MASS PROPHYLAXIS PREPAREDNESS & PLANNING

1 mass PROPHYLAXIS PREPAREDNESS & PLANNING MGT- 319 DHS/FEMA-funded courseTopics Response to a Terrorist Strike Potential Epidemic or Pandemic Events High Contagious Disease and H7n9, H3n2 Resource Capability, Accessibility, and Sustainment Strategic National StockpilePrerequisitesFEMA / SID Number Students must register and bring a copy of their SID number to class. Register online: Emergency Medical Services Concepts for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) Events (AWR-111-W) Terrorism Awareness for Emergency First Responders (AWR-160-W) Medical Management of CBRNE Events ( P E R 211)Course Length VenueTwo Days (16 hours) JurisdictionClass SizeMinimum 30 ParticipantsCE CreditsThis course is approved and accredited for continuing education hours from: ENA- Emergency Nurses AssociationAAFP - America Academy of Family PhysiciansTexas Department of Health - EMS*This continuing education activity was approved by the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)

2 , an accredited approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center s Commission on Law Enforcement Emergency Medical Services Hospital Personnel, Physicians, and Nurses Mental Health Public Health Services Public Works Emergency Management Organizations Tribal, County, State, and Federal Medical Private Industry School Personnel Volunteer Organizations Community Emergency Response Teams mass PROPHYLAXIS PREPAREDNESS & PLANNINGMGT- 319 This course is a guide for local health officials and their partners to coordinate plans to provide mass distribution of medical countermeasures in response to a large-scale public health incident. This course focuses on PLANNING considerations, recommendation to achieve the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s (CDC s) 48-hour standard for mass PROPHYLAXIS , and the local community s mass PROPHYLAXIS and Point of Dispensing (POD) site PREPAREDNESS .

3 The course material is applicable to pandemic influenza, bio-terrorism, and other public health more information, contact:TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING EXTENSION SERVICEJuan GuerreroTraining Manager200 Technology WayCollege Station, Texas or