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.

2 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), 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.

3 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 .

4 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