Emergency Preparedness: Biological Incidents
Steven Silber, DO
None

Emergency Preparedness: Chemical Incidents
Lisandro Irizarry, MD
None

Emergency Preparedness: Radiological Incidents
David Brenner, PhD
None

Emergency Preparedness: Explosive Incidents
Neill Oster, MD
None

Emergency Preparedness: Incidents Affecting Children
David Markenson, MD
None

To register for CE credit please see the Conclusion section for each completed module.

 

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