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"As a health professional or first responder, what information and training do you need to respond effectively and safely to a public health emergency or a terrorist incident?"
That question was posed to health professionals and first responders across Kansas.
With the answers, and with the help of a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, KU Medical Center Continuing Education is delivering programs around the state to help Kansans respond to a terrorist incident, emerging infection or other public health emergency.
Topics range from weapons of mass destruction—chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear—to agroterrorism—to emerging infectious disease.
Interdisciplinary conferences encourage dialogue among first responders and focus on the importance of inter- and intra- agency planning, coordination, collaboration and communication.
Program attendees include physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, clinical laboratory scientists, allied-health practitioners, mental health providers, public-health professionals, hospital administrators and staff, and emergency-medical-services personnel, county emergency managers, fire service and law-enforcement professionals and other interested individuals. For additional information, contact Marta Skalacki at 913-588-4543 or mskalacki@kumc.edu.
Visit www.kansas-antiterror.org
for more information about current programs
or contact Marta Skalacki at
913-588-4543 or
mskalacki@kumc.edu.
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